. wz * *& «(350) (Butt, 1942) (70 
Radiance e e e days) (J. S. Bach x Pic- 
ardy) This light vermilion-red with precisely- 
wrought, stylish florets and chalky texture is reminis- 
cent of J. S. Bach and thus different from other reds. 
Radiance simply outdid itself last summer, producing 
towering spikes right down the row. Because of its 
earliness Radiance has special value as a commercial. 
(L 2-.25; 10-1.00) (M 10-.50) 
(S 10-.25) (Blbts. Pkg. .25) 
wk wk *& ~~ SO(477) ~“(K. & Mz, 1946) (80 
Ravel e e e e days) Here is our candidate 
for the distinction of being the most vigorous blue ever 
introduced. A block of No. 5’s last summer gave us 
hundreds of spikes as large and as tall as many va- 
rieties would have produced from large bulbs. Ravel, 
a medium-deep blue enhanced by a garnet tongue, 
readily opens 8 large, round, flat-open florets on bam- 
boo spikes. The color is good for a blue, though not 
as flawlessly smooth as that of the smaller and lighter 
Better Times. Ravel is in the heaviest demand of all 
the blues. (L 2-.25; 10-1.00) (M 10-.50) 
(S 10-.25) (Blbts. Pkg. .25) 
kk (452) (Butt, 1939) 
Red Charm 27727 (30 aay) (Com. 
Koehl x Picardy) The standard of excellence among 
reds for many years. Though now superseded by 
several newer sorts, it is still a great glad and a great 
commercial. Red Charm will open 6-8 lustrous blooms 
on massive flowerheads. (LL 3-.25; 10-.80) (M 10-.40) 
(S 10-.25) (Blbts. Pkg. .20) 
kkk (436) (Roberts, 
Red Cherry 7. isis) °(70 days) 
(Picardy x Tip Top) Impressively good the past two 
years has been this smooth, chalky near-self with 
saucer-shaped florets A rather light red with a hint 
of cherry in its make-up. Red Cherry is sometimes 
called a red Picardy, but it has much better substance 
and is a better doer. A most promising early com- 
mercial. Our picture on page 17 is accurate as to 
color but does not do justice to the number of florets 
usually open, which is about seven. 
(L 1-.35; 10-2.80) (M 1-.25; 10-2.00) 
(S 2-.25; 10-1.00) (Blbts. 10-.25; 100-2.00) 
ke keke (536) (ba erin an: 
Red Plush ome 1943) (70 days) (Pic- 
ardy x Flaming Meteor) Here is one of our best- 
sellers—a glad which is found in few other catalogs. 
Reason: not too good propagation. We did succeed in 
working up a good stock but the demand has been so 
heavy the past two years that we are releasing only 
large bulbs in 1951. Red Plush is appropriately named: 
the huge saucer-like florets of mellow, melting salmon- 
scarlet are heavy as chamois-skin. Five to eight of 
these amaryllis-like blooms are open at a time. A 
supremely luxurious, plushy flower to delight the heart 
of both beginner and connoisseur. The tip of a spike 
is pictured on page 17. (L 2-.25; 10-1.00) 
* *& *k kk «6(550) (Graff, 1945) 
Red Rascal = pee ey gee 
ardy X (Baron Munchausen x Beltane)) This sedate, 
suede-textured cherry-red reminds one of Red Plush 
except for its sharper color and starchy, meticulous 
ruffling. A high-class fancier’s favorite. Pictured on 
page 8. (L 1-.50; 10-400) (M 1-.30; 10-2.50) 
(S 1-.20; 10-1.50) (Blbts. 10-.25; 100-2.00) 
Wi x *& *& *& (436) (Wright, 1948) 
Red ing ee e e (85 days) (Seedling x 
Red Charm) This glad has won more plaudits than 
any other red in recent years. Produces campanile 
spikes with 8-10 514-inch florets open at a time. Color 
is a glossy light scarlet-red, almost a self. Round 
florets, a light ruffling, and in general a fresh-out-of-a- 
bandbox air complete a most fetching ensemble. 
(L 1-1.50) (M 1-1.00) (S 1-.50) 
(Blbts. 2-.25; 10-1.00) 
kk *& & (536) (Fischer, 1949) 
Regal Re e e e @ (100 days) (Hinden- 
burg’s Memory x Liberator) It takes three things to 
make a glad outstanding: pulchritude, stamina, and 
individuality. Regal Red, the new king-size scarlet- 
red pictured on our back cover, is generously endowed 
with all three. One couldn’t ask for more in respect 
to vigor: the rugged, gun-barrel spikes are so tall they 
hold the blooms practically at eye-level, with never a 
short nor any lopping over in the field. The broad- 
petalled, heavy-substanced blooms, which some cus- 
tomers have reported up to 714 inches in diameter, are 
the last word in luxurious, heart-warming beauty. 
Here is one giant that possesses a classical perfection 
of form: the voluptuously carved florets, of which six 
are regularly open at a time, are set so far apart that 
there is scarcely any overlapping. Individuality is 
imparted by a unique bronzy tint overlaid with a sil- 
very sheen, not found in just this intensity in any other 
glad, which adds a superlative lustre to an all-around 
magnificent flower. Regal Red is one of the latest 
glads in our catalog. In the cool days of September it 
will contribute a rousing grand-finale to your glad- 
growing season. Regal Red is a wonderful commer- 
cial, too, producing tall cuttable bloom from planting 
stock and demonstrating great vigor in its bulblet 
growth. This glad is the favorite of all the reds and 
scarlets with our cut-flower crew. If you sell cut- 
flowers, the special postpaid offers on our back cover 
constitute a real opportunity to get started with a most 
outstanding variety. Regal Red sells on sight as a cut- 
flower. (L 1-.25; 10-2.00) (M 1-.20; 10-1.50) 
(S 2-.30; 10-1.00) (Blbts. 20-.25; 100-1.00) 
“First, Regal Red. Thank you for giving me the op- 
portunity to try it. Regal Red looks like the nearest 
to a 100% glad I'll ever get. Last season, as you know, 
was the hottest and dryest we’ve had in many years 
and I have no irrigation system—except a bucket 
conveyed by a tired arm. Obviously, the service ren- 
dered by such a system is seldom regular or adequate. 
Never-the-less, Regal Red grew strong and tall and as 
straight as the proverbial poker. Two of the three 
spikes showed color at once and as I didn’t know 
whether it would open well in water, allowed the first 
florets to open before cutting, altho this meant letting 
them stand overnight, letting them meet the sun cov- 
ered with the drenching dews we have in our valley 
location, and stand the heat of the next afternoon. I 
was delighted to find the open florets as well as the 
buds on both just as clear and unblemished as a newly 
unrolled bolt of red satin. On top of that, the place- 
ment was perfect—every floret right in place and just 
filling in up the spike, without mussy overlapping. 
You just have to accept a glad like that, whether you 
like the color or floret form or not. And I do like the 
color, altho I am nothing short of a crank about the 
color of reds and scarlets. . . . Perhaps Regal Red 
would be more beautiful if it were fussily ruffled— 
and, again, maybe not. Anyway, I’m content with the 
nice round, wide-open floret.” 
—Leland Phillips Murphy, Ohio 
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