demonstrated its uniform field habits, its health and vigor. While only of 
mdium height, stems are amply long for cutting and we predict that it 
will be very popular both in the garden and in the florist shops. Our 
local florists demanded every spike that we could cut. 
Price, any size, $1.00 per bulb. Bulbiets, 10 for $1.00. 
The quantity on hand is really not large enough to make special 
price starting units — but we will release a limited number of units, con- 
taining 10 bulb and 200 bulblets for $10.00. 
MANYA, Class 560; RED DRAGON, Class 552; VIOBLUE, Class 578. 
This trio are originations of Lucian Gosling. 
Last season we distributed about 75 bulbs of each variety in single 
bulb units thruout the country at $1.00 per bulb, with a money-back 
guarantee. Not a single request for refund was made and reports as 
received and their second year performance at Lebanon justify their in- 
troduction. The price of each of the 3, $1.00 per bulb, any size. Bulb- 
lets, 10 for $1.00. 
MANYA is our choice of the 3, as it alone has commercial possi- 
bilities. The color is a sparkling rose-mauve in distinct shades, with large 
bright rose of different color. Petals are heavily flaked and flecked with 
rose over a lighter background. Opens 10 or more large flowers on a 
tall spike. WE liked the color splash, the florists liked it and bought it, 
but if you prefer smooth self-colors in pale shades, you probably should 
pass this one up because it is as vivd as a rose shade could possibly be. 
RED DRAGON is a novelty glad, carrying the typical dragon spurs 
on laciniated petals and an unusual spike formation. Quite an attract- 
ive flower, could give some distinction in low-container arrangements, 
and definitely of interest to the hybridists who are intrigued in creating 
new gladiolus forms. Not a commercial type. 
VIOBLUE. This produced for us a larger floret size than either the 
widely advertised Australian BLUE GIANT or the Holland LIBRETTO. It 
blooms early and thus far is of robust and healthy growth. Color is dark- 
er than Blue Beauty but barely deep enough to place in the 78 color 
class. The stem is slender but not inclined to crook. Should be staked, 
as flowers are so heavy and large that the plant may tip over if unsup- 
ported. Very interesting garden and show flower, but we would not 
consider that it would have commercial cut-flower value. 
EXCLUSIVE 1951 GLADLAND FOREIGN RELEASES 
For the past several years we have been bringing to Gladland cus- 
tomers the finest of the varieties from Australia, New Zealand and Ev- 
rope. The only way in which we can select the best of the over-seas 
originations is by following the advice of our many gladiolus friends who. 
report at length each season on what they find outstanding. It is always 
a problem as to U. S. performance, and we offer these frankly as, experi- 
mental in this country, but of noteworthy quality in their original en- 
vironment. For the next two or three years at least we will not experi- 
ment further with bulbs grown in Holland. Some mighty fine varieties 
have come from there, but their new ones are, to our notion, much too 
highly priced and we have been most unfortunate that fully 25% of the 
stock of all new originations have been infected with fusarium and other 
serious bulb diseases. By the time that we can offer clean stock, prices 
have dropped to a price level that we cannot possibly break even on our 
investment, and in the meanwhile we have contaminated our soil so that 
we could ill afford to plant other bulbs in that location for several years. 
We have had no disease problems from Canada, New -Zealand and 
Australia, and we will continue to import from them with confidence. 
