Cladland Introductions 1047-48-40 
Special Collection Offer — The 12 Gladland introductions of 1947-8-9. Large or 
medium bulbs, 1 of each for $6.00. Grand Finale, April, Butterscotch, Mary Odell, Snow 
Maid, Indian Summer, Alice Adams, Easter Parade, Shirley Briggs, Nancy, Danny and 
Cloth of Gold. It would be most difficult for you to select another dozen new introductions 
that would give you as much pleasure as these 12. They would have cost you, if 
purchased the season of introduction, exactly $21.50. Now, so that you may enjoy them 
in your own garden next summer, all of them in large or medium bulb sizes, depending 
upon our sotck, for only $6.00 postpaid. 
Grand Finale (Andrews, 1947) Class 430 formal. Color is clear pink with two small 
red feathers extending half way from throat to tip. 5-inch florets, 20-21 buds, flowerhead 
25-inch. Florets open 8-10; buds in color 7-8; field height 54 inches; blooms in 95 days. 
(L 75c) (M 50c) (S 35c) 
Butterscotch (Langworthy 1948) Class 521 formal. A warm bright pastel in a new 
shade — Indian yellow overlaid with Chinese coral — bright coral throat mark. Definitely 
the sensation of the 1948 releases. Bound to be universally grown; a great show flower 
and a top commercial. 6-7 inch florets, 28-30 inch flowerhead, opens 8-10, buds in 
color 5-6. Field height 60-63 inches; blooms in 90 days. (L 75c) (M 50c) (S 35c) 
April (Dr. Chas. M. Evans 1948) Class 430. A cool, pale peach, informal. An 
extremely vigorous grower. Triangular florets, 18-20 buds, flowerhead 26-28 inches. 
Field height 64 inches; floret size 434-6 inches. Opens 5-6; buds in color, 4-5. Blooms 
in 85 days. (L 50c) (M 35c) (S 25c) 
Snow Maid (F. C. Cave, 1948) Class 400. A whitest white informal glad, with great 
commercial possibilities. Vigorous; flowerhead 24-30 inches; buds 17-19; opens 8-11. Buds 
in color 3-5; height in field 52 inches; blooms in 90 days. (L 50c) (M 35c) (S 25c) 
Mary Odell (F. C. Cave 1948) Class 400 formal. A great gladiolus. A sure winner 
at the shows, and will be a great commercial. Its performance in our test garden was 
superlative this summer. Flowerhead 26-30 inches; 20-26 buds; opens 10 with 4 in color. 
Field height 60 inches; blooms in 88 days. (L 75c) (M 50c) (S 35c) 
Indian Summer (Langworthy 1949) Class 468. Slightly ruffled florets, with a trans- 
lucency of texture which produces a brilliance of colors, starting with a peachy gold in 
the center and gradually blending into a rosy orange and then to a smoky lavender on 
edges. Has a feathery blotch in throat. Opens 7, 5 showing color of 17 buds on 24 inch 
flowerhead. Blooms in 90 to 100 days. (L 75c) (M 50c) (S 35c) 
Shirley Briggs (E. Briggs 1949) Class 542. The color is a delightfully clear, live, 
medium pink (technically by Royal Hort. Color Chart is CARMINE No. 21-2). In this 
flower the border tintings are deepest, shading smoothly into a large, clear, white 
throat area, giving a pink-and-white effect. Blooms in 75 days. (L 50c) (M 35c) (S 25c) 
Alice Adams (E. Briggs 1949) Class 442. This is a deeper shade of pink, (technically 
by Royal Hort. Color Chart is GERANIUM LAKE No. 20-2). Floret is ruffled, and color 
arrangement is a solid band nearly an inch wide of this glistening pink, superimposed on 
white. Color transition is quite abrupt but very pleasing, and gives an entirely different 
effect from the gradual shading of SHIRLEY BRIGGS. 75 days. _(L 50c) (M 35c) (S 25c) 
Easter Parade (E. Briggs 1949) Class 400. This is a very good example of the clear- 
ness of color achieved by Mrs. Briggs in her seedlings. An immaculate white with no 
tinges of cream, and without the slightest color markings. Donald Briggs says that this is 
considered the best white by those exclusive florists whom he supplies. It has the clarity 
that we associate with the Easter Lily. Blooms in 70 days. (L 50c) (M 35c) (S 25c) 
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