412 CATHERINE BEATH 
HE GLADIOLUS FANCIER’S GUIDEBOOK FOR 1951 
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(Coutts - 
Evans 751) LM. Very clean and deep 
yellow. Color rating 94. Excellent com- 
mercial, rated A. Superior exhibition 
use rating, AA. Like Luxury, Bold- 
face and Mid-America it tops its color 
class for Valleevue color ratings. Fact 
is, Mr. Manley has rated 809 recent 
gladiolus and of them all only two 
have higher color rating (Strathnaver 
and Alter Ego). 
The Canadian Gladiolus Growers Club 
rated it 83 points in 747 (their over-all 
rating), 86.6 points in ’48 and 88 
points in 749. 
Catherine Beath stood strong in our 
most adverse weather, held 8-10 open 
on shapely flowerheads erect in the 
fields both here and at Valleevue. At 
the Valleevue show Palette just edged 
it out for Color Champ, but at East 
Liverpool my spike did win the award 
Color Champion of the Show. 
Only 3 other glads received an Exh. 
AA in 1950, one of them a miniature, 
only 22 other glads out of 485 rated 
received a Com’! A, so Catherine 
Beath is starting out on its career 
with just about every blessing Vallee- 
vue can grant. Remember, Mr. Manley 
said “the yellow group had in it the 
finest yellows ever displayed. They 
certainly spell doom for many of our 
present yellows” and this yellow re- 
ceived his highest ratings. 
See illustration on front cover. 
Valleevue (Vv) ratings 94-AA-A. 
Prices: No Discount. No 10 rate. 
Each, your choice L or M $1.00. 
412 GOLD (Marshall ’51) (our ’51 co- 
introduction) EM. Clear, unmarked 
yellow, somewhat ruffled. Medium- 
tall spikes, 7 open. 
No bulbs were furnished for Valleevue 
ratings. This we mention lest you sus- 
pect it to be one of the many C and D 
ratings not published. Here we rated 
it 89 color, but grew too few to at- 
tempt further ratings. 
In ’50 received two Awards of Merit, 
Chicago and Edwardsville, Ill. 
Prices: No Discount, but 10 rate 
applies. 
Each, any size, your choice $5. 
OUR 1951 IMPORT RELEASES 
540 ARTHUR RANK (Visser) (our 751 
import release) E. Light shell pink, 
faint buff suffusion. Tested a second 
year at Valleevue in order to give it 
a Commercial use rating and to as- 
certain its size in a more normal year. 
Excellent color value and commercial 
habits. May we suggest you do not 
underrate the quality of this variety 
because we are able to give it so rea- 
sonable an introductory price. First, 
Ohio (state), ’50. 
Vv test rating 89-A-A. 
_ Prices: No Discount. No 10 Rate. 
Each, M size only $.50. 
354 ATATURK (Salman) (our ’51 im- 
port release) E. Very deep, velvety 
black red, a bit lighter red in upper 
throat. Has a glossy, flushed appear- 
ance. Opens 8 in field on wiry stem 
with an occasional crook under adverse 
weather. Some could consider the head 
a bit short for the stem and so far 
(2 years) propagation is below “satis- 
factory level”. However, it appears 
about the blackest glad since Ocganda 
and its color impels us to offer it. 
Vv test ratings 86-B-C. 
Prices: No Discount. No 10 Rate. 
Each, M size only $.50 Bits .10. 
501 MAUREEN GARDNER 
423 BOCCHERINI (K & M ’50) (our 
51 import release) E. Lively, metallic 
deep scarlet orange, wide, clean cream 
dart. Color is a bit more intense than 
that of Circe, thus taking the lead 
from Circe as highest color rated 
orange. Tall spikes, well placed and 
attached. 
Vv test ratings, 93-A-B. 
Prices: No Discount. No 10 Rate. 
Each, M size only $1.00. 
(Preyde 
751) (our ’51 import release) EM. 
Huge, clean white with red violet 
brush on cream on lip petal. Mostly 
single lip, top petal back, inverted 
type florets. We feel sure this variety 
will produce some 40-inch flowerheads 
as 30-36 heads appear to be the rule 
rather than the exception. If you want 
the 500 size glad with longest flower- 
head, this is it. Vigorous, tall plants, 
wiry stem, 22 buds, 6-inch plain florets 
with wide, flaring petals. Our Ist at 
Tri-State, 751. 
We are reserving our small bulbs for 
propagation. 
Vv test rating 87-A-B. 
Prices: No Discount. No 10 Rate. 
Each, L or M $.50. 
