ALTERNATUS TRIANON (1936) Sm. Dec. 103 days. (Princely 
bud sport, selfed) Sepals light red with dark red plume, alter- 
nating petals light red with red-violet plume. 50c each. 
STANDARD GLAD CREATIONS 
AMBER GLEAM (1939) Lg. Dec. 103 days. (Gloriana x Betty 
Nuthall) Light orange-red with shining yellow blotch. Height 
5 to 6 feet; florets, 4 to 5 inches, depending on how you grow 
it. Large, $1.00 each; Medium, 75c; Small, 50c. 
BERTHA M. BUCH (1932) Lg. Dec. 95 days. Deep rose pink 
with pale yellow blotch overlaid ruby. Broad foliage, strong 
stem. Height, 5 feet; florets, 5 in. 35c¢ each. 
ROCKAWAY (1946) A half hybrid (G. psittacinus x alternate- 
petaled bud sport) charmingly like the species, but more red, 
and with FOUR blotches. This carries new potentials for the 
hybridist. $4.00 each. 
CANARY BIRDS—Pure yellows, ranging from palest to deep prim- 
rose, from which the red has been bred out for many years. 
Some are worth propagating, but all are very decorative for 
cutting. $1.50 dozen. Cormels, 35c dozen. Seeds, 25c packet. 
EARLY BIRDS—These bloom in less than 70 days in the garden 
in a fine color range. Carefully selected seedlings, the results 
of crossing the earliest bloomers over the years. Good for forc- 
ing, too, from March on. $2.00 dozen. Cormels, 50c dozen. 
Seeds, 25c packet. 
LADY LUCK CORMELS—The offspring of my breeders and un- 
bloomed seedlings. There are some excellent standard varieties 
and their offspring among these. An economical way to start 
a good mixed cut flower collection. 25c dozen. 
FRAGRANT GARDEN GLADS 
BERTHA MARY (1943) Sm. Dec. 72 days. (Mibloom x Incense) 
Light red with pale yellow blotch. Delicately fragrant indoors. 
4 tf. $1.50 each. 
PHYLLIS THERESA (1943) Sm. Dec. 70 Days. (Rose Ice x In- 
cense) Light red with pale yellow blotch overlaid with red. 
Faint fragrance indoors. $1.50 each. 
FRAGRANT CORMELS—From such varieties as Perfume, Frilled 
Fragrance, Rose Gem, Odora, New Era, Golden Fragrance, 
Summer Fragrance, Mibloom, and several seedlings, all more 
or less fragrant if your olfactory nerves are in working order. 
Mixed only, and as they come out of the bag. You can identify 
most of them when they bloom. $1.00 dozen. 
FRAGRANT-CROSS SEEDS 
Hand pollinated by myself. First time offered by anyone. 6 for 
50c. Not more than 12 seeds of one cross to a customer. Your 
choice— 
Phyllis- Theresa x Odora 
Bertha Mary x Odora 
Bertha Mary x Phyllis Theresa 
Mibloom x Odora 
BOTANICAL GLADIOLUS 
(Summer-flowering Garden Species) 
G. COOPERI! (Plateau Region, South Africa) Supposedly a vari- 
ety of G. psittacinus, but | find it grows much taller (5 ft.), 
often bears side spikes, and is more resistant to disease. Flowers 
much larger and more yellow. Rare. August. $2.00 each. 
G. DRACOCEPHALUS (Natal) Narrow, hooded, green flowers 
turn bronzy when mature. Fine purple lines. Distinct novelty. 
5 ft. August. 50c¢ each. 
G. PRIMULINUS (Southern Rhodesia) Dainty, hooded, pure prim- 
rose yellow flowers airily borne on graceful thin stems. July- 
August. $3.00 dozen. 
G. PSITTACINUS (Natal) Hooded flowers with spread wings. 
