GENERAL LIST 
See prices on the inside back cover. 
The continuation of the first line following the name of the variety gives in order the 
following information: orginator or originator and introducer, year of introduction, and size 
and color code numbers. 
Medium size florets are in the 300 series; large florets in the 400 series; giant florets 
in the 500 series. Smaller sized flowers are not listed herein. 
Well known varieties are listed separately following this general list without color 
descriptions. 
ABIGAIL (Myers-Milo ‘46) 466 
A very fine lavender of vigorous growth. It is of the same fine lavender shade as 
Minuet, with a throat marking like that variety. Abigail blooms in Mid-early season and 
opens 8 florets at one time. It increases very satisfactorily. It is a variety of great promise 
in a color class that needs added varieties of merit, particularly those that grow tall. 
ALCAN (Woods—Janes et al ‘47) 500 
Stock of this giant ruffled white has been withdrawn from sale this year for propa- 
gation, by the originator. 
ASTRID (Jack-Gove ‘46) 462 
A very desirable rose of fine color values. Its ruffling adds to its beauty. Astrid 
blooms in early mid-season from plants of average height. A basket or vase of this variety 
is truly beautiful. 
BADGER BEAUTY (Krueger ‘41) 366 
Almost too well known to require descriptive listing. It will be found in most whole- 
sale listings in trade publications. These listings indicate its worth as a variety. Badger 
Beauty is, for those who do not know it, a beautiful lavender with a cream white throat. 
BEAUTY’S BLUSH (Fischer ‘47) 440 
The first spikes of Beauty’s Blush that I saw at the Garfield Park show in 1946 caused 
me to note it for purchase. It had the misfortune to bloom here in extremely adverse con- 
ditions, which did not cause me to lose faith in this blush white with the sparkling pink 
undertone. A fine variety for the color conscious fan. 
BENGASI (Cave-Graff ‘43) 530 
A pale salmon pink with a lighter floret center and with some ruffling. It has won 
some important awards. It blooms in mid-late season. 
BETTY LEE (Woodward ‘47) 442 
A fine variety in a shade between pure pink and rose. It has a very small throat 
mark of light rose-red. Betty Lee performed here consistently well. It opens 6 florets at one 
time on a flowerhead of 22 inches. 
BLACK DIAMOND (Gelser ‘42) 354 
None of the drab or somber tones of the most of the dark reds can be associated 
with Black Diamond, for its vibrant color is its primary virtue. The code number reveals 
that it is not a large flowering variety, but it is an excellent one, even though its bulblets 
are not too easy to germinate. It grows to 42’’ height and makes a fine flowerhead. 
BLUE ICE (Butt ‘45) 576 
One, if not the only one, of the violets that can produce a 6” floret. Blue Ice is a 
light violet with a small cream blotch and a pale yellow crescent, that grows tall and pro- 
duces spikes of 60’ height which carry 6 open florets. Its color is presented as an infu- 
sion of bluish particles in a light colored floret substance. It is consistent in performance 
here. 
BLUE LAGOON (Snyder ‘46) 478 
A medium violet of cup shaped florets that grows very tall and which propagates 
rapidly. It will exceed the leading “blue” in adverse growing conditions (inadequate moist- 
ure) and for that reason Blue Lagoon is of commercial importance. Its bulbs are healthy. 
Cup shaped florets. 
BONNIE JEANE (Krueger ‘44) 401 
The most ruffled gladiolus in existence, and one of the best parent varieties to use in 
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