Autumn Fire 
As the name implies, a large-flowered 
orange-red and yellow. Not an early gladi- 
olus, but it will grow its 914x24 inches of 
solid bloom without an opening in it, on 
a stem heavy enough to carry this mass of 
autumn fire at a season when flame color 
seems most beautiful. Shorter days dim 
the coloring of earlier flowering gladi- 
olus, but AUTUMN FIRE are intensifies 
its beauty. 
Sweet Alice 
A lavender in effect, SWEET ALICE 
intermingles orchid, lavender and yellow 
in a pleasing blend that brings added 
beauty to vase or make-up. It has good 
substance, good placement, opens six 5- 
inch wide-open florets with six showing 
color, 19 buds in all, on a strong straight, 
not too tall stem. 
On The Beam 
A tall growing medium yellow with a 
very attractive fuchsia blotch. It carries 
eight 5-inch round wide open florets and 
seven buds in color on a long flower head. 
The strong heavy stem reduces wind haz- 
ard in the field. It will show a few crooks, 
if too much nitrogen and water are used, 
but it has given fine returns for five years 
with ordinary care. A good propagator, 
it makes beautiful spikes from small bulbs. 
