GUIDEBOOK FOR. 1946 
PERKY (Hubler) 85 — tt Sm. Dec. This 
little glad is too good to pass up. Color is 
clean scarlet. Holds 5-8 open florets which 
are winged and average 214-3 inches dia. 
Makes large bulblets which bloom without 
much coddling. Foliage is in keeping with 
the florets, as is the stem which is slender 
and wiry. Received the only Award of 
Merit given by the Ohio society in ’41. 
L .30 M .20S .10 Bits .03. 
ST. EDWARD (Both) 72 * —tt{ftExh. Com. 
This outstanding Exh. and Commercial 
glad is an orange scarlet with some 
creamy white in the throat. Has excellent 
substance, wide open, perfectly formed 
florets which are slightly ruffled and held 
rigidly on a very tall, wiry stem. Quite an 
easy matter to pick a perfect 100% Exh. 
spike with eight or more 5 inch florets 
open in double row formation. 22 buds. 
Medium propagator. While a seedling it 
was included in the ‘‘best 6 spikes’ at 
S.A.G.S., and was Grand Champion at 
Kensington, ’37.. Champion Vase (20 
spikes with more than 200 open florets) 
Sarton ooe Ouro st, Sa Vicks. 40. 
Section (amateur) champion, S. A. G. S., 
“40fang Ho AG.,.C; same .soes, °'41. 
L .75 M .50 S .30 Blts .06. 
TUNIA’S MARVEL (Both) 78 ***+1ttt 
Exh. Somewhat lighter than Tunia’s 
Triumph and even more metallic. Has a 
prominent light blue violet stripe on lip 
petal. Just as large (7 inches) but easily 
9-10 open on 20 bud spikes which can be 
frequently cut with 2 ft. stems and 3 ft. 
flowerheads. Between OR3 and OR4 on 
Fischer Color Chart, scarlet but very me- 
tallic. Champion Seedling and Reserve 
Champion (runner up to grand champion) 
S. A. G. S., *40.. Two firsts, Ohio, ’43. 
We are getting numerous reports of cham- 
pion caliber bloom long before the earliest 
show dates, so plant late for show purposes. 
Each L $2.00 M $1.25 S .75 Blts .20 (7 for 
- $1.00). 
LIGHT PINK—40 Series 
ALGOMA (Butt) 84 **+7T{ A buff toned 
medium-light pink with a red flush which 
deepens as the flower ages and a very 
spectacular deep red throat. The color 
is certainly ‘‘different’’ and all the other 
details could be aptlv described ‘‘perfect’’. 
Plants are tall and strong, always straight. 
Opens 8 5 inch florets with ease in open 
field always well placed. 
Each L $2.50 M $1.50 S $1.00 Bits .15. 
“This is the first time in my 15 years of commercial flower 
growing that 1 have ordered bulbs or seeds from a distributor 
and then sat down and thanked him for the stock sent. Bur 
this is the first time in 15 years that I have received four times 
the original order.” 4-4-40. H. E. B., Elsmere, Del. 
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BIG TOP (Rich) 72 ***—{}f{ Exh. Color a 
medium depth of pink with carmine 
feather in somewhat lighter throat. 
Sometimes flecked at edges. Petals creased 
at centers. Immense, round florets reach- 
ing 8 inches dia. A giant in growth of 
wide foliage and tall stalk as well. Fairly 
good texture. Generally straight and 
fair placement. MHealthy, prolific and 
excellent bulblet germination. Our tallest 
variety in ’41. 20-22 buds, up to 7 open on 
26-32 inch flowerheads. It outperformed 
our Miss New Zealand in height, number 
open, size of floret and ability to support 
itself. Has received its 2nd year Com- 
mendation award, also largest floret (714 
inches), both E. S..G. S., ’41. Six special 
awards at ’43 shows. Seven specials at 
shows reported ’44 including a spike at Tri 
State (Wellsville, Ohio) 60 inches long, 41 
of it flowerhead, eight open florets 634 
inches dia. one above the other, easily 
winning Grand Champion Bloom of the 
Show. This by L. H. Esterline, for many 
years pres. of the Ohio State Soc. We 
saw about 10 steel. rules measure this 
spike and a lot of note taking. 
L .25 M .15 S .10 Blts (100, $1.50). 
CORONA (Palmer) 80 **—tf Dec. Com. 
Very light pink, approaching creamy 
white, throat somewhat deeper, rose 
picotee edge that varies in intensity under 
different growing conditions and seems 
destined to climb into the “best 10” in 
_the C. G. S. symposium as it becomes 
better known. In open field very much 
on dry side all season (44), from number 
4 bulbs we had at least 200 massive spikes 
that carried florets 54% inches or better. 
Mr. Fortnam’s grand champion Corona at 
Akron (Ohio) ’44 with florets well over 6 
inches and looking bigger because so full, 
round and wide open. Fast propagator. 
Positively outstanding. See winner tabu- 
lation. j 
L .15 M .10 Bits (100, .40.) 
~ GRETA GARBO (Pfitzer) 86 *—ft{tt Exh. 
Com. Surely this gladiolus rates inside 
the best ten extant. But a matter of time 
and it will be near the top of all sympo- 
siums. The color is soft, a very light rose 
pink, so light we classify it light pink. 
Cream on lip petal. Buds are salmon rose. 
Opens 6-9 finely placed, well expanded, 
perfectly formed flowers on a tall, slender 
but strong stem. Healthy grower, rapid 
propagator, ideal cut flower habits. Both 
A.M. and F.C.C. at Amsterdam, Haarlem 
and B. G. S., a stunning record. Corro- 
borating our above description, carried 
over from 1940 when we released the vari- 
ety, note that Greta Garbo rates world’s 
third best glad in last C. G. S. Symposium. 
Grand Champion, Wellsville; (Ohio), ’43, 
repeating in Winnipeg, '44. 
L .15 M .10 Bits (100, .50). 
