

RED CHARM is hard to beat. Every spike is saleable. I know of nothing to equal the smooth 
satiny deep color of BIRCH RED. Apparently its aly fault is a rather short flowerhead. 
KENWOOD is clear in color and a nice grower. 
BLACK RED—54 
BLACK CHERRY is a rich almost black shade of rad. So many orders were received for it 
that the only stock left for our own planting was bulblets. Another deep lustrous red is 
VELVET MANTLE. It makes beautiful spikes and is heat-resistant. ; 
LIGHT ROSE—60 
As it grows here EVANGELINE is a pink instead of rose. I know of nothing that can equal it} 
for health, vigor and growth. A slow increaser TOPFLITE is rarely beautiful. Florists always | 
ask for more MISS WISCONSIN. TRALEE gave us fine spikes, even from small bulbs. We! 
don't get many large bulbs from bulblets. Sooner or later, you'll be growing VENIDA. It isa... 
beautiful color and an excellent grower. ROSE CHARM blooms very early. Many stocks: ey re 
TIVOLI are mixed but we have secured a new supply and have found it true to name. DREAM. 
GIRL makes good spikes from any size bulb. It is a slow propagator. MISS CHICAGO always! 
attracts the attention of garden visitors. We have always liked the lavender-rose color of, 
ASTRID. ; \ 
DEEP ROSE—62 eae’ | 
BURMA ranks as one of the all-time greats. It’s a must-have for the home garden and local cut-! 
flower sales. Florists have always taken all we can grow. One that is less known is MAUVIE | 
ROSE. It blooms earlier than Burma and is lighter in color. 
LAVENDER—66 
Cut-flower growers are asked to supply lavender shades from the time they cut their first 
spikes until frost ends the season. Our earliest are HUNTRESS, MYRNA FAY and WEDG- 
WOOD. The first two fleck in hot weather but are excellent for early blooms. WEDGWOOD,! 
although smaller in size, is one of the prettiest of any Glads. PARTHIENA is huge and an, 
excellent show flower. PATRICIAN is a tall healthy grower with emerald green foliage. It's 
the heaviest propagator of any Glad known of. The first two years we grew it the color was’ 
clear but this year’s extreme heat in July and August caused some flecking. The floret for-, 
mation of RUTH ANN is different from any other. SIBONEY gave us much better spikes this. 
summer than last. Better placement and taller growth. Apparently it does better when, 
given an extra amount of moisture. I still like the color blending of LADY MARIAN, especially, ’ 
when opened indoors. ORCHID MARVEL is a rich shade of lavender. MINSTREL is usually 
short stemmed but a good spike can beat ELIZABETH THE QUEEN. The latter is tempermental 
with a certain percentage of short spikes. We have purchased some stock of a selected strain 
and expect to list it next year. ABIGAIL is similar to Minuet in color. 
PURFLE—70 
The best new purple I have seen is SHERWOOD. Florets are wide open witin ‘good 
attachment, also a good propagator. EUNICE EWING attracts a lot of attention and is 
a good seller. MARGARET WOOD is a rich shade of wine-purple and is grown mostly for its 
color value. 
LIGHT VIOLET—76 
BLUE BONNET won our whole hearted approval. Naturally, we are all interested in blue 
varieties and growing here the first year, we liked its color and growing habits. 
DEEP VIOLET—78 
A shade deeper than Blue Beauty but very tall and healthy is BLUE LAGOON. Also blooms 
very early. 
SMOKY SHADES—80 
INDIAN SUMMER is unusual even for a smokey. It grows very tall; in fact, all three of the 
smokeys we list this year are good tall growers. DUSTY MILLER wins regularly for us. 
STORMY WEATHER blooms earlier than the other two and will become better known when 
it gets down in price. 
It should be mentioned that these appraisals are based upon the 1949 growing season here. 
It was one of the hottest summers in the history of the local weather bureau and it is entirely 
possible that many varieties performed better elsewhere. 
The selection of a list of favorites is bound to be controversial as different individuals have 
their likes and displikes. However, one is tempted to select a list that covers the entire color 
range and with this thought in mind our favorites are: White Challenge, Connie “G’’, Spotlight, 
Pactolus, October Sunshine, Dieppe, Red Wing, Lipstick, Boise Belle, Red Charm, Venida, Burma, 
Orchid Marvel, Sherwood and Blue Bonnet. 
