1944 BULB CATALOG 3 
BLACK OPAL (Errey) (Mid-season) Magnif- 
icent tall deep red. The 9-10 round florets 
are perfectly placed on a stretchy flower head. 
One of the best dark reds. (L. 2-.15; 
10-.60) (M. 3-.15; 10-.40) Bbts. 100-.15. 
BLAZE (Lins) (Mid-season) Commercial light 
scarlet self. Produces 5 or 6 florets on a 
straight stem. Mad propagator. Makes a fine 
cut flower. (L. -.10; 10-.80) (MM. 2-.15; 10-.60) 
(S. 4-.15; 10-.35) Bbts. 50-.30; 100-.50. 
BLUE ADMIRAL (Christ) (Mid-season) Tall 
dark blue that opens 5 or 6 blooms. One of 
the best deep blues if it propagated faster. 
(L. 10-.50) 
BLUE BEAUTY (Pfitzer) (Early) One of the 
best medium blues. It is a tall, strong grow- 
er and produces up to 7 large wide open 
bloom. (L. 10-.60) (M. 10-.40) (S. 10- 
25) Bbts. 100-.20. 
BLUE RUFFLES (Brauer) (Mid-season) This 
daintily ruffled delicate blue was a most pleas- 
ing addition to our garden. We would gladly 
increase its height if it were possible. The 
average fancier would be delighted with this 
pastel blue. (L. 1-.40) (M.  1-.30). 
BOLERO (Leffingwell) (Mid-season) People 
who are <ceeking something unusual should 
try Bolero. It is a ruffled heavy-textured 
smoky orange with a deep red blotch. Opens 
about 6 blooms on a tall, straight stem. (L. 
1-.40; 10-$3.20) (M. 1-.25) Bbts. 5-.15; 10-.25. 
BONNIE BRIAN (Stockton) (Mid-season) Sat- 
isfactory as a commercial, but soon wears out 
to the connoisseur. However, this coppery 
pink with scarlet throat markings appears to 
perform differently in various localities. 
Strong grower. (L. 1-.15; 10-$1.10) Bbts. 10- 
CAMELLIA (Palmer) (Mid-season) Beauty 
of form in plain-petaled gladioli probably 
reaches its peak in this exquisitely rounded 
and recurved variety. The delicate blush of 
pink over cream adds exquisiteness of color. 
The tiny mark of scarlet deep in the throat 
adds a striking touch of punctuation to this 
tailored flower. (L. = 10-.50) (M. 10-.35) 
(S. 10-.20) Bbts. 100-.15. 
CAMROSE (Twomey) (Mid-season) For sheer 
ethereal beauty this glad of shell pink, shading 
to cream in the throat was unsurpassed in our 
field. Other growers report that it often 
crooks but our spikes were consistently 
straight. Planting should be arranged so that 
it doesn’t bloom in the heat of the summer. 
Opens up to 8 well placed blooms. Fine pro- 
pagator. (L. 1-.10; 10-.80) (M. 2.15; 10-.60) 
(S. 4-.15; 10-.30) Bbts. 100-.25. 
CANDELABRA (Fischer) (Early) Winner of 
’ American Home Medal. Beautifully ruffled 
light yellow Candelabra is sure to win your 
whole-hearted admiration. Possesses perfect 
clarity of color. This medium decorative op- 
ens 6 perfectly placed blooms on tall. straight 
stems. Read the description under 1944 re- 
leases. (L. 1-$2; 10-$16). 
CAPRI (Fischer) (Late mid-season) This is 
the huskiest, most prolific glad we grow. It 
opens five 5 inch ruffled cream blooms on tall 
stems that never crook. Capri was disap- 
pointing this past summer since it lacked clar- 
ity of color. (L. 10-.50) (M. 10-.35) (S. 
10-.20) Bbts. 100-.15. 
CARILLON (Palmer) (Early mid-season) Light 
rose pink with creamy white throat. Pro- 
duces beautiful blooms when it blooms from 
fairly large bulbs. Averages 6 medium large 
wide-open blooms on straight stems. (L. 2- 
.20; 10-.80) (M. 2-.15; 10-.50) (S. 4-.15; 10-.30) 
Bbts. 100-.25. 

