GUIDEBOOK FOR 1944 
Sa ee See At 
Special Ohio ribbon, section champion, 
N. E. G. S. Rosette, was runner up for 
grand champion, the giant Snow Cruiser 
taking that award. It also won in N. E. 
G. S. and Midwest color sections, also at 
latter for largest floret. Grand champion, 
Tae Falls (Ohio); ’43. L only each 
GRETA GARBO (Pfitzer) 86 *—tttt Exh. 
Com. Surely this gladiolus rates inside 
the best ten extant. But a matter of time 
and it will be near the top of all sympo- 
siums. The color is soft, a very light rose 
pink, so light we classify it light pink. 
Cream on lip petal. Buds are salmon rose. 
Opens 6-9 finely placed, well expanded, 
perfectly formed flowers on a tall, slender 
but strong stem. Healthy grower, rapid 
propagator, ideal cut flower habits. Both 
A.M. and F.C.C. at Amsterdam, Haarlem 
and B. G. S., a stunning record. Corro- 
borating our above description, carried 
over from last year, note that Greta Garbo 
has jumped out of oblivion into the first 10 
glads in the Canadian Symposium. Grand 
Champion, Wellsville (Ohio), 43. L .20 
M .15 S .10 Blts. (100, $1.00). 
MERRY WIDOW (Evans) 100 ***—ff Exh. 
Very light blush pink, approaching white, 
one ruby pencil stripe through center lip. 
Slightly hooded but widely flaring. Sub- 
stance fairly good for so large a floret. 
Though it was champion seedling Mah., 
31, with an 81% inch floret we did not 
attempt to propagate via bulblets until, 
at the Ohio-Great Lakes Expo. show it won 
for largest flower in the show (florets about 
the height of this page). Here one party 
declared it was reminiscent of the famous 
Merry Widow hats. So, with an appro- 
priate name, we listed it. Our bulbs sold 
out yearly, regardless of high prices and 
we cannot now supply the demand because 
it has been learned also that it is a good, 
dominant hybridizing parent. Largest 
floret Mah., ’38, Mich. and Ohio, ’39. 
L .30 M :20 S .10 Bits (100, $2.00). 
NEW ZEALAND SPLENDOR (Toon) 98 
“SP ittie exh: (Picardy x’ Mrsiis. «A. 
Errey) ’39-’40 introduction in N. Z. Soft, 
medium tone of pink with conspicuous 
orange scarlet throat blotch. Quite large 
florets, well placed, up to 10 open on long 
flowerhead and stem. Mr. Toon, the 
well known N. Z. hybridizer, says it is 
the best of his originations. Received an 
F. C. C. at Burnley Test Gardens, '39. 
Grand Champion at the Lyttleton N. Z. 
show, 39. Algona and SW Va. ’41 and 
we start if off in U. S. as a Grand Champ- 
ion, Mah., ’41. S .05 Blts (100, $1.00). 
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PEGGY LOU 
(from No. 3 bulb) 
STAR GAZER (Evans) 82 * — ftt Dec. 
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Com. Semi-upright type. A seedling of 
Magna Blanca with Merry Widow the 
pollen parent. Clear, pale, very light pink, 
practically speaking blush white. Un- 
marked except for one very narrow line of 
cherry on lip petals. Beautiful florets, 
strongly recurved, are firmly placed in a 
semi-upright position, making a long, step- 
ladder type flowerhead on a stiff, wiry stem 
Bloom is very lasting, opens well to the 
tip and appears to have satisfactory cut 
flower qualities in every respect. Each L 
$2.00 M $1.50 S $1.00 Blts .20. 



Bulbs priced per each. 12 sold at 10 rate. 6 at 5 rate. 25 at 100 rate. 
Blts any amount at rate offered. Delivered Prepaid in U. S. 
