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441—DAISY MAE (1945) 
Originators description: This beautiful large formal type gladiolus of an orange 
pink color blended with a deeper throat mark. The wide open 5 to 5% inch florets 
are held with good placement on a long straight flower head of 20 buds. The plants 
have strong healthy foliage. Will grow from 5 to 514 feet high, blooms in about 95 
days. This will make a very good commercial as it gives heavy bulblet production 
with good germination. An excellent cut flower variety. 
Any Size Bulb $2.00 
452—KENWOOD (1943) 
This is an absolute pure red. Has no blotch or mark of any kind. Usually 
builds a tall straight spike with good flower head opening five 512” plain petaled 
florets. 
Spikes cut in tight bud with just a little color showing open up very well in 
water. Plants and bulbs are healthy and it is a good propagator. Large decorative 
type. Blooms in 95-109 days. 
Large $.35 Medium $.25 Small $.15 Bulblets 10—$.35. 
440—MANDALEEN (1943) 
; A beautiful light pink blending to a creamy white throat with a touch of yellow 
which makes it a real beauty. As a cutflower it will be hard to beat. The spikes 
are tall with 6 to 8 five-inch ruffled florets perfectly attached and placed. Commer- 
cial growers watch this one. 
Large $.30 Medium $.20 Small $.10 Bulblets 10—$.30 
421—_MARQUERETA (1943) 
This was introduced in 1943 as Conchita. If you have this variety please change 
your records to MARQUEETA. Name was changed to avoid confusion with another 
variety. 
Builds a tall spike with good flower head opening around 6 florets to 5 to 6 inches 
across, are ruffled and of beautiful form. The color is unflecked light orange, blend- 
ing to lighter throat, overlaid with small orange red blotch. Makes sound healthy 
bulbs and plants and is a good propagator. 
For me this is an all around good variety. Makes good spikes from all size bulbs. 
This is really an outstanding variety; the more you see of it the better you like it. 
Large $.30 Medium $.20 Small $.15 Bulblets 10—$.30 
462—MELROSE (1943) 
This being a cross between a blue seedling and Picardy, the color of the large 
ruffled florets is between deep rose pink of bluish cast and rose red blending into an 
American Beauty color throat. Plants are medium height but build a good spike. 
Florists consider this a fine color. Plants and bulbs are healthy and is a good prop- 
agator. Makes bulblets as large as No. 5 bulbs, which, if given room will grow into 
large bulbs in one season under field conditions. Large decorative. Early midseason. 
COMMENDATION AWARD from Maryland Trial Grounds. 
Large $.35 Medium $.25 Small $.15 Bulblets 10—$.35 
436—MERCURY 
Clean non-flecking mellow vermillion red. Keeps its brilliancy under artificial 
light. Mercury is a good propagator. Peeled bulblets planted early make big bulbs 
by fall and are loaded with bulblets. A seedling of Picardy x Koehl and has both 
the good and bad habits of Picardy. 
Large $.35 Medium $.25 Small $.15 Bulblets 10—$.35 
523—RIO RITA (Lins) (95 days) 
RIO RITA is a sensational show flower that will be a great winner as soon as 
it is distributed more and that is just what we are going to do this year. The price 
is down so all can try now for the blue ribbons that this glad will reward you with. 
Regarded by many as the best in its color class. This beautifully ruffled orange 
will open up to 8 on a 23-inch flowerhead. Being a seedling of Ficardy it has in- 
herited the ability to produce thrilling show spikes. 
Large $.35 Medium $.25 Small $.15 
Bulblets 10—$.35; 100—$2.50; Pint—¢20.00 
