is actually much richer than our picture on page 44 
indicates. Nor does the picture (which was of blooms 
from planting stock) do justice to the spike-making 
qualities of Little Gold. From large bulbs it produces 
a wonderfully neat flowerhead of excellent length, 
carrying 5-6 heavily substanced, charmingly ruffled, 
wide-open blooms on a graceful, wiry stem. One of 
Nature’s finished products! A new color-treat for glad 
lovers, not duplicated in any other variety. I consider 
Little Gold as important as Wedgwood among the 
smaller glads. Indeed, if Little Gold gets much larger, 
it will have to go into the 300 size class. Cut an arm- 
ful of Little Gold and watch the reaction of your 
family or florist! It is one of the best-loved varieties 
in our fields. A bountiful harvest of this trim little 
beauty enables us to make a series of special offers on 
page 44 that should appeal to those who appreciate 
quality in arrangement glads or who sell glads to a 
high-grade florist. (L, 1-.50; 10-4.00) (M 1-.35; 10-3.00) 
(S 1-.25; 10-2.00) (Blbts. 4-.25; 20-1.00; 100-4.00) 
Little Sweetheart *"*— 
(240) (Fischer, 1948) (80 days) (Sweetheart x Myrna) 
There is a certain characteristic charm inherent in 
miniatureness itself—a fact which I’ll have to leave to 
some psychologist to explain. In proof, let me cite the 
curious appeal of tiny ship models, of the model of the 
U. S. Capitol on display in the basement of that build- 
ing, the appeal of bantam chickens, of china figurines, 
even of midget human beings. The same type of ap- 
peal is evident in the case of miniature glads. When, 
in addition to mere smallness of bloom, there is a most 
ethereal pure-pink color blending to a large snowy 
throat, a supreme waxiness of texture, wide-open, 
well-rounded florets, a most captivating frilling, and, 
in addition, graceful carriage on a thin, wiry stem you 
have what is undoubtedly a supremely charming flower 
and I think what is beyond question the most beautiful 
small-flowered pink gladiolus in existence. Our small 
black and white picture on page 31 scarcely hints at 
the purity and charm of this exquisite creation. 
(L1-.25; 10-2.00) (M 1-.20; 10-1.50) 
(S 2-.30; 10-1.00) (Blbts. 20-.25; 100-1.00) 
x * (342) (Grout 1948) (95 
Lovelace e e days) (Aleta x Golden 
Goddess) A soft salmon with a glowing yellow throat 
that is lacily frilled. Well named in my trials a year 
ago, rather characterless last summer. 
(L 1-.75; 10-6.00) (M 1-.50; 10-4.00) 
(S 1-.25; 10-2.00) (Blbts. 5-.20; 100-3.00) 
* * *& (513) (Beatrice Palmer, 
Manchu 33> 1945) (80 days) ((Pfitzer’s 
Triumph x Golden Dream) X (Picardy x Com. Koehl)) 
This lacquered yellow, flushed pink, with a burst of 
vivid red in the throat is as Oriental as a pagoda. You 
will love it for its tall, buggy-whip spikes that greet 
you so uniformly down the row or that make such 
striking ribbons of bloom in a basket arrangement. 
There are three great yellow or buff glads today with 
striking “orchid throats” of scarlet or red: Pactolus, 
Sparks, and Manchu. All three are so striking, so 
boldly beautiful, so different from each other that you 
will want to grow them all! 
(L 2-.30; 10-1.20) (M 10-.75) 
(S 10-.50) (Blbts. Pkg. .30) 
Above: LITTLE SWEETHEART 
Below: MOTHER FISCHER 
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