
Earliest: 
Donella, Golden Beauty, June Day, Mauvie Rose, Red Cherry. 
Most beautiful: 
Miss Chicago, Miss Wisconsin,, Spic & Span, Tivoli. 
Most exciting new varieties: 
Gold Medal, Hearts Desire, Miss Chicago, Red Cherry, Redwing. 
Most ruffled: 
Bonnie Jeane, Stephanie, White Christmas, White Goddess. 
1949 INTRODUCTIONS 
LA BELLE, (Krueger ’49) 405 size color class 
Dignity, beauty, and. charm, characterize cream white La Belle, which offers utility 
as well as beauty to buyers, and places it above the rank of just another introduction. 
The vigorous plants of La Belle grow to a height of 26’’ which allows of a low 
cut without foliage loss. The spikes attain a height of 54’ (field culture) and carry good 
stems and flower heads with 20 buds and 6 open florets of five inch size. 
The florets are heavily ruffled and very securely attached, a necessity or a 
commercial variety. La Belle opens better in water than most ruffled varieties. The 
heavy textured florets are of a uniform cream white with the inner throat petals 
revealing a deeper cream coloration. There is no detracting deep throat color to mar 
its beauty. 
La Belle is an easy grower, and a consistent spiker, and a generous producer of 
bulblets which germinate readily, and which produce the most vigorous bulblet plants 
of any variety known to me. 
Its health record puts La Belle in the class of ‘‘top introductions’’. It has shown 
no leaf spot susceptibility, nor mosaic, nor any rot weakness. 
Reliance Gardens has no hesitancy in introducing La Belle without a show record. 
It was not planted for show dates, and bloomed too soon for competition. (It blooms 
in mid season). (Miss Wisconsin, Tralee and Wax Model were all introduced without 
a seedling show record). 
It would be a pleasure to send (on a loan basis) a colored picture or print of 
La Belle for your inspection. 
Price each bulb; Large $4.00; Med. $3.00; Small $2.00; bulblets, 50c each or 10 for $4.00 
MISS CHICAGO (Paul Buchheit ’49) formeriy seedling 7#1044-x. 560 size cotor class. 
When I first saw the distinctive lavender rose seedling of Mr. Paul D. Buchheit 
of Chicago, as a seedling entry at’Garfield Park in 1945, I arranged for a test lot for 
1946 growing. It did so well here that I purchased the entire stock, which has been 
grown and propagated here at Reliance Gardens in 1947 and 1948. 
Miss Chicago has a color of its own, rose with a lavender cast. Its inverted yellow 
erescent throat mark adds to its distinctiveness. The large 6’’ florets, of which 8 or 
10 open at one time, in a formal arrangement, make a very imposing spike, one that 
is easily remembered. It carries about 20 buds to the spike. 
The plant characteristics are like those of its grandmother, Minuet, except that 
the plants are taller and more vigorous. Its bulbs are like those of its illustrious 
relation. Miss Chicago blooms in late midseason, and it is healthy. 
Miss Chicago is the most distinctive and most usable color for floral arrangements 
of any gladiolus offered for sale in many a year. We have been advised by several 
florists to retain this variety for exclusive cut flower production. We shall share it. 
Miss Chicago, fortunately, is not a fast propagator. It is a conservative producer of 
bulblets which germinate readily, and often bloom. 
Kodaslides of Miss Chicago are available for inspection on a loan basis. 
Every entry of Miss Chicago placed in competition by Reliance Gardens was a 
winner. Its record discloses judges approval. 
1st and champion single spike seedling, Kankakee, Ill. 48 
Champion seedling, Kankakee, Ill. ’48 
1st as both single and 3 spike seedling, Madison, Wis. ’48 
1st and Champion 3 spike seedling, W.G.S. Kohler, Wis. ’48 
ist in variety competition, 1st as seedling, champion 3 spike seedling, and American 
Home Achievement Award winner, Garfield Park, Ill. °48 
1st Prospect Heights, Ill. ’48 
Miss Chicago is being offered for sale as given below and shall be withdrawn from 
sale without notice when the predetermined stock is sold. 
Price each bulb; Large $5.00; Med. $4.00; Small $3.00; No bulblets offered for sale. 
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