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THE GLADIOLUS FANCIER’S 
We have close-up Kodachromes of 200 
or more recent introductions of very high 
color fidelity, we believe the finest size- 
able collection of recents extant. These 
may be borrowed free of any charges for 
winter gladiolus society meetings. 
We ask our regular customers to read 
our variety descriptions from year to 
year. They are not static “originator’s 
descriptions.” We keep them up-to-the- 
minute in light of additional growing 
experience and other facts collected from 
world-wide sources. 
As orders come in we keep a running 
inventory of sales vs. stocks, in order to 
be aware when a size or a variety is 
sold out. About May 1st we abandon this 
safeguard because of press of shipping 
work and preparation for our own plant- 
ings. On these late orders it is often 
difficult to know offhand if an item 
will hold out to the order number until 
reached. 
It takes substantial money, time, 
travel, field and show study and wide 
knowledge of current offerings and 
ability to correctly assess their char- 
acteristics of growth and color harmony 
to separate the “sheep” from the “goats”. 
The satisfaction we get in thus assisting 
the industry and our customers in the 
wise spending of their money for new 
material transcends our modest monetary 
gain and keeps us issuing new Guide 
Books. 
FROM 1950 SHOW REPORTS 
PA. (Pittsburgh) “Champion seedling 
was a delightful littly entry of H. O. 
Evans in 101 class. It scored 88.5 by 
N. A. G. C. score.” 
EK. INTERNATIONAL (Binghamton, 
N. Y.) “In the Recent Introductions, 
H. O. Evans won the Sweepstakes 
Trophy. Among his firsts, Chantenay, 
Skymaster, Louis Pasteur, Northern 
Queen, Devotion, Blue Domino, Peter 
Pan and Bo Peep.” 
OTTAWA DIST. (Ont.) “This year Mid- 
America was really the champion spike 
of the Dominion Test Garden and one 
of the spikes with 37-inch flower head, 
8 open, second floret 6 inches was the 
giant of the show and grand champion 
for Mr. Buckley.” 
NATIONAL (Washington, D.C.) “Grand 
champion was a fine specimen of Mid- 
America shown by H. E. Ball.” 
W. VA. (Wheeling) “Some blues in the 
R. I. division were Wunchelrute, Poly- 
nesie, Tivoli, Kittyhawk, Meistersinger, 
Circe*, Requiem, Flo. Nightingale, 
Evangeline, Velvet Dream, C. D. Fort- 
nam, Tunia’s_ Elite, Black Cherry, 
Annette. Dr. Webb’s White Symphony 
was seedling and grand champion.” 
IND. STATE (Wabash) “The best R. I. 
and champion spike of the show was 
Boldface, entered by Joe Hartman.” 
N. W. OHIO (Toledo) Evans had point 
achievement in the R. I. division and had 
firsts with Fairy Queen, Blue Domino 
(2), Grace Moore, Velvet Dream, Keith, 
Blue Ice, Requiem, La Favorite, Bruno 
Walter, Aljechin, John Raffles, Hawaii, 
Twinkles and Frohsinn, also 4 section 
champs, one a giant lavender seedling 
by Dr. C. M. Evans of Calif., and the 
American Home Medal with “Polar Cub” 
a 200 ruffled white seedling with 9 open, 
18 buds, double row arrangement. Man- 
ley won with Devotion, Benjamin Britten, 
Circe (2), Luxury, Redowa (2), Evange- 
line, Eiffel Tower, Reg. Leahy, Helen 
of Troy, Polynesie (2), Patrol, Atlantic, 
Lady Marian, Flo. Nightingale, Lady 
Jane, Sun Spot**, War Paint, Conn. 
Yankee, Spic & Span and Stormy 
Weather. Coble had best R. I. and re- 
serve champion with Strathnaver. 
CENT. INTERNAT. (Madison, Wis.) 
565 miles of driving including an after- 
noon through Ind. on one of the hottest 
days of the summer “cooked” a car load 
of fine bloom for Evans. With some 
florets removed he managed a few firsts 
with Trocadero, Dinos, Hawaii, Circe, 
Charleston and a section champ with 
Peter Pan. 
PA. STATE (Grove City) Evans domi- 
nated the R. I. division having firsts 
there with Devotion, Lava, Ataturk, 
Kittyhawk, Perpetuum, Helen Eaken, 
Polynesie, Fire Gleam, Jo Wagenaar, 
Jan Steen, St. Emillion, Ravel, Hawaai, 
Mont Blanc*, Dutch Master, Reg. 
Leahy*, Circe, Anthony Fokker, Sky- 
master, Redowa, Magnificat, Tunia’s 
Masterpiece, Memorial Day and Tunia’s 
Wizard. Evans’ seedling H7528 (Polar 
Cub) collected two special premium 
blues, a Pa. rosette and a N. E. G. S. 
rosette for the top rated seedling, scor- 
ing 82.5. Platell’s Boise Belle was 
grand champion. 
TRI STATE (Wellsville, O.) “Evans had 
most points in the R. I. division and 
collected firsts on Lava (2), Fay (Both), 
Ataturk, Rumba, Kittyhawk, Circe, 
Dutch Master, Reg. Leahy, Tunia’s De- 
light, Maureen Gardner, Veerberg, 
