1943 Releases 
With the exception of “RAYNAT,” which made its 
first appearance at the Spring Show of the S.A.G.S. and 
won Champion Seedling, all the rest of our 1943 releases, 
would, under ordinary circumstances, have been planted 
for our 1942 show. The S.A. Gladiolus Society, however, 
decided to go into recess for the duration, and tests 
in this direction had, unfortunately, to be temporarily 
abandoned. All the 1943 and 1942 releases have, how- 
ever, given exceptional results, both in our field tests 
and exhibition tests, and we can offer all these with 
the greatest confidence that the majority are real cham- 
pions. 
AUSSIE. M.I. 
Exhibition. 
A larger flowered and even taller St. Edward, with a 
brighter colored red, with a violet tongue. In 1940, in 
our exhibition test, this variety produced a spike with 
a 3 ft. 4 in. flower head, 28 buds, and 12 perfectly placed 
wide open florets. 
1942 A.N.Z.A.C.S. (Australian, New Zealand, American 
Comradeship). M.T. 
Exhibition. 
Grand Champion Victoria 3 times, 1945. 
With the parentage 1133/40, being a Crystal on 
Picardy cross, on to 1143/40, Miss N.Z., on Tunia’s 
Snowball, it could not be otherwise. This resulted in a 
tremendous ruffled white on a very tall, wiry stem. In 
fact, it’s a white ruffled Miss N.Z. on a Picardy stem. 
Stocks are limited. 
CONDOFF. M.S. 
Exhibition. 
A shade lighter than Harmau, but with a more con- 
spicuous fiery blotch. Florets are large, wide open, and 
perfectly shaped. 
CRETE. M.S. 
Decorative. 
An 8 in. floret, slightly ruffled, of the fieriest blood red 
imaginable. Medium to tall, and when well grown, no 
red will stop this one. 
HULDELEHN. M.S. 
Decorative. 
Champion Dec. A. Ballarat, Victoria, 1945. 
Color Champion, S.A. Glad. Show, 1947. 
Rated 7th best spike at our S.A.G.S., 1941. <A ruffled 
strawberry pink. A contender for the sheer beauty class. 
JIMCLIFF. M.I. 
A perfect exhibition. Medium sized florets, but per- 
fectly spaced on a tall exhibition spike. The ruffled 
edges perfect orange pink, with a cream throat and 
lines, ranks this second to Mrs. E. Both. 
KITTYHAWK.  E.T. 
Exhibition. 
Grand Champion, 3 times, 1946, N.Z. 
The most perfect delicate lavender, that sends them 
towering above St. Edward, and quite on a par with 
Aussie. Ten open florets, of medium size. 
MAJMAG. M.T. 
Exhibition. 
Grand Champion Tasmania, 1946. 
The tallest exhibition white we have seen. 
round florets, correctly faced and placed. 
Perfect 
RASA. ES “MCE: 
Exhibition. 
Perfect formation. Large round florets of a carmine 
pink, with white lines. Spikes just tower above 
Iixquisite. 
RAYNAT. M.I. 
Exhibition. 
Champion Seedling, S.A.G.S. 1941. 
Perfect round florets up to 83 in. across, 8-10 open, 
and held rigidly on a tall exhibition spike. Delicate pink 
and cream. 
TOBRUK. M.S. 
Decorative. 
Dark reds may not appeal to all, but this one is just 
ed sheer beauty. 
1942 Releases 
BRUCE HUDD. M.S. 
Decorative. 
An outstanding ruffled mauve pink, with a deeper 
blotch. 
CHARGERITE. M.S. 
Exhibition. 
An improved Excell. Even more beautiful. Nicely 
ruffled carmine pink, with a white blotch. Florets held 
rigidly, and a good stiff stem. 
CEG. - M.S. 
Decorative. 
Strawberry pink, with a deeper blotch. 
HARDAU. M.S. 
Exhibition. 
Light shell exhibition pink. Ten buds in color before 
first florets open. 
HARRY PERIAM’S MEMORY. M.S. 
Decorative and Exhibition. 
An even more perfect H. B. Pitt. Smooth, light orange 
pink, with white throat. 
MRS. VIC. STEVENS. M.S. 
Decorative and Exhibition. 
Grand Champion Port Adelaide, 1939. 
Orange pink, with a perfect harmonising plum blotch 
and white stripe. Good commercial. 
MERRIE AUSSIECAN. M.S. 
Decorative and Exhibition. 
Grand Champion S.A. Glad. Show, Autumn Fixture, 1946, 
Grand Champion, Cheltenham, S.A., 1947. 
Tall commercial ruffled orange rose pink, with a per- 
fect blended blotch. Will be a very popular Glad. 
SANDY McGREGOR. M.S. 
Exhibition. 
Color is almost identical to that of Tuts Both. Florets 
are a shade smaller. Throws a consistent exhibition 
spike. Lighter, but as dazzling as Dazzler. Good com- 
mercial. 
TUNIA’S BEAUTY. MLI. 
Exhibition and Decorative. 
Grand Champion S.A. Glad. Show, Spring Fixture, 1946. 
Grand Champion, Freeling, 1949. 
re decorative and exhibition of unbeatable sheer beauty. 
Very large salmon pink, with a scarlet blotch. Stocks 
are limited. 
FOR EXHIBITION SPIKES 
L—tLate Flowering, plant early. 
M—Med. Flowering, plant usual. 
K—KEarly Flowering, plant late. 
T—Natural tall grower, force late, 2-3 weeks 
before flowering. 
I—Intermediate grower. 
S—Short grower, force early, 4-6 weeks before 
flowering. 
sOs 
NO ONE GROWER HAS ALL THE BEST, BUT WE 
FEEL CONFIDENT THAT WE CAN SATISFY EVEN 
THE MOST FASTIDIOUS. 
