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WHITE CHALLENGE 501 (Arnett) A heavy 
textured white, with very light rose pink- 
blush and a very pleasing rose throat. 
The spike is straight, informal, 22 to 
25 buds, carrying 8 to 10 open florets. 
It is a consistent producer, small bulbs 
even produce 18 bud spikes. This is a 
truly beautiful variety and must be 
seen to be fully appreciated. 
M $5.00; Bts. 10 for $5.00. 
WHITE GOLD 506 (Scheer) (Early) Well 
known cream—not perfect as flower 
heads are not as long as they might be— 
but the perfect glad has not been in- 
troduced and I predict Dr. Scheer wili 
long be remembered for giving us this 
beautiful glad. I wish all varieties haa 
the health and vigor of White Gold. 
Must be grown from large bulbs to see 
it at its best. A tremendous propagator 
and 100% germinator. Bulblets are not 
free bloomers but make many No. 1-2 
sizes. Quite early in season, about 75 
days. 
L .15; 10 for $1.00; Bts. .1060 for .30. 
WHITE MAGIC 500 (Kuhn) Heavily ruf- 
fled clear white. A -glad of cool, crisp, 
breath-taking beauty. Grows 50 to 54 
inches tall, spikes carry 20 buds, opening 
6 to 7 five and one-half inch florets, 
with 6 more in color. Heavy texture, 
formal placement. Not a heavy increas- 
er but grows well from bulblets. 
M $3.50; S $2.50; Bts. .50 each; 10 for 
$4.00. 
WINTER WHITE 500 (Rich) (Early Mid- 
season) A. very fine, pure, glistening 
white that will be a welcome addition 
to this uncrowded class. The blooms 
have lightly frilled edges and are well 
attached. One fault is that bulbs will 
split, should be disbudded for exhibition 
spikes. Blooms freely from all size 
bulbs. Best N.Y. seeding Triple Cities 
1945. 
L $2.00; Bts. 3 for 50; 10 for $1.50. 
WHITE WINGS 400 (Errey) (Mid-season) 
A tall growing medium decorative pure 
white that comes well recommended from 
Australia. Bulblet growth and blooms 
were most satisfactory. A very beauti- 
ful variety and appears to have both 
commercial and exhibition possibilities. 
M $1.50; S $1.00; Bts. .25 each; 10 for $2.00. 
YANKEE TASS 440 (Schenetsky) (Mid- 
season) Beautiful light pink sister seed- 
ling of Connecticut Yankee but lacking 
the throat blotch. It grows 60 inches tall, 
opening 10, five inch florets on a long 
flowerhead. Like Connectcut Yankee, it 
appears to be a slow propagtor. 
L $5.00; M $3.50; Bulblets reserved for 
Increase. 
LS 
The Wisconsin Gladiolus Society will be 
host to the New England Gladiolus Society 
at their 5th Annual Gladiolus Conference, 
to be held at the Hotel Schroeder, Mil- 
waukee, Feb. 20-22, 1948. Our neighbor 
state of Illinois. will “be host: to the Na- 
tional American Gladiolus Council at their 
annual mid-winter conference to be held 
Jan. 16-18 in the Hotel LaSalle, Chicago. 
Keep these dutes in mind for two most 
enjoyable and instructive week ends. I 
hope to meet many of my friends there, 


TERMS AND PRICES 
Please Read Carefully 
Retail orders of $2.00 and upwards pre- 
paid in U.S. $5.00 or over in» Canada and 
toreign countries. Canadian customers 
piease secure mail permits on small ordei:s, 
larger ones by express. 10 bulbs will be 
sold at 8 times single rate, where priced as 
for instance, 2 for 15 cents; 10 rate wouid 
be 60 cents. Please do not order less than 
quantity quoted. Wholesale orders a mat- 
ter of correspondence. I usually can De- 
Zin to ship by Dec. 1, but will be glad 
to hold bulbs until Spring if desired. ALL 
ORDERS FOR DE#HKRRED DELIVERY 
MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY 20% UF 
PURCHASE PRICE: No bulblet orders 
filled after April 1, as I begin to treat 
and plant bulblets shortly after this date. 
Small orders sent by mail at my risk, 
larger orders delivered to Express Co. in 
good condition, fully insured, thereafter 
my responsibility ceases. Purchasers 
should examine package-.carefully, so as 
to file claim if received in damaged con- 
dition. The difficulties encountered _ in 
getting out an early catalog are many, not 
the least being the securing of new fati 
prices. I endeavor to cooperate with or- 
iginators and follow their prices where 
furnished. However, I do not wish to be 
undersold, and when prices are out of 
line with those of the originator or any re- 
putable cataloger, I will be glad to furnish 
at their prices, as long as_ stocks last. 
This does not apply to cut-throat prices, 
Owing to heavy sales last season, bulb 
stocks of some varieties were completely 
exhausted, bulblets only were available for 
planting, which accounts for the lack of 
offering of large sizes in some instances. 
In many of these varieties there will be a 
percentage of large bulbs, though not in 
sufficient quantity to catalog. When or- 
dering medium sizes, and where particu- 
larly desired for exhibition, I will be 
pleased to furnish large bulbs in propor- 
tionate value, as long as they are avail- 
able, when purchaser requests same when 
ordering. I am always interested in the 
purchase of complete stocks of outstand- 
ing new seedlings—but do not solicit bulbs 
on trial. I prefer to receive a spike ship- 
ped during blooming season. My stock 
is Wisconsin State Inspected, Certificate 
No. 296. 
INSPIRATION 
Are you tired of work and the daily drills? 
Are yOu tired of the movies and their 
tragic thrills? 
Are you bored by reading pome books of 
today? 
Are you bored by philosophers and what 
they say? 
Are you weary of war and the cries oi 
defense? 
Even weary of life with its vain pretense? 
Then vision a garden, your garden of 
dreams 
Where the radiant gladiolus in the sSun- 
light gleams. 
Gather the blossoms and study design, 
Learn your favorite colors in harmony to 
combine, 
And in their arrangement and growing, 
you will find 
A nearness to God and a peaceful mind. 
Back Cover I[llustration— White Christmas 
