of Believing the gladious public is getting 
fed up” yith high pressure super-dupér 
surely eo ee inte cualiterature” is 
; rent. Maybe we 
won't sell a single bulb, but at least we 
Panseo to bed nights and get a good sleep 
every night. 
The biggest “fooler” in the glad business 
is pictures. Sure you can get a magnificent 
spike of just about any variety, take its 
picture and print it in a catalog. A lot of 
people have been bambooseled by this 
trick. The next biggest ‘‘fodler’ is words 
spoken in half truths. 
My “fierce” competitors whom I highly 
respect may cop most of the orders by 
putting out magnificent catalogs with all 
of their beautiful pictures, but I guess we 
will be around next year with a new group 
of introductions. We have several hundred 
seedlings under various stages of testing. 
They are the best of over one million sep- 
rate and distinct varieties we have grown 
from millions of galdious seed durjng the 
past thirteen years. 
We are careful of what varieties we pit 
on the market. Each one must fill a def- 
inite need. All of our 1950 originations are 
definitely the commercial type. They have 
had to compete with commercial varieties 
in the wholesale market which is the acid 
test of any variety. That means they are 
all easy growers in, every sense of the 
word. 
Maybe this “Glaliterature’’ won’t be tm- 
pressive, but we have a hunch it will be 
“The Big News of 1950,” and there is some 
more Big News coming soon. 
Prices on the 1950 introductions show we 
are not out to get rich quick. Just want to 
make a decent living and sell most of the 
stogk so that my competitors who may 
buy the varieties will get rich. Yes, prac- 
tically all of my lovable “fierce” competitors 
would introduce .these varieties at $5.00 or 
more per bulb and wouldn’t give you a 
chance to buy bulblets. 
_ We aren’t the biggest glad growers in 
the world, not even in the state of Indiana, 
but people are amazed at the size of our 
plantings and the number of varieties to 
be seen. We don’t maintain fancy exhibition 
plots, would take too much time and 
money. The cost would have to be passed 
on to you flower lovers. So when you come 
‘bring your hiking shoes. We have had vis- 
itors from all over the U. S., even from 
Mexico, Canada, and Holland. 
For vears hybridists have been trying to 
duplicate the variety, Dr. Bennett, in color 
and form and at the same time have the 
bulbs healthy. We have that variety. in 
Dancing Flame. Two vears ago we took 
some spikes of Dancing Flame up _ to 
Mesick, Michigan, the one srot in the U S&S. 
where Dr. Bennett can be grown. The 
growers there could not tell the difference 
between Dancing Flame and Dr. Bennett. 
Dancing Flame is about the healthiest 
variety grown. 
Dancing Flame is not being offered for 
sale this year but is being offered as a 
premium bulb. See Special Offers. 
Autumn Queen (Arnett—parents are 
Harvest Moon x Picardy) 
It surly isn’t early—really quite late, so 
if you want somethins to bloom in June 
or July you won’t but this one. Doubt if it 
will win manv grand championships on the 
show table. It is a pretty good cut flower 
for late Sept. or Oct. Seems to like to 
bloom from small bulbs and bulblets. Color 
—golden buff, with lots of pink. Spike «is 
too tall and thats a fact. You wouldn’t be- 
lieve me if I should say how high it may 
be grown. Z 
Number of buds—some will say not 
enough, but it usually has 18. Number of 
florets open--too many and they hold too 
long, 12 open at one time is too many, 
doesn’t take enough spikes to: make a bas- 
ket to suit the grower. Florists kind of 
like the idea though and the fact the 
spike stays in perfect condition for two or 
more days. 
If you want a giant floret or a little 
floret, this is not the glad to buy. It is just 
an ordinary big one in the 416 class. 
Autumn Queen makes more bulblets than is 
necessarv and they grow easier than some 
people like. 
Now after hearing all that if you want 
to grow it next year and see how badly it 
‘is described, you,can have it for a price 
thet most of my “fierce” but kindly com- 
petitors will say is Not enough. Maybe 
you will say 3t is too much. 
PRICES OF AUTUMN QUEEN 
Bulbs any size, each, $1.00; 10, $8.00; 100, 
$50.00. 
Bulblets; 10, $1.00; 100 $8.00: 1 pt., $50.00. 
Candlelight (Arnett—parents are Chance 
seed of Golddust) 
This has always been the first glad to 
bloom in our’ gardens. If it bloomed a week 
or more later, this glad would be absolute- 
ly worthless. It has always brought the 
most money as a cutflower: because there 
was nothing else to be had. Last summer 
it was our only variety that,sold for $1.50 
per doz. on the wholesale market. 
Candlelight never has more than 16 buds 
and only holds five florets open. It is a 
large light yellow. It. likes ta bloom from 
small bulbs and _ bulblets but spikes 
wouldn’t take any prizes at a show. In no 
yense of the word is this the long sought 
after “yellow Picardy,” but this is your 
opportunity to have the first glad bloom 
of the season. As soon as you get enough 
stock you will really have a chest of gold 
in vour pocket with Candlelight. 
