MISS ALBERTA, 401 (Torrie-Flad) Seedling (T 43-27-9) of Picardy x Rosa Vain 
Lima. A pure informal white with a strikingly splashed lavender throat. Flor- 
ets 4% to 4% inches, ruffled with lower petals fluted. Flowerhead is 20-24 inches 
and carries 17 to 19 buds, of which 5 to 6 are open, and 6 to 8 show color. A vig- 
orous grower, it produces almost 100% cuttable snikes which never crook and 
rarely have a misplaced floret. Maturity is early mid-season, and bulblet pro- 
duction and germination is excellent. The light greenish cast of the many buds, 
{ogether with the lavender throat against a clean clear white background produces 
perfect color harmony. For this reason it is especially desirable for baskets, ar- 
rangements and corsages. The florists who have seen it consider Miss Alberta an 
ideal glad for floral display, and thus a perfect prospect for a “ommercial glad. 
Awards: North American Gladiolus gave it a 4AA rating in 1948; excellent in the 
Wisconsin Gladiolus Seedling Show, Sun Prairie, 1946 for one spike, and the same 
for three spikes in 1948; excellent in the Madison Gladiolus Show of 1948 for three 
spikes, and also for vase; the Wisconsin Gladiolus Show of 1949 at the State Fair 
gave it excellent for one spike, and in the same year it placed first in the lowa 
Gladiolus Society State Show at Waterloo for three spikes. 
Priced: L $3.09; M $2.00; Bulblets 10 for $3.00; One L, one M, one S, and 10 bulb- 
lets for $5.90. Growers’ units—5 L, 10 M, 15 S, and 100 bulblets for $40.00. Whole- 
sale prices on application. 
