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GUIDEBOOK FOR 1947 Page 17 

NEWCOMERS TO OUR 1947 LIST 
Consult index to further descriptions and prices in regular descriptive list. 
ABU HASSAN (Holland) (47 import release). Medium size but velvety deep violet 
blue. Unlike Pelegrina it is fully self supporting. 
ANN STRALIA BOTH (Both ’45) (our ’47 import release). Beautiful blush pink with 
a perfect blend into most delicate salmon and yellow. Makes faultless exhibition spike. 
AVIATRICE (Sjerps) (our '47 import release). Holland takes a hand at producing white 
Picardy sports. The white is slightly sulphur toned. Several growers think it very similar 
to Silver Wings. From what we have seen we think it is nearer to Leading Lady. 
BOLDFACE (Evans 1947 introduction). Our much heralded 13 C seedling designated 
by Ohio society members for some years as “Evan's Intensified Spitfire’. Reddish, deep 
salmon, definitely not scarlet because of its pinkish cast. Spectacularly blotched in perfect 
‘color harmony. Our judgment cannot be wrong on this one. Big, strong, faultless habits, 
striking color much livelier than that of Spitfire. Good show record already. 
CARNIVAL (Butt '47 introduction—we join). This one is a sparkling red with very 
prominent, white throat. Our many visitors all admired its unusual beauty. So did we. 
Real competition for our Thriller here. 
CUT UP (Wilson '42). Small decorative, deep yellow, laciniated and fluted. Perhaps 
we should have listed it years ago but our customers look to us mainly for the best of the 
giants and the bigger the better provided the color is definitely attractive. 
DIEPPE (Hassal ’45). A Canadian entry into the very deep salmon pink range where 
we find Boldface and Harmau. ‘The trio almost need a color classification of their own. 
GERALDINE (Pruitt). After placing a page advertisement with illustrations in the 
- 1943 N. E. G. S. yearbook, floods wiped out his stock. Grant Mitsch sold a few in '45. This 
is extremely early, delicate light salmon, many open, well ruffled, good cut flower habits. 
JOE STALIN (Both) (our ’47 import release). No, it isn’t red, believe it or not. Cream 
deeper to center, big round florets on an extremely long flowerhead. A grand champion in 
Tasmania. 
JOHAN VON KONYNENBURG (K & M) (our ’47 import release). Fine red and one 
of the best Holland has to offer. 
MANSOER (Salman) (’47 import release). Deep blood red with a brownish glow. We 
like its limber yet strong stem and think it has great cut flower possibilities. Possibly not 
enough buds and number open for show purposes. 
MID-AMERICA (Knierim) (our 1947 introduction). Celebrating the great Cleveland 
Sesquicentennial Industrial Exhibition which last year filled all 14 acres of floor space in the 
world’s largest Auditorium—Cleveland’s of course. Consent for use of the name has been 
granted by the corporation which will continue the Exposition each May for at least five 
years. Knierim is a past president of the Chagrin Falls, Ohio, organization which has been 
holding annual shows which most state gladiolus societies would be proud to call their 
own. Knierim is now executive chairman of the Ohio State Gladiolus Society. His Mid- 
America will carry his name to the highest peaks of fame in the history of Gladiolus. See 
our remarks on Mid-America in our ‘“‘Candid Comparisons” column. 
MIGHTY MONARCH (Butt ’46). Another well named glad and the many who have 
seen it here are not going to let many bulbs lay around unsold awaiting such buyers who 
must perforce buy it with more hesitation from printed descriptions. The color is a brilliant 
red deeper than Firebrand but fully as velvety. We put it without hesitation “‘in the best 15’’. 
MRS. M. J. WHITE (Both ’45) (our ’47 import release). Up to 10% inches diameter, 
the largest glad in our catalog so far. Pure white with a small throat mark. Our starting 
stock was really minute and limited to a few bulblets all of which made gigantic blooms. The 
bulblet crop from these few bulblets was astonishing, notwithstanding they had all been 
permitted to throw big spikes, running about 50 decent sized bulblets per bulb, all of which 
reached No. 2 to 3 size. Its good color and evidently satisfactory attachment was beyond 
our hopes for so big a glad. (By the way, when you get to the stage where you would be 
pleased to pay about $6.00 per bulblet for a 12” diameter glad of excellent, very deep color, 
you can begin to inquire with checks, though you may have to wait until next spring for 
delivery). I think we will really quit looking for larger size glads when we start to catalog 
this 12 inch glad in 1948. 
