9 wx * *k *& (460) (Fischer, 
Elmer’s Rose 33% (3) Gone 
(Elizabeth the Queen x Rose O’Day) Richly ruffled 
deep rose of great beauty and outstanding perform- 
ance. Pictured and described among New Introduc- 
tions on page 4. 
*& *& & & (432) (Fischer, 
Enchantment 434 — (95) (0 ckeo 
((Picardy x Solveig) X Myrna) Bland is the word for 
Enchantment. Its smooth salmon-pink florets blend 
with the utmost gradualness to an immaculately 
creamy throat. Texture is so incredibly waxy, the 
full-petalled florets so round and flat-open, the edges 
so charmingly crimped and frilled that one might well 
imagine a fairy princess had waved a magic wand over 
an ordinary earth-born gladiolus and created a flower 
with a new order of etherealness. Garden visitors have 
raved over this as the most beautiful variety they’ve 
ever seen. We predict that if it blooms in your gar- 
den, its lavish charm (hinted at on page 35) will cast 
a spell of enchantment over all who see it. A rival of 
the new C. D. Fortnam, to which it is closely related. 
Enchantment was Grand Champion of the 1950 Okla- 
homa State Show. 
(L 1-.50; 10-4.00) (M 1-.35; 10-.3.00) 
(S 1-.25; 10-2.00) (Blbts. 10-.25; 100-2.00) 
e xk * (536) (Ficht, 1950) (85 days) 
Esquire e@ e e ((Maid of Orleans x Red 
Lory) X (Commander Koehl x Red seedling)) The 
already-strong scarlet class is further fortified by the 
arrival of this clean-cut, plain-petalled newcomer. 
Esquire may deserve a higher rating upon further 
trial. (M 1-.35; 10-3.00) (S 1-.25; 10-2.00) 
(Bibts. 10-.25; 100-2.00) 
Ethel Cave Cole *+*+— 
(440) (Cave, 1941) (75 days) (Maid of Orleans x Pic- 
ardy) Still prominent at the shows and in cut-flower 
markets is this plain-petalled light salmon-pink whose 
tall spikes carrying eight open have done their share 
toward making glads the prominent cut-flower of 
America. Only the great improvement wrought among 
glads in the last decade keeps Ethel Cave Cole from 
still rating as a top glad. (L, 3-.25; 10-.80) (M 10-.40) 
(S 10-.20) (Blbts. Pkg. .20) 
x *& *  =(500) (Fairweather, 1948) 
Eureka ee ee (90 days) (Mutation of 
Picardy) This appears to be the tallest and most 
consistent show-spike producer among the numerous 
white sports of Picardy. If Leading Lady is beginning 
to throw too many short spikes to please you, I suggest 
that you try Eureka instead. The name of this glad 
comes from the famous exclamation of Archimedes, 
who, while immersed in his bath, recognized the phys- 
ical principle governing the buoyancy of floating ob- 
jects. Probably Mr. Fairweather used the same ex- 
clamation when he found this wonderful glad! Pic- 
tured on page 28. (1, 1-.25; 10-2.00) (M 2-.25; 10-1.00) 
(S 10-.50) (Blbts. 20-.25; 100-.80) 
F4 Re KEK (560) ea mens 
Evangeline ee Gay on ses 
(Greta Garbo x Elizabeth the Queen) The big blonde 
of the glad world! Prof. Palmer’s greatest introduc- 
tion of recent years. Do not expect it to be a rose 
glad, however (as ordinarily described and as officially 
classified). It is a light pink nearly as pale as Con- 
necticut Yankee or Phantom Beauty. I say this not 
as a criticism but merely to correct the erroneous im- 
pression that it is the same color as Chamouny, which 
its classification seems to indicate. Evangeline is one 
of the dozen most vigorous varieties in existence, sev- 
eral fanciers having reported growing it to a height 
of six feet. With 8-10 six-inch florets open at a time, 
it indeed produces a most commanding spike. Evan- 
geline’s chief fault is a certain carelessness of place- 
ment, tending toward the dishabille rather than the 
tailored, which cuts down on the number of perfect 
spikes for show purposes but does not reduce its com- 
mercial value. If you have not already done so, you 
will want to grow this outstanding show-winner which 
has many grand-championships to its credit. Pictured 
on page 28. (L 1-1.00; 10-8.00) (M 1-.60; 10-4.80) 
(S 1-.40; 10-3.20) (Blbts. 10-.50; 100-4.00) 
x _* (443) (La Salle, 1946) (85 
Fabulous e e days) A year ago we 
damned this variety with rather faint praise, but our 
opinion of it went up again last summer. Bred in New 
England, it responded to our cool season with first- 
class spikes. Its color is a rich salmon-pink strikingly 
blotched red. (L 1-.20; 10-1.50) (M 2-.20; 10-1.00) 
(S 4-.25; 10-.50) (Blbts. 10-.20; 100-1.50) 
4 xk * * (360) (Kadel, 1950) (85 
Fairyland ee days) (Red Penny X 
(Marmora x Ave Maria)) The word “rose” is used so 
loosely as a color description term, that when Fairy- 
land was introduced as a “medium rose” I was pre- 
pared for most anything. But at that I was a bit sur- 
prised when it turned out to be a salmon-scarlet, not 
far from the color of Dieppe! But it certainly is a 
mighty fine glad, opening 8-10 florets on consistently 
tall spikes. The picture on page 17 is fairly represen- 
tative. Fairyland looks like one of the best 1950 intro- 
ductions. (L 1-.75) (M 1-.60) (S 1-.40) 
(Blbts. 5-.30; 25-1.25) 
e wk & (452) (Butt, 1944) (85 
Firebrand e e e days) (Hindenburg’s 
Memory X (Commander Koehl x Picardy)) Infusing 
a little Picardy blood into the line-bred Pfitzer reds 
stepped up the quality of our red and scarlet glads 
enormously. Firebrand is another easy-growing red 
from Len Butt which will open 8-10 florets at a time. 
Try planting this and other reds late so they will 
bloom in cool fall weather, when their warm, fiery 
color is most appreciated. (Or the same thing can be 
accomplished by planting medium and small bulbs.) 
(L 2-.25; 10-1.00) (M 10-.50) 
(S 10-.25) (Blbts. Pkg. .25) 
« ww wk «(436) (Jack, 1949) 
Fire Gleam 0 te 
ardy x Rosemarie Pfitzer) X Rose Delight) This new 
scarlet (of rather unusual parentage for a glad of its 
color) was one of the big discoveries of last season. 
As a spike-maker it rivals Tarawa, which it somewhat 
resembles, having the same white line in the throat. 
But it is a taller grower than Tarawa. (Compare the 
pictures of these two similar varieties on pages 8 and 
41.) Fire Gleam is a truly stunning variety and ap- 
pears to have no conspicuous faults. I never try to 
high-pressure anyone into buying high-priced varieties 
(since there are so many fine moderate-priced ones 
available now), but Fire Gleam would be worth dig- 
ging down into your pocket for even if it were a lot 
more expensive than it is. 
(L 1-.60; 10-4.80) (M 1-.40; 10-3.20) 
(S 1-.20; 10-1.60) (Blbts. 2-.30; 10-1.20) 
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