GUIDEBOOK FOR 1949 
Page 27 

Adding the records compiled in our last 
two catalogs, we find the variety has won 
in its short term of life, at least the 
following: 4 seedling championships— 
(chps), 5 grand chps., 2 Awards of Merit, 
2 reserve chps., 2 second day chps., 1 color 
chps., 7 division chps., 11 sectional chps., 
52 color class firsts and 5 for longest 
flowerheads. And that is but a scratch 
on the surface of what is to come. The 
thousand or more customers who 
bought a few bulblets each 2 years ago 
have just cropped heavy, 2 year bulbs. 
Let us take Richard Netzley, Ill. society 
amateur as an example. He writes ‘I 
won grand champion at the Clark County 
glad show with Mid-America” (that g. 
chp. is not listed above)—‘“‘I bought 3 M 
and 16 blts in ’47 for $10. I just finished 
digging my second crop and now I have 
255 L, 130 M, 105 S and close to a quart 
of blts. It was the best glad I grew.” 
Once again our price range has been 
recommended by Mr. Knierim (the 
originator of Mid-America), as upstanding 
a gladiolus amateur and society officer as 
one could find. He does not want his 
Mid-America to be sold for what the 
traffic will bear. He wants other ama- 
teurs like himself to acquire stock of 
Mid-America at reasonable price and as 
soon as possible. We reserve the right 
to limit quantity purchases should they 
impair many customer’s chances of getting 
a single bulb. 
The price: any size bulb, your choice, 
each just Fifty Cents (no dozen rate). 
Blts Five Cents each (whether 1, 20, 100 
or 1000). 
*‘Mid-America is sure some glad, largest I have ever seen. 
Nice color, too.”” Bob White, Iowa. 
“*Mid-America has immense florets and exceptionally good 
color.” Bob Knopf, Oregon. 
“Extreme hot weather and drought but Mid-America from 
medium bulbs was tall, straight, 21 bud, 8 open, flowers 
immense, opening well in water.”” J. R. Welty, Ill. 
“When I first saw Mid-America at your place, fall ’46, I 
mentally reserved $10.00 for a bulb when it would be offered. 
Imagine my surprise when I find I am able to order 6 bulbs 
for $10.00.’’ Dr. W. S. Webb, W. Va. 
“Tf you can get bulbs of Mid-America by all means do so., 
I saw it take grand champion last summer against such glads 
as Boepoe Spotlight, Lancasret, Leading Lady, Summer Gal 
and Silver Wings.’”? Ben Netzly, in December ’47 “Ill. 
Notebook.” 
“LIGHT RED: Mid-America by Knierim-Evans is the 
big noise here and introduced at a rate available to all. Huge 
without being coarse, has remarkably good attachment for 
such a large glad, seems quite healthy, produced bulblets at 
a great rate, is a very rich, clean medium-red self, opens 
enough and makes a very nicely proportioned, heavy stiff 
spike. One bulb of this will give you a start, and it is 
indeed extremely worthwhile in my opinion.”’? Dr. J. F. Cason, 
Tenn. in December ’47 N. A. G. C. Bulletin. 
“Mid-America, best R. I., shown by H. C. Durland, was 
all that Evans claims for it in his catalog—a real beauty and 
a big one.”” Official report, Illinois society state show, ’48. 
DEEP RED—52 Series 
452 C. ROBERTS (Both ’46) (our '49 
import release) M. The color is very 
uncommon and quite attractive. It is a 
deep colored glad and the effect is almost 
a self color. In detail, it is a fiery, 
orange toned cerise red, blending almost 
imperceptibly to an almost purple throat. 
The top petal tints out a bit lighter than 
the others. Large, stretchy spikes on a 
tough stem, with florets of size that 
occasionally go over 6 inches. Good 
propagator. 
Each L $2.00 M $1.50 S $1.00 Blts .10 
(100, $8.). 
452 FIREBRAND (Butt ’44) M. We con- 
sider this Mr. Butt’s best origination to 
date. Within our experience, no other 
medium deep red has color value to match 
it. Slightly ruffled, deep signal red, 
slightly deeper in throat with small white 
lines on lower petals. Color is velvety 
and unopened buds are of unique form 
resembling roses and the florets lie tight 
and flat to the stem. 8-13 open on spikes 
that are tall and straight. Good propa- 
gator and makes show spikes from No. 4 
medium bulbs. Has entered the columns 
of Color Champion and Grand Champion 
and has won many recent introduction 
section championships in the few years 
it has been on the market. Now that we 
are able to offer this variety at popular 
prices we have abandoned the older 
variety Red Charm. Nothing has altered 
our good opinion of Red Charm but we 
feel this is much better. 
L .15 M .08 S .04 Bits (100, $1.) (1000, 
$6.) (Pint, $10.). 
552 MIGHTY MONARCH (Butt ’46) LM. 
Very velvety, clean, glowing deep red. 
An exceptionally strong grower, approach- 
ing the power shown by Strathnaver and 
Mid-America, Florets 54%-6 inches, 8-10 
open on extremely long, 20-26 bud flower- 
heads. Good propagator and_ bulblets 
make a large proportion of large and 
medium bulbs. A quality glad in every 
respect and we consider it one of the 
three best reds in existence. (And you 
know what we think of Mid-America and 
Firebrand). 
As anticipated, it has started to make its 
mark on the show records. In ’48 it 
received firsts at Binghamton, Boston, 
Pa. (Pittsburgh and Greenville) Dela- 
ware, East Liverpool, Detroit, Toledo. 
In addition, at the big Cleveland show it 
was second day grand champion and at 
Chagrin Falls, in addition to two firsts it 
was “longest flowerhead,” R. I. section 
and division champion and grand cham- 
pion. 
It will do even better in ’49 as these new 
low prices will sell many bulbs. 
De752M =.50°S 425. Blts?/.05 1100, $3.) 
(1000, $20.). 

