GUIDEBOOK FOR 1947 Page 21 

TUNIA’S SNOW BALL (Both) 63 — + Class 
3.00 A superb little glad of about 314 to 
4 inches diameter. Spotless, pure white 
with ruffling making it. extravagantly 
beautiful. In the last few years we have 
had 5 or 6 firsts with it in various Ohio 
shows including an O. S. G. S. award of 
Merit, *43. This is really the poorest 
propagator we have grown for five years. 
We do not offer bulblets for the simple 
reason that we have less than 300. The 
quantity of bulbs is quite limited and it 
is entirely unlikely that we will be able to 
offer it another vear. Often blooms inside 
60 days. 
Each L $2.00 M $2.00. 
JOE STALIN (Both) 88 — tif Class 406. 
Large, perfectly round florets, clean cream 
deepening to yellow in throat. Makes 
extremely long, stretchy, stepladder type 
spikes on tall plants. Grand champion 
down in Tasmania, where glads grow ina 
climate not unlike that of northern Ohio. 
Can hold 12”open. Won longest flower- 
head, East Liverpool, Ohio show ’46. 
(33 inches). Propagation is good. Re- 
sponds to forcing. Any size bulb, each $2.50 
Bits .25. 
CREAM—06 Series 
LADY JANE (Lake) 85 * — {ft Exh. Com. 
Clear, glistening cream, deeper in throat. 
Will easily open 7-8 round, wide open, 
slightly ruffled and waved blooms. Tex- 
ture and placement are perfect. This is 
considered the world’s 6th best glad by 
C. G. S. symposium standards and worthy 
of the rating. Commercial qualities are 
perfect. Very outstanding. 
Rack. 
LEADiNG LADY (Johnson) 82 ** tf Exh’ 
Com. This light cream sport of Picardy 
has been in the limelight ever since intro- 
duced. Probably the best feature, and 
one that will result in its being the leading 
commercial while it persists, is that so far 
it has shown none of the diseases of its 
parent. Spike, flower and habits identi- 
cal with Picardy, an occasional Picardy 
pink streak in petals being best proof it is eS ae 
arealsport. However, somehow, inverted 
type florets (single lip, top petal to rear) 
occasionally are to be found. That’s an 
advantage over Picardy. Color is light 
cream with lemon cream throat, yet for 
most practical purposes where white is also grand champion, Wheeling, W. Va. 
wanted, it is accepted when seen. You '46. The florets were truly huge and the 
can grow show spikes from medium sizes bulk of open flowerhead was over twice 
and commercial spikes from No. 5. See that of the 6 open grand champion at 
winner and grand champion tabulations. Binghamton. 
Best spike we have seen thus far was an Now tops the Canadian symposium. 
entry by L. H. Esterline, most open (10) Each L .40 M .25 S .15 Blts (100, $2.50). 

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