Big Top a (541) (Rich, 1942) (75 days) (Picardy x Truly White) One 
e e ¢ ¢ of the leading commercials. Salmon pink with a tiny throat 
blotch. Connoisseurs will be inclined to damn its beauty with faint praise, while cut-flower 
growers will be grateful for its capacity to produce five-foot spikes even from small bulbs. 
A real bread-and-butter glad. Has been exhibited with six seven-inch florets open at one 
time. The color is actually deeper than it appears in the picture on page 14. 
(L 3-.20; 10-.70) Cvi 10-.40) (CS 10-.25) (Blbts. Pkg. .20) 
e kok k kk «6(552) (Rich, 1945) (90 days) (Picardy X (Morocco x Supe- 
Birch Red * © @ rior)) Birch Red presents a tall, commanding double- 
rowed spike that is vivid and vibrant in color. It is a rich, radiant red with a burnished 
sheen; deeper in tone than most reds, though not a black-red. The florets, unfolding like 
the buds of a beautiful rose, are excellent subjects for corsages. It is so proud of its 
superiority! Named for Tony Birch, the secretary of the well-known gladiolus grower, 
Alfred L. Moses of Lima, New York. What a fine fellow Mr. Birch must be! 
(L 1-1.00; 16-8.00) (M 1-.75; 10-6.00) (S 1-.59; 10-4.00) (Blibts .4-.25; 12-.50) 
Black Opal * * _ (454) (Errey, 1936) (90 days) (Morocco x Lucifier) The 
e e¢ standard commercial dark red. Opens up to ten velvety 
maroon florets on a lengthy formal spike. 
(L 3-.25; 10-.70) CME 10-.40) (S 10-.25) (Blbts. Pkg. .20) 
BURMA Is on Almost Everybody’s List of the Dozen Greatest Glads 

