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THE GLADIOLUS FANCIER’S 

DEEP SALMON-—32 Series 
533 BOLDFACE (Evans ’47) M. Color is 
brilliant and very attractive. Very deep 
salmon pink with an almost black red 
brush on clean white throat, very spectac- 
ularly blotched. Ruffled florets that run 
a bit over 51% inches though we were 
amazed to see a floret grown by Mrs. Kidd 
of Newmarket, Ont., over 7% inches. 
Opens up to 8 in field, 9-11 when cut, 20-21 
buds. We have heard of one spike crooking 
in Tenn., but we saw a number of spikes 
standing straight and fresh at three places 
in Canada last summer in the most 
terrific heat we have ever encountered, 
running from 108 to 120 degrees in the 
sun. Plant growth is vigorous and foliage 
stands 30-36 inches high, height 66 inches. 
Florets well attached, make uniform, 
double row placement. Propagation is 
good. 
In ’46 Ohio (Cleveland) won American 
Home Achievement Medal also O. S. G. S. 
Award of Merit. At Chagrin Falls also 
won this. GS, “Awardeom\lerit At 
East Liverpool, section champion and 
champion 3 spike bloom of the show. In 
’47 it won firsts at So. Minn., Pa. state, 
Ohio state (Cleveland) Ohio state (Solon), 
Iowa (Ames). At Chagrin Falls we 
entered an extra fine spike of Dieppe and 
had the good fortune (?) of beating a 
grand spike of Boldface entered by Mr. 
Colbert. 
Each L $5.00 M $5.00 S $5.00 BlIts .50. 
“Herb Evans’ Boldface is truly a ‘wonder’ glad.’’ Bob 
Knopf, Oregon. 
“Boldface was very fine here. Good and straight and OK 
with me.” Dr. C. M. Evans, Ed., So. Calif. G. S. 
Bulletin. 
“My number 2 thrill was Boldface—this surely makes a 
giant plant, the leaves 3” across, the spike stem as large as 
my thumb and strong as iron. First bloom 534”, 20 buds, 
7 open, 55” tall and every inch a picture of robustness. The 
color is most appealing and have you seen it under artificial 
light? Try it.’ W.J. Dittman, Mich. 
432 DIEPPE (Hassal ’45) M. Deep, red 
salmon, blotched deeper. Slightly waved 
and ruffled. Excellent cut flower habits 
and fast propagator. Very attractive, 
not far from that of Harmau. The 
records say we beat a very fine spike of 
Boldface at the Chagrin Falls show, ’47 
with a fine spike of Dieppe! 
L .50 M .35 S .20 Bits (100, $3.00). 
332 LIBERATION (Colyn ’46) (our '48 im- 
port release) EM. A very good deep 
salmon with warm orange shading, yellow 
mark in throat. Up to 10 open and 22 
buds, on long, graceful spikes. Stem 
length medium, but strong, wiry and 
straight. After tests in Florida, proving, 
among other things, that it is a very 
good shipper, sizeable amounts of stock 
have been sold to a number of Florida 
growers. It is from cross, Picardy x Bit 
o’ Heaven. Fast propagator. Our intro- 
ductory prices should not prove to be 
much of a bar should you wish to appraise 
it in your own garden. 
Each M .35 S .25. 
432 SPITFIRE (Evans ’43) M. Color is 
clear, irridescent, rosy toned _ salmon, 
white throat marked with several small 
cherry lines. Opens 8-10 slightly ruffled 
5 inch florets. Powerful plant, strong 
stem, no crooking, bloom long lasting. 
Propagation medium, otherwise good cut 
flower qualities. Has won medals, cups, 
seedling and grand championships, five 
different Awards of Merit. Australian 
catalogs call it ““America’s Perfect Exhibi- 
tion Glad.”’ With Dieppe it has topped 
its color section in the last Canadian 
Symposium. Bulblets run small and 
because we get no large and not too 
many medium bulbs with one year’s 
growing, we never have enough stock to 
go around. See illustration. Its ability 
to win occasional second day grand cham- 
ionships (as W. Va. and Winnipeg, ’47) 
shows its stamina. See its ratings in our 
various tabulations elsewhere in this 
Guidebook. 
In extensive trials by Florida State in ’47, 
Spitfire turned out to be one of but six 
varieties found to be both a desirable 
commercial variety and also resistant to 
the “leaf spot’’ disease so prevalent in 
Florida and California under humid 
conditions. 
L .60 M .40. 
“Spitfire is a pink of unusual Shade with great carrying 
power and makes fine spikes.”” G. E. M., Lebanon, Ore. 
“Spitfire has “‘catchy color”? and makes stretchy, straight, 
well placed spikes.’’ Group Test Report, Canada. 
“My Spitfire took second day champion at Winnipeg show. 
Temperature was nothing short of roasting and most blooms 
took a beating but Spitfire took it ‘standing up’ with 8 open, 
23 buds, 28 inch head straight as a ramrod. Mid-America 
ae Miss Wisconsin were not far behind.” J. L. Pateman, 
an. 
“You are doing a swell job for the Societies. The Maine 
Society appreciates it.” Carl M. P. Larrabee, Maine. 
“Just received your Guidebook. I always enjoy reading it 
and find the information it contains almost as valuavle as the 
Canadian G. S. Annual.” A. R. Buckley, Ont. 
