Pink Frost—340—(Pierce 49) 
Pink Frost was my introduction last year. Unfor- 
tunately it was not a good season to appraise it 
fairly, for like so many other good varieties of un- 
questionable integrity in normal seasons it threw 
some short heads that were on the stubby side. On 
the other hand, one Illinois exhibtor who uses 
plenty of water brought a spike to the LeRoy show 
that had 24 buds, which is better than I ever did. 
Twenty to 22 buds is all that I have ever produced, 
and that is certainly enough for any medium size 
glad. 
Pink Frost is a cool, frosty pink with deep pink 
throat and markings. One customer told me ast 
summer that if she ever grew a glad that was ap- 
propriately named this was it. Florets are plain 
petaled and wide open; arrangement is close, facing 
good, and attachment solid. As many as 8 to 10 
will open at once with 4 to 6 showing color. Few 
medium pinks display this much color in their flow- 
erheads at one time. 
Pink Frost makes clean, smooth bulbs and a gen- 
erous amount of bulblets, which germinate readily. 
It is a midseason variety which has alwav spiked 
out in hot weather, yet there is never a crook, Flor- 
et substance is good; no fading or burning. It stands 
up well in the field, behaves admirably as a cut 
flower, opening up clear to the tip without loss of 
color. 
In 1948 Pink Frost was Champion 3-spike seed- 
ling of the Illinois Gladiolus Society State Show at 
Springfield. 
L. 75c; M. 60c; S. 50c 
1950 Introduction of Small Glads 
I am pleased to have the opportunity to co-intro- 
duce the following varieties: 
SPOT 0’ ROSE—201—(Kinyon ’50) 
Here is a white with a big spot of rose—a rare 
and much needed color break in small whites. The 
spot is deep rose set in the center of the nicely 
rounded florets which are arranged alternately 
and close together. Five will open, while 4 are 
showing color and 8 are green. As K-112 this 
was Champion small type seedling (3-spike) at 
the Kankakee, Ill., show for me last summer, 
Bulb of any size (not smaller than No. 3) 
with 5 bulblets—$1.00 
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