FASHIONS IN GLADIOLUS 

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Hearts Desire (iedier-Pucrner 1948) 
A three-spike entry of Heart’s Desire was very 
impressive at Chicago in 1946. 
A large light pink, shading into white with a 
pastel yellow throat; it has a prominent mid rib 
and wide open florets which measure five and one- 
half to six inches in width with six to seven open 
florets. An average of twenty buds will be count- 
ed on a tall spike of approximately sixty inches. 
All buds will open in water. The upright deep 
green foliage is of average height and stands up- 
right. Its parents, Rose Marie Pfitzer and Picardy, 
contributed to its ruffling. The bulbs are healthy, 
producing an average number of bulblets, which 
germinate easily. A pleasing addition to your 
gladiolus garden. 
Large Medium Small Bulblets 
$1.25 $1.00 $ .75 10-$1.20 
10-$10.00 $8.00 $6.00 100-$9.60 
GROWER’S UNIT: 3 each size and 
50 bulblets ___________ al chad ae eee $7.50 

Hiawatha 436 (Beardmore, Graff) 
Hiawatha is a large pure scarlet. It was a flash 
of beautiful color on a wonderful formal spike, 

Falcon 

which grew to a height of sixty inches in the field 
for us. Lightly ruffled 54-inch florets with good 
substance and placement on a spike of twenty-two 
buds, with eight wide open florets. 
This looks like one of the winners in future 
scarlet competition. It is a glad with few faults 
and possesses good propagation habits. Price has 
been set by the stock available. Hiawatha has 
many ribbons to its credit. It was a very beau- 
tiful divisional champ at the International show 
at Binghampton, N. Y., in 1947. 
Large Medium Small 
$2.00 $1.50 $1.00 
Bulblets 
10-$2.00 

Hiawatha 
