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most beautiful smoky, opinions vary. I 
have never been able to grow it with 7% 
inch blooms from bulbets but any size 
bulb produces immense spikes of bloom. I 
believe Tunias Mahomet is ae most 
worthy glad in its class and probably 
the best Mr. Both has given us from 
“Down Under’’, and should have no dif- 
ficulty winning in the smoky elass. 
L $1.00; M .75; Bts. .15 each; 10 for $1.00. 
VANGOLD (VanVoorhis) Deep golden yel- 
low with no markings. Looks like the 
best early commercial yellow to date, 
making straight spikes. with 6 to 8 open 
end several buds in color. It is a very 
good dry weather glad and prefers heat 
to cool weather. Growers who passe@ 
Vangold up earlier are now stacking it 
heavily. 
J. .75: M .503; S .35; Bts. 10 for .75; 100 for 
$5.00. 
VANWHITE (VanVoorhis) Probably the 
lergest of the snow whites. Little has 
been seen of this glad in the Middle 
West, and little stock in evidence, but [I 
feel here is one of the overlooked glads. 
Bulblets now blooming are_ producing 
commercial spikes. Good propagator and 
germinator. 
ere M .35; S .253; Bts. 10 for .50; L100 for 
VARIATION (Krueger) Best described as 
a sweet cool pink with faint lavender 
east, self color save for faint white mid- 
rib. Most reliable in production of 
spikes that open up a real ribbon of 
color. Good early and late but especially 
lovely in September. Tremendous pro- 
pagator of easy germinating bulblets. 
Favorite with florists everywhere be- 
cause of its beauty in make up work. 
L .15; Bts. 100 for .25. 
VICTORY QUEEN (Wilson) Rich salmon 
orange with deep cream throat. Beauti- 
fully ruffled wide oven 5% inch florets, 8 
open, 21 buds on 28 inch flower head, 60 
inches tall. Strong attachment on a 
straight stem. Leading authorities who 
have seen Victory Queen are unanimous 
in pronouncing it the best Wilson or- 
igination to date. 
M $1.00; S .60; Bts. .15 each; 10 for $1.00. 
VIRGIN (Lins) (Originator’s description) 
Virgin is a pure white, introduced for 
the commercial grower. The plants are 
very heavy and produce tall, straight 
spikes with long flower heads of 20 or 
more buds. It will open more florets 
than any other pure white under same 
conditions. Virgin is a very heavy pro- 
pagator and bulblets grow easily into 
larger sizes. 
V. $2.00: M $1.50; S $1.00; Bts. .25 each; 
10 for $2.00. 
WANDA (Snyder) A rich deep cream with 
small lavender throat marking. Another 
true sport of Picardy and in great de- 
mand as a cut flower. 
L .15; Bts. 100 for .20. 
WAX MODEL (Krueger) A 1946 introduc- 
tion for the producer of cut flowers. 
Wax Model is an immense tall growing 
white with a small clear lavender throat 
spear. It blooms in early season on 
spikes which never crook. It opens 5 to 
6 florets of 5 inch size. Flower head is 
about 22 inches in length and carries 17 
buds. It produces a satisfactory num- 
ber cf bulblets which germinate read- 
‘ly. It has a good record of winnings 
also. 
L $5.00; M No Bulblets. 
$4.09; S $3.00, 
WHITE GOLD (Scheer) Well Known cream 
—not perfect as flower heads are not as 
long as they might be—but the perfect 
glad has not been introduced and I pre- 
dict] Dr. Scheer will long be remembered 
for -eivines sus; this, besutit ul jelad: I 
wish all varieties had the health and 
vigor of White Gold. Must be grown 
from larze bulbs’ to seer ity at its best. 
A tremendous propagator and 100% 
germinator. Bulblets are not free bloom- 
ers but make many No. 1-2 sizes. Quite 
early in season, about 75 days. 
L .20; M .15; S .10; Bts. 10 for .29; 100 
for $1.00. - 
W. R. READER (Turnbull) A famous light 
salmon from Canada, little grown in U.S. 
to date. Grows 6 inch florets, 6 to 8 
epen on a fine straight spike with 
splendid placement. Occasionally it 
comes flecked. Some growers place iv 
in list of best 10. Price down where ev- 
eryone can try it. 
M .25; S .15; Bts. 10 for .25; 100 for $2.00. 


TERMS AND PRICES 
Please Read Carefully 
of $2.00 and upwards pre- 
paid in U.S. $5.00 or over in Canada and 
foreign countries. Canadian customers 
please secure mail permits on small order, 
larger ones by express. 10 bulbs will be 
sold at 8 times singe rate, where priced as 
for instance, 2 for 15 cents, 10 rate would 
be 60 cents. Please do not order less than 
quantity quoted. Wholesale orders a mat- 
ter of correspondence. No bulblets orders 
filledMaAllereeAp rile lea ase apes nemtOmmtEeac 
and plant bulblets shortly after this date. 
Smali orders sent by mail FV) Dae 0 0 TAY Oo SH ae 
larger orders delivered to Express Co. in 
good condition, fully insured, thereafter 
my responsibility ceases. Purchasers 
should examine package carefully. so as 
to file claim if received in damaged con- 
dition. The difficulties encountered in 
getting out an early catalog are many, not 
the least being the securing of new fall 
prices. 1 -éndeavor, to ‘cooperate with? or- 
iginators and follow their prices where 
furnished. However, I do not wish to be 
undersold, and when prices are out of 
line with those of the originator or any re- 
putable catalogers, I will be glad to furnish 
at their prices, as long as stocks last. 
This does not apply to cut-throat prices. 
Owing to heavy sales last season, bulb 
stceks of some varieties were completely 
exhausted, bulblets only were available for 
planting, which accounts for the lack of 
cffering of large sizes in some instances. 
In many of these varieties there will be a 
percentage of large bulbs, though not in 
sufficient quantity to catalog. When or- 
dering medium sizes, and where particu- 
larlys = desired” for exhibition; © will?” be 
pleased to furnish large bulbs in propor- 
tionate value, as long as these are avail- 
able, when purchaser requests same when 
ordering. I am always interested in the 
purchase of complete stocks of outstand- 
ing new seedlinegs—but do not solicit bulbs 
on trial. I prefer to receive a spike ship- 
ped during blooming season. My stock 
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