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Consult index to further descriptions and prices in regular descriptive list. 
ALL GLORY (’46 N. Z. import release). A novelty gladiolus, beautifully ruffled, deep 
tangerine orange, spectacularly blotched. Because color does not bleach in the sun (as in 
Dazzler) and because propagation is good and sizeable spikes are frequently had from bulb- 
lets, we think All Glory will obtain public esteem here, as in New Zealand. 
_._ BLUE ICE (45 Butt introduction). Here at last we appear to have a healthy growing 
light blue giant. A Joseph Haydn seedling. As close an approach to true light sky blue as 
any we have yet found. Wide open florets beautifully ruffled and creased. Makes a good 
quota of large bulblets which we have not grown yet. However, Mr. Butt says they germinate 
and grow well. A few rather good new varieties are deliberately withheld from our listing 
because we do not want to offer overpriced items to our customers. This one may prove its 
current value equal to its high price. . 
ESSA MARIE (Coutts. Our ’46 import release). Planned and advertised for intro- 
duction in Canada in ’43, Mr. Coutts’ entire bulb stock was destroyed when his home burned, 
excepting only a test lot of 10 bulbs loaned to Mr. Lade of Hamilton for observation. This 
was the same fire that cut down the propagation of Coutts Orchid. With the first one of 
these 10 bulbs to bloom, Mr. Lade captured grand champion bloom of the Hamilton Dist. 
show, '44. By arrangement export to U. S. has been so far limited to us and ’46 is therefore 
the first year it is technically available to the U. S. buying public. y 
Essa Marie has giant, round florets with a mild, soft, smooth deep pink, having a rosy: 
tone with no flecking, peeling or fading. Its field habits appear beyond reproach. Being 
able to offer it at reasonable price we have abandoned all other deep pinks from our list. 
LANCASTER ('44 Palmer introduction). We have: hopes that Lancaster will not pee! 
its beautiful, clear purple color in soggy weather. We had plenty of soggy weather in 745 
but too few Lancaster bloom to be sure. Not until the fifth year of our growing did Purple 
Supreme show us its tendency to peel. Lancaster does not have the size nor stretch of Convoy 
but it holds several more open. 
LEADING LADY (’42 Johnston introduction). Heretofore we felt that Leading Lady. 
was overpriced, being a Picardy sport having Picardy’s powerful propagation and the color 
was incorrectly advertised as white and we did not feel equal to the task of convincing the 
world that it was not white. Especially with Wanda, somewhat more creamy and making > 
sturdier spikes in the field, opening as many or more available in the 10-15c range. Nor do 
we think it has yet reduced proportionately with crop increase so we still refrain from calling 
it a good investment in terms of cold cash. Nevertheless, it is reasonable to expect that it 
will make a wild upsurge close to the top of the coming Canadian 1946 symposium. Picardy 
being Canadian raised and having held ist, 2nd or 5th place for some 10 years and Leading 
Lady showing no outstanding faults it is natural to conclude that Canadian symposium voting 
is going to cause Leading Lady to take Picardy’s place in the coming symposium. We wish 
Leading Lady was white as first and often now widely advertised but for most practical 
purposes it could answer the purpose where white is wanted. The N. A. G. C. classifies it 
cream, series 506. ; 
MAURRIE TREVAN (Both. Our ’46 import release). This is our most sensational 
offering since the ’43 advent of Tunia’s Mahomet, Tuts Both, Marlene Both and Mrs. E. Both. 
Had our imports been ample we could have released it then and as promptly buyers would 
have willingly wiped out any propagating reserve. But with import conditions what they 
were we have been unable to add to our few original then seedling bulblets obtained just 
before the war started. Several Australian and New Zealand growers report that it far 
outclasses every other black red. Our 5 years experience with it bears them out. We have 
already seen more show caliber spikes produced directly from bulblets than from any other 
variety, even taking all colors into consideration. 
MINSTREL (’44 Palmer introduction). Listed almost against our better judgment. 
But it is a giant standing almost alone in a weak color and size classification where Elizabeth 
the Queen has run up an impressive list of prize-winnings, partly undeserved for lack of com- 
petition. -Much larger than Elizabeth the Queen, color cleaner though most of the time 
feathered too much to suit us. Propagation has been difficult with us but we are satisfied 
that Elizabeth the Queen cannot beat well grown spike of Minstrel in the shows. 
SPOTLIGHT (’44 Palmer introduction). Not to be confused with ‘Stoplight’. 
Medium-deep golden yellow of high color quality, with small feathered scarlet blotch. Not 
as large as Sir Galahad but better color, longer head, more buds and more open. Very attrac- 
tive and everyone seems to like it. 
