GUIDEBOOK FOR 1948 
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430 GERALDINE (D. S. Pruitt) Very early. 
Color is rather similar to that of Marlene 
Both but not as brilliant as the latter. 
Light, creamy salmon pink. Geraldine 
has ideal cutting habits, with double row 
placement on medium tall spikes. Opens 
8 well ruffled florets in the field with ease. 
Fast propagator 
L .35 M .20 S .15 Blts (100, $2.00) (1000, 
$12.00). 
430 MARLENE BOTH (Both) (our ’43 im- 
port release). Very early. Easily one 
of the most beautiful of all glads. A 
glorious, brilliant yet delicate, creamy 
salmon pink with perfectly blended deep, 
creamy buff throat. Color never blem- 
ishes. Beautifully ruffled, adding to its 
outstanding decorative qualities. Long, 
stretchy spikes. Has had several top 
honor awards such as best recent intro- 
duction, best Australian introduction, 
grand champion and “most beautiful 
bloom in the show.” All habits well 
above the “‘satisfactory level’’ except an 
occasional small amount of crooking 
under extremely bad conditions. Fast 
propagator. 
L .50 M .35 S .20 Bits (100, $3.00) (1000, 
$17.50) (pint, $25.00). 
530 MRS. E. BOTH (Both) (our ’43 import 
release) EM. Until the advent of Tunia’s 
Wizard and Tunia’s Aristocrat, the most 
sensational super exhibition glad ever sent 
out of Australia, where it received the first 
First Class Certficate ever issued by the 
S. A. G. S., 40, with a top rating of 95. 
A perfect color blend of liquid clear, light 
orange pink with harmonizing, clear, deep 
cream throat. Shows a wonderful satur- 
ation of color. Florets round petalled, 
wide open, from 6-7!% inches in diameter, 
rigidly held on flowerheads that range 
from 30-42 inches. 9-12 open, 24-26 buds. 
When well grown and forced with heavy 
watering, assisted perhaps with a ‘“‘shot- 
in-the-arm”’ type of fertilizing only 
between bud and bloom stage, you have 
a chance of producing the largest bulk of 
bloom yet produced on one spike, com- 
parable to the one in our illustration. 
Each L $3.50 M $2.25 S $1.50 Blts .30 
(100, $20.00). 
“Let me first tell you that I chink your catalog is a master- 
piece. I don’t suppose that any of us, who have come to look 
forward for it each year, realize the vast amount of headaches 
involved in collecting and tabulating the data. To me it is 
an important part of the Glad cycle each year and is sincerely 
appreciated.’’ D. W. M.,Bradford, Pa. 
"While in Customs getting the lot of bulbs from you I met 
our Canadian Inspector and he told me that the lot I was in 
for (your shipment) was as fine a lot as he had ever examined 
and every corm a perfect one in being absolutely free from 
defect, thrips or disease of any kind. That was getting real 
value for my money, particularly in view of the fact that 
your overcount and extras more than made up for the exchange, 
duty and express incurred.’’ J. W. McL., Ottawa, Ont. 

Mrs. E. Both 
A 42 inch flowerhead 
