12 GLADRIDGE GARDENS, MADISON, OHIO 
ELIZABETH THE QUEEN (566) White ‘41 (86) 
Beautiful deep lavender with darker lines in throat. Beautifully 
ruffled and holding 7 to 8 blooms open. Needs plenty of water to 
be at its best. Cutflower growers are now buying this by the 
thousands. One of the most popular items in our list. L 10ce; 
M 7c: S 3c; Blits. pkg. 25c. 
ESSA MARIE (542) Coutts ’46 (82) 
Soft deep pink of a different shade. Dependable performer that. 
does not fleck, fade or crook. Fine Canadian reputation but de- 
serves wider distribution here. L 12c; M 7c; S 3c; Blts. lc. 
ETHEL CAVE COLE (440) Cave ‘41 (75) 
Soft light pink that sometimes flecks. Florists like the color of this 
variety. It is now widely grown as an early cutflower pink. L 9c; 
M 6c; S 3c; Blts. pkg. 20c. 
EVANGELINE (560) Palmer ‘48 (92) 
A beautiful light rose with creamy yellow throat. Widely heralded 
as the best glad originated by Palmer since Picardy. Has won 
several championships. Holds 10 open on a 30-inch flower head 
with plant 5 ft. tall. Produces average amount of bulblets that 
grow exceptionally well. Blooms sometimes not placed too well. 
L $2.50; M $1.50; S $1.00; Blts. 20c. , 
FABULOUS (443) LaSalle ‘46 (85) 
Deep pink with a double half circle blotch of cherry red bordered 
by light cream. Unusual and attractive color, especially for those 
that admire the blotched ones. L 50c: M 35c; S 25c; Blts. 3c. 
FIREBRAND (452) Butt ‘44 (85) 
Medium red of glistening shade with white lines on lower petals. 
Opens up to 10 well-placed firmly-attached blooms. Good show 
variety and cutflower. L 12c; M 7c; S 3c; Blits. pkg. 30c. 
FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE (500) Harris ‘47 (82) . 
New ruffled glistening white, about as white as Maid of Orleans. 
Considered one of the best whites to come out of Canada where it 
received the highest award in their Test Garden and number one 
rating in their 1948 symposium. Reported to grow 68 inches tall, 
21 buds, with 8 or more 5% inch florets open. Good propagator. 
This one promises to give some of our highly rated whites plenty 
of competition. L 75c; M 50c; S 30c; Blts. 5c. 
FLYING FORTRESS (586) Wilson ‘43 (93) 
Called the King of Smokies. Light smoky-gray with ability to hold 
10 to 12 florets open. For floret size and number of open, this has 
them all beat. One spike is a bouquet in itself. L 35c: M 20c: 
S 15c; Blts. 2c. 
FORT GARRY (452) Glass ’47 (85) 
A blend of deep velvety reds lightened by slightly lighter shading 
on midribs. Will open about 7 well-attached florets on a 56-inch 
spike. L 25c; M 12c; S 6c; Blts. pkg. 30c. 
FRIENDSHIP (442) Fischer ’49 (70) 
Our choice for the top ’49 introduction. Combines beauty, vigor- 
ous growth and earliness. Sparkling pure pink shading to cream 
with a large white throat. Opens up to 8 beautiful round ruffled 
blooms on a tall spike. L $1.00; M 75c; S 50c; Bits. 6c. 
FUCHSIA BELLE (462) Almey ‘45 (85) 
A new shade of rose red especially attractive in artificial light. 
Performance variable with us from year to year. Can make 
stunning spikes for the show bench. L 50c; M 35c: S 20c; Bits. 5c. 
