GUIDEBOOK FOR 1946 
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LIGHT SALMON—30 Series 
H. B. PITT (E. Both) 80 **—+ttt Exh. 
Com. Smooth, light orange pink, cream 
throat. Powerful growth, stiff stem. Tall, 
full exhibition spikes, regularly well 
placed in double row formation. Heavy 
propagator. A sister seedling to Harmau. 
We still prefer this variety to Picardy. 
Blooms from bulblets and makes grand 
looking bulbs. Carries a rating of A 
(outstanding) in C. G. S. Symposium. 
L .30 M .20 S .10 Bits (100, $2.00). 
“‘H. B. Pitt bloomed this morning, in 81 days—a perfect 
flower and gloriously beautiful, first flower as wide as this post 
card. One of the “‘extras’’ you sent last spring. Many 
thanks.”? 7-27-43. Rev. E. B. R., Mountain, View, N. J. 
“One of the surprises of the season were the splendid spikes 
given by H. B. Pitt”. 12-1-44 G.E. M., Lebanon, Ore. 
“1 was chairman of the C. G. S. Symposium and the No.1 
glad was Red Charm, 2 Myrna, 3 Greta Garbo, 4 Lady Jane 
and 5 Picardy. I grew every one of these in’43 but H. B. Pitt 
was by far the best glad I bloomed in ’43.”’ 1-31-44 D. McL., 
Winnipeg, Man. 
JEANIE (Pruitt) 85 *—ttf Dec. Com. 
What a beauty! Bright, glistening light 
salmon, clean and clear of all flecking, 
with white, raised midribs and blending 
into light cream throat. Color is unbe- 
lievably rich. Unless vou see it we doubt 
we can do it justice with mere words. It’s 
cheap enough for you to find out for your- 
self. We could fill so many pages with the 
commendation it received that we would 
not know which to select. 5 inch florets, 
5-6 open, tall, strong, wiry stem, good 
propagator. If we have not convinced 
you that we are convinced of the out- 
standing quality of Jeanie, both for show 
bench and for cut flower, then just risk a 
dime or 15 cents for a bulb and find out 
first hand. Award of Merit, Akron (Ohio) 
44, 
Leon Vil 10: 
MARLENE BOTH (Both) 76 ** — f{{f Com. 
A glorious, delicate, light salmon pink with 
perfectly blended deep, creamy buff throat. 
A beautiful, ruffled giant, with outstanding 
decorative and commercial qualities. Long 
stretchy flowerheads. One of the very first 
- to bloom. Started out with 4 firsts in ’44, 
one of them ours. Best Recent Intro- 
duction and ‘‘Most Beautiful Bloom in 
Show Wy avase40.) Given time,,, this 
glad is ‘‘going places.” 
Each L $2.00 M $1.50 S $1.00 Blts .15. 
(10 for $1.00). 
MRSthAbOLEH (Both)92."**1-Fot Ee Exh: 
The most sensational super exhibition 
glad ever sent out from Australia, where 
it received the first First Class Certificate 
ever issued by the S. A. G. S., 40, with a 
score of 95, the highest score ever awarded 
any glad in Australia. A perfect color 
blend of liquid clear, light orange pink 
with harmonizing, clear, deep cream 
throat. Florets round petaled, wide open, 
up to 7% inches dia., rigidly held in a 
34-42 inch flowerhead. 9-12 open, 24-26 
buds, making the largest bulk of bloom 
yet produced on one spike. Only Tunia’s 
Marvel and Tunia’s Mahomet have thus 
far produced spikes within comparable 
range. Stock exceedingly scarce partly 
due to our having growing accidents in 
the field two years in succession. In ’44 
our bulblets were planted in a drainage 
ditch 8 inches deep and that was the last 
we saw of them. Propagation medium 
good. Grand Champion, So. Austr., '40. 
See color illustration on front cover and 
further illustration on back cover. Though 
price is high, it is only one third of the 
price at which we last offered it. 
Each L $10.00 M $8.00 S $6.00 Bits .75. 
Blts limited to 6 except units of 10 more 
per bulb purchased. 
DEEP SALMON-—232 Series 
HARMAU (Both) 72 **+ fff Exh. Com. 
A highly desirable new color, difficult to 
describe or classify. An orange red with 
distinctly rosy overtone, throat deeper. 
Enough ruffling to enhance the beauty of 
the well placed, giant, wide open florets. 
Five times winner of. the award ‘‘Cham- 
pion Commercial Type Variety’? in 
Australia. This alone should apprise you 
of its worth. However, we give further 
detail. Foliage and stem deep green. Tall, 
strong and wiry stem holding firmly 6—9 
giant florets open on 18-20 bud, stretchy 
type spike. A massed display of this 
variety is.an unforgetable sight. In fact, 
the ‘‘Champion Bowl” arrangement, S. A. 
G. S., ’40 had an overall width of full 9 
feet. Tremendous propagator. Very early. 
Blooms freely from bulblets and makes 
massive spikes from small bulbs. First 
Classe Certiiss-S.0A0) Gs oo i CA tai ts 
present low price it is very probably the 
best commercial investment to be had 
today, all colors considered. 
L .20 M 15.S .10 Blts (100, $1.50). 
SPITFIRE (Evans) 80 *+7fttt This grand 
glad starts out as a named variety with 
plenty of competitive show experience. 
Color is clear, irridescent, rosy toned sal- 
mon, white throat marked with several small 
cherry lines. 5 inch florets, wide open, 
slightly ruffled. Opens 8-10 easily. Power- 
ful plant, strong stem, no crooking, bloom 
very long lasting. Propagation medium, 
otherwise wonderful cut flower qualities. 
In ’38 it won as 3 spike Exh. seedling, 
then Champion Seedling and Ind. Soc. 
Silver Medal at Ind. In ’39 at Ohio it 
received one of the very few Awards of 
Merit it has yet given. In ’41 it won for 
us as follows: a first at Wellsville, the 
American Home Achievement Medal for 
most meritorious undisseminated gladiolus 
