GUIDEBOOK FOR 1945 

GRAY DAWN (Both) 95 ***—tfti Exh. A 
medium-light gray sport of the variety 
Jalna, which also feathers its colors but we 
believe the color effect of Gray Dawn will 
please more critics than Jalna. Unfor- 
tunately, this variety was named in Aus- 
tralia without knowledge that there were 
already two other Gray Dawns here in 
America. This one makes truly giant 
spikes with giant florets. with irreproach- 
able placement and a color without coun- 
terpart in glads. Very striking. About 
half the bulblets bloom for us. Powerful 
grower and fast propagator. First in R. I. 
section, Akron (Ohio), ’44. 
L $2.00 M $1.50 S $1.00 Blts .15. 
HIGH FINANCE (Wilson) 95 *+ tit Com. 
Smoky light violet orange, cream throat. 
Light flecking at tips of petals. Some 
ruffling. 5 inch up florets, 8-9 open, 21 
buds, flowerheads almost all over 2 ft. 
long, entire spike 5 ft. tall. Strong stem. 
Was champ seedling and grand champion 
of the show at 2nd Mah. show, ’37. Won 
in Recent Intro. sec., Ohio and for longest 
flowerhead at W. Va., ’41. Award of 
Merit, Ohio, ’42. 
L .35 M .25 S .12 Bits (100, $1.50). 
MISTY DAWN (Rich) 98 ***+ff{ Exh. 
Color soft, smoky gray salmon with light 
bluish flakes at edges.’ Spectacular, large 
orange ‘red_ blotch. Immense, round 
petalled florets 6-7 inches, 6-9 open, 
16-18 buds, 22-28 inch flowerheads, height 
about 5 ft. Spike is generally straight, 
placement good. Substance fairly good 
for so large a floret. Rapid propagator. 
ELionora bie» Mention, ‘Eo 54,.G.4 5539. 
“Award of Commendation,” E. S. G. S. 
and our Ist, single spike seedling, Ohio, 
’40. Won at 2nd Ohio show, Mr. Hopkins’ 
giant spike with 9 open won at Wisc. and 
2teleyo seo ite won So utirsts cand »the 
Empire society Award of Merit, all 41. 
Shown with 111% open florets for ‘‘most 
open,’ Empire, ’42. 
L .20 M .15 Bits (100, $1.25). 
“Wanda, simply wonderful, a few days late for our show, 
but a very wonderful spike, Sir Galahad-My, what a glad! 
Words fail to describe the pleasure we derived from this Knight 
of all glads. Can I say more? 8 inch florets. Helen of 
Troy, what a beauty, tall, stately, plenty open, good keeper. 
H. B. Pitt produced the spike which won first in its class at the 
show. The bulblets have grown wonderfully well, as have 
Flying Fortress, Gray Dawn and Tunia’s Mahomet. Marlene 
Both a real beauty. We want more of them. Stella Antis- 
dale, a very beautiful glad. good color, vigorous, OK except 
that, like one of its parents (Albatros) it tries to fill all around 
ay spike.” 9-23-44 J. H. D., Experimental Farm, Lethbridge, 
td. 

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TUNIA’S MAHOMET 
(42 inch flowerhead, top open floret 
near 8 inches) 
