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506 LEADING LADY (Johnson ’42) M. 
Tops the last Canadian Symposium, 
having displaced Red Charm. Maybe it 
will stay at the top two more years. There 
may be better glads but the world in 
general does not yet know it. The light 
cream Picardy sport which has taken the 
world by storm. See our Grand Cham- 
pion and Winner-Symposium tabulations 
for a resume of its most important win- 
nings. Even our price is attractive. 
Note L is only 1214c each in dozen lots. 
L .15 M .10 Bits (100, $1.00) (1000, 
$5.00) (quart, $20.00). 
507 SALMAN’S GLORY (Salman) (our ’47 
import release) E. The supreme beauty 
of the giant, blotched varieties. Pure, 
unflecked light cream, paling impercep- 
tibly to white at petal edge with a specta- 
cular, solid carmine mark surrounded with 
a strong yellow which blends out into the 
cream basic color. Early giants are un- 
common, but this variety does not stop 
there. Superlatives apply to its color, 
its every trait and habit. It can well be 
we are discussing the world’s greatest 
glad. Personally, we are partial to giant, 
blotched varieties with clean colors and 
good color harmony. If we had to be 
reduced to growing but one variety, then 
Strathnaver, Mid-America, Leading Lady 
and all the rest would surely go overboard 
and we would grow Salman’s Glory. We 
are not just trying to say pretty words. 
Variety descriptions are a very serious 
business with us. (It might interest you 
to read our first description, in last year’s 
Guidebook, drawn from a limited growing 
experience.) Florets are smooth petalled, 
open full and round, wide and flat, dia- 
meter around 8 inches (10 has been claimed 
in Holland). 6-8 open, with 5 or more 
buds above in color, total buds 18-24. 
The stem is thin but wiry and strong and 
straight. One of the few varieties that - 
completely resisted the terriffic hail storm 
we had last season. Height around 66 
inches. Vigorous and healthy grower. 
One of the very best propagators in exist- 
ence (accounting for our amazing price 
reduction). 
In Holland it was Grand Champion and 
received Award of Merit in ’45. Was 
Champion Blotched Variety and received 
First Class Certificate in ’46. Over here 
in ’47 it obtained firsts at Ind. state, Minn. 
state, Pa. (Pittsburgh), Wis. state, Sioux 
City, Iowa, Ohio state (our entry), 
Winnipeg and at Sheboygan, Wis., it 
secured 2 firsts and 500 series division 
champion. The memory of second day 
visitors to our great Cleveland show will 
THE GLADIOLUS FANCIER’S 

long linger on a vase of seven, freshly cut, 
stupendous and indescribably beautiful 
specimens. (On the first day we had but 
the one winning spike.) 
Our prices we are deliberately making 
highly competitive, in order that all of 
our customers, we hope without exception, 
may be among the first to grow and see 
this flower, if only from a medium or small 
bulb. We have plenty bulbs to go around, 
particularly in medium and_ small, if 
quantity buying doesn’t get too heavy. 
Each L .30 M .20 S .10 Blts (100, $1.00) 
(1000, $8.00). 
“Salman’s Glory from Holland, as grown by Herb Evans, 
was a pleasure to behold.”’ Jim Mason “‘Ill. Notebook.” 
407 SINCERITY (Errey) (our ’48 import 
release) M. ‘‘The find of the season” 
says J. P. Jones, Gladiolus Correspondent, 
Australian Garden Lover. The ground 
color is cream, the lower petals being a 
deeper cream with a soft light scarlet 
blotch, a striking color harmony. Florets, 
beautifully waved, are 5 inches or more, 
of good texture and can carry 10 open in 
full double row placement unless forced, 
when the spike stretches the florets a bit 
further apart. In either event the regu- 
larity of facing and spacing is obviously 
excellent. The color very refined. Our 
starting stock was very small and our 
present supply very limited but our ex- 
perience indicates that it ‘“‘propagates like 
a weed.” 
Each L $5.00 Blts per unit of 10, $5.00. 
YELLOW—10 Series 
511 CHAGRIN (Evans 45) M. The beauty 
of the individual floret is what induced us 
to introduce it. The spikes are not as 
tall as we would wish them and perhaps 
to maintain good proportion the number 
of buds is below average. The color is 
soft, clear, lively primrose yellow with 
red markings in the throat. The heavy 
creases and the tapering points of the 
petals add greatly to its beauty. It has 
had champion experience. 
Champion seedling W. Va., ’41. Same 
at Ohio (Cleveland), ’43. Reserve cham- 
pion Chagrin Falls, ’43. 
Each L $1.00 M .60 S .30 Blts .05 (100, 
$3.00). 
310 CUT UP (Wilson ’42) L. Clear, 
brilliant color, medium yellow. Starry 
florets, beautifully ruffled, fluted and 
laciniated. Placement wide and_ airy. 
Very decorative. Supply limited. 
L .20 M .15 Blts (100, $1.00). 

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. 
