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THE GLADIOLUS FANCIER’S 


ALGOMA 
ST. EDWARD (Both) 72 * —fft{fExh. Com. 
This outstanding Exh. and Commercial 
glad is an orange scarlet with some 
creamy white in the throat. Has excellent 
substance, wide open, perfectly formed 
florets which are slightly ruffled and held 
rigidly on a very tall, wiry stem. Quite an 
easy matter to pick a perfect 100% Exh. 
spike with eight or more 5 inch florets 
22 buds. 
While a seedling it 
was included in the ‘‘best 6 spikes’ at 
S.A.G.S., and was Grand Champion at 
Vase (20 
spikes with more than 200 open florets) 
Deiat, 09. Ourelst,<S.-he Mich:'40; 
Section (amateur) champion, S. A. G. S., 
‘40° and&F-.C: C. same’soc., 741. 
Lees ooMiE 0, b1té 00, 
open in double row formation. 
Medium propagator. 
Kensington, ‘'37. Champion 
TUNIA’S MARVEL (Both) 78 ***+ {tt 
Exh. Somewhat lighter than Tunia’s 
Triumph and even more metallic. Has a 
prominent light blue violet stripe on lip 
petal. Just as large (7 inches) but easily 
9-10 open on 20 bud spikes which can be 
frequently cut with 2 ft. stems and 3 ft. 
flowerheads. Between OR3 and OR4 on 
Fischer Color Chart, scarlet but very me- 
tallic. Champion Seedling and Reserve 
Champion (runner up to grand champion) 
S. AyeGiiSs-"40) wo mirstes: Oli 43: 
We are getting numerous reports of cham- 
pion caliber bloom long before the earliest 
show dates, so plant late for show purposes. 
See illustration on back cover. 
Each L $3.00 M $2.25 Blts .35 (4 for $1.00) 
TUNIA’S TRIUMPH (E. Both) 88***—f{t 
Exh. Starting its career, it won the Fallu 
Cup and Grand Champion Seedling award 
at the South Australia, ’°34 show. Aus- 
tralian fans have been spellbound with 
this flower ever since. The color, light 
orange scarlet with a sheen approaching 
metallic bronze, a self color. Florets 74% 
to 8 inches, 7 to 9 open, 21 buds. The 
huge florets are perfectly faced and placed. 
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LIGHT PINK—40 Series 
ALGOMA (Butt) 84 **+7t} A buff toned 
medium-light pink with a red flush which 
deepens as the flower ages and a very 
spectacular deep red throat. The color 
is certainly ‘‘different’’ and all the other 
details could be aptly described ‘‘perfect’’. 
Plants are tall and strong, always straight. 
Opens 8 5 inch florets with ease in open 
field always well placed. In fact, every 
spike we grew looked as good as the one 
in the illustration. 
Each L $3.50 M $2.25, 
“This is the first time in my 15 years of commercial flower 
growing that I have ordered bulbs or seeds from a distributor 
and then sat down and thanked him for the stock sent. But 
this is the first time in 15 years that I have received four times 
the original order.”” 4-4-40. H. E. B., Elsmere, Del. 
“Let me first tell you that I think your catalog is a master- 
piece. I don’t pb pose that any of us, who have come to look 
forward for it each year, realize the vast amount of headaches 
involved in collecting and tabulating the data. To me it is 
an important part of the Glad cycle each year and is sincerely 
appre-iated.”” 1-31-’42. D. W. M., Bradford, Pa. 
