H * x_* (566) (Hitchcock, 1949) 
Parthiena e e e (90 days) (Derived from 
a 25c package of seed purchased from Elmer Gove) 
One of a handful of super-giants including Dolly Var- 
den, Noweta Rose, Evangeline, and Mid-America. I 
can’t get too excited about Parthiena’s beauty but I do 
admit to being overwhelmed by its size. The color 
is a deep lavender or light purple, perhaps some would 
call it mauve. The florets look a bit trumpet-like 
when viewed in profile, but have better attachment 
than one would expect. Named after the mother of the 
originator, Parthiena being an unusual feminine name 
derived from the famous Hellenic temple, the Parthe- 
EEN CL 1-.50; 10-4.00) CM 1-.35; 10-2.80) 
(S 1-.25; 10-2.00) (Blbts. 5-.25; 100-4.00) 
wz * *& (486) (Both, 1942) (95 days) 
Pastel oe Smoky glads are the gladiolus 
equivalent of breeder tulips. In these so-called “art- 
shades” Pastel is one of the best: a sophisticated blend 
of rosy-lavender and silver-grey with the grey pre- 
dominating. An odd flower, a little weak in the stem, 
but quite distinctive. 
(L 1-.35; 10-3.00) CM 1-.25; 10-2.00) 
(S 4-.25; 10-.50) (Blbts. Pkg. .25) 
x *& we *& «(416) (Palmer, 1946) (75 
Patro ee e e days) (Picardy x Golden 
Goddess) Convinced by another year’s trial of the 
all-around excellence of this heart warming golden- 
buff, we have raised its rating to the maximum in both 
beauty and performance. Patrol opens 8-9 glossy, 
opulent, golden-throated blooms on tall symmetrical 
spikes that are a joy to behold, to cut, or to arrange. 
Another of Palmer’s best. 
(L 1-.35; 10-3.00) (CM 1-.25; 10-2.00) 
(S 2-.30; 10-1.20) (Blbts. 15-.25; 100-1.50) 
“The display of Noweta Rose at the Omaha show 
was quite an attraction. There never will be too many 
of those bulbs for the market. I was especially de- 
lighted with Wedgwood, Rose Charm and Genghis 
Khan last year.” —Mrs. Robert Chandler, Nebraska 
Spic and Span 
* Keke ol Grout, 1948) (90 days} 
Perdita ee fies ‘ Golden Goddess) This 
medium-yellow with a glint of scarlet deep in the 
throat opens 8-10 close-set blooms on a spike of me- 
dium height. Perdita has been highly praised in many 
quarters but has flourished only moderately in our 
Minnesota environment. 
(L 1-1.50) (M 1-1.00) (S 1-.75) 
(Blbts. 2-.25; 10-1.00) 
Phantom Beauty **— 
(440) (Bastian, 1947) (85 days) (May be a Heritage 
seedling) This lovely light pink, which created a 
sensation when it was introduced, is now down to a 
standard price level where everyone can enjoy it in 
quantity. Phantom Beauty is a warm, delicate shell- 
pink of generous inflorescence, readily opening about 
a dozen well-attached round florets at a time. 
(L 2-.25; 10-1.00) (M 10-.50) 
(S 10-.25) (Blbts. Pkg. .25) 
9 xk wk *k & « (366) (Baer- 
Poet’s Dream soe ee 1946) 5 
days) (Gloaming x Shirley Temple) Throats of chaste, 
waxy ivory, surrounded by a halo of misty lavender, 
with an elaborate frilling at the extreme edge of the 
petals are some of the features which give Poet’s 
Dream a truly sublime aesthetic quality. Beauty may 
be in the eye of the beholder, as some psychologists 
claim, but the uniformity of response evoked by such 
a flower as Poet’s Dream inclines me to the opposite 
view. This variety is our most exquisite lavender 
pastel. (L 3-.25; 10-.80) (M 10-.40) 
(S 10-.20) (Blbts. Pkg. .20) 
*_* (470) (Wilson, 
Purple Supreme FF 591) (50 days 
(Chas. Dickens x Paul Pfitzer) From two old purples, 
neither of which was prone to open more than 4-6 
florets, surprisingly comes this lustrous red-purple 
which easily opens 10 florets on tall, stretchy flower- 
heads. (L 3-.25; 10-.80) (M 10-.40) 
(S 10-.20) (Bibts. Pkg. .20) 
STARLET Reminds One of White Butterflys. 
