iat *_*& & «=©(386) (Wilson, 1945) 
Oklahoma oe (90 days) (Janet x 
Bagdad) To us this is still just about the prettiest of 
the smokies. Oklahoma has the quaint personality of 
a neat little grandmother attired in her Sunday best of 
lavender-grey taffeta. The compactly-formed spike, 
modest frilling, and chaste creamy throat add to a 
general feeling of gentility and decorum. 
(L 2-.25; 10-1.00) CM 19-.50) 
(S 10-.25) (Blbts. Pkg. .25) 
kok ke (422) = (Mar- 
Orange Gold ee Si 1955) 085 
days) This dazzling true-orange with golden throat 
was the second tallest glad in our garden last season, 
reaching a height of 69 inches. Our picture on page 28 
is such an accurate rendition of its color that adjec- 
tives seem redundant. Five or six is the ordinary 
maximum of open florets obtainable at a time. Al- 
though this may not seem many by modern standards, 
Orange Gold is nevertheless still the top glad in its 
color class and so far superior to other true oranges 
that it is the only one we list. 
(L 2-.25; 10-1.00) (M 10-.50) 
(S 10-.25) (Blbts. Pkg. .25) 
< * (324) (Snyder, 
Orange Prince [ 15:5) (30 days) 
(Sport of Vagabond Prince) Scarlet-orange or or- 
ange-scarlet, depending on the season. You will enjoy 
its vivid coloring but don’t expect it to be much differ- 
ent from an ordinary scarlet. 
(L 3-.25; 10-.80) (M 10-.40) 
(S 10-.25) (Blbts. Pkg. .20) 
b ie ka 5060 Gallson: 
Oriental Pearl He (313) GS aac 
(Picardy x Unknown) This massive cream has been 
quite popular with several growers as a cut-flower. 
Oriental Pearl forms an ultra-conservative spike with 
three to five open florets of immense size, sometimes 
up to seven inches in diameter. 
(L 3-.25; 10-.80) (M 10-.40) 
(S 10-.25) (Blbts. Pkg. .20) 
FRIENDSHIP Graces a Fireside 
kk ke ke (417) (K. & M, 1947) 
Pactolus e e e e¢ (80 days) The flashiest 
eye-catcher of the whole glad world! With hand- 
some scarlet swatches appliqued on a golden-buff 
ground, as pictured on pages 20 and 25, it presents a 
never-to-be-forgotten color combination. Ill admit 
that it takes considerable catholicity of taste to go for 
both the delicate feminine charm of Beauty’s Blush 
and the bold masculine appeal of Pactolus. Most 
fanciers go for Pactolus in a big way; a very few 
persons, mostly women, seem bowled over by it and 
declare that they don’t care for it. [Pll admit that 
Pactolus doesn’t touch the retina with a soft caress; 
it strikes it with a bludgeon! Personally, I’m in love 
with both Pactolus and Beauty’s Blush. How well 
they typify the infinite variety of the gladiolus! 
Pactolus is a paragon of well-nigh perfect perform- 
ance, opening 8 florets consistently on tall assembly- 
line spikes. This dazzling color-treat was named for 
the brook in Asia Minor where Croesus, King of 
Lydia and the Rockefeller of ancient Greece, mined 
his gold and silver. The price of Pactolus has plum- 
meted from $1.75 last year to $.25 this year due to 
some under-the-counter deal in which we did not 
participate. Our loss on our investment is your gain. 
I only hope we have enough Pactolus to meet the 
run-on-the-bank that is likely to ensue! 
(L 1-.25; 10-2.00) CM 1-.20; 10-1.50) 
(S 2-.25; 10-1.00) (Blbts. 15-.25; 100-1.50) 
xk * x (442) (Beatrice Palmer, 
Pandora oo 1910) (85 days) (Paul 
Pfitzer x H. Kanzleiter) X Picardy) Rosy-cheeked 
Pandora is a mighty well-behaved glad, for all the 
harm her namesake did in opening that awful box of 
evils which now seem about to engulf the world! But 
lets banish such thoughts from our gardens where 
everything still is “all right with the world”! A soft 
coral with inconspicuous blotch, Pandora is a credit 
to Prof. Palmer’s sister. (1, 3-.25; 10-.80) (M 10-.40) 
(S 10-.25) (Blbts. Pkg. .20) 
“My 1950 Honor Roll is as follows: Strawberry 
Peach, Wedgwood, Patrol, Bonfire, Regal Red, Birch 
Red, Boulogne, Tivoli and Friendship.” 
—John J. Remler, Pennsylvania 
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