Bulbs any size, each $1.00; 10, $8.00; 100, 
$50.00. ¢ 
Bulblets. 10, $1.00; 100, $8.00; 14 pt., $50.00. 
Deep Velvert (Arnett—parents are Azalea x 
Rewi Fallu). 
It surly isn’t any good as a late cut 
flower unless you plant about August 15.’ 
If vou can use something that will bloom 
if'-65 or 70 days after planting, ‘then you 
might try Deep Velvet. If you want some- 
thing to blend with white, pink, and laven- 
der varieties, dont’ buy this one. It wi'e 
work though if you want contrast. Deep 
Velvet is a red in class 452. Can’t claim it 
to be a giant. Neither is it a super min- 
iature. 
You wouldn’t expect florists to want this 
variety and‘some of them don't. Most of 
the progressive shops. however, welcome 
this one when they can get it. Don’t know 
why, but the general public almost always 
nicks out Deen Velvet. Time after time I 
have seen them choose this one in prefér- 
ence to others that were introduced at 
$25.00 er more per bulb. 
Deep Velvet will only open six florets-of 
its 17 bud spikes at one time. Can’t eyer 
remember its crooking and won’t average 
more than 48 inches high in the field. Cuts 
a pretty good spike at that. Holds its head 
up after being cut just about as well as 
any glad I know. 
If you want to hear some real “Ohs’” 
amd “Ahs” trom your neighbors just show 
them some spikes of Deep. Velvet. I bet 
they will envy you and want some bulbs. 
Buibs any size, each, $1.00; 10, $8.00; 100, 
$50.00. | 
Bulblets, 10, $1.00; 100, $8.00; % pt. $50.00. 
Nancy (Arnett—parents Picardy x Rewi 
Fallu) 
Our 1949 introduction that is entirely on 
its own now. Nothing we can say will add 
or detract. So far we have received many 
letters from the Atlantic to the Pacific 
enthusiastically praising this red variety 
which they say will be the commercial red 
in a very short time. Without doubt there 
will be some knockers. Wouldn’t it be 
awful if there weren’t? 
Nancy is the easiest variety to grow we 
have. Makes too many bulblets that grow 
too easily. No other red glad can compete 
with it as a grower or as a florists’ variety. 
Nancy isn’t early, but you can have it 
in mid-season nd likeseyto bloom long after 
most varieties have called it “quits” for the 
year. 
Nancy surprised even us last summer 
when it was Grand Champion at the East 
Lansing, Michigan, Glad Show. 
Nancy rarely has more than 18 buds and 
will usually hold oniy 6 or 7 florets open 
at a time. 
PRICES FOR NANCY 
Bulbs—Large—each 50c; 10, $4.00; 100, 
‘$20.00; 1,000, $160.00. Medium—Each 35c 
10, $2.80; 100, $15.00; 1,000, $120.00. : 
Small—Each, 25c; 10, $2.00; 100, $10.00; 
1,000 $80.00. 
Bulblets—10, 50c; 100, $4.00; 14 pt., $15.00; 
1 qt., $40.00; 1 pk., $250.00. 
White Challenge (Arnett—parents are 
Euides x Picardy) 
Our 1947 introduction that has proven 
its worth as a show glad and as a much 
sought after florists’ variety The main 
complaint from those who have it is that 
it doesn’t increase as rapidly as they 
would like. They want to build up stocks 
of it quickly, but it just won be rushed. 
* For the amount of stock in existence, I 
think White Challenge has won more grand 
championships than any other variety. 
This summer alone it was Grand Cham- 
pion at the Illinois State Show and the 
Indiana State Show, as well as 3 spike 
Grand Champ at the Purdue University 
-Show. At the Canndian Show and the S. E. 
Michigan Show it was second day Cham- 
pion; at Mesick, Michigan, it was Reserve 
Champion. 
White Challenge isn’t like other whites, 
maybe it is why florists ask for it by name. 
It has a slight rose colored throat that is 
radiated from the whole giant flower. It 
won’t bloom early for you, but will: come in 
mid-season. Doubt if it will bloom from 
bulblets. Fact is it won’t make bjg bulbs 
from bulblets, however, it makes beautiful 
show spikes even from medium bulbs. 
.Last spring I gave 15 bulbs of White 
Challenge to Claude Enslem, a blind glad 
grower in Marian, Indiana, and Claude 
woh the Grand Championship award at the 
big Indiana Gladiolus Show at Wabash. 
He said that he had three other spikes of 
White Challenge equally as good or better 
from those 15 bulbs. 
PRICES 
Bulbs—Large, each, $1.50; 10, $12.00; 100, 
$75.00 1,000, write for prices. 
Medium—Kach, $1.00; 10, $8.00; 100, $50.00. 
1 qut., $100.00; 1 pk., $600.00 
Small—Each, 50c; 10, $6.00: 100, $25.00. 
Bulblets. -10 $1.50; 100, $12.00; 14 pt., $30.00: 
FLEEING ay 
GLAD GARDENS 
R. F. D. 4. RIVER ROAD 
COLUMBUS, INDIANA. 
