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variety is an unforgetable sight. In fact, 
the “Champion Bowl” arrangement, S. A. 
G. S., '40 had an overall width of full 9 
feet. Tremendous propagator. Very early. 
Blooms freely from bulblets and makes 
massive spikes from small bulbs. First 
Clissw Cert eo eAseG. Sau iaeAt: its 
present low price it is very probably the 
best commercial investment to be had 
today, all colors considered. L .25 M .20 
S .10 (100, $7.00) Blts (100, $1.50). 
SPITFIRE (Evans) 80 *+7ffit This grand 
glad starts out as a named variety with 
plenty of competitive show experience. 
Color is clear, irridescent, rosy toned sal- 
mon, whitethroat marked withseveral small 
cherry lines. 5 inch florets, wide open, 
slightly ruffled. Opens 8-10 easily. Power- 
ful plant, strong stem, no crooking, bloom 
very long lasting. Propagation medium, 
otherwise wonderful cut flower qualities. 
In ’38 it won as 3 spike Exh. seedling, 
then Champion Seedling and Ind. Soc. 
Silver Medal at Ind. In ’39 at Ohio it 
received one of the very few Awards of 
Merit it has yet given. In ’41 it won for 
us as follows: a first at Wellsville, the 
American Home Achievement Medal for 
most meritorious undisseminated gladiolus 
at W. Va. and repeated for similar medal 
at the Mich. state show. Thus, Spitfire 
followed in the footsteps of its ‘‘brother’’ 
seedling Hurricane, which won the award 
at Mich. the vear before. Myrna alone 
won more special awards in the ’42 shows. 
At the 2nd Ohio ( R. I. and Sdlg) show, 
Cleveland, '42, Spitfire won a Ist in color 
class, longest flowerhead in_ show, 
Section Champion, Grand Champion of 
the show and reaffirmation of Award of 
Merit, at 88 points, a new high score for 
Ohio. Large and medium bulbs sold out 
via orders received before printing of this 
catalog..S .50 Blts. .10. 
SCARLET—36 Series 
ALGONQUIN (Palmer) 79 *—tt{t Exh. 
Com. Brilliant, light scarlet with some 
markings. Color not equal to Palmer’s 
Regent but larger florets and much 
longer flowerheads, up to 30 inches. 8-9 
open usually semi stepladder fashion. 
A. M., B. G. S., ’39. Stands near the top 
in the most recent symposiums. L. 12 
M .O9. 
PERKY (Hubler) 85 — tt Sm. Dec. This 
little glad is too good to pass up. Color is 
clean scarlet. Holds 5-8 open florets which 
are winged and average 2!4-3 inches dia. 
Makes large bulblets which bloom without 
much coddling. Foliage is in keeping with SPITFIRE 
the florets, as is the stem which is slender 
and wiry. Received the only Award of 
Merit given by the Ohio society in ’41. 
L .40 M .30 S .20. 

