GUIDEBOOK FOR 1946 
could not obtain that ink. Now you had 
better buy a bulb and find out for yourself 
what an outstanding top-notcher this is. 
Each L $2.50 M $1.50 S $1.00 Bits .16. 
RED CHARM (Butt) 85 **—++t Exh. Com. 
Clear color without flecking, about iden- 
tical with that of Com. Koehl, but glisten- 
ing. 17-18 buds, 8-9 open, round 5% inch 
florets, 55 inches tall. Makes healthy 
bulbs and plants, strong and straight 
wiry stems. Good blooms from smaller . 
sizes. In fact, a grand self color with fine 
cut flower habits. [f you have watched 
our predictions for this variety you need 
not be too surprised to learn now that it 
ison top of the world. Tops the Canadian 
Symposium, as you learned ahead on page 
Of course, we rate it the best red cut 
flower variety obtainable at moderate 
prices. If there is a better one at any 
price, likely it is Firebrand. 
L .20 M .15 S .08 Bits (100, $1.50). . 
RODNEY (Coates) 92 ***+ 1 ttt Exh. and 
Com. Another spectacular glad in the 
mammoth class. Full, double row exh. 
spikes, 7 inch florets, 8 open (have seen 
10). Beautiful dark glistening scarlet, with 
spectacular flaked, whitish blotch. Vigor- 
ous grower and good bulblet producer. 
Stocks very limited. 
L $1.00 M .75 S .50 Bits .08. - 
BLACK RED—54 Series 
BLACK OPAL 92 *—tttt Exh. Deep 
maroon, somewhat marbled. Makes tall, 
symmetrical exhibition spikes, 10 open, 
22 buds. Good bloomer from the smaller 
sizes. Tops its color section in both 
C. G. S. and N. E. G. S. symposiums. 
Lee PH 
MAURRIE TREVAN (Both) 80 * — {fftf. 
Heralded in language that cannot be mis- — 
taken by growers in New Zealand and 
Australia as the outstanding black red to 
date. The florets are large size, well 
rounded and form a perfect outline. One 
of the darkest, if not the darkest, red in 
commerce. The color is clean and velvety. 
Makes very tall, powerful plants even from 
the smallest bulbs and we have already 
seen more show caliber spikes of Maurrie 
Trevan produced directly from bulblets 
than from any other variety of any color. 
_ The bulblets are plentiful, large and germ- 
inate easily. Outstanding is a very mild 
description. 
In ’45 at Chagrin Falls, Ohio, a bulblet 
grown spike won out over 8 other good 
entries. At the big Ohio Show, Cleveland, 
’'45 an entry with two giant spikes grown 
from No. 6 bulbs won in a well filled class 
(R. I. section allowing 1 or 2 or 3 spikes 
under the new Ohio system). These en- 
- tries competing in the giant 500 series. 
Each L $6.00 M $5.00 S $4.00 Bits .60. 
Bits. limited to 10. Units 10 more per bulb 
purchased. 
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MOHAWK (Stevens) 85 * — tt{ Exh. Com. 
Deep maroon, opening up to ten 5 inch 
well placed blooms on tall, straight spikes. 
The glaring faults of Rewi Fallu are not to 
be found in this variety. 
Given a Jittle more time Mohawk will also 
push aside Black Opal. 
L .20 M .15 Blts (100, $1.50). 
LIGHT ROSE—60 Series 
COUTTS’ ORCHID (Coutts) 84 **—+tt 
Exh. Com. Immense, round petalled florets 
of smooth, unmarked light orchid rose with 
cream throat. Has a tendency to produce a 
quarter inch lighter edging, or halo. Very 
healthy grower. Stands up straight. Sub- 
stance excellent. Good cut flower traits 
and the only doubtful item was cleared 
up by another year of growing. Our plant- 
ing stock sizes gave us a generous supply 
of bulblets. Bulblet germination is very 
satisfactory. In Canada we have seen 
spikes with 8 open and 10 more buds all 
in color. Ours have done almost as well. 
We doubt much if this glad has any fault 
whatever and the color is beyond re- 
proach. Award of Merit by Canadian Glad. 
Soc. in ’39. Firsts at Calgary and Ohio 
(where our customer’s spike beat our own 
good entry). At S. E. Mich. we won 
with grand spikes in Recent Intro. 
section and for “Best Canadian Intro.’’, 
which latter also won the Canadian Glad. 
Soc. Medal. At Mich. state show our 
entries were the sensation of the show, 
winning in the Recent Intro. section and 3 
spike Exh. section, where it became sec- 
tion champion. The one spike entry then 
became runner-up to our. seedling, ‘‘Thril- 
ler,’ for grand champion .all ’41. 
Buy it and enjoy this wonderful color for 
yourself. Fast propagation makes it easy 
this year as we have cut the price in half. 
L .25 M .20S .12 Bits (100, $2.00). 
ROSA VAN LIMA 77 *+7ftf Dec. Com. 
The finest, bright, light rose pink we have 
ever offered. Has a harmonizing small 
spot of deeper orchid violet. A real 
apple blossom pink. The color we 
growers and florists have hoped to see in 
a gladiolus coupled with 100% satis- 
factory commercial cut flower habits. 
Destined to achieve great success in the 
gladiolus industry. Excellent propagator 
and a bargain at twice the prices we are 
asking. All of our predictions made at 
time of introduction have come true. 
L .10 (100, $7.00). 
SUNRISE (Butt) 98 **—ttt Medium-deep 
salmony rose pink blending into yellow 
throat. Opens about 7-8 five inch florets 
on extra strong spikes. A good late bloom- 
ing variety. 
Each L $1.00 M .75 Blts .10. 
