well-spaced blooms on a tall spike. When stock becomes more plentiful it 
will undoubtedly become the leading commercial. In the light blues LIB- 
RETTO looks promising. ABU HASSAN has a beautiful deep pansy blue 
color but does not seem healthy enough to be grown extensively. In the 
deep blues BLUE LAGOON has a nice color and grows tall. It is healthy 
both as to plant and to bulb. For commercial use we like BLUE BEAUTY, 
HIGH LIFE, and MAX REGER. 
Of the new smokys and the class called ‘‘any other color’ which we 
grew this year we liked ADVENTURER, STORM KING, WAHOO, and 
CHOCTAW. The first two are Australian and make a typical show spike. 
The last two are typical Wilsonian spikes with long flowerheads into which 
has been worked the brown shades with a red blotch. Both are quite 
striking and worthwhile. BRONZE KING was very outstanding and the 
color is a smooth even bronze instead of a mixture of colors usually asso- 
ciated with the smokys. DUSTY MILLER to us is a pleasing old rose 
smoky that grows tall. TUNIAS MOHAMET is proving a favorite with 
many because of its plum rose color and orange in throat and immense 
size. It sometimes makes seven inch florets and has up to eight open. 
FLYING FORTRESS is another breath-taking smoky in a gray tone that 
can open up to twelve florets at a time. If you are looking for something 
entirely different, something bizarre, try ROLLA and ROBINSON 
CRUSOE. In the deep browns and chocolate shades we like ATTU, TONY 
and UNCLE TOM. There is a certain demand for smokys commercially 
and for this purpose we use HIGH FINANCE, MISTY DAWN, MOTHER 
MACHREE, BUCKEYE BRONZE, and VAGABOND PRINCE which are 
generally liked by the public. 

“The bulblets you sent us some time ago are making the best growth of all our 
bulblet trials, purchased from a number of different places.”—Castle Hayne, 
“The gladiolus bulbs have been received in fine condition. Thank you for your 
generosity in extras and overcount.’”—Middlebury, Conn. 
“After receiving the extra of TOPFLITE, it took one several days to come down off 
the clouds.”—Wallingford, Conn. 
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