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JEANIE (Pruitt) 85 *—tft{ Dec. Com. 
What a beauty! Bright, glistening light 
salmon, clean and clear of all flecking, 
with white, raised midribs and blending 
into light cream throat. Color is unbe- 
lievably rich. Unless you see it we doubt 
we can do it justice with mere words. It’s 
cheap enough for you to find out for your- 
self. We could fill so many pages with the 
commendation it received that we would 
not know which to select. 5 inch florets, 
5-6 open, tall, strong, wiry stem, good 
propagator. If we have not convinced 
you that we are convinced of the out- 
standing quality of Jeanie, both for show 
bench and for cut flower, then just risk a 
dime or 15 cents for a bulb and find out 
first hand. Award of Merit, Akron (Ohio) 
"44. 
LETS SVie10: 
KING OF HEARTS (Salbach) 93 ***—1ff 
Exh. Com. Patented. One of the 4 or 5 
varieties capable of growing florets over 
8 inches dia. Color just about true sal- 
mon, RO5 on Fischer Color Chart; Light 
coral red with carmine line in throat, 
Ridgeway. Wide open, round florets, 
7-814 inches, 7-9 open, 16 buds, flower- 
head 30 inches, spike 60 inches. Habits 
ideal both as Exh. and Com. Grand 
Champion, Ohio, 43. 
per ea. 12 100 
Paryecert tN. Zo $2.20 $17.50 
Medina 20 1.85 15.00 
MARLENE BOTH (Both) 76 ** — ttt Com. 
A glorious, delicate, light salmon pink with 
perfectly blended deep, creamy buff throat. 
A beautiful, ruffled giant, with outstanding 
decorative and commercial qualities. Long 
stretchy flowerheads. One of the very first 
to bloom. Started out with 4 firsts in ’44, 
one of them ours. 
Each L $2.00 M $1.50 S $1.00 Bits .15. 
MRS. E. BOTH (Both) Withdrawn to prop- 
agate. In ’44 our help planted the bulb- 
lets in a ditch 8 inches deep intended to 
remain open to prevent cross wash of 
heavy rains (which we did not get). (Nor 
any crop). 
DEEP SALMON —232 Series 
ALADDIN 85 ***—tf{t{ Exh. Soft tones of 
salmon pink, creamy blotch with some 
cream along the mid ribs of the petals. 
Immense florets, widely expanded, some- 
what waved, well over 6 inches dia., 8-10 
open, about 20 buds. One of the very best 
of the Palmer varieties. If he could 
make it over the only suggestion we could 
make would be a little more length of 
stem, bit stretchier flower head. However, 
as is, it takes something to beat it in the 
shows. Shown with 14 open, Iowa State, | 
42. L .08 (100, $6.00) Bits (100, .25). 
THE GLADIOLUS FANCIER’S 

HARMAU (Both) 72 **+ttf Exh. Com. 
A highly desirable new color, difficult to 
describe or classify. An orange red with 
distinctly rosy overtone, throat deeper. 
Enough ruffling to enhance the beauty of 
the well placed, giant, wide open florets. 
Five times winner of the award ‘“‘Cham- 
pion Commercial Type Variety’ in 
Australia. This alone should apprise you 
of its worth. However, we give further 
detail. Foliage and stem deep green. Tall, 
strong and wiry stem holding firmly 6~9 
giant florets open on 18-20 bud, stretchy 
type spike. A massed display of this 
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 
Class . Certify S. "AS. GivS 09 4 eae 
present low price it is very probably the 
best commercial investment to be had 
today, all colors considered. 
L .25 M 15.S .10 Blts (100, $1.50). 
MARGUERITE (Pommert) 90 ***+ ft Exh. 
Clear, watermelon pink with creamy 
yellow throat which is marked by a bit 
of feathering. While it does not hold many 
open, yet the florets are so massive and 
the flowerheads so stretchy that it is well 
worth growing. Makes 5 ft. spikes, 7 inch 
florets, 34 inch flowerheads. Strong and 
healthy. Was Grand Champ., Wash., ’39 
and collected 8 firsts in 41. 
L*.25.M 215. 
SPITFIRE (Evans) 80 *+ {tt 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 with several 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 1st 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. 
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. 
