everyone seems to like it; surely the king of the smokies. Other odd 
colors 
and smokies that were singled out for attention by visitors to 
our garden were OKLAHOMA, QUAKER BEAUTY, SANDMAN, 
HIGH FINANCE, BOLERO, ROMANY, VOODOO, TECUMSEH, and 
HAVANA. 
1947 INTRODUCTIONS 
JUNE DAY (Schwaben Girl x Sonatine), formerly seedling 1049-1. 
The outstanding trait of this new pink gladiolus is its extreme 
earliness. It should become a standard cut flower variety when 
more stock is available, as it blooms a few days ahead of all 
other extra early glads I have grown, including Polar Ice, 
Annamae, Early Gold, J. S. Bach, etc. Old Mibloom is the only 
one to challenge its season, blooming at the same time. Here- 
tofore our earliest good pink glad has been Rosa van Lima, but 
JUNE DAY blooms at least ten days before that variety, filling 
this gap with a good pink color that the florists can use for 
their June wedding work; the small cherry blotches do not 
detract appreciably. JUNE DAY opens 6 or 7 florets of 4% inch 
size on a tall straight 20-bud spike. Good placement and con- 
sistently long flowerheads. Fine substance, withstanding heat 
and not easily bruised in handling, as Sonatine was. Good 
propagator and germinator. JUNE DAY will be a money-maker 
for those who grow for the early market. 
Bulbs, any size, $5.00 each: Bulblets .60 each, 10—$5.00 
25—$10.00 
GAVOTTE (Picardy & New Hira). toraverly decd a 
A beautifully frilled light pink shading to a creamy throat, this 
is one of the loveliest colors to be found in glads. Combining 
some of the shades seen in Greta Garbo, King William, and 
Normandie, the frilled florets of GAVOTTE lend additional 
charm not seen in others of somewhat stmilar color. Six or more 
5-inch florets open at once on a medium-tall straight spike. A 
very good propagator and germinator of bulblets, and makes 
good clean bulbs. GAVOTTE opens unusually well in water; 
seems to be extra long lasting when cut, sometimes opening 
as many as eight flowers before the first one wilts. 
Bulbs, L $2.50, M $1.75, S $1.00, Blts 2—.50, 10—$2.00 
'  100—$16.00 
GENERAL LIST 
ABIGAIL (Myers) (EM) A promising new lavender glad. We grew 
just a few the past season but they made quite an impression. 
Advertised as an improved Minuet, it seems to open more florets 
at a time and to bloom much earlier. 
L $5.00, M $4.00, S $3.00, Bulblets .75 each, 10 for $5.00 
ALGONQUIN (Palmer) (EM) Still one of the most widely grown 
scarlet reds, this is a fine variety for all purposes, altho the 
new Mountain Gem will give it some competition as a cut flower. 
pane and tall; a good propagator, bulblets germinating fairly 
well. 
L .10, M .06 (100—$4.50), S .04, Bits 100—.25, 500—$1.00 
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