aw *& *& & « (470) (Palmer, 1944) 
Lancaster oF ee (85 days) (Minuet x 
King Lear) True purple glads are scarce, red-purple 
being a much more common color. Beautifully ruffled 
Lancaster, pictured on pages 28 and 32, is nearer a 
pansy-purple—a glad whose color-saturation and lus- 
trous, satiny sheen strike one of the richest, most soul- 
satisfying color notes to be found in the whole glad 
garden. Try planting this next to the new ruffled deep 
yellow, Gold, for a color-contrast that will stop every 
beholder! And what a basket that combination will 
make when stock of Gold becomes available! Mean- 
while, enjoy all the Lancaster you can. It’s a truly 
stunning variety of fine habits and great vigor. 
(L 2-.30; 10-1.20) (M 10-.75) 
(S 10-.40) (Blbts. Pkg. .30) 
* * * (506) (Lines, 1949) (85 
La Valle ee days) (Shirley Temple x 
Sir Galahad) Massive deep ivory with just a spark of 
fire deep in the throat. The somewhat triangular 
florets, of which up to eight readily open at once, are 
of heavy substance and are nicely ruffled. This glad 
has had “rave-reviews” in several flower-magazine ar-- 
ticles by well-known fanciers. We are obliged to 
mute our superlatives a bit until La Valle becomes 
better acclimated and shows more stretch between 
florets. Well worth inclusion in your trial list! 
(L 1-2.50) (M 1-2.00) (S 1-1.50) 
(Bibts. 1-.15; 15-2.00) 
Lavender and Gold *— 
(366) (Baerman, 1943) (65 days) (Queen of Bremen X 
(Sweetheart x Rosemarie Pfitzer)) This clean, fresh- 
toned light lavender warmed by a yellow throat has 
those too-rarely-seen wiry stems which make it a 
rival of Starlet in the quality of grace. It is loved by 
florists for its adaptability in make-up work. Com- 
bines beautifully with creamy-yellow roses. Ideal for 
table bouquets. So popular we sell out of it year 
after year, except for propagating stock. Pictured on 
page 18. (L 3-.25; 10-.80) (M 10-.40) 
(S 10-.25) (Blbts. Pkg. .20) 
*_* *& (466) (Fischer, 
Lavender Lace <<% (35) So taco 
(Poet’s Dream x Elizabeth the Queen) This exquisite, 
glistening light lavender is copiously composed on 
graceful, willowy stems. Like its parent, Elizabeth the 
This No. 3 Bulb of NOWETA ROSE Had 381 Bulblets. 
Queen, it is beautifully ruffed when well grown. 
From that other truly ethereal lavender, Poet’s Dream, 
it inherits great purity of throat and a markedly waxy 
sheen. We dropped a star on this this year because of 
considerable flecking, not seen at all previously—a 
star which we are hopeful of picking up again in a 
more normal season. At its best there is no more 
beautiful lavender than Lavender Lace. Second Day 
Grandchampion, Nebraska Glad Society 1950. Pictured 
on page 17. (L 1-1.00; 10-8.00) (M 1-.75; 10-6.00) 
(S 1-.50; 10-4.00) (Blbts. 2-.25; 10-1.00; 100-8.00) 
“Your glad, Lavender Lace, is a glad with a future.” 
—Foss Heaton, Iowa 
“Tavender Lace will replace Elizabeth the Queen. 
It is superior in style, placement, and ruffling.” 
—Earl McGill, Pa. 
Lavender Prince * 
(466) (La Salle, 1946) (90 days) (King Arthur seedling) 
Deep lavender, verging onto purple, with a deeper 
feather in the throat. Cuts well. Those tall spikes 
are always welcomed by the florists. 
(L 3-.25; 10-.80) (M 10-.40) 
(S 10-.25) (Blbts. Pkg. .20) 
< x we ke *& «6(506) (Johns- 
Leading Lady ten. 1941) (85 
days) (Sport of Picardy) Next to Picardy, this is 
probably the greatest show-winner of all time. But, 
like Picardy and most of its sports, it seems to lose a 
bud or two each year as its vitality declines (a trait 
which, incidentally, is inherent in the vegetative prop- 
agation of many hybrids besides glads and which may 
be partially related to environment. Thus choice 
pansies, which are often propagated from cuttings in 
Europe, decline in size so rapidly in America that this 
method has been largely abandoned here. Propaga- 
tion from cross-pollinated seed seems to be nature’s 
device for restoring vigor.) Leading Lady has been 
exhibited with eleven open florets. Still a great glad 
but not as uniformly tall as in past years. The color 
is a light cream that will pass for white with the 
florist. (L 3-.25; 10-.80) (M 10-.40) 
(S 10-.25) (Blbts. Pkg. .20) 
e 2 * * * (500) (Barrett, 
Leading Light ee 1948) (80 days) 
(Seedling of two seedlings, both derived from White 
Zombie x Eve) A rather nice new self-colored cream 
white which builds a spike much like Leading Lady 
but of slightly deeper cream. Texture is rather trans- 
lucent, and a rather unusual curly type of ruffling 
gives this glad individuality. Pictured on page 8. 
(M 1-.75) (S 1-.50) (Blbts. 10-.75) 
= e x * * (441) (Ballentine, 1941) (90 
Lipstick ee days) (Picardy x Schwa- 
bengirl) Light pink accented by a sharp, large blotch 
of red. The neatly-tailored two-row spike opens 6-7 
crisply-rounded blooms. An unusual novelty. 
(L 2-.25; 10-1.00) (M 19-.50) 
(S 10-.25) (Blbts. Pkg. .25) 
e KEXEXT XK (212) (hischer, 
(Golden Poppy x Premier) Here is the richest of all 
yellow glads—so rich, indeed, that we put it into the 
light orange class. Its actual color is almost identical 
with that of the California poppy, though perhaps 
slightly more golden and less orange. Like the Cali- 
fornia poppy it is not far from a true self. The color 
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