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1950 INTRODUCTIONS 
From Cosmopolitan Glad Gardens 

BRIDAL ORCHID 562 (Carlson-Puerner) A sensational new gladiolus from Carlson. A 
pastel lavender, opening 10 six-inch florets with 6 showing color. It carries 22-24 buds 
and is a tall growing variety, with aksolutely no crooking. Opens readily from tight 
bud and blooms well from all sizes, including bulblets. Good propagator and germi- 
nator. Early midseason in blooming. A few of the 1949 show winnings are listed 
below: 
Wisconsin Seedling and Recent Introduction Show—Champion Seedling and Grand 
Champion of Show. Wisconsin Gladiolus Society, Beloit, Wis—Basket, Award of 
Merit. 3 spikes, American Home Achievement. Springfield, Illinois State Show— 
Best Seedling (3 spike). American Home Achievement. Garfield Park, Chicago— 
Best Seedling (3 spike) and American Home Achievement. 
Priced: Any size $5.00. Any size with 5 select bulblets, $10.00. Grower’s Units of 
10 L, 10 M, 10 S, and 150 Bts. for $225.00. 
(Bridal Orchid is pictured on the Cover of this Catalog) 
From James Torrie-John Flad (Introducer’s Description) 
MISS ALBERTA (Torrie-Flad) A pure informal white with a strikingly splashed lavender 
throat. Florets are 44-inch average size, ruffled and with lower petals fluted. The 
flowerhead is 20 to 24 inches and carries 17 to 19 buds, of which 5 to 6 open with 6 to 8 
in color. Miss Alberta is a vigorous grower, producing almost 100% cutable spikes which 
never crook and rarely misplace a floret. It blooms in early mid-season and bulblet 
production and germination are excellent. The light greenish cast of the many buds, 
together with the lavender throat against a pure white background, produces perfect 
color harmony. For this reason it is especially desirable for baskets, arrangements and 
corsages. The florists who have seen it consider it an ideal glad for floral display and 
thus a perfect prospect for a commercial glad. 
Awards: Excellent rating, Wisconsin Seedling Show, 1948. First in 3 spikes, Iowa 
State Show, 1949. Excellent rating, Wisconsin State Show, 1949. 
Priced: L $3.00; M $2.00; Blbts. 10 for $3.00. 
Starter Unit of 1 L, 1 M, 1 S and 10 Blbts. for $10.00. 
Grower’s Unit of 5 L, 10 M, 15 S and 100 Blbts. for $40.00. 
QUEEN MARY 532 (Torrie-Flad) A giant salmon with no conspicuous throat marks that 
opens its huge florets very wide. The florets have an artistic form, a trait which it 
derives from Elizabeth The Queen, one of its parents. Queen Mary grows to a height 
of 56 inches. The 27-inch flowerhead carries 18 or more buds of which 6 or 7 well 
attached florets open at one time, with 4 buds in color. It matures in early mid-season 
and increases rapidly. It is a healthy variety. It was a winner of record, Waterloo 
1949 and Southern Wisconsin-Northern Illinois Regional Show 1949. 
Priced: L $5.00; M $5.00; S $4.00; 1 bulb and 10 selected bulblets for $10.00. 
Grower’s Unit: 2 L, 4 M, 6 S and 100 Blbts. for $50.00. 
From Marion Rich 
GARNET GLOW 454 (Rich) Originator’s description. Garnet Glow is a clean glistening 
garnet red self with no markings. The florets, which are ruffled and wavy, with good 
substance, have excellent facing and spacing, and are well attached to the strong 
slender stem. It makes a beautiful exhibition spike that will stand a lot of handling, 
does not burn in the sun, and if well grown will win over any glad in its class. 
Garnet Glow grows about 59 inches tall, with 24-inch flowerhead, 5-inch blooms, opens 
8 with 6 more of its 20 buds in color. Foliage and bulbs are both healthy, with propa- 
gation and germination, fair. 
Awards: Empire State Commendation Award, 1948. Best seedling, Elmira, N. Y.., 
1948. Award of Merit; Elmira, N. Y., 1949, with score of 86. 
Priced: Any size for $3.00, 10 bulblets for $3.00 
