an outstanding new variety in any of the more difficult 
color classes. We were the happier, therefore, when 
salmon-orange Betty Duncan showed up in our trial 
ground and threw one tall perfect spike after another, 
carrying 6-7 stylishly sculptured blooms. The color 
would pass for a true orange (blending to a yellow 
throat), except that when one compares it with a 
known true orange such as Orange Gold, a suffusion of 
salmon becomes evident, thus throwing Betty Duncan 
into the same class as Gratitude. We unhesitatingly 
recommend Betty Duncan as a valuable newcomer in 
a very weak class. Pictured on page 8. 
(L 1-.25; 10-2.00) (M 1-.20; 10-1.50) 
(S 2-.20; 10-.70) (Blbts. 20-.35; 100-.70) 
9 t KREKE (362)a0 Gla We: 
Betty’s Choice oo ye is 1945) 
(90 days) (Mrs. T. E. Landford x Emile Aubrun) Betty 
is Mrs. J. W. Harris, and I think you'll agree that she 
selected a very charming seedling from her husband’s 
originations. The color is a fresh light rose with a 
rather distinct cream throat-blotch. A nice spike- 
maker and a very dependable glad. Illustrated on 
page 28. (L 2-.25; 10-1.00) (M 10-.50) 
(S 10-.25) (Blbts. Pkg. .25) 
s % (541) (Rich, 1942) (75 
Big Top e @ @e ¢ days) (Picardy x Truly 
White) This big-time commercial is a real bread-and- 
butter glad, producing five-foot spikes even from small 
bulbs. The color is a rather light salmon-pink with a 
small throat marking of red. Has been a favorite with 
exhibitors, too, as it will open six 7-inch florets at one 
time. (L 2-.20; 10-.80) (M 10-.40) 
(S 10-.20) (Blbts. Pkg. .20) 
4 xk *& *& *& «(552) (Rich, 1945) (90 
Birch Red ehene days) (Picardy X 
(Morocco x Superior))We grow fonder each year of 
this satiny deep crimson with its double row of clas- 
sically sculptured plain-petalled blooms. It is a rich, 
radiant red, vibrant with life, with just a hint of a 
burnished sheen. It is deeper than most reds; yet 
hardly falls into the maroon class. Named for one of 
the country’s leading glad fans, Tony Birch, of Lima, 
New York. Don’t miss festive Birch Red, shown in 
color on page 32. ({, 1-.50; 10-4.00) (M 1-.40; 10-3.00) 
(S 1-.25; 10-2.00) (Blbts. 10-.40; 100-3.00) 
Blessed Damosel **~ 
(440) (Baerman, 1944) (85 days) (New Era x Shirley 
Temple) This three-fourths-sister of Spic and Span 
shares many of the latter’s good qualities and possesses 
an even more ethereal quality of beauty, inherited 
from New Era. In color it is the purest of the pure— 
a perfectly halcyon tint of glistening deep shell-pink, 
blending to a limpid cream throat. A touch of insou- 
ciant scalloping lends an innocent charm. A wonder- 
ful cutter from small bulbs in September. You will 
love Blessed Damosel for its morning-fresh pink color 
and waxy sheen. A top-favorite with discriminating 
fanciers. Illustrated on page 28. 
(L 2-.25; 10-1.00) (M 10-.50) 
(S 10-.25) (Blbts. Pkg. .20) 
xx (476) (Beardmore, 
Blue Bonnet e e 1948) (80 days) (Blue 
Beauty x Max Reger) Rather a pale violet with a 
small deep-violet throat mark. Blue Bonnet is a 
husky grower that rivals Ravel in size if not in height. 
It has excellent substance and good form. 
(L 1-1.50) (M 1-1.00) (S 1-.50) 
(Blbts. 1-.15; 10-1.00) 
*_* (476) (Butt, 1948) (85 days) 
Blue Boy e e (Josef Haydn X (Joyful x 
Triumph)) The originator of so many fine reds took 
time out to produce an excellent new blue! Blue Boy 
is slightly deeper in color than Blue Bonnet (though 
still in the pale violet class) and has a large, distinct 
blotch of deep violet. Florets, which number 6-7, have 
good substance and are neatly arranged on a rather 
tall spike. Blue Boy definitely deserves inclusion in 
your trial list. (L 1-.50; 10-4.00) (M 1-.35; 10-2.80) 
(S 1-.20; 10-1.60) (Blbts. 8-.25; 100-2.50) 
* (478) (Geo. Snyd- 
Blue Lagoon e ¢ er, 1946) (70 days) 
(Milford x Maid of Orleans) Our “least favorite” 
among the blues deemed worthy of listing. However, 
its extremely vigorous growth and exceptional height 
plus the fact that it is the only other deep-violet out- 
side of Abu Hassan make it of special interest to 
hybridizers. Florets are so far apart on the stem that 
they do not touch—in hybridizing, a good antidote for 
crowding. (L 1-.35; 10-2.50) (M 1-.20; 10-1.60) 
(S 2-.30; 10-1.20) (Blbts. 15-.25; 100-1.50) 
* xx (343) (Roberts, 1948) 
Boise Belle e e (98 days) (Picardy x 
Betty Nuthall) X (Wings of Song x Maid of Orleans) 
A very distinctive glad with a long ribbon of bloom. 
Individual florets are yellow with a half-inch border 
of salmon-pink except for the lip petal which has only 
a slight picotee edging of salmon. Boise Belle has won 
the hearts of many fans. With us it would rate higher 
if its lovely florets were not set so close together. 
Try it, however; it may stretch out more in your 
locality! Like people, glads have their climatic prefer- 
ences. (L 1-1.00) (M 1-.75) (S 1-.50) 
(Blbts. 10-.75; 100-6.00) 
Boldface wz *& *& (533) (Evans, 1947) (80 
days) Here is no shrink- 
ing-violet of a glad but the perfect extrovert! A deep 
salmon verging on scarlet, it has a saucy, two-tone 
blotch that compels attention. Opens 6-8 flat, broad- 
petalled blooms on a conventional spike. Boldface was 
quite conspicuous at shows last summer. 
(M 1-.40) (S 1-.30) (Blbts. 8-.25; 100-2.50) 
wk *& *& (582) (Leffingwell, 1941) (85 
Bolero e days) (Mr. W. H. Phipps x 
Picardy) The only glad in our list of a resplendent 
copper color. Petals of a burnished metallic orange 
are set off with throats like glowing coals. For a rich 
effect, try an arrangement of Bolero on dark furniture. 
CL 2-.20; 10-.80) (M 10-.40) 
(S 10-.20) (Blbts. Pkg. .20) 
s *_* *& (436) (Fischer, 1950) (85 
Bonfire e e e days) (Dr. Hoeg x Centen- 
nial) The scarlet that is different! Progeny of Dr. 
Hoeg seem to have a peculiar intensity of coloring and 
this scarlet is no exception. We took spikes of every 
scarlet in our list and compared them: Bonfire was 
easily the most brilliant. Indeed, I consider it the 
most brilliantly colored gladiolus in our entire catalog. 
Bonfire is a vivid, vermilion-scarlet with a glossy en- 
ameled sheen. Grows five feet tall and readily opens 
up to eight well-rounded blooms. Our cut-flower 
crew rate this next to Regal Red among all the scarlets 
and reds that we grow. Pictured on pages 25 and 32. 
One of the ten leading introductions of 1950 according 
to the NAGC symposium. 
© (L 1-.50; 10-4.00) (M 1-.35; 10-2.80) 
(S 1-.25; 10-2.00) (Blbts. 4-.25; 25-1.00) 
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