s *&_*& *& * (536) (Fischer, 1949) (100 days) (Hindenburg’s Memory x 
Regal Red e e e e Liberator) The man’s glad! A king-size scarlet-red of 
tremendous vitality and luxurious beauty. Opens six flat, round florets a full six inches 
in diameter on gun-barrel spikes uniformly five feet tall. In fact, some of our customers 
complain that it is too tall! Its vivid color is enhanced by a distinct silvery sheen overlay- 
ing the entire flower. A clean-cut white spearhead lends character to the throat. A truly 
magnificent variety that ranks among the gladiolus greats. When we introduced this last 
year, we apologized for the fact that, like many other reds, it would burn in the hot sun. 
Strangely, several customers wrote that it was outstanding for its ability to withstand heat. 
That goes to show how variation in performance in different localities will make a liar 
out of the best-intentioned introducer! We have enthusiastic reports on Regal Red from 
Florida which indicate that it may be the coming red cut-flower. 
The spikes of Regal Red shown in color on page 43 were cut in bud. Most of the 
spikes carried six open florets the day after the picture was taken. We left them in the 
vase for a week and they bloomed out perfectly to the very tips. Regal Red is also pictured 
on page 37 and on the back cover. 
Don’t fail to stock this wonderful variety, whether you grow glads solely for your own 
pleasure or for the cut-flower trade. We offer very attractive quantity prices in our whole- 
sale list. (CL 1-.50; 10-4.00) (M 1-.35; 10-2.50) (S 1-.25; 10-2.00) (Blbts. 10-.25; 100-2.00) 
“You sent me three bulbs of Regal Red and two of them made magnificent spikes, the 
nearest perfect of anything I grew this season.” —Rev. H. E. Morrow, Iowa 
“Now for that regal Regal Red: there is a glad to thrill the heart of everyone. I be- 
lieve this is going to be a man’s glad. My husband is not easily excited about flowers but 
he could not seem to find enough to say about Regal Red.” 
—Mrs. Adelbert Whitehead, New York 
“Regal Red makes a nice spike but grows too tall to suit me. It stood the 100° heat 
OK —J. J. Remler, Pennsylvania 
“I wouldn’t have believed any glad, especially a red one, could have taken the bad, 
and changing, weather Regal Red went through. I plant deep and water generously just 
before flowers open. But when Regal Red opened the first two flowers on a day close to 
105°, I expected the entire spike to be “cooked”. By noon the flowers hung like rags, but 
were fresh and wide-open the next morning. Only one bud burnt on the edges. By the 
time four more opened, the temperature fell to 37°. This was followed by a wind that 
tore off roofing and broke small branches. Most of my other glads went over, but Regal 
Red wasn’t even mussed up. I cut it then and the last flowers opened perfectly indoors. 
They were 51% inches across. It’s the most wonderful glad I’ve ever seen.” 
—Mrs. R. E. Turk, California 
Rita Mae mK (450) (Pommert, i947) (85 days) (Com. Koehl seedling) This 
e e ¢ tall coral-red blooms in the row with a stately uniformity that 
is a thrill to the cut-flower grower. Excellent propagator and germinator. Pictured on 
page 92. (L 2-.25; 10-1.00) (M 10-.60) (S 10-.30) (Blbts. Pkg. .25) 
Rosa van Lima *—~— (422 (Pfitzer, 1940) (80 days) One of the great- 
; e °¢ ¢ ¢* est pinks in gladiolus history. A crisp, fresh, 
cool pure-pink that bathes one’s soul. Still a leader in color, though it has long been sur- 
passed in beauty of form. Has been grown extensively. 
CL 3-.25; 10-.70) (M 10-.40) (S 10-.25) (Blbts. Pkg. .20) 
* * * (360) (Fischer, 1948) (65 days) (Lavender and Gold X 
Rose Charm e ¢ e¢ (Maid of Orleans x Picardy)) Purest crystalline rose 
(not pink) with dramatic throat and midribs of cream. Opens five to seven airily arranged 
blooms on tall, wiry stems. Grows four and one-half feet tall. A glad you'll love to 
arrange because every spike is a willowy ribbon of bloom. Uniformity is as much an 
index of vitality as height, and Rose Charm produces spikes of incredible uniformity. A 
simply superb cutter and a gem for home decoration. Will give those of you who specialize 
in artistic arrangements one of the loveliest baskets of the season. Exceptionally early. A 
coming commercial. CL 1-.25; 10-2.00) (M 1-.20; 10-1.50) (S 2-.30; 10-1.00) (Blbts. Pkg. .35) 
“Your Rose Charm pleases me more and more as it blooms .. . Got a Rose Charm today 
with eleven open.” —L. L. Ward, Indiana 
“Rose Charm is a dilly.” —F. Parkes, New Jersey 
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