1949 Descriptive List 
not given glads the care that they should 
Picardy has deteriorated. But if you get a good 
strong strain it is just as good as ever. | am 
getting most of my Picardy from another 
grower who has a pure clean strain showing 
no disease. 
Rangoon (470) (43) Mid-season. Pure 
[uses ses deep glistening purple shad- 
ing lighter in the throat. 8 heavily ruffled well 
placed blooms open. Plant grows rather short 
and doesn’t propagate too fast. But to me it is 
the most beautiful purple | have ever seen. 
Skyla rk (523) (48) Early mid-season. 
—, Here is about the most brilliant 
and showy variety | know of. It is a brilliant 
vivid orange with a very large golden throat. 
The throat is as prominent as the rest of the 
flower. Blooms are large reaching 514”’ and 
up, and it opens up to 6. About 4 feet tall 
with 15-16 buds. An extremely showy variety 
that would immediately attract the attention of 
anyone. 
Snowbank (400) (45) Mid-season. A 
—aoaeeee  oeautilul-ruttled white*with 
cream throat. One of the whitest whites and a 
fine cut flower variety. Doesn’t open so many 
as some varieties but | think is more beautiful 
than most of them and one of the whitest. Has 
a green color deep in the throat which en- 
hances its beauty. 
Spotlight (412) (44) Early mid-season. 
Beautiful dark golden yellow 
with a small flaming scarlet blotch. Blooms are 
lightly waved and well placed on a very tall 
straight slender willowy spike. Opens 6-7. 
Spotlight is fast becoming the most popular 
yellow on the market. It will bring at least 
50c a dozen more in the big markets than any 
other variety. It is a yellow that everyone will 
grow both for cut flowers and for the home 
garden. 
Spun Gold ©12)(47) Early. Clear deep 
golden yellow with no 
markings whatever. Opens 5-6 plain petaled 
well placed blooms on a medium height plant. 
19 
Blooms out over a short season. A good early 
cut flower yellow. 
Ta rawa (436) (46) Mid-season. Soft 
~— scarlet shading to a somewhat 
darker rich velvety blotch on which are two 
broad cream pencil marks. Nicely waved and 
ruffled. Blooms on a long head. To me this is 
the most beautiful scarlet | have ever seen. 
But it needs good conditions to get a long 
stem on it tho this year | had them over 4 feet 
tall. | don’t know of any scarlet that can beat 
this on the exhibition table when well grown. 
And for beauty nothing else can touch it. The 
picture on page 14 is from a No. 5 bulb. 
Templar (400) (47) Late. Unmarked 
“creamy white. Opens 6-7 well 
placed nicely ruffled blooms on a head of 
18-20 buds. One of the tallest whites | have 
seen, often reaching 51% feet or more. Stem 
always straight. Quite similar to Florence 
Nightingale but in a diferent season. 
Titan (532) (30) Mid-season. Huge 
~~ salmon rose which opens 9 well 
placed blooms on a tall plant. A wonderful 
variety for cut flowers or for exhibition. If it 
propagated a little faster it would be one of 
the finest varieties in existence. People tell me 
that it is Palmer’s best. 
Vagabond Prince (391) (34) Mid- 
season. Distinc- 
tive colored variety, an irridescent mahogany 
brown shading lighter in the throat and with a 
small vivid clear red blotch. Opens 8-10 well 
placed blooms. This is an old variety but still 
one of the best in the smoky class. Nothing 
else like it. 
Winston (406) (41) Early. Clear bright 
cream shading to a lemon throat. 
5-6 large wide open beautifully waved and 
ruffled blooms on a medium height spike. 
When well grown with plenty of moisture 
have had it nearly 5’ tall with huge blossoms, 
The most beautiful cream variety | know of. 
Great for local commercial use and the home 
garden. 



“This is the first year I’ve grown glads from your bulbs and | was more than well pleased. 
Everyone that saw them wanted and got the name of your company. | especially liked MO- 
HAWK, KING LEAR, RED CHARM and SNOWBANK.” 
—Mrs. Roy Gracy, Ohio. 
