GLADIOLUS — Best Sellers - 1939-1949 
Variety and Description 
PICARDY (Pailmes-3i ) 530-90 
The most popular variety grown. Very tall, salmon-pink. 
Used by hybridists with great success. 
PINK CHARM (LaSaile-46) 542-80 
Waxy, medium deep pink that darkens deep in throat. 
6-7 good sized florets open. Not too tall, but extremely 
early. Makes a good early cut flower. 
PINK PARAGON (Cassebeer-43) 342-90 
Bright, clean pure pink with cream throat. Opens 5-6 florets 
4 inches in diameter. Looks like good commercial. 
PINK PICARDY (Ear!-46) 542-88 
Picardy sport a little deeper than Picardy. Growth habits 
better. Healthier and better than Picardy. 
PINK RADIANCE 
(Quackenbush-41 ) 440-85 
Reported North, South, East and West as outstanding pink 
commercial. 11 open on a 24-inch flower head. 
PINOCCHIO (Evans-40) 390-75 
A novelty of green-orange and yellow. Heavily ruffled. 
Very choice. 
PIONEER (LaSalle-45 ) 532-85 
Deep salmon-pink blending to a deep cream throat. Shade 
a little different than most salmon-pinks. Opens 6-8 very 
large, wide open florets in even double-row placement. 
Distinctive and beautiful. 
PORCELAIN BLUE (Rich-44) 478-90 
Medium dark violet or pansy-blue with a clean creamy 
white throat feather. Very large, wide open blooms. Opens 
five. Bulblet germination fair. We like it. 
PURPLE SUPREME (Wilson-42) 470-85 
Very outstanding medium purple with silvery edge on the 
petals. Will open 10 on a shoulder high plant. Superb cut 
flower and blue ribbon winner. 
RAVEL (K. & M.-47) 377-77 
Violet-blue with reddish brown marking. Healthy grower 
and excellent propagator. Very tall, upright spikes. Its 
eh are of heavy texture and are well spaced and 
placed. 
R. B. (Upton-40) 590-90 
Huge rusty golden brown on old rose. A novelty but a sure 
winner in its color class. 
RED CHARM (Butt-39) 452-85 
Exhibition and commercial red of outstanding merit. Will 
open 10 on a tall, well built plant. 
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Per Large Medium Small 
3 $0.25 5—$0.25 
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100— .50 
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