GUIDEBOOK FOR 1952 Page 19 
506 pea ERICSSON—See new items, 312 CATHERINE BEATH (Coutts- 
page 16. 
506 PROF. GOUDRIAAN (K & M) (our 
7°50 import release) EM. Very light 
cream, approaching white. Throat 
deeper cream with a very faint violet 
brush. Medium tall spikes with 24- 
28 inch heads with double row place- 
ment of flat, round florets 5144-6 inches 
diameter, excellently attached 8 and 
more open, 18-22 buds, with uniformly 
good placement. Very vigorous grower 
and propagator. A fine exhibition and 
cut flower. 
We have dropped Leading Lady partly 
because of this glad. 
Our first at Solon (Ohio) show, ’49, 
beating many excellent entries. 
In ’51 a first at Central International 
(East Lansing). Now priced within 
reach of most of our customers. Inci- 
dentally, an excellent value. 
Vv test ratings, 90-A-A. 
Each L .30 M .20 S .10 Bits .03 (100, 
$2.) (1000, $15.) (Qt. $45.). 
506 REG. LEAHY (Both ’45). A some- 
what greenish cream with a light pep- 
pering of purple deep in the throat. 
The florets are ribbed and ruffled 
slightly and are round and flat. For- 
mal, exhibition placement, well at- 
tached, stems very rigid. Medium tall. 
For us it is definitely a slow propa- 
gator but the spikes it can make 
causes us to carry on. Was grand 
champion at the So. Australian B. 8S. 
main show (largest in Australia) 
Nov. ’47, with a spike carrying 6 inch 
florets, 7 open, 28 inch head. 
Every spike looks like a_ potential 
champion. In ’50 hereabouts Manley’s 
first at Toledo, ours at Tri-State, East 
Liverpool and section champion at Pa. 
(state). 
Has had 3 more grand champs down 
under since ’47. 
Our rating, 84-AA-C. LM. 
Each L .60 M .40 S .20 Bits .06 
(100, $4.). 
YELLOW—10 Series 
412 BOUTON d’OR (de Bruyn) (our ’50 
import release) EM. On_R.H.S. color 
chart, canary yellow 2. On Ridgeway, 
Lemon Chrome IV 21. More intense 
than any yellow on Fischer chart. 
Clear deep yellow, many open, uni- 
form spikes. Ruffled. 
Florets resist soggy, water-soaking 
weather. Excellent spikes from small 
bulbs. ia, 
Now grown in Florida by the million. 
In ’51 firsts noted W. Va. and N.E.G.S. 
Vv test ratings, 92-B-B. 
Each L .12 M .08 Bits (100, .50) 
(1000, $3.) (Qt. $10.). 
Evans 751) LM. Very clean and deep 
yellow. Color rating 94. Excellent 
commercial, rated A. Superior exhibi- 
tion use rating, AA. Like Luxury, 
Boldface and Mid-America it tops its 
color class for Valleevue color ratings. 
Fact is Mr. Manley has rated 1168 
recent gladiolus and of them all only 
two have higher color rating (Strath- 
naver and Alter Ego). 
The florets average 4 inches. 
The Canadian Gladiolus Growers Club 
rated it 83 points in ’47 (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 in 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’l 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. 
In ’51 firsts noted at Central Ohio, 
Ohio state, R. I. state and Ind. state. 
In the NAGC symposium of ’51 intro- 
ductions rated for exhibition, all colors, 
Catherine Beath was fourth. In CGS 
symposium, yellow section, second only 
to Spotlight in number of A _ votes 
and rates 14th in “best 50, all colors”. 
Valleevue (Vv) ratings, 94-AA-A. 
Each, your choice L or M $1.00. 
10 rate now applies so (8 for $2.40) 
(5 for $4.) and (10 for $8.). 
311 DEVOTION (K & M) (our ’50 import 
release) VE. Clear medium-deep prim- 
rose yellow with harmonizing red 
splash in throat with narrow deeper 
red line on strong yellow lip. Ruffled. 
Very attractive spikes, opening 10 in 
the field. Our firsts at Pittsburgh and 
Wheeling, 749. | : 
Our first Binghamton, best blotched 
variety, Haarlem, both ’50. 
FCC Haarlem. 
Vv test ratings, 88-B-B. 
Each L .20 M .15 Bits (100, $1.) (1000, 
$63) (Qts $20:)2 
