1946 
New Introductions 
1946 
Aglow (Ridley-Moses) 

This seedling has been shown by Mr. 
Ridley for the past three years and has 
won “Honorable Mention,’ 1943; ‘Com- 
mendation Award,” 1944; and the “Award 
of Merit” at the Empire State Regional 
Show, 1945, without hesitation. I am in- 
troducing this purely as a commercial, 
although in its color class it will win on 
the show table, because of its straight- 
ness and perfect placement. After a very © 
severe storm that flattened almost all of 
Mr. Ridley’s garden this past summer, 
Aglow stood up straight as a church 
steeple. 
Color is salmon buff, shading to 
deeper salmon on outer petals, with red- 
dish salmon feather on lower petals. 
Color is improved and is very attractive 
under artificial light. Will open six 31%4-in. 
wide open florets, with somewhat re- 
curved petals on a tall slender spike, with 
placement and straightness being excep- 
tionally good. Heavy propagator and 
bulblets grow strong. 
Any size bulb, $1.00 ea.; 6 for $5.00; 
15 bulblets for $1.00. No discount. 
In order to encourage cut flower pro- 
ducers to give this variety a good try-out, 
we are offering the following grower 
lots: 
For $20.00 For $50.00 For $100.00 
5 large 10 large 25 large 
10 medium 15 medium 25 medium 
15 small 25 small 50 small 
100 bulblets 
300 bulblets 
1,000 bulblets 
Gratitude (Fischer) 
Amrita x Arethusa. We are very 
proud to help introduce this new seedling 
which we had the privilege of growing 
in our test garden this past summer. 
This is definitely a real improvement in 
the orange class, and Mr. Fischer consid- 
ers it one of his best originations. 
Originator’s Description: Gratitude 
may well be described as a greatly im- 
proved Barcarole, resembling it mostly in 
color, being practically the same hue. 
Gratitude is heavy substanced, fancily 
ruffled and very tall, comparing with the 
famed King Lear for stretchiness of 
spike. It is a salmon-orange with a sharp 
yellow throat. Opens 5 to 7 5™%-in. florets 
on a tall strong wire-like stem and blooms 
as well from small bulbs as some vari- 
eties do from large. Placement is not 
always perfect. Growing habits are grati- 
fying. A high order of beauty and a de- 
lightful basket flower. Early midseason. 
This seedling was voted one of the 
best of four seedlings out of 59 submit- 
ted to the Interstate Gladiolus Growers 
Club. (a newly-organized trial garden 
system). Seedlings were submitted from — 
13 originators from five states. 
Prices: $2.00 ea., any size bulb; 12 for 
$20.00. No discount. 

