NEWER GLADS — 1947 
We are presenting our Gladiolus Hst this year in somewhat 
expanded form, and we hope to be able to improve it from year to 
year with additional pictures and other features. We are grateful 
to you, our customers, who by your fine orders have made this larger 
catalog possible. We will strive to merit your support in the future 
as in the past by furnishing you with high quality bulbs of the very 
best varieties. 
Again this year we are giving free with larger orders two of our 
new named seedling varieties. Last year our premium varieties were | 
GAVOTTE and JUNE DAY, and for 1947 we are offering two other 
good ones in GREEN GOLD and DAYDREAM. Full details and 
descriptions in the general alphabetical list. 
We are adding many other fine glads to our 1947 list, including 
DIEPPE, LADY LUCK, MYRNA FAY, TRUELOVE, GRATITUDE, 
MOUNTAIN GEM, SPOTLIGHT, SILVER STAR, LAKE PLACID, 
LIPSTICK, BRIDESMAID, MT. INDEX, TAHLAHNEKA, FUCHSIA 
BELLE, ORIENTAL PEARL, and others. Most of them we have 
grown more than one year, and we believe each is worthy of inclusion 
in any list of the best glads. 
Of our own previous seedling introductions GAVOTTE, RED 
CHERRY, JUNE DAY, and SUN SPOT have brought in fine reports 
from those who have tried them. The last named was especially well 
liked, both in this country and in Canada. All of these are good future 
commercial prospects. HAVANA, MAHASKA, FIRST LADY, and 
CRIMSON TIDE are perhaps more for the fancier and home gardener, 
altho they too can be useful florist flowers for a local market. 
A few notes on some of the newer varieties might be of interest, 
in addition to the descriptions in our general list. It must be remem- 
bered however that the gladiolus, perhaps more than any other flower, 
varies greatly in performance in differing soils and climates. 
MT. INDEX is one of our finest whites. Not new, it has never been 
given the recognition due it, perhaps because originating in the 
West (Washington state) it hasn’t been seen extensively in the East 
and Midwest. SILVER WINGS was wonderful last summer; I would 
give it a slight edge over LEADING LADY as a cut flower. Both are 
fine increasers, as Picardy sports should be. IGLOO, from Butt, | 
looked very good, and WHITE FANTASY appeared to be very early, 
altho of only medium height. TUNOLIA is a fine grower and different 
from any other white. PARMA is quite early, white with deep lavender 
feather, while SILVER STAR has a larger purple blotch and seems 
to be an especially strong grower. ORIENTAL PEARL lived up to its 
advance publicity; we predict that it will be immensely popular, very 
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