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MT. KOSCIUSKO (Both ’44) (our '47 import release). Purest white, no markings. 
With no care and no fertilizer this can grow 6 feet tall and make florets 81% inches diameter. 
Well grown it can go to 7 feet and make florets up to 10 inches diameter carrying petals fully 
4 inches wide. We gave you a peek at a bulblet grown spike in our last Guidebook. 
PERSONALITY (Butt ’ 47 introduction—we join). After long search and much testing 
of several ‘deep pink’’ Picardy sports we have finally found the deep pink Picardy that meets 
with our unqualified approval. However it is not a sport but a seedling. 
PFITZER’S CENTURY (Pfitzer) (our '47 import release). Introduced by Pfitzer on 
the 100th anniversary of the world famous Pfitzer firm. The light scarlet color is very good 
and the spike is magnificient. 
RAVEL (K & M) (our ’47 import release). Deeper than Blue Ice, florets not so large. 
More good blues have come from this source than from all others combined. 
SALMAN’S GLORY (Salman) (our ’47 import release). The offerings of this hybrid- 
izer, relatively new to us, will bear much watching. This one will wean a lot of followers 
away from Sir Galahad. A heavily blotched super-giant with claims of various Holland 
growers of florets ranging from 8 to 10 inches diameter. Our bulblets and small bulbs did 
make 514 to 6 inches but nowhere near the size obtained from bulblets of Mrs. M. J. White 
and Mt. Kosciusko. 
SOLID (Both ’44) (our '47 import release). Long, stretchy heads of clear, deep yellow 
Buds separate nicely. A bit ruffled and fluted making a more pleasing floret than that of 
Spotlight and with a much livelier color. Was decorative type champion in Australia, ’44 
at Ballarat, world famous for its trial gardens and often called ‘‘the home of glads.” 
STAPLEFORD (Whiteley). We last offered it in ’41. Poor propagator so we suggest 
purchase for show purposes only. Makes large, round florets on tall strong plants, a most 
unusual color, medium-light purple marked white. Has a glistening, hard surface sheen 
lacking in most all purples. Supply is short, of course, and likely will not be able to list it 
again for several more years. j . 
STRALIA (Both '44) (our 747 import release). A commercial, decorative type sure to 
please the cut flower folks. Intensely ruffled, buff to salmon, 5 to 7 open. . 
STRATHNAVER (Peattie) (our ’47 import release): In this business all we would ask 
each year would be the privilege of introducing two glads like Strathnaver and Miss-America 
and our lasting reputation would be assured. If these two are not world-wide top notchers © 
then we have a lot to relearn after our 20 years of intensive study of show varieties, visiting 
hundreds of shows, supervising several of the world’s largest back in the days of the American 
Gladiolus Society when we were executive chairman for five years followed by like office and 
term with the Ohio State Society, judging in many shows throughout the period and not to 
mention some hybridizing experience of our own. 
Strathnaver is not as good a propagator as we would like and the rush of growers and 
cataloger, big and little is on to locate some stock at prices one can afford to pay. Over 90 
per cent of the bulblets grew well for us, some of them bloomed. We managed to import a 
small starting stock of a few bulblets almost 3 years ago, too late to plant until the following 
year. Since then we have failed to import another bulblet, although we keep trying. Our 
original, well ripened bulblets made mostly No. 2 bulbs and averaged 25 bulblets per bulb 
produced. These bulblets, not as well aged, planted in ’46 made one-eighth large, three- 
eighths medium and four-eighths small bulbs and about 8 bulblets each. Of course, our 
medium and small bulbs produced more than that. Our chances of adding to our small 
bulblet supply by further purchase is so slim we must retain the few we have, this year at 
least. If you can afford bulbs, buy some. Popular demand against slim stocks might sky- 
rocket the price next year. 
TEHEMA (Diener). We have grown this little, deep blue violet glad about 3 times as” 
many years as any other glad we have. About the only small decorative glad in existence 
that consistently makes full double row placement. We think it the closest to true blue of 
any glad. From year to year we have sold our available surplus of bloomers to field visitors. 
It is not a particularly good propagator, though fair but likely, after one year in our list, it 
will have to be withdrawn to catch up stocks again. . 
TIVOLI (K & M) (our ’47 import release). The clean, very soft rose color is unimpeach- 
ee EH ahead of Rosa van Lima on color value and shows signs of satisfactory cut 
ower nabits. 
_TUNIA’S DELIGHT (Both ’43) (our ’47 import release). There can be no argument 
by judges about granting around full 100 per cent of the points allotted to color. This is the 
best color “‘break’’ we have found in glads since before the war. . Clear, bright orange with a 
perfect blue margin around the edges of each petal. Incidently, a giant that can hold 8 or 
more open. 
