LATEST AMERICAN INTRODUCTIONS OF MERIT 
NANCY—1949—Color class 452. We are indeed happy to be able to offer 
you this fine glad originated by ROGER ARNETT and which has won 
so many fine awards and was most outstanding in four different test gar- 
dens in 1947, color a beautiful red, florets 434 inches, total buds 18, 
7 open and 7 in color, height 52'4 inches, flower head 25 inches; days 
to bloom 91, this is the average, and it surely will be a great commercial 
glad. Prices are very reasonable for such an outstanding glad. 
Large $1.00 Medium .75 Small .50 Bulblets 10 for $1.00 net 
WHITE CHALLENGE—1947—500—90 days this is another of Roger 
Arnett’s great introductions, which has won many ribbons and grand 
championships for the past 2 years. It is a large white with a faint rose 
blush and a small rose throat mark. It will hold 8 and more open and 
8 in color. Prices are down so everyone can enjoy it. 
Large bulbs $3.50 ea. Med. $2.50 Small $1.50 Bits. 15 for $3.00 
RELIANT—1948—500—Late blooming—Walter Krueger’s giant of giants, 
this makes a very large flowering pure white gladiolus on a giant plant 
that is really outstanding. 
Large bulbs $1.50 ea. Med. $1.00 Small .50 Bits. 10 for $1.50 
TRALEE—1947—460—75 days—(Krueger) a real cutflower for the grower 
and florist. A distinct silvery rose producing good spikes from all size 
bulbs having 6 to 8 open on a nice spike. 
Large bulbs $2.00 Med. $1.50 Small $1.00 Bulblets 10 for $2.00 
WAX MODEL—(Krueger *46)—400—-80 days—An emaculate pure white 
enhanced by its small lavender spear in throat makes this an outstanding 
commercial gladiolus. 
Large bulbs $1.00 Medium .75 Small .50 Bulblets 10 for $1.00 
RECENT HOLLAND INTRODUCTIONS 
DE GRYSAARD (Hoek 1948)—490—Midseason—in rather scarce supply 
yet it is a real novelty, buds show grayish with black stripes. When fully 
opened flower is a fine apricot orange, striped grey. The broad edge 
of the petals keep the grey with black stripes. 
Large bulbs $2.00 each Med. $1.50 Small $1.00 Bulblets 35c net 
JAVA (Salman ’48)—512——-Midseason—Exceptionally large florets of an 
intense bright yellow, very well worth growing. 
Large bulbs $2.00 Medium $1.50 Small $1.00 Bulblets 25c each 
KING OF THE BLUES (DeGoede 1949)—579—An intense deep blue with 
magenta shading, larger than Ravel with a clearer blue color, was very 
outstanding in our trial garden this past summer, really the best deep 
blue we have yet seen. 
Large bulbs $5.00 Medium $3.50 Small $2.50  Bulblets 50c net 
LILAC TIME (1949 Holland)—576—Midseason—This is something very 
different and outstanding in a distinct new color. Light lilac violet with 
an intense deep purple—violet rather large blotch. Large florets slightly 
ruffled, highly recommended. 
Large bulbs $2.00 Medium $1.50 Small .75 Bulblets 25c each 
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