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THE GLADIOLUS FANCIER’S. 

312 SOLID (Both) (our '47 import release). 
EM. Pure, deep, glistening yellow, with 
florets of medium size a bit ruffled and 
BUFF— 16 Series 
fluted. The color is lively, the flower- 
heads stretchy, with the buds separated 
nicely in early stage of bloom. Attach- 
ment good and we think it has excellent 
commercial prospects. 
We rate color very high. Spikes are well 
proportioned. Each year we see it from 
larger stocks and each year our estima- 
tion of it goes up. 
In ’48, firsts at Ohio (Solon and Chagrin 
Falls). 
Each L $1.25 M .75 S .40 Blts .15 (100, 
$10.). 
413 SPOTLIGHT (Palmer °44) E. Clear, 
medium-deep golden yellow with a small 
feathered blotch of scarlet. Large blooms, 
about 6-7 open and about 18 buds. The 
color is extremely attractive and the plant 
is strong and vigorous, producing plenty 
of large bulblets that grow unusually well 
and often bloom. Rates 4th best glad, 
last Canadian Symposium. Opens well 
when cut in tight bud. Do not confuse 
with variety “‘Stoplight.” 
Bache bel SV 10 Bits (100, $1.) (1000, 
$5.). 
411 WORLD BEATER (Weltwunder) 
(Pfitzer) (our ’49 import release). M. 
Here we are with another release ahead 
of schedule. In this case we have no 
originator’s or introducer’s (K & M) 
description. If they think the name is a 
full and complete description, they are 
not far from wrong. W. Virginia Test 
Garden grew it ’48 and rated it “A”. 
K & M grew some stock of it near Bing- 
hamton for that show but most of them 
bloomed after show date. We carried a 
spike of it for kK & M, together with one 
or more spikes of Circe, Polynesie, 
Tivoli, Ravel, Benj. Britton, Pactolus 
and others to" the Nj BG. S. show at 
Boston where we set up a most attractive 
display for K & M that brought out the 
notebooks and maintained the largest 
crowd of spectators. 
WORLD: BEATER—a clear, medium- 
light yellow of high color value with a 
red throat mark more prominent than 
that of Spotlight. 8-10 florets open 
easily on the plant in double row formation 
on almost bone-dry soil in very hot 
weather. Florets 4! inches and larger. 
20-23 buds well placed and spaced on 
strong, tall stems. One spike we cut 
with 7 open and carried several hundred 
miles was still blooming out at the tip 
17 days later. We carry an illustration 
of that spike. We have twice as many 
regular customers as bulbs of this variety 
and because of its low introductory price 
distribution problems will be worked out 
as equitably as possible. 
Each M $1.00 (no dozen rate). 
516 KAWATIRI (Pupich) M. 
416 HUGH PRICE (Both ’46) (our ’48 
import release) LM. The color is tho- 
roughly clean. A bright buff, slightly 
salmon toned, blending into vellow 
throat. Florets all but perfectly round, 
about 4% inches and larger. To their 
beauty of color is added beauty of form, 
being well ruffled and ribbed. Makes 
grand spikes with 8-10 open in full double 
row placement. 
As our stock increases from a small start, 
so also our experience and ability to 
appraise. We do not hesitate to classify 
this variety well within the limits of the 
world’s most beautifully colored glads. 
Its round floret shape and perfect spike 
outline, together with the ribbing and 
ruffling and its shining, bright, clean 
color mark it surely for ‘‘knockout’”’ 
classification. So far we consider it 
flawless in every respect. We _ reserve 
right to arbitrarily limit purchases because 
of our limited supply. 
Each L $2.50 M $1.50 S $1.00 (no dozen 
rate) Blts .25 (5 for $1.00). 
AYrotant, 
rich creamy buff blending into a light 
yellow throat not far from silvery white. 
The edges of the petals are slightly dif- 
fused pink and the unopened buds a 
beautiful golden buff, tinted pink. The 
florets are 6-7 inches (834 has been claimed 
in N. Z. where it originated), beautifully 
frilled and of heavy texture. 6-8 open 
on tall spikes, some of which may crook 
under very adverse conditions. In spite 
of this tendency the Ballarat Test Gar- 
dens awarded it their F. C. C., 748." A 
Ist noted at W. Virginia, ’48. 
Each L $1.25 M $1.00 S .75 Bits .10. 
417 PACTOLUS (K & M ’47) E. A very 
spectacular glad with strong, bright 
colors. Deep apricot-cream with orange 
red blotches on lower petals. Though 
the colors are “‘hot’’, they are in pleasing 
harmony and the spikes are very spectacu- 
lar. Eight florets open easily on straight 
stems, closely spaced in double row form- 
ation, well attached. Two years growing 
experience has convinced us that any 
flaws we have not yet discovered must 
necessarily be negligible and we predict 
commercial use as soon as_ sufficient 
stocks are propagated. We carry an 
illustration showing its pleasing form, 
marking, ruffling, wide open florets that 
even recurve a bit. F. C. C., Haarlem, 
a ist at Pa. (Pittsburgh) andganee 
rating obtained at the W. Virginia Trial 
Gardens, all ’48. 
Each L $3.00 M $2.00 S $1.50 Blts .50 
(3 for $1.00). 
