GUIDEBOOK FOR 1945 
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BIG TOP (Rich) 72 ***—ttt Exh. Color a 
medium depth of pink with carmine 
feather in somewhat lighter throat. 
Sometimes flecked at edges. Petals creased 
at centers. Immense, round florets reach- 
ing 8 inches dia. A giant in growth of 
wide foliage and tall stalk as well. Fairly 
good texture. Generally straight and 
fair placement. Healthy, prolific and 
excellent bulblet germination. Our tallest 
variety in '41. 20-22 buds, up to 7 open on 
26-32 inch flowerheads. It outperformed 
our Miss New Zealand in height, number 
open, size of floret and ability to support 
itself. Has received its 2nd year Com-° 
mendation award, also largest floret (714 
inches), both E. S. G. S., 41. Six special 
awards at ’43 shows. Seven specials at 
shows reported ’44 including a spike at Tri 
State (Wellsville, Ohio) 60 inches long, 41 
of it flowerhead, eight open florets 634 
inches dia. one above the other, easily 
winning Grand Champion Bloom of the 
Show. This by L. H. Esterline, for many 
years pres. of the Ohio State Soc. We 
saw about 10 steel rules measure this 
spike and a lot of note taking. 
L.35 M .25 Bits (100, $2.00). 
CANDY HEART (Salbach) 80 ***+ +} Exh. 
Com. Soft, clear flesh pink, blotched light 
carmine. Florets winged type, wide, 6 
in. or more dia., 6 open, 17-18 buds. 
Good placement, tall, vigorous plant of 
good cut flower habits. Rapid increaser. 
Last November, having escaped October 
frosts, we cut about 100 spikes, buds 
stretching but not yetin bud color. In 
6-10 days these came into bud color and 
then proceeded to open out to the tip like 
fresh cut spikes. Only a handful of other 
varieties were able to match this perform- 
ance. L .09 M_ .06 Bits. (100, .50). 
GRETA GARBO (Pfitzer) 86 *—ffff{ 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 1940 when we released the vari- 
ety, note that Greta Garbo rates world’s 
third best glad in last C. G. S. Symposium. 
Grand Champion, Wellsville, (Ohio), ’43, 
repeating in Winnipeg, '44. 
L .15 M .10 S .05 Blts (100, .50). 
HIGH COMMAND (Barrett) 93 ***—TTttt 
Color is shell pink. 25 buds, up to 10 
open six inch florets slightly ruffled and 
wide open. Strong, tall plants with 
flowerheads 21% ft long. 
Fach L .50 M .35. 

STELLA ANTISDALE 
“In my opinion you have an excellent gladiolus in Stella 
Antisdale. The color is beautiful, placement excellent, a 
real exh. glad and a wonderfully fine cut flower with keeping 
qualities. I am more than pleased with my investment. My 
hat’s off to you and Stella Antisdale. You've really got 
something there.”’ 820-40. M. J. E., Grand Haven, Mich. 
“Won two firsts with Stella Antisdale. With two bulbs. 
This is everything you say about it. Extravagantly admired 
and one of the best things in the show. 12-3-41. B. F. P., 
Roanoke, Va. 
“Stella Antisdale has a beautiful, delicate coloring and 
yielded a fine crop of bulblets.”” 2-7-’42, W.H., Rockwood, 
Ont. 
“Stella Antisdale bulblets produced nearly 100 percent 
number 1 or 2 bulbs.”’ 11-13-’42. W. H., Winnipeg, Man. 
“I must congratulate you on your Stella Antisdale. You 
have an outstanding glad and with me was the earliest of all 
the new varieties on trial. This will be of special value as a 
a florist variety due to its earliness and very desirable color.”’ 
E. C. S., Sterling, Ill. 
“You are to be congratulated for giving Stella Antisdale to 
the flower world. Its beauty seems out of this world. Won- 
derful blooms from medium bulbs.”’ R. J. L., Clearfield, Pa. 
