Slads- I am making steady progress in my breeding for fragrance, 
and an increasing number of this list is of my own breeding. I 
have discontinued several of my older varieties as I have nei-~ 
ther the time nor the space to grow theme My glads are still 
just a hobbye As a busy Congregational minister, I take my exe 
ercise raising glads instead of playing golf. These seedlings 
are the result of 23 years of hybridiging and 10 years of work= 
ing for fragrance. 
I have tried to be honest and modest in my use of adject- 
ives, however my one business rule remains the same: "YOU MUST 
BE UNCONDITIONALLY SATISFI=ZD, WITHOUT ANY RESERVATION, AND YOU 
SRE TO BE THE JUDGE." 
Sincerely, 
Oe Ee Spencer 
THE CLASS OF 1950. 
SWEET 'N LOVELY 441 (46X-N11) FAULA ANN X FERFUME, 
This glad combines the blood lines of Ficardy,New Era,Joli,and 
Summer Breeze. The last two being Mibloom seedlings crossed with 
Mammoth White and Pfitsers Triumph, My first seedlings from a 
Sweet 'N Lovely cross bloomed this year, and it looks like a 
good breedcr, one was a lovely white from a Diadem crosS.e 
SWEET 'N LOVELY is a light pink, shading lighter toward a red 
dart Jn the throat. Florets are slightly winged and ruffled, 
44"-5",6 open on a modium height, always straight, 17 bud spike. 
SWEET'N LOVELY has a good rose scent type of fragrance. 
PRICE: Any size bulb 33.00-No bulblets, (stock is limited) 
46X-N22 312 Mibloom geedling X (Mibloom X Incense) 
My reason for offering 46X-N22 1s that it not only has a good 
fragrance but 1t comes the nearest to being a fragrant "Domin= 
ant’ in breeding of any glad I have used. It gave a high per- 
centage of fragrant seedlings in all the crosses made with ite 
It is a tall doep yellow, plain petaled 3" florets with 6 open, 
It makes cloan bulbs and is a run away propagator. 46X-N22 is 
a must have for breeders. If you are still a skeptic about fra 
grance, try 46X-N22 and ba convinced, 
FRICE: Any size bulb }.50 
47xX-043%3 Mother Machree X Incense 
If this continues to perform next year as it has in the past it 
will probably rate a name. I am offering just 20 bulbs this 
year to get a check on its performance for others. It is the 
first SMOKY fragrant, to my knowledge, to be offcred. It night 
be classed A.O.C. as it is reminiscent of the old John T Firie. 
46X-043 is a tall straight strong growing smoky combining, the 
colors of Incense and Mother Machrece, 33 florets 5-6 open and 
a good fragrance. 
FRICE: Bulbs 1" and up 51.00 
UMA Tea 
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a (LIBRA R 
WHEN YOU THINK OF FRAGRANT GLADS RECEIVE 
1950 THINK OF 2950 ( IAN 16 1950 
O. E. SPENCER ELBURN, ILLINOIS lye YAN 161 
Dear Friends, | U.S. Department of Agriculture 
Once again I offer this modest catalog featuring -Trasrante. 
