Heart O’ Gold **** 
(401) (Fischer, 1950) (65 days) ((Maid of Orleans x 
Picardy) X Lavender and Gold) We need more glads 
with original color-combinations—and here is one of 
them! The crisp and starchy snow-white florets with 
golden butter-balls patted into the throats of every 
flower have no real duplicate in the glad world. Our 
halftone basket shown on page 34 reveals the beautiful 
form and excellent spike length of this splendid new 
commercial but the combined effect of white (for pur- 
ity) and deep yellow (for richness) must be left to 
your imagination. This glad has been the recipient of 
some very enthusiastic comment and I do think it is 
one of the loveliest as well as most original that No- 
weta has introduced. Especially recommended for the 
early cut-flower trade because of its precocious 
blooming date: 65 days. 
(L 1-1.00; 10-8.00) (M 1-.75; 10-6.00) 
(S 1-.50; 10-4.00) (Blbts. 10-1.00; 100-8.00) 
“Just a note to Jet you know that Heart O’Gold is 
blooming and is really beautiful. I think it is easily 
one of the prettiest glads you ever put out. It is truly 
a connoisseur’s gizu, and in addition seems to be a 
commercial as well.” —Bruce Collins, Michigan 
“I wish I could plant 30,000 bulbs of Heart O’Gold in 
my early cut-flower patch.” 
—Niagara Glad Gardens, Ontario 
9 4 wk * & «(540) (Fiedler- 
Heart’s Desire ee Bieiner, 1948) 
(80 days) (Picardy x Rosemarie Pfitzer) It’s hard to 
believe that this warm, waxy pastel salmon with 
creamy-yellow throat comes from the same parentage 
as the cool, rose-toned Gwen, but it does! Heart’s 
Desire will open up to eight rather triangular, flat- 
open florets of heavy substance and beautiful ruffling. 
A high-class connoisseur’s glad and an excellent prop- 
agator. (L 1-.60; 10-4.00) (M 1-.40; 10-3.00) 
(S 1-.25; 10-1.80) (Blbts. 10-.25; 100-2.00) 
* *_* (400) (Moses, 
Heavenly White (91h) 0 des 
(Sport of Rosa van Lima) The only bluish-white in 
our catalog. Because of its cool, glacial color Heaven- 
ly White blends well with rose, lavender and violet 
glads. (L 3-.25; 10-.80) (M 10-.40) 
(S 10-.25) (Blbts. Pkg. .20) 
= . *k_*« (582) (Wilson, 1940) 
High Finance e e (95 days) (Minuet x 
Picardy) This absurdly-named glad is one of the best 
smokies. Its light salmony color and greyish overcast 
remind one of the sensation of an earlier generation 
of glad lovers, Mother Machree, which came out at 
$100.00 per bulb. (That was high finance!) This glad 
is a considerable improvement over its predecessor, 
opening about nine florets on towering spikes. 
(L 2-.25; 10-1.00) (M 10-.50) 
(S 10-.25) (Blbts. Pkg. .20) 
C4 < wk «a & (476) (K. & M., 1946) 
High Life e e e (70 days) A light blue 
glad, High Life, was very beautiful last summer, rival- 
ing Better Times which it closely resembles and which 
we had previously preferred. Its clean, unflecked 
light blue-violet color (accentuated by a white-tipped 
deep violet spearhead in the throat) is very refreshing 
and affords valuable contrast with the warm colors 
which predominate in the glad garden. One of the 
best European blues. (L 2-.25; 10-1.00) (M 10-.50) 
(S 10-.25) (Blbts. Pkg. .25) 
x (466) (Jack, 1945) (70 
Huntress e e e days) (Rose Delight x J. 
S. Bach) Huntress, a plain-petalled orchid glad, builds 
a tidy, compact spike with 6-8 open florets. A good 
early cutter but inclined to fleck unless bloomed in- 
doors. (L 2-.25; 10-1.00) (M 10-.50) 
(S 10-.25) (Blbts. Pkg. .25) 
Irak *x_* (580) (Mitsch, 1937) (90 days) (Sport 
e e of Bagdad) This immense. tall- 
growing warm grey with fawn throat has real color- 
novelty. Use it in mixed bouquets for a varied color- 
note or combine it with buffs, yellows, and autumn 
foliage. (L 3-.25; 10-.80) (M 10-.50) 
(S 10-.25) (Blbts. Pkg. .20) 
* x * * (430) (D. S. Pruitt, 1941) (85 
Jeanie e e e days) Jeanie is a rich, deep 
pure-pink glad that opens five or six flat-open florets 
on long, stretchy flowerheads that are a joy to behold. 
A glad whose winning ways and morning-fresh color 
have endeared it to glad fans everywhere. 
(L 3-.25; 10-.80) (M 10-.50) 
(S 10-.25) (Blbts. Pkg. .20) 
x * (441) (Roberts, 1946) (65 
June Day e e e days) (Sonatine x 
Schwaben Girl) From two famous Pfitzer varieties 
comes this tall pure-pink with a small cherry spear- 
head deep in the throat. An early cutter which re- 
minds one of Sonatine. 
(L 1-.30; 10-2.40) (M 1-.20; 10-1.60) 
(S 2-.20; 10-.80) (Blbts. 10-.20; 100-1.50) 
+ wz *& & (532) (Hobbs, 1945) 
King Alfred (3 days) (Amrita x 
D. A. Hay) If you like the rich yellow-pink color we 
call salmon, King Alfred should have a special appeal. 
The kingly spikes bear 6-7 rather triangular florets of 
heavy substance and with a small, sharp cream blotch. 
Moderate ruffling completes a truly regal ensemble. A 
spike, not fully open, is pictured on page 8. 
(L 2-.30; 10-1.20) (M 3-.30; 10-.80) 
(4-.25; 10-.50) (Blbts. Pkg. .30) 
a x * * (570) (Palmer, 1938) (75 
King Lear ee days) (Ramesses x Pic- 
ardy) The late Kristian Prestgard once recounted 
how Mrs. Hoeg, widow of his long-time associate in 
gladiolus hybridizing, Dr. Hoeg, on one _ occasion 
brought into his home an enormous, shaggy spike of 
Ramesses, asking him as she held it up, “How’s that 
for a glad?” Mr. Prestgard, never one to be bowled 
over by mere size, disposed of Ramesses at once in his 
outspoken but genial way by replying, “Yes, but it 
isn’t a gladiolus.” No one knew whence the massive, 
mule-eared Ramesses was derived (though Kunderd’s 
old Purple Glory crossed with a primulinus seedling 
would have been a shrewd guess), but Prof. Palmer 
took this uncouth Neanderthal giant and combined it 
with Picardy to produce a royal purple glad of both 
vigor and refinement, which long reigned as king of 
the purples. A hairline of silver, edging every petal, 
sets off the lustre of King Lear’s red-purple hue. 
(L 3-.25; 10-.80) (M 10-.40) 
(S 10-.25) (Blbts. Pkg. .20) 
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