NEW INTRODUCTIONS 
GOLD (412) Marshall ‘51 
A wonderfully rich yellow, neatly ruffled, of very firm substance and rare beauty ot 
form. It is a seedling of Orange Gold and retains the health and vigor of that variety. 
Gold's wide-open florets are tightly attached and are very close to the stem. It is almost 
impossible to shake off the florets and they always “look you in the eye. Its substance is 
so heavy that it will withstand the hot sun and wind. It will open up to 7 ona flower-head 
similar to Orange Gold. 
The broad leaf plants stand erect and the spikes grow to a height of five feet in the 
field. It does not crook. We tested Gold for its opening and keeping qualities and found 
that it will outlast any yellow that we grew this year. It will open to the tip and compared 
to Spotlight it will have several florets in good condition when that variety has bloomed out. 
It opens much better in water than Spotlight. In our field its blooming date was early mid- 
season. 
Gold is a good propagator of large bulblets which germinate easily and make healthy, 
vigorous plants. It is a fine bulb maker, the bulbs being very firm and they look bright and 
clean. They are well covered by close, tight fitting husks and will handle unusually well. 
The full, rich color is at its best when it is allowed to open 1 floret before cutting. The 
flower-head is ample but it is not long and stretchy. However it does get more stretch just 
at the time the first floret opens. Other growers who bloomed Gold this year report that the 
flower-head was plenty long for them, 
I consider color, wide-open flowers, very close and tight attachment, ability to open well 
in water, good keeping qualities, health of foliage and bulb, and the ability to increase at 
least fairly rapidly to be among the important features of a good commercial. Gold has all 
of these. 
Although I would rate Gold more of a commercial than a show flower it does have a fine 
record on the show table, especially from one year’s showing. We exhibited it at four shows, 
winning the following awards: Champion Seedling and Award of Merit at Edwardsville, 
Illinois; lst in yellow class and runner-up to the Champion seedling at Columbus, Indiana; 
lst in yellow class at the Indiana State show at Wabash. In addition, the following winnings 
have been reported: First in single and first in three spike seedling class at Sioux City, lowa; 
Reserve Champion three spike seedling at the Central International show at Madison, Wis- 
consin and Reserve three spike Champion at the same show; lst in single spike yellow class, Ist 
in three spike yellow class, and Award of Merit at the Chicago, Illinois show; Ist in three spike 
yellow class, open section, at S. E. Michigan show in Detroit; Ist in three spike open class 
and Meritorious Award at Western New York show at Snyder, N. Y. 
The existing stock of Gold is very small and the quantity of bulblets that can be released 
is limited. Because of this we will be able to accept orders for bulblets only as long as the 
amount set aside lasts. 
Price, each bulb, any size $5.00; 12 for $50.00. 1 bulb, any size, and 6 selected bulblets 
for $10.00. No bulblets sold without the purchase of a bulb. 
A few grower’s units available—prices on application. 
