GUIDEBOOK FOR 1949 
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After four successive, difficult growing 
seasons, our last was good and _ particu- 
larly our small bulb field performed to 
perfection and our production of bulblets 
of Strathnaver, Mid-America and others 
took a very healthy jump and prices are 
substantially reduced accordingly to en- 
able all our customers to be early owners 
of stock and first to dumbfound their 
friends with super-magnificent spikes. 
Grand Champion in South Australia just 
before the war. In ’45 best white in two 
Tasmanian shows and several in New 
Zealand. In ’46 a spike from a No. 3 
bulb meeting the above dimensions was 
Recent Introduction Section Chamrion 
also Reserve Champion of show, Mich. 
state. In ’47 two more champion whites 
in Tasmania, firsts at Metropolitan and 
Tri-State, ‘‘Largest Floret’’ at So. Minn. 
and Reserve Champion at St. Elmwood 
(Winnipeg), this spike also grown from a 
medium bulb. . 
In October, 47, it was shown at W. Austr. 
G. S. show with 26 florets and buds and 
longest flowerhead.’ In March ’48, at 
the large Melbourne show it was _ best 
white with 10 open and 22 buds. 
Firsts also at Ohio (both Solon and 
Chagrin Falls), Pa. (Pittsburgh), Tri- 
State (Wellsville, Ohio), and Empire 
(Oneida). Also 2nd day grand cham- 
pion Niagara Peninsula G. S. and grand 
champion at Rhode Island state show. 
See illustration on front cover. 
Bulbs any size, your choice, Each .75 
(No dozen rate). Blts .10 (100, $8.) 
(1000, $50.) (Pint $100.). 
“Being my first show (Wis.) and travelling over 300 miles, 
I did not take any blooms. If I did I would have taken the 
works with my Strathnaver that I should have brought.” 
E. F. McQuade, Wis. 
‘Just received word from my old friend, William Harris, 
that Strathnaver was an exceptionally fine glad in every 
respect. For 16 years I have found that when William 
Harris says a glad is good, it is good.”” A. J.D. Lake, Ont. 
“When I saw Strathnaver at the Ann Arbor show (Mich. 
state) last year 1 made up my mind I’d have it even if I had 
to mortgage my law library. Enclosed find Order.” A. L. 
Konczal, Ohio. 
“Of the new ones—Strathnaver the most astonishing.” 
Paul V. Baker, Oregon. 
“This was my 12th year growing glads. To my judgment 
Strathnaver is the best dead white I ever grew and I grow 
about all the new white ones every year. I only wish I had 
1-200 bulbs of Strathnaver.’’ V. J. Headlee, Ohio. 
“Strathnaver was a dandy, 2 show spikes from 3 bulbs, 
23 buds, 614 inches, 7 open. It was the tallest, strongest 
glad in the garden. I made five crosses on it, one floret to a 
cross, with following results: 2 pods 80 good plump seeds 
each, 1 pod 84 seed, 1 pod &6 seed and 1 pod 96 seed. A 
mighty good average.’ A. J. D. Lake, Ont. 
300 TUNIA’S SNOWBALL (Both) (our ’47 
import release) E. Very early, 60-65 
days. Extravagantly beautiful, well ruf- 
led, spotless pure white. A superb little 
glad but a poor propagator. Award of 
Merit, Ohio Society. 
Each L (3 blts with each L) $1.00. 
400 VREDE (Peace) (K & M) (our ‘48 
import release) M. A Silentium seedling. 
A very pure white color, buds as well. 
Has a tiny violet mark deep in throat. 
414 inches and larger, slightly ruffled and 
the uniformity of well placed and spaced 
florets makes a group of them a sight to 
behold. The stem is strong and wiry. 
The number open, 8-10. A very healthy 
grower and a good propagator. We con- 
sider that it outpoints Myrna in color, 
spacing and health. The spikes have an 
arresting elegance. We credit this variety 
with good show prospects and a fine cut 
flower future. Excellent blooms from 
small bulbs. 
British buyers have fallen for this variety 
and absorbed most of the existing stocks, 
Kk & M already reporting sold out for 
this year. 
Each L .60 M .45 Bits .10 (100, $8.) 
(1000, $40.). 
“Of the new glads we grew this year, Vrede, we 
considered, was the most beautiful, with its very pure white 
color, just the right amount of ruffling and a placement just 
right for floral arrangements. 
“The 5 bulblets of Tunia’s Wizard all bloomed and made 
very good growth. Each had 12 bud spikes with five 8 inch 
florets open. 
“Mid-America was our tallest and among them 5 spikes 
with ten 8 inch florets open on 24 bud spikes, a sight to 
behold.”’ Bob Knopf, Wash. 
“T cannot praise Strathnaver too highly. It was probably 
the best of the more than 50 new kinds I tried out this season.”’ 
Lee M. Fairchild, N. Y. 
“My son bought Strathnaver and Mid-America from you 
last spring and in my 20 years of growing glads I never saw 
anything to approach them.”’ Christopher James, N. Y. 
“Strathnaver is everything Herb Evans states in his 1947 
catalog.’’ G. Griffiths, Hon. Sec., Tasmania Glad. Soc. 
“I purchased a medium bulb of Strathnaver from you. It 
bloomed in time for the St. Elmwood (Winnipeg) show. It 
won first in Sec. 1, snapshot enclosed (here reproduced.) It 
had 22 buds, 27” flowerhead, 8 open, 7 inches “as is’’ 
diameter, the whitest glad I have ever seen and attachment 
was very good.”” J. H. Pottage, Man. 
“Guess I will have to sell my body to some Medical College 
so I can get some Strathnaver, Mrs. White and the new 12 
inch variety.”’ R. R. Kellish, Fla. 
“Please forward ’48 catalog when available for there is 
just a chance that you may be able to improve on '47 but I 
don’t see how.’? Wm. J. Foster, South Australia 
“Just received your Guidebook. I always enjoy reading it 
and find the information it contains almost as valuable as the 
Canadian G. S. Annual.”” A. R. Buckley, Ont. 