CENTENNIAL (Fischer) (Mid-season) We have 
have had some perfectly marvelous spikes of 
this soft scarlet stalwart saucer-like giant this 
year. Opens 5-6 large blooms on a long flow- 
er head. Centennial blooms much more beau- 
tifully when it is planted early and from large 
bulbs. Has won high honors at several shows. 
(L. 1-.50; 10-$3.50) (M. 1-.35; 10-$2.70) (S. 
1-.25; 10-$2) Bbts. 10-.15; 50-.50. 
CHARMAINE (New) (Early) A _ cut. flower 
variety which has gained much_ popularity. 
The color of rose appears dull when it is 
planted next to Early Rose; however, there 
is ample recom for both glads. Occasionally 
the 5 or 6 blooms open on rather short stems. 
(L. 2-.15; 10-.65) (M. 2-.10; 10-.40) (S. 
4-.10; 10-.25) Bbts. 50-.15; 100-.25. 
CHIEF MULTNOMAH (Ellis) (Mid-season) A 
dark smoky enhanced by a red blotch in the 
throat. One of our favorite smokie. Tall 
and very vigorous plants produce 4-6 blooms 
on lengthy spikes. (L. 2-.15; 10-.60) (M. 2- 
10 10-.40) (S. 4-.10; 10-.25) Bbts. 100-.25. 
CHINA. MAID (Fischer) (Mid-season) Cne of 
our introductions this year that has always 
created a lot of intere t in the seedling patch. 
Performed admirably in Oregon and at home 
this year with a generous amount of increase 
from both places. For full description see 1944 
releases. (Any size bulb .50) Bbhts. 4-.25. 
CHOCOLATE CREAM (Lins) (Mid-season) Pale 
chocolate background lighted up with a large 
sharp cream throat blotch. This unusual nov- 
elty was quite short this year which may have 
been due to the fact that it was planted on 
a poor spot of land. (L. 1-.20; 10-$1.60) (M. 
1-.15; 10-$1.20) Bbts. 10-.15. 
COLONIAL MAID (Young) (Mid-season) This 
tall, prolific pale lavender commercial has won 
numerous awards at various <hows this year. 
Its 6 or 7 pale lavender blooms are flecked 
with a deeper lavender. Consistently straight 
and a vigorous grower. (L. 2-.15: 10-.60) 
(M. 3-.15; 10-.40) (S. 6-.15; 10-.25) Bbts. 
100-.20. 
COMMANDER KOEHL (Pfitzer) (Mid-season) 
Large blood red, opening 5 six inch florets of 
triangular form. An old favorite since it is a 
tall vigorous grower. (L. 10-.50) (M. 10-.35) 
(S. 10-.25) Bbts. 100-.15. 
COONEY LASS (Krueger) (Mid-season) Med- 
ium tall clear rosy salmon pink. Good grow- 
er and propagator. (L. 2-.15; 10-.60) (M. 
3.-15) Bbts. 100-.30. 
CORAL GLOW (Ellis) (Mid-season) Tall strong 
coral orange. Its one fault is that the flower 
head is sometimes short. The large brilliant- 
ly colored florets are very beautiful. (L. 2- 
15; 10-.65) (M. 3-.15; 10-.40) (S. 6-.15; 
10-.25) Bbts. 100-.30. 
CORONA (Palmer) (Mid-season) One of the 
season’s most captivating flowers was tall, dis- 
tinctive Corona. It comes well-named since 
a corona of light rose pink encircles a creamy 
throat. Believe it to be one of Palmer’s best. 
Opens 6-8 large, on a 
lengthy straight spike. (L. 1-.15) 
S. 1-.10) Bbts. 20-.15. 
DIANE (Krueger) (Late) A salmon _ orange 
which opens 6-7 large blooms. We liked this 
sturdy cream-throated orange, but Carl re- 
ported that it didn’t do so well in Oregon. 
(L. 1-.15; 10-$1.20) (M. 2-.20) (S. 3-.15) 
Bbts. 50-.25. 
wide-open blooms 
1-.20) (M. 


Received my order of glad bulbs in splendid 
condition. Thanks a lot for the generous count 
and also for the free bulbs.—M. G. Witmer, Penn. 
