1 GLADIOLUS 0 F p18 PEN colon 

PARNASSUS (Ristow) Deepest of the pur- 
ples, with white midrib towards base of 
petals. Have a velvety texture. Plant 
of average size, 4 to 6 florets open on a 
spike of 16 buds. Very beautiful in com- 
bination with whites and yellows. Good 
propagator, germinator and healthy 
grower. 
w» 2 for .25; M 2 for .15; S 3 for .15; Bts. 
100 for .50. 
PAUL REVERE (Baerman) Rose red self 
color, with a wonderful sheen, just the 
shade of a deep red rose. Opens but 4 or 
5 at a time, but color exceedingly at- 
tractive. Plant grows medium height, 
around 4 feet. A welcome addition to a 
weak color class. 
M .40. 
PAUL ROBESON (Cave) Here is a dark 
red that looks like the best exhibition 
to date in this color. Introduced in Can- 
ada in 19438; taken off market in 1944. I 
saw only 3 spikes in 1944, every one tall, 
straight, and with several 5 to 5% inch 
florets, wide open and in perfect place- 
ment... Only 2 handful of stock in U. S. 
Will release a very few bulblets at $2.00 
each. No discount and not over 5 ts 
a customer. 
PEARL NECKLACE (Wilson) Another 
florist’s pastel glad. Large ruffled cream, 
never crooks. Five inch florets, 6 open, 
16 buds, 40 inches tall. 
M .353; S .25; Bts. 6 for .25. 
PHOEBE (Scheer) Very large bright me- 
dium pink. Wide open florets, round, 
opens 10, six to six and one-half inches 
across. Strong, vigorous grower, with 
healtny foliage, bulblet production excel- 
lent and bulblets grow well. Season 85 
to 95 days. 
M $1.00; S .75; Bts. .15; 10 for $1.25. 
PILLAR OF FIRE (Baerman) Deep fiery 
red of intense glistening shade. Opens 
8 to 10 plain petaled, 4 to 5 inch blooms 
on a spike of 18 to 20 buds. Grows 4% 
to 5 ft tall. This variety is a slow pro- 
pagator which is evidenced by the fact 
that three years following introduction 
no bulblets are offered. x 
Small only, $1.00. 
PINK RADIANCE (Quackenbush) <A pure 
light pink with silvery sheen and touch 
of carmine deep in throat, blooming in 
mid-season . Opens 6 to 8, four and a 
half inch or larger blooms on a spike of 
18 buds, with several in color. This is 
one of the good dependable pinks and is 
highly recommended as a commercial. 
Has also a good record of winning at 
shows. 
L .20; M 2 for .20; S 2 for .15; Bts. 10 for 
15; 100 for $1.00. 
PURPLE CLASSIC (Wilson) Still another 
good purple. Florets not as large as Vul- 
ean, Convoy or P. Supreme but a bright 
livid color. Strong healthy grower mak- 
ing plenty of jumbo bulblets which 
bloom freely. : 
M .20;3; S .15; Bts. 10 for .20. 
PURPLE SUPREME (Wilson) Probably the 
best and most popular of the Wilson 
purples and surely the _ tallest in this 
color class. Color as attractive as any. 
This is the year to get started with this 
fine glad. Very good propagator and 
makes beautiful \Yulbs. Will open 8 
easily. 
M 2560; S .25; Bts. 10 for .25; 100 for $1.50. 
RED CHARM (Butt) Several by this name; 
be sure you get this one. Color a little 
deeper than medium red, opens 8 to 9 
large, well placed blooms on a tall, 
straight stem . My choice for the best 
commercial in this shade of red. Good 
grower, propagator and germinator. 
L .20; M .15; S 2 for .20; Bts. 10 for .15, 
100 for $1.00. 
RED PLUSH (Baerman) This rich scariet 
gave me one of my greatest thrills of 
the season. Opens very flat and round 
florets. Not many buds to spike but 
beauty of coloring compensates. An- 
other shy propagator so stock reserved 
for increase. 
RIO RITA (Lins) Large exhibition orange 
that should be in every exhibitor’s col- 
lection. 5% to 6 inch florets, somewhat 
ruffled, with orange scarlet blotch on 
two lower petals and sometimes a faint 
line of steely blue at edges of petals. 
Quite a late bloomer, around 95 days. 
Heavy propagator and good germinator. 
L 353 M .25: 8 .15; Bts. 10 for .25; 100 
for $2.50. 
ROSE O’DAY (Fischer) (Originator’s de- 
scription) Rose O’Day possesses a most 
unusual shade of rose lavender which is 
on the red side of lavender and being sev- 
eral shades more red than Elizabeth The 
Queen. It opens ten 6 to 6% inch flor- 
ets in formal double row arrangement on 
stems straight as an arrow. This stal- 
wart giant possesses excellent habits in 
CVICTYA LES DCU Suc ON St meee et emer Ta CL 
with 30 inch flowerheads. It produces 
good cut flowers from small bulbs and 
opens well in water, holding its color to 
the very tip. 
¥. $1.50; M $1.00; S .75; Bts. .20; 10 for 
$1.50. 
ROSE RUFFLES (Hatch) Massive light 
rose pink’ with 8» to 10 huge ruffled 
blooms open at one time, on a 30 inch 
flower head with a total of 20 buds. Ov- 
er 4 ft. tall, sometimes blooms reach 
7 inches across. Color and refinement 
not as good as some but will be a fav- 
orite with those who like the big showy 
ones. 
S .15; Bts. 10 for .30. 
SHARON (Cave) Large salmon pink, vari- 
able in its performance. Sometimes comes 
clear but often flaked deeper pink, rem- 
iniscent of the old W. H. Phipps: 
S 2 for .20; Bts. 10 for .20. 
SHOW QUEEN (Kreuger) Show Queen is 
a sensational glad. It has not been pub- 
licized extensively because of its ten- 
dency to .erook in hot ‘weather, but if 
planted for September blooms, it can be 
of championship calibre. Color, salmon 
pink with faint white midrib, and more 
pink than salmon. It will open up to 8, 
six inch blooms, easily. Season 100 days. 
Jy. 25; M .20; S .15; Rts. 10 for .25; 100 for 
$2.00. 
SILVER SWORD (Hatch) Pure early white. 
Introduced as one of the largest whites, 
it has been rather disappointing during 
