KEEPSAKE (Krueger ’50) 410 
Keepsake is the most beautiful of all yellow varieties because of its clear, lively, un- 
blemished color. The low growing plants produce spire type spikes. A small percentage 
of crooked spikes will occur. 
Keepsake was a basket winner for me at Wabash, and it was featured in my display 
at the Central International show. 
Keepsake will open six florets of 5” size on a spike of 18 buds and 24” length. 
Price, each bulb L—$2.00; M—$1.50; Sm—$1.00; 10 bulblets $2.00. 
LA BELLE (Krueger ’49) 406 
No other cream approaches La Belle in total commercial importence. It is very vigor- 
ous and very heavily ruffled. La Belle blooms in late season. It is a heavy propagator 
and like all gladiolus in this list it is healthy. 
La Belle will open five florets of 5144” size on a 20 bud spike of 28” length. 
Price, each bulb L—$1.00; M—$.7%5; Sm—$.50; bulblets, 10 for $1.00. 
MAUVIE ROSE (Wesselman ’48) 462 
Extra earliness, and a good deep rose color blending to mauve in the throat. It is at 
its best in early season, and in late season. Mauvie Rose is a great commercial for the 
early market. 
It is easy to grow large bulbs from bulblets of Mauvie Rose. 
Mauvie Rose will open 6 florets of 5” size on a spike of 18 buds. and of 24” length. 
Price, each bulb L—$.50; M—$.35; Sm—$.25; 10 bulblets $.60; 100 for $5.00. 
MISS ALBERTA (Torrie-Flad ’50) 401 
Miss Alberta offers a beautiful color combination, white with a lavender throat colora~ 
tion. It grows to average height. 
Miss Alberta will open 6 florets of 5” size on 18 bud spikes of 22” length. The florets 
are very firm in texture and they keep well. 
Price, each bulb L—$1.00; M—$.75; Sm—$.50; 10 bulblets for $1.00. 
MISS CHICAGO (Buchheit-Krueger ’49) 560 
For floral beauty at its best, it is Miss Chicago! Champion basket for me at Garfield 
Park. For impressive spikes try Miss Chicago, a winner for me and for my customers at 
the shows this past season. 
The first blooms of Miss Chicago exhibited this year were from bulbs that were 6 years 
old! This is really a healthy glad! 
Miss Chicago will open up to 10 florets of six inch size on spikes which carry 20 buds. 
Spikes are of 24” length. It is a tall grower and a medium propagator. 
Price, each bulb L—$2.00; M—$1.50; Sm—$1.00; 10 bulblets $2.40; 100 bulblets $20.00. 
MISS WISCONSIN (Krueger ’43) 460 
Still the top rose of medium shade! It has successfully withstood the challenges of 
many an aspiring introduction. 
Miss Wisconsin is too well known to require description. 
Price each bulb L—$.10; M—$.08; Sm—$.05; 100 bulblets $.80. 
NEW YORKER (Graff ’50) 540 
New Yorker was indeed very impressive in both performance and beauty. In fact it 
appears to me to be Dr. Graff’s finest introduction. 
New Yorker is an “‘arty’’ pleasing warm pink. 
New Yorker will open 7 florets of 6” size on a 20 bud spike of 26” length. It is a mid- 
season bloomer of good height. 
Price each bulb L—$2.50; M—$2.00; Sm—$1.50; Ten bulblets for $2.50. 
QUEEN MARY (Torrie-Flad ’50) 530 
Did you fail to obtain this beautiful exhibition salmon? The huge, beautiful, spikes of 
it grown here indicate that you should not let it happen again. 
I consider Queen Mary to be a commercial prospect. 
Queen Mary will open seven florets of 614” size on bud spikes of 18 buds and 26” 
length. 
Queen Mary always appeals to the viewer. 
Price each bulb L—$2.00; M—$1.50; Sm—$1.00; 10 bulblets $2.00 
REBOUND (Wesselman ’49) 460 
For two years Rebound, here as a test seedling, bloomed almost two weeks earlier 
than any other variety. This virtue coupled with health and good propagation make it 
commercially important. 
Rebound will open 8 florets of 414” size and 18 bud spikes of 22” length. 
Its plants are of average height from which it builds its tall spike. 
Rebound will be a great florists favorite as its lively rose color and lighter petal edges 
have real color appeal. 
Price each bulb L—$1.00; M—$.75; Sm—$.50; Bulblets 10 for $1.00. 
RED CHERRY (Roberts ’46) 436 
The soft scarlet tones of Red Cherry are a joy to behold. This shade of scarlet is 
accepted by the florist in his work. 
Red Cherry has all the requisites of a great commercial glad. It blooms in early 
season. 
Red Cherry will open seven florets of 5” size and an 18 bud spike of 26” length. 
Price each bulb L—$.35; M—$.25; Sm—$.10; Bulblets 10 for 25c. 
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