
PHANTOM BEAUTY 
BLOEMFONTEIN 
Color salmon with a soft yellow 
blotch. Six wide open blooms at a 
time are of heavy texture and beau- 
tifully placed on a stiff stem. It is 
a mid-season 100% cutflower vari- 
ety. Splendid grower and rapid prop- 
agator. 
Each: Large, 50c; Medium, 35c; 
Small, 20c. Bulblets: 10 for $1.00 
OUR 1947 
THE BRIDE (R. H. Pruitt & Son) 
Pure white with slight lavender feather in throat that tends to 
dress it up. Formal type, 5'/2-inch florets, open, six showing color 
Perfect placement and facing, florets firmly attached to stem 
Grows to 60 inches in the field. Medium propagation and good 
germination. Excellent shipper and stands heat well, opens per- 
fect when cut tight. Never crooks, blooms in 85 days. 
Each: Large, $4.00; Medium, $2.75; Small, $1.50. Bulblets: 40c 
(10 at 8 times the price of one) 
PHANTOM BEAUTY (|. Bastian, Sr.) 
1947—First at Maryland, First at New York City, First at Elmira, 
first at Binghamton and Best in 500 class. First at Peekskill and 
runner-up for Grand Champion. Light pink, like a Blushing Bride, 
formal type. Perfect facing and placement, 5'/2-inch ruffled and 
wide open florets; 22 buds, 12 f'orets open, 6 showing color. Flower 
head 32 inches, height in fie'd 60 inches. Bulblet production and 
germination excellent. Stands hot weather well and is excellent 
shipper. Never crooks, blooms in 80 days. Grand Champion of 
Shows and Seedlings at Great Falls, Montana, and Chicago, IIlinois, 
in 1945. Best recent introduction at the 1946 Springfield, Illinois, 
show. 
Each: Large, $7.00; Medium, $5.00; Small, $3.00. Bulblets: 75¢ 
(10 at 8 times the price of one) 
INTRODUCTIONS 
SUPREME BEAUTY (J. Bastian, Sr.) 
Co'or is deep (pink) salmon with creamy yellow throat. Formal! 
type, 52-inch ruffled and wide open florets, 20 buds, 8 florets 
open, 6 showing color. Flower head 26 inches, height in field 55 
inches. Bulblet production and germination excellent. Excellent 
shipper, never crooks. Blooms in 80 days. 
Each: $4.00. Bulblets: 40c 
(10 at 8 times the price of one) 
GOLDEN ARROW (R. H. Pruitt & Son) 
A true light yellow with 18 buds, 8 florets open, 6 showing color. 
Grows 60 inches in the field, always straight. Formal type; the 
52-inch florets are well placed and firmly attached to stem. The 
buds, as they start to show color, are true yellow, and do not have 
the green cast as is common with most yellow Glads. Extremely 
healthy and vigorous, the foliage is very dark green. This is the 
yellow the commercial grower has been hoping for. Germination 
and propagation are excellent. Opens fine when cut tight, and 
hot weather does not bother this Glad. Blooms in 85 days. Cham- 
pion Three-Spike Seedling at the 1946 Springfield, Illinois, show. 
Each: Large, $2.00; Medium, $1.50; Small, 75c. Bulblets: 35c 
(10 at 8 times the price of one) 
OTHER POPULAR VARIETIES 
BENGASI (Cave-Graff '43) 
Bengasi is a beautiful La France pink. The 
color deepens toward the edge of the petals 
and blends into a white throat in which may 
be seen four rose lines which resemble a 
feather. 
It attains better than average height, 70 to 
75 inches, when grown under normal field 
conditions. The flower heads measures up to 
36 inches. The 6 to 62 inch florets are wide 
open and firmly attached. There are 18 to 
22 buds on a spike, with nine fully open and 
six showing color. The heavily ruffled flo- 
rets, six inches in width, are of excellent 
texture. Bengasi will bloom freely from any 
size bulb, Blooms from bulblets in our gar- 
den were excellent and much larger than 
those grown from bulblets of other varieties. 
When cut tight in bud, every floret will 
open to the tip. The buds grow close to the 
stem. 
A yellow green foliage is characteristic of 
the plant. Its general excellence and fine 
shipping qualities label it as an outstanding 
commercial. 
Each: Large, $3.00; Medium, $2.00; 
Small, $1.00. Bulblets: 25c; 10 for $2.00 
RED RASCAL (Graff 1945) 
A 1945 introduction which has done very 
well for itself considering that there were 
not many large bulbs out last season. As its 
name implies, Red Rascal is a ruffled red, 
one shade darker than Intruder. There is a 
small white rib running down the center of 
the throat to the tip of the lower floret. 
Sometimes there are two of these. There is 
no flecking and the color reflexes are good. 
The florets measure over 5/2 inches across, 
7 to 8 will open, with six showing color. The 
buds are firmly attached to the stem. Place- 
ment and harmony are both excellent. The 
stem is medium heavy and straight. The 
flower head is 26 to 28 inches in length, the 
spike ranging up to 58 inches in height. 
There is no tendency toward disease of fo- 
liage or bulb. The flower does not burn in 
the sun and stands punishment and han- 
dling very well. As a seedling it won the 
3-spike championship at the Wisconsin 
State show in 1943. Red Rascal is a worthy 
introduction to the red class. It blooms in 
about 80 to 85 days. Power of opening is 
great when cut tight in the bud, and it gives 
promise of being a gocd commercial. 
Each: Large, $3.00; Medium, $2.00; 
Small, $1.00. Bulblets: 30c; 10 for $2.40 
SILVER WINGS 
(Rutsena-Graff ’45) 
Silver Wings needs no introduction to the 
glad fan as it was one of the most note- 
worthy glads this past season in the States 
and also in Canada. It has the splendid 
characteristics of its parent, Picardy, from 
which it was segregated in 1939. Its show 
record has been outstanding and its comer- 
cial qualities are unlimited. 
The spike stands 65 inches tall under cul- 
tural conditions. The stem is medium heavy, 
does not crook. The florets measure six 
inches across and are very ruffled. Silver 
Wings possesses an ethereal beauty, which is 
enhanced by the glistening white sheen of 
its florets. What a beautiful sight to be- 
hold seven or eight of these charmingly ruf- 
fled florets open at one time, with the re- 
maining buds showing color. A total of 18 
to 20 buds open on a straight spike, every 
One opening to the very tip, a quality which 
gives it appeal as one of the best commer- 
cials. It has been a winner at all of the 
shows and enjoys the supremacy of its class. 
Each: Large, $1.00; Medium, 75c; 
Small, 50c. Bulblets: 15c; 10 for $1.00 

GOLDEN ARROW 
EUREKA 
The best white sport of Picardy | have 
seen. Whiter than Leading Lady and 
definitely in the 500 class. Florets 
are firmly attached. Clean grower, 
very tall and straight. Grows to 65 
inches with a 30-inch flower head. 
Twenty buds with 8 open, 4 showing 
color. Heavy propagation and good 
germination. Blooms in 80 days. 
Each: Large, $3.50; Medium, $3.00; 
Small, $2.50 
