MEMOIR (Palmer ’45) 441 (M). A striking and attractive garden glad, 
but not tall enough for a good commercial. The very large fiorets are blush 
white or creamy pink with a vivid red center. A fine color. 
L .25, M .20, S 2—.25, Bulblets 15—.25, 100—$1.50. 
MERRY MAID (Roberts ’49) 440 (E). Ruffled pink with white throat. 
Can be good, altho disappointing last summer. Probably a variable grower; 
it couldn’t take the heat and grew shorter than usual. A good propagator. 
L $1.50, M $1.25, S $1.00, Bulblets 2—.30, 10—$1.25, 100—$10.00. 
MID-AMERICA (Knieram ’47) 550 (EM). A huge red that can be and is 
often fine, altho a little floppy appearing in warm weather. One of the 
largest and tallest of all glads, it is almost too big for commercial use. 
A great prize winner at the shows, winning Grand Champion at Ohio state, 
Reserve Champ at Chagrin Falls, and 2nd Day Champ Indiana, all 1949. 
A very popular red variety. 
M .15, S 2—.20, Bulblets 10—.20, 100—$1.50. 
MIGHTY MONARCH (Butt ’46) 552 (ML). Huge towering spikes of 
medium dark red characterize this fine variety. Fine smooth color, quite 
deep but rich and glowing. Heavy rangy spikes that usually stand erect if 
planted deep or hilled up around the plants, otherwise may fall over. Opens 
7-9 large beautiful florets on long flowerheads. If you like a lot of red, 
Mighty Monarch will give you a thrill. Bulblet production good, germina- 
tion fair. Voted most beautiful glad in show, Nebraska 1949. 
L .35, M .25, S .15, Bulblets 10—.25, 100—$2.00. 
MINSTREL (Palmer 744) 566 (M). A very large lavender, florets probably 
averaging larger than Siboney, altho not as tall in plant growth. Usually a 
good long flowerhead, but stem is rather short below first floret. Good color, 
about the shade of Elizabeth the Queen but often with some shading or 
streaking, depending on the weather. Nicely ruffled. Propagation fair only. 
L .30, M .20, S 2—.20, Bulblets 10—.25, 100—$2.00. 
MISS CHICAGO (Buckheit ’49) 560 (M). A different and quite attractive 
color combination, light rose-lavender with yellow center. 6-7 large, very 
round, somewhat ruffled florets fairly well attached to the 20-inch flower- 
heads, medium tall stems. A promising new glad that we hope to see in 
larger quantity next summer. Has many show winnings to its credit as a 
seedling. 
M $3.00, S $2.00, Bulblets .50, 10—$4.00. 
MISS WISCONSIN (Krueger ’43) 460 (M). A gorgeous color unmatched 
by others in this class. So well known by this time that it hardly needs 
further description. Florists use every spike they can get of this, altho 
it is not always a consistent cutter, some coming short. Seems to keep on 
winning most of the prizes in its class at the shows. A fine rose pink. Fair 
propagator, making bulblets late in the season. A healthy grower with us. 
L .20, M .15, S 2—.26, Buiblets 10—.20, 100—$1.50. 
MISTAYA (Ketcheson ’47) 586 (M). A huge tall smoky lavender gray. 
@uite unusual and exotic in appearance, altho not a flashy variety. We 
note that visitors divide about equally in their preference for Mistaya and 
Persian Beauty—both sports of the older variety R.B. The extremely large 
flowers are a little floppy appearing in hot weather, but the giant spikes 
are real attention-getters. 
L .40, M .25, S 2—.25, Bulblets 10—.25, 100—$1.50. 
MOUNTAIN GEM (Requa ’46) 436 (M). A nice scarlet red that is espec- 
ially good from medium and small bulbs; larger ones often split causing 
shorter spikes. A faint picotee edge of lighter color is noticeable around 
the petal edges. 5-6 or more large round plain petaled florets open at once. 
Good propagator. 
M .65, S .45, Bulblets 3—.20, 10—.60, 100—$4.50. 
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