1946 BULB CATALOG 

Our 1946 Vutroductions 
GRATITUDE 
(Amrita X Arethusa) (160-40) 
Gratitude may best be described as a 
greatly improved Barcarole, resembling it 
mostly in color, being practically the same 
hue. Gratitude is heavy substanced, fancily 
ruffed and very tall, comparing with the 
famed King Lear for stretchiness of spike. 
It is a salmon-orange with a sharp yellow 
throat blotch. Opens 5-7, 54-inch florets 
on tall, strong, wire-like stems and blooms 
as well from small bulbs as some varieties 
do from large. Placement is not always 
perfect. Growing habits are gratifying. A 
high order of beauty and a delightful bas- 
ket flower. I consider Gratitude a sure com- 
mercial and one of my best. Early midsea- 
son. (Gleam won over Gratitude on the 
show table at Garfield Park, Chicago, both 
in equally fine condition.) Gratitude proved 
to be one of the two best varieties tested by 
the Interstate Gladiolus Growers’ Club out 
of 57 seedlings submitted. 
$2.00 each any size; no bulblets 
GLEAM 
(Autumn Gold X Arethusa) (387-41) 
Gleam is the criterion of beauty in style, 
color and ruffling; its substance is reminis- 
cent of carved ivory. It’s unusually lustrous 
texture is crystalline and waxy, due in part 
to the remarkable thickness of its petals. 
It opens 4 to 5, 5-5 in. florets of a clear 
light yellow on stems of medium height 
(4% ft.). Its attachment is stiff and rigid 
though too far from the stem to handle well. 
An early midseason bloomer which does 
well from small bulbs. Its sheer beauty was 
attested by its winning the 3-spike grand- 
championship of the Illinois show at Gar- 
field Park conservatory in Chicago. It was 
also awarded the ribbon for most ruffling. 
An excellent grower in the field in every 
way. A fancier’s favorite. See picture on 
cover. 
$2.00 each any size; no bulblets 
COMING COMMERCIALS 
Badger Beauty, Chehalem, Daisy Mae, 
Discovery, Elizabeth the Queen, Gratitude, 
Halloween, Heavenly White, Junior Miss, 
King Klick. 
Lantana, Lavender and Gold, Lavender 
Prince, Leading Lady, Legend, Misty Dawn, 
Mother Kadel, Mrs. Mark’s Memory, Myrth, 
Ohio Nonpareil. 5 
Poet’s Dream, Purple Supreme, Spotlight 
(yellow), Susquehanna, Virgin, Vulcan. 
Anything that shows up good here under our 
late conditions must have the stuff to bring it 
out half way good. Your 160-40 (orange) makes 
nice slender spikes. I like it a lot.—E. H. Lins, sa 
Minnesota. GRATITUDE 

