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THE GLADIOLUS FANCIER'S 

451 THRILLER (Evans 743) LM. Color 
is clean red with medium sized blotch of 
clean, creamy yellow. On Fischer Color 
Chart the color is intermediate but closer 
to R4 than to 0R3. Makes very long, 
decorative flowerheads, 8 or more open. 
Was Champion Seedling and Grand 
Champion at Mich. state, 41. We find 
that many prefer it to Beacon because 
the blotch is not over-prominent, the 
floret larger and the heads longer. 
L 50 M .30 Bits (100, $2.00) (1000, 
$10.00). 
DEEP RED—52 Series 
452 FIREBRAND (Butt 744) M. We con- 
sider this Mr. Butt’s best origination to 
date. Within our experience, no other 
medium deep red has color value to match 
it. Slightly ruffled, deep signal red, 
slightly deeper in throat with small white 
lines on lower petals. Color is velvety 
and unopened buds are of unique form 
resembling roses and the florets lie tight 
and flat to the stem. 8-13 open on spikes 
that are tall and straight. Good propa- 
gator and makes show spikes from No. 4 
medium bulbs. Has entered the columns 
of Color Champion and Grand Champion 
and has won many recent introduction 
section championships in the few years 
it has been on the market. 
L .40 M .30 S .20 Bits (100, $2.00) (1000, 
$15.00) (1 pint, $25.00). 
552 MIGHTY MONARCH (Butt 46) LM. 
Very velvety, clean, glowing deep red. 
An exceptionally strong grower, approach- 
ing the power shown by Strathnaver and 
Mid-America, Florets 514-6 inches, 8-10 
open on extremely long, 20-26 bud flower- 
heads. Good propagator and_ bulblets 
make a large proportion of large and 
medium bulbs. A quality glad in every 
respect and we consider it one of the 
three best reds in existence. (And you 
know what we think of Mid-America and 
Firebrand.) Because stock is limited as 
yet the ‘‘news picture’ on this grand 
glad is limited, too. However, it has 
started out with a first at Binghamton, 
two firsts and longest flowerhead at 
Chagrin Falls (Ohio) and another first at 
East Liverpool (Ohio), ’47. But see it, 
you'll want it. Price is now within reach. 
L $2.00 M $1.25 S .75 Bits .15 (100, 
$10.00). 

“The one that took my vote was Mighty Monarch. It 
was the most perfect thing I have ever seen and I| don’t care 
too much for reds, either.” Dr. C. M. Evans, Editor, So. 
Calif. G. S. Bulletin. 
“The bulblet I had of Mid-America we ated and did not 
make a bloom of show caliber.”” W. 
452 RED CHARM (Butt ’39) M. It is 
charming, surely. Glistening, very deep 
but not black, red. All habits just about 
perfection. Topped the Canadian Sym- 
posium, years ’44-45, led only by Leading 
Lady, 46-47, and, of course, topping its 
color section. 5 inch florets, 8-9 open, 
18 bud, 55 inches tall, good blooms from 
smaller sizes. We rate it the best red 
cut flower obtainable at moderate prices. 
At the highly competitive Chagrin Falls 
(Ohio) ’47 show, a novice exhibitor won 
grand champion with it. 
L .10 M .06 Bits (100, .40) (1000, $2.50) 
(pint $4.00). 
553 RODNEY (Coates) (our ’41 import 
release) L. A spectacular glad making 
full double row placement of 6-7 inch 
florets, up to 8 and 10 open. Dark, 
glistening red with conspicuous blackish 
brush on white throat. Vigorous grower. 
Supply limited. 
L250. M335; Bits 05: 
BLACK RED—54 Series 
554 GRAND MONARCH (Salman) (our ’48 
import release) LM. Color is bright and 
glossy, Warm, brown toned deep maroon 
with intense deep purple in_ throat. 
Beautifully formed, immense florets of 
heavy texture. Five feet or taller. 
Flowerheads are extremely strong, of 
enormous proportions, holding 8 open. 
One of the largest glads, a grand monarch 
indeed! Award of Merit, Haarlem, ’45. 
Rapid propagation enables low intro- 
ductory price. 
L175: M50. 
454 MANSOER (Salman) (our ’47 import 
release) EM. Considering that this new 
hybridizer in Holland has been literally 
flooding the Holland markets with in- 
numerable varieties, apparently mostly 
Picardy seedlings, we are proud of the 
fact that we sorted them out and selected 
and released last year Mansoer and Sal- 
man’s Glory, two outstanding glads 
destined for high acclaim. Mansoer is 
very deep blood red with a_ blackish 
brown, velvety glow. By no means 
enough brown to warrant placing it in 
the ‘‘any other’’ classification, where it 
was plainly out of place in the ’47 shows. 
The florets are close to the giant size, 
smooth, round and wide open, firmly 
held on tall, wiry stems. 7-10 open. 
First Class Certificate, Haarlem, ’45. 
Because it is perfectly healthy and cuts 
100% blooms of exhibition quality it will 
quickly become our most popular black 
red cut flower. Very fast propagator, so 
our price is greatly reduced. 
L .35 M .20S .15 Blts (100, $2.00) (1000, 
$12.00). 
