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with us. We like Margaret Fulton better, and it is just as early. Spun Gold gave a very 
deep smooth color; of average height. Tahleneka, opposite flowered yellow—n. g. Texas 
not so bad and not so good. Belle Jaune, from Holland, may prove a worthy addition to the 
yellows. Very brilliant color. Watch! Coventry does not have the sparkle its sister 
seedling Sparks has. Few glads have as broad petals as brilliant Mid-America. Tall but 
floppy. Bulbs are extremely subject to disease. Sunspot is patterned after the great 
propagator of modern glads, Picardy. Not outstanding here. Fair a year ago. Morning 
Star looked mighty fine when shown as a seedling in Chicago in 1946. A waxy, truly white 
Picardy. Treasure Island, a blush pink proved to be the most noteworthy of the 1947 Lins’ 
introductions. Hatch’s Giant, which is similar to Rewi Fallu, burned badly. Diadem lacks 
color appeal. Pactolus, another importation from Holland, is a very interesting novelty— 
an apricot tinted white with a striking cherry blotch. The spikes of H. B. Pitt barely got 
out of the foliage. Booby prize! Abigail didn’t fare too well in the heat. Of the two 
beautiful bulbs of Blue Ice we planted, one died; the other gave a mediocre performance. 
Dawn Glow gave a worthy account of itself. We bloomed some excellent seedlings last 
summer from this Jack origination. Fabulous is one of the better blotched varieties. 
Huntress flecks and wilts badly in the sun. Not as good as Rose O’Day for us. Sandman 
is a fawn-tan novelty. We think well of Victory Queen, but the plants blighted seriously 
last summer. White Magic failed to produce. Pink W. R. Reader looked good. Bridesmaid 
tied with Margaret Wood for most burning in the field. Both were terrible! October Sun- 
shine has a lovely color. 
OUR SEASON’S HONOR ROLL OF RECENT INTRODUCTIONS (omitting my own 
varieties) are: Spic and Span, Birch Red, Venida, Sparks and Better Times. First choice 
goes to Spic and Span. It seemed to thrive on the heat. The rest are about on a par with 
one another. Roberts’ 261-2, a tall ruffled white, was the best seedling tested. 
This year I am discarding Bella Donna, Early Rose, Firefly, Francis lrwin, Gardenia, 
Gloaming, Greta Garbo, King Click, King Lear, Liberator, Milford, Miss Vermont, Parnas- 
sus, Rosy Light, Valor and White Fantasy. 
As coming commercials I select: Abu Hassan, Babs, Beauty’s Blush, Better Times, 
Birch Red, Daisy Mae, Dieppe, Early Gold, Fabulous, Gratitude, Hawkeye Red, Heavenly 
White, Highlife, Lavender and Gold, Lavender Prince, Lipstick, Orange Gold, Poet’s Dream, 
Radiance, Red Plush, Rita Mae, Rose Charm, Rose O’Day, Sparks, Spic and Span, Sunlight, 
Trocadero, True Love, Wedgwood and Venida. 
Among the most beautiful are: Abu Hassan, Beauty’s Blush, Better Times, Birch Red, 
Blessed Damozel, Burma, Chamouny, Dieppe, Gerry, Gleam, Gratitude, Jeanie, King Arthur, 
Leading Lady, Little Sweetheart, Orange Gold, Poet’s Dream, Red Charm, Red Plush, 
Sparks, Spic and Span, Starlet, Topflite, Trocadero, Venida, Wedgwood and White Christmas. 
Generally speaking European varieties are proving to be inferior to American varieties 
except for the blues. No one here seems to be able to combine the chromosomes of the 
blues with much success. 
I would be very pleased to secure old copies of the former Colonial Gardens catalogues. 
I have the 1933, 1939 and 1941 issues. Also I would be happy to get bulbs of some of the 
older varieties for Kodachrome slides; Baron Hulot, Europa, Peace, Henry Ford, Emile 
Aubrun, etc. 
Wishing you much “Glad” ness, Git, Se) yi 

