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Colorful Glimpses 
April showers bring May flowers, but April showers did not bring August gladiolus 
this year. Our spring was so wet that it was indeed a preblem to get the bulbs planted. 
Spring and early summer were so wet the bulbs didn’t have to make much of any root 
growth. August came with a sustained drought and some very hot weather. Flowers 
always respond to kind treatment and they certainly responded to the drought too. Large 
bulbs often produced 4 or 5 florets, the rest of the buds a burned up mess. Flower cutting 
for the florists was heart rendering. Many varieties were scarcely recognizable. Conse- 
quently, we had fewer show spikes than ever. But we did have one bright spot—a small 
garden area that we could water, in which we had a few of the choicer varieties planted. 
In this plot Gove’s new varieties again loomed up. Palmer’s Spotlight, Minstrel, and Alpine 
were our favorites. Leading Lady proved its namesake. Our own Myrth was a fanciers’ 
and florists’ delight. Rosy Morn seemed to reveal that a rosy morn was indeed awakening 
for itself. Lins’ new varieties, Mandaleen, Halloween, and Melrose came in for some at- 
tention too. Miss Wisconsin was very fine. 
Though we have several hundred seedlings under trial and some were very good we 
felt that it was wisest to give them another year’s trial. Hence we are only introducing 
one, Rose Gem. But with more favorable conditions next year, we should have quite a 
number sufficiently tried out. 
Our early cut flowers were fine, blooming largely before the drought. September 
again was favorable with a fine array of flowers going to the florists. Nature always seems 
to compensate in some manner or other. This time it provided a very warm pleasant fall, 
giving us a splendid bulb crop with which to anticipate next year’s growings. Every bulb 
was allowed to mature, cutting our last flowers at the very late date of November 2. 
The picture on the cover is a small decorative seedling with fall blooming asters. The 
variety of aster is Queen Mary, a pale blue. 
Wishing you a successful and colorful season’s growings! 
Carl Fischer 
Mr. and Mrs. Anvie Peterson 
Louine Fischer 


Cut Flower Varieties We Intend to Use Next Year for Commercial Cutting 













EARLY MID-SEASON LATE 
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Bo Maid of Orleans Maid of Orleans Shirley Temple 
mao Snow Princess Margaret Beaton Snow Princess 
= 0 Snow Princess Surfside 
Surfside 
z 6 Brightside Autumn Gold Autumn Gold 
mre Goldstaub Mother Kadel Barcarole 
mi S& = King’s Ransom Ruffled Beauty Ruffled Beauty 
~ 5 Miss Bloomington | 
A | Margaret Fulton Ethel Cave Cole | Phyllis McQuiston 
7 Sweetheart Greta Garbo Miss Alameda 
= Picardy Wings of Song 
pa Rosa van Lima 
Wings of Song 
Beacon 
Algonquin Blaze Beacon 
iz Firefly Leona Dr. Bennett 
te Valeria Memory of Hindenberg Memory of Hindenberg 
Valeria Valor 
Valor 
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aoe Early Rose Charmaine King Arthur 
a3 2 Gloaming Gloaming Parnassus 
Sas King Arthur King Arthur 
oe Ay King Lear Lavender Ruffles 
— Parnassus 
2 o Bella Donna Blue Admiral Blue Admiral 
RzS Blue Beauty Blue Beauty | Chief Multnomah 
= ws Milford Chief Multnomah 
al A Milford 





