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’47 so it will take several years as yet to 
collect its various possible awards. Here 
again we are really offering to share a 
very limited propagating stock with a 
few of our customers desirous of obtaining 
an opportunity of appraisal of a highly 
rated new variety a year or two ahead of 
normal introductory date. 
Each S $7.50 (no dozen rate). 
400 IGLOO (Butt ’45) M. Smooth petalled, 
purest white, faint cream marking in 
throat. Nocolor flecking in bad weather. 
Straight, tall, hard spikes with about 2 
foot flowerheads, 6 or more open, 5 inch 
florets with good placement and attach- 
ment. Shy on bulblet production with 
us, otherwise grand cut flower habits. 
L .40 M .30 S .20 Bits .04. 
501 MRS. M. J. WHITE (Both) (our 747 
import release) M. Gigantic pure white 
with a very small violet throat mark. Well 
grown, blooms may be had up to 10% 
inches. The largest glad we have offered 
up to 1948. The color is clear although 
we have had a couple of reports of a faint 
flecking of violet under adverse circum- 
stances. The substance is good and we 
were relieved to find that the originator’s 
report of good attachment on so big a glad 
appears to be true. Round, flat, wide 
open florets. Placement has continued 
excellent, even on spikes from bulblets. 
Our blooms from bulblets have reached 
7% inches, 7 open. See illustration. 
Supply is still limited and there is no hope 
that we have enough large bulbs to go 
around. Also, we reserve the right to 
limit quantity purchase of bulblets if it 
appears that, otherwise, many small lot 
purchasers would have to go without. 
Any size bulb, Each $5.00 Blts .50. 
500 MT. KOSCIUSKO (Both) (our 47 im- 
port release) E: Purest white, no mark- 
ings. Giant plants and bloom seem un- 
stoppable. 814-10 inch diameter depend- 
ing on care given. Six foot tall even when 
poorly grown. Wide, round florets with 
individual petals 4 inches across. Florets 
face up a bit and do not flare out to their 
fullest extent, unassisted. See illustration 
of these florets on spike grown from a 
bulblet. We have seen white bud color 
protruding over 6 inches out of bud sheath 
on spikes from small bulbs. Attachment 
is as good as should be expected of such 
a giant but it is not equal to that of Mrs. 
M. J. White. This is a fast propagator 
so the prices are already within reach. 
L $2.00 M $1.50 S $1.00 Blts .20 (100, 
$12.00) (1000, $75.00). 
THE GLADIOLUS FANCIER'’S 
“Mt. Kosciusko is probably"the largest and tallest white in 
commerce. Florets are huge, perfectly round and without 
any artificial help will grow 814 inches across.” C. J. 
Coates, Victoria, Australia. 
”This was my 26th year of growing gladiolus. Without 
any doubt the biggest thrill I ever had was the morning in 
August when I found Mt. Kosciusko in bloom. SUCH a 
giant. First bloom was 814”, 65” tall: on second day after 
cutting 7 open out of 19 buds and a 34” flowerhead. The 
texture was remarkaole for so big a bloom. How much 
better did you have it?”’? W.J. Dittman, Mich. 
500 ROYAL WHITE (Holland ’48) (our ’48 
import release) M. A pure silvery white 
Picardy seedling. Healthy grower and 
prolific propagator. Florets about 6 inches 
on tall, strong and straight stems. Hol- 
landers consider it superior to Leading 
Lady for color, size and growth but, since 
the color differs, it will be up to individual 
taste. It could be possible that the 
lively white of Royal White may please 
as many as the hard, dead white of Strath- 
naver. At any rate, we are doing our 
share to enable many of our customers to be 
among the first to grow and appraise this 
beautiful variety a year or two earlier 
than has been custom and at a price that 
should surprise everybody. 
Each M $1.00. 
500 SNOW CRUISER (Evans '43) E. An 
immense super giant, with round, smooth, 
wide open, snow white florets of 7 inches 
or more, holding their size with very 
little diminution up the spike. 7 open is 
normal but is has been shown with 11. 
Good propagator, makes grand blooms 
from the smaller sizes and frequently 
from bulblets. Considering its immense 
size, the attachment of all florets with 
occasional exception of bottom floret is 
reasonably satisfactory. Has proved its- 
self to be a potential section or grand cham- 
pion for any show. We have concrete 
evidence, many times confirmed, that 
Snow Cruiser imparts giant size to its 
seed progeny and the resultant color when 
used as a pollen parent strongly favors 
that of the seed parent. Mid-America is 
a currently published example. 
Each L $1.00 M .75 S .50 Blts .08 (100, 
$5.00) (1000, $30.00). 
“A bouquet of Snow Cruisers which I sent to the President 
created a sensation. They had never seen anything like it 
and they all wanted the bulbs.”” Dr. J. J. Marek, Honduras. 
“Snow Cruiser—what a glad. I had only bulblets but one 
bloomed like a million dollars, the spike had 13 buds, held 5 
open at a time, the first bloom was 534 inches dia. and the clean- 
est and finest white I ever saw in any glad. It was really out- 
standing and I had a lot of comments on it.”’ 9-12-43. 
J. L. H., York, Pa. 
“A bulblee of Snow Cruiser gave me the largest growth | 
ever saw from a bulblet—nearly 5 feet tall with 14 buds 
(taller than the bloom from the 2 bulbs I had). Ie sure is a 
giant and beautiful.’’ 12-1-44 G. T. B., Shelbyville, Ill. 
Bulbs priced per each. 12 sold at 10 rate. 6 at 5 rate. 25 at 100 rate. 
Bits any amount at rate offered. Delivered Prepaid in U. S. 
