Variety and Description 
PHANTOM BEAUTY (M) 
A beautiful large show pink that is going great. Opens 10 per- 
fectly placed ruffled wide open blooms on a tall spike with 20-22 
buds. 1 @ .50, 10 @ 4.00. 
PHARAOH  (L) 
Our own origination that is making a big hit throughout the 
country. Has won many prizes this past year including a class 
championship and a Grand Championship at the Dover, N. J. 
gladiolus show. Also won second in its class at Tacoma, Washing- 
ton. Full reports are not in at this writing so | am unable to give 
a full list of its winnings for this year. Last year (1949) it won 
3 “A” ratings, 3 awards of commendation. One best seedling 
award. Six blue ribbons and five seconds. 
Having won these awards in the following states, it proves its 
adaptability to various climatic and soil conditions. Mass., Conn., 
N. J., N. Y¥., Minn., Wisconsin, Nebraska, West Virginia, Penn., 
Ill., Indiana, Mich., and Washington. 
It showed great resistance to the 1949 drought being listed by 
one of the country’s foremost glad authorities as one of the few 
glads that could ‘‘take it.” 
Color is a glowing pink salmon. Florets are 51/2 inches height 63 
inches with a 30 inch flowerhead with 7 blooms open out of 
nineteen buds. 1 @ 1.00, 6 @ 5.00. 
an, 18 bud spike. 2. @ <30, 10 @ 1.20: 
PIONEER (M) 
Dark shell pink blending to a yellow throat. Very tall vigorous 
grower with 6-8 large well placed florets open on a tall plant with 
an 18 bud spike 2 @ .30, 10 @ 1.20. 
SPARKS (LM) 
Something different and rather novel. Glistening light yellow with 
orange scarlet feather on the lower petals from which radiate lines 
of the same orange scarlet. Opens 7 large triangular blooms out 
of 18 buds. Rather tall with good spacing and placement of 
bloom makes this a very showy and rather startling glad. 2 @ .40, 
One. OF 
SPIC AND SPAN (M) 
Tall ruffled deep pink opening up to 10 blooms with 8 more show- 
ing color. This is a new glad that has become popular overnight so 
to speak. One of the best of the newer varieties. 2 @ .30, 10 
@ 2.00. 
WHITE CHRISTMAS (M) 
Very beautiful ruffled white that has gained wide popularity. 
Has won many awards and prizes. | have had many calls for this 
variety. 1-@ .25, 10 @ 2.00. 
WHITE GODDESS (E) 
A nice large heavily ruffled creamy white opening 9 blooms on a 
tall strong spike. A strong grower that should prove very popular. 
1 @ .50, 10 @ 4.00. 
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