Aureole x * * * (410) (R. Pruitt, 1948) (80 days) How often a glad is in- 
ee ee troduced with elaborate fanfare—only to fail to live up to its 
advance billing! How rarely does a glad make a modest debut into the gardens of the 
world only to achieve an unanticipated fame by sheer merit! Aureole belongs to the happy 
few who have acquired fame unheralded. Its color is a translucent light yellow. Sub- 
stance is as heavy and ruffling as intense as with Genghis Khan. A high class fancier’s glad 
that also made a wonderful cut-flower for us last summer. Do not fail to try Aureole if 
you have not already done so. There are very few among the yellows which can touch it 
for beauty. CL 1-.25; 10-2.00) (M 2-.25; 10-1.00) (S 4-.25; 10-.50) (Blbts. 25-.25; 100-.80) 
xk * *& (412) (Fischer, 1943) (90 days) (From Prestgard 
Autumn Gold ee strain.) Aptly named! The rich, deep golden color 
of this variety makes it a favorite with us for autumn cutting. Makes up beautifully with 
autumn foliage in funeral sprays. Not a tall variety, but cuts well clear to the ground. It 
opens well in water. If you have not seen brilliant Autumn Gold, you have missed a color 
treat! (L 3-.25; 10-.70) (M 10-.40) (S 10-.25) (Blbts. Pkg. .20) 
Babs * * (210) (R. Pruitt, 1945) (65 days) A beautiful light yellow that opens 
e five to six graceful florets on a medium height plant. Fine for early cut- 
ting. Abbreviated in name and abbreviated in size. Ideal for makeup work. 
(L 1-.25) (M 2-.25; 10-1.00) (S 3-.25; 10-.60) (Blbts. 15-.25; 1600-1.50) 
xk kk * i 
Beauty’s Blush Seat ou 6 (440) (Fischer, 1947) (75 days) (Margaret Beaton 
¢ x Choice Seedlings) Here is a variety that proves 
a glad does not have to be ruffled to be supremely beautiful. A statuesque beauty growing 
consistently five feet tall and opening eight or nine round florets of form so perfect they con- 
stitute a criterion of plain-petalled beauty. If you are fond of delicate colors, here is the 
pastel of pastels. Color is like snow tinted with the rose-pink of sunset. Delicate as the 
blush mantling a virgin’s cheek. The blush is deeper in cool weather and just before frost 
may even assume a tint of lavender. A glad for those who appreciate the nuances of 
color. You will love its sparkling, frosty sheen. I consider this the best of my earlier 
introductions. A simply superb cutter that never produces shorts. 
(L 1-.20; 10-1.50) (CM 1-.15; 10-1.00) (S 2-.20; 10-.75) (Blbts. Pkg. .35) 
“Beauty’s Blush was really grand. I bought 100 bulblets of this and got good blooming 
spikes from over half of them.” —Guy R. Swett, Kansas 
“Beauty’s Blush is one of the most beautiful glads I have. It is really something to 
look at.” —T. Campion, Michigan 
“Beauty’s Blush is in full bloom and we wish to state that it is just out of this world.” 
Mr. and Mrs. Dale Summers, Illinois 
* wz” &k *& = 86((376) (K. & M., 1946) (70 days) Mankind always 
Better Times e e e¢ craves what nature has denied him. In the glad 
world, that means blues. But nature came mighty close to relenting when she gave us 
Better Times. In fact, seen in the shade, a bunch of Better Times looks as blue as any 
clump of light blue irises. You will marvel at the color-novelty of this glad. It is not only 
bluer than any other glad but free from the flecking found in most blues. Its fresh, smooth 
light blue-violet color is set off by a white-tipped deep violet spear deep in the throat. Only 
by a stroke of luck are we able to offer you this variety at all. The Holland originators 
discontinued it as unsuitable for the Netherland’s climate at a time when very few Amer- 
ican growers had stocked it. Impressed by its unique color-beauty and its wonderful per- 
formance in America, we have contracted for much of the available stock. Better Times 
is not a large glad but is a tall grower and exceptionally early. Makes the most beautiful 
bulbs of any blue variety. Bloom enough of this to make up a basket of it and I predict 
you will rate it one of your top favorite glads. 
(L 1-.15; 10-1.25) (M 2-.20; 10-.75) (S 10-.40) (Blbts. Pkg. .30) 
* y i d Mrs 2. E:- 
Betty’s Choice sa (362) (J. W. Harris, 1945) (90 days) (Mrs 
e Langford x Emile Aubrun) The sweet and modest 
personality of this delicate rose glad will charm you. Daintier than Chamouny and with a 
creamy throat. Very lovely in arrangements with Beauty’s Blush and other cool pastels. 
Pictured in color on page 46 and on the back cover. (The paler version on the back cover 
is the more accurate.) . 
(L 1-.20; 10-1.50) (M 1-.15; 10-1.00) (S 2-.20; 10-.75) (Blbts. Pkg. .35) 
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