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The varieties marked * are the top 
Blue Ribbon Winner in the 1948 Sym- 
posium. 

LEADING LADY 
Algonquin. Brilliant glowing scarlet, 8- 
10 wide, open ruffled needlepoint blooms 
on a tall straight spike. 
Barcarole (Palmer). Large clear grena- 
dine orange with no markings. Beauti- 
fully ruffled blooms of heavy substance. 
Beacon (Palmer). Clear bright rose-scar- 
let with a large cream blotch; medium 
large, slightly ruffled, 8 to 10 open ona 
very tall straight spike. 
Bit o’ Heaven. Beautiful shade of orange 
with a yellow throat. Opens 9-12 medium 
sized blooms on a tall, straight plant. 
*Black Opal. Probably the darkest of all 
gladiolus, the color being a deep black 
red. The finest of the dark shades. 
*Blue Beauty. (Pf.) Light blue, shading 
darker toward the edges, giving the ap- 
pearance of medium blue. Large wide 
open round flowers. 
*Burma. A striking deep rose shading to 
a lighter tone in the throat of the heavily 
ruffled flowers. 
Chamouny. Cerise rose, silver edged 
flowers of medium size, round and lightly 
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ruffled. 8 to 10 flowers open at a time. 
A most distinct and beautiful mid-season 
variety. 
*Corona. Creamy white petals shading 
to rich cream in the throat, the edges 
beautifully picoteed with rose pink. 
*Klizabeth the Queen. Clear lavender- 
mauve flowers beautifully ruffled and 
shaped. An outstanding variety for show 
or cutting. 
Firebrand. Glistening red of medium 
tone, slightly deeper in the throat with 
white lines on the lower petals. Very 
straight spike with 8 or more open at a 
time. One of the best reds. 
King Lear. Clear, deep reddish purple 
with silver line on edge of petals. 5-6 
blooms open on a tall, strong, slender 
spike. 
*Lady Jane. Free blooming, with large 
ruffled flowers of a clear smooth cream; 
yellow lip. 
*Leading Lady. Cream white. A sport of 
Picardy with all of its outstanding quali- 
ties. 5 
*Margaret Beaton (Twomey). One of the 
most beautiful blotched varieties. Tall, 
large and white with small scarlet 
feather. Opens about eight flowers. 
Good propagator. 
Minuet (Coleman). Wonderful clear lav- 
ender. A lavender by which all others 
are judged. Six or seven wide open 
florets open at a time. Arranged perfectly 
on straight spike. 
Oriental Pearl. Huge cream with flowers 
up to 7 inches in diameter. The largest, 
tallest and strongest cream gladiolus 
known to us. 
Pandora. Clear, soft geranium pink, 
pleasingly accented with somewhat 
darker line in throat. Opens 8-10 blooms. 
Medium height. 
Pelegrina. The large deep blue flowers 
have a strong appeal due to their color 
and fine arrangement of the florets. 
*Picardy (Palmer). Color soft apricot 
pink with a silvery sheen, feathering of 
slightly deeper color in the throat. 
Purple Supreme. Bright purple flowers 
well spaced on the tall slender stems. 
Good grower and will not burn in the sun. 
*Red Charm. Unique shade of medium 
red that is very attractive. Large, sturdy 
grower of great vigor. 
Rosa Van Lima. Light rose with a few 
darker lines in the throat. Up to 8 or 
more well placed blooms on a tall, strong 
spike prolific. 
Shirley Temple (Pruitt). Creamy-white 
with a darker throat. Individual florets 
over 6 inches across, with 6 or 7 open. 
Splendid grower. 
Snow Princess. An excellent white va- 
riety for exhibition and cut flowers. Tall, 
vigorous grower. 
*Spotlight. The finest yellow. Large blos- 
soms of clear deep yellow with a small 
blotch of red in the throat. 
Valeria, Clear scarlet with a silky sheen, 
shading darker toward the center. Lower 
petals have a faint white line. Splendid 
cut flower. 
White Gold. Huge creamy white blooms, 
golden yellow in the throat. A vigorous 
grower with good straight stems. 
Yellow Emperor (Ellis). Large flowered 
deep yellow. Vigorous grower. Best yel- 
low in its class. 

Dahlias 
Alice Hume—10-inch blooms of soft buff 
shades. 
Azura. 10-inch blooms of medium lilac 
with slight silver sheen. Extremely vig- 
orous, on long stems. 
Clara Carder. 12-inch giant pink. Shaggy 
with broad petals twisting to the tip. 
Low habit and very free blooming. 
Eleanor Francis. 8-inch clear, deep blood’ 
red bloom on exceptionally good stem 
and bush, Foliage heavy and deep in’ 
color. One of the very best. 
Hills Supreme. 8-inch pure pink. Highly 
rated as cut and garden flower. Fine. 
stem and extremely disease resistant. 
Mrs. Wm. Knudsen. 8-inch pearl white 
cut flower. Perfect blooms on the finest 
stem of any large dahlia we know of. The: 
choice for fine wedding decorations. 
Governor Heil (Cactus). 10-inch giant 
incurved cactus in delicate orange-rose. 
A magnificent blend. 
cactus). This much 
Animato (4-inch 
praised recent Holland creation is a very 
delicate rose pink on a medium to low 
bush. May be used as a border where 
height of 18 inches is not objectionable. 

Tip-Top (Pompon). Rich raspberry red on 
medium bush. This little dahlia is just 
as nice for table decorations as in the 
garden. 
Helly Boudewijn (Waterlily type). This 
lovely white waterlily ranks choice with 
florists for any type of decorating. 
Blooms up to five inches on very out- 
standing stems. Highly recommended as | 
cut flowers or for your home. 
Joe Fette (Pompon). The very finest 
white pompon we have ever found. Ex- 
cellent bush and stem producing a multi- 
tude of cut flowers. 

