waved. Color is clear with no flecks or markings, although some soils can give it the 
color of molten liquid copper according to Mr. Lins. Its possible fault is an attachment 
that is not as perfect as it could be — but because of its vivid color it seems the aristocrat 
of brilliant glads. 
Five other Lins originations which we add to our catalog listings this year are 
Black Knight 454 (1949), Blondie 306 (1948) which is sometimes classed as a 206 size 
and when grown from small bulbs can be well used as a miniature, Vogue 466 (1949), 
Coral Gables 441 (1948), and Treasure Island 540 (1947). All of these we have grown 
for 2 years in our trials before adding them to the Gladland listings. 
DREAM CASTLE 
Last year we put an artificial price of $1.50 on this gladiolus so that we could 
conserve our stock and build it to a more adequate quantity. This season we are happy 
that we can again reduce it to a 50c level for large bulbs and can supply it in reasonable 
amounts. Certainly a great show glad in the 342 class — winning almost every time 
it is shown — but its great field of usefulness is as a florist cut flower, and in this field it 
should be much in demand for a long time. One of the few varieties to be resistant in 
Florida to some of that sections diseases infestations. We can recommend it without 
reservation for either the garden or the flower field. 
Other Lins originations that appear in the Gladland listings include Silver Court 400 
(1948) remarkable for the purity of its snow white color, with no tinge of cream; 
Spellbound 442 (1947); Royal Robes 352 (1947); Beltrami (384); Black Panther (554); 
Hallowe’en (424); Dairy Mae (521); Hi Hat (430); Kenwood (452); Mercury (436); 
Navaho (452); Robinson Crusoe (452); Stoplight (452); Virgin (440), and Trocadero (442). 
This last is one of the all-time greats in the orange class—one that everyone will 
eventually grow. 
in all, some 26 varieties of the Lins originations appear in our catalog, which could 
give no greater testimonial as to what we think of his ability as a hybridist. The oldest of 
these, Stoplight, released in 1942, is still going strong with both amateurs and commercial 
growers of cut flowers. 

ARTISTRY IN GLADIOLUS ARRANGEMENTS 
This is the subject covered in a Gladland booklet now in process of publication, 
which will be ready for distribution about December 10. It will contain more than two 
dozen halftone reproductions of superb original arrangements of gladiolus styled by 
two of the foremost artists of the country. The photography is by Dr. Philip G. Corliss 
of Somerton, Arizona, who is noted for his remarkable series of flower slides in 
Kodachrome. Dr. Corliss went personally to both San Francisco and Los Angeles to 
make these photographs. The arrangements are described in detail as well as pictured. 
An article discussing the use of Gladiolus in the Landscape is also included in this 
booklet, which we believe will be the most interesting of all Gladland publications to 
date. A copy will be mailed immediately upon receipt from the printer to all customers 
of the 1950 season, without charge. 
This booklet is in no sense a catalog — but is simply an effort on our part to 
stimulate additional interest in the gladiolus, and to increase your knowledge of the 
versitality of its use in floral arrangement in the home and in the garden. If you are 
an officer of a Garden Club, regardless of the field of your interest, we will gladly mail 
you a free copy. Otherwise you and your friends may receive copies by mailing 25c 
(stamps acceptable) for each copy desired. 
May we suggest that this booklet would be appreciated by all of your friends who 
respond to the charm of flowers in the home, and as a Christmas or New Year's greeting 
to those whom you would like to remember with something more than a mere card. We 
will be glad to mail these direct if you like, with your gift card enclosure. 
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