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Stella Antisdale (Evans)—Ohio, ’39 (also — 
grand champion). ) 
Strathnaver—2nd So. Austr., ’38. 
Thriller (Evans)—Mich., ’41 (also grand 
champion). 
Tunia’s Marvel (E. Both)—So. Austr. 
G. S., ’40. 
Victory Queen — (Wilson) Tri State, 
Weilsville, O., ’41. 
COLOR CHAMPIONS 
It is to the credit of the Tasmania Gladio- 
lus Society to have hit upon this desirable 
addition to our shows. Without genuine 
color appeal no new seedling should be intro- 
duced. Ohio Society adopted the idea in 
1943. 
D. Both’s Memory—2nd Tasmania G. S., 
"45, 
Frances Irwin—Akron, Ohio, ’44. 
H. R. Hancock—Ohio, ’43. 
Tunia’s Mahomet—Tasmania G. S., ’41 
and ’45. 
Tuts Both—Cleveland, Ohio, ’44. 
Drum Major—tTri State, Wellsville, Ohio, 
mir 
BEST RECENTS, ’45 SHOWS 
Algonquin at Springfield, Il. 
Athlone, Ill. state. 
Aurora, Momence, Ill. 
Big Top, S. E. Mich. 
Burma, S. Minn. 
Hurricane, Wis. state. 
Kenwood, Mont. 
Lancaster, Ind. state. 
Leading Lady, 3 spike, Ohio state. 
Lovely Lady, Verdun. 
Marlene Both, W. Va. (also ‘‘Most 
Beautiful’’). 
Purple Supreme, 2nd Ohio. 
Spitfire, Ohio state (also Grand Champion). 
Tuts Both, Chagrin Falls, Ohio (Reserve 
Champion). 
INVESTMENT 
Buying seemingly expensive bulbs of new 
introductions of proven merit is an invest- 
ment seldom given proper consideration. A 
single.medium (half size) bulb, an average 
from our list, will normally produce a spike 
approximately 70-80 percent of capability of 
a large bulb (not just 50 percent) and while » 
doing it grow into a large bulb and produce 
on an average of 50 sizeable bulblets. In two 
more years of propagating one may well have 
50 large, 200 medium, 500 small bulbs and 
7500 bulblets. This expectancy has the ear- 
marks of a good investment. 
Not unless two further facts are present. 
First, if the variety does not prove up to 
expectation and representation, the invest- 
ment could be a loss of time and money. | 
But does it? — 
THE GLADIOLUS FANCIER’S 
a aE a aad 
Second, and of equal importance, the relation 
of the quantity bought to the whole amount 
extant, or extant in America is vital. When 
you invest $1000 in a newly formed corpora- 
tion you use care to ascertain if your $1000 
will net you 51 percent of the stock, or 10 
percent or just 1-10th of 1 percent. Whale of 
a difference, isn’t it, though costing the same. 
Same way with glads. Some introductions 
have been launched at beginning prices of 
$5 to $10 per bulb with 100,000 or more 
bulbs already propagated. Many more with 
little background of proven merit. What 
chance has your investment to prosper 1n 
such cases? 
CANDID COMPARISONS 
(at random) 
The one outstanding bargain in current 
Gladiolus literature is the Ohio-Canadian- 
New England-North American Gladiolus 
Council 4-way membership combination, 
bringing you two big year books, six maga- ° 
zines and éight bulletins, a $6.00 value, 
obtainable only through the Ohio Society, 
for $4.25. See page 34. 
Every year we receive many packages 
through the mails containing florets for iden- 
tification or observation. Practically all are 
mush on arrival and identification of color 
hopeless and impossible. The only hope for 
intelligent reply is to send a bud or two 
showing color with enough stem to open the 
bud in water after arrival. 
This year a mere price sheet would suffice 
to deplete our stocks down to propagating 
reserves, without the effort and cost entailed 
in this Guidebook but we have shouldered 
the work to keep our customers advised, as 
heretofore, of current show records and soci- 
ety ratings and literature status and up to 
the minute information on classification, cul- 
ture and protective formulas for the storage 
and growing of prize winning gladiolus. — 
With more bulbs of Harmau and Stella 
Antisdale at large this year, we expect their 
recognition as among the world’s best glads 
by all who see them. 
See new terms of sale as respects methods 
of delivery on page 10. 
In the Victory Garden no flower lends it- 
self better to row crop planting and cultiva- 
ting than the gladiolus, which are sure to ° 
produce beautiful bloom in an average of 80 
days from planting, before most of the vege- 
tables are ready to crop. 
Be sure to read our accumulated up-to-the- 
minute data on the varied uses of DDT on 
page 32. 
