*w_* *&  «=(360) ~=(Fischer, 
Rose Charm *——— the tenes 
(Lavender and Gold X (Maid of Orleans x Picardy) ) 
Here is one of the best early cutters in existence— 
often the very first glad in the field to bloom. You 
will love its fresh-toned crystalline light-rose color 
(not pink) accented by a dramatic throat and midribs 
of cream. Five to seven of these butterfly-like blooms 
are airily perched on tall slender bamboo stems. The 
acme of uniformity in its blooming habits: almost every 
spike is blooming or showing color at the same time 
and rarely is there more than three inches variation in 
height among all the spikes in a row. An admirable 
performer! Rose Charm is a wonderful basket glad 
and a jewel for home decoration. If you sell cut- 
flowers, do not fail to stock this at the new low prices 
found in our wholesale list. 
(L 2-.25; 10-1.00) (M 3-.25; 10-.70) 
(4-.25; 10-.50) (Blbts. 20-.25; 100-.80) 
Rose O'Day *——, (50) Fischer, 1944) 
(75 days) (Rosemarie 
Pfitzer x Dream O’Beauty) This cool rose with deeper 
feather in the throat often throws spire-like spikes 
with up to nine open florets. A great glad in its day but 
somewhat superseded by its progeny, Noweta Rose, 
Elmer’s Rose, and Rosebloom. Pictured on page 28. 
Rose O’Day seldom attains 500 size. Properly classified 
as 460. (L 3-.25; 10-.80) (M 10-.40) 
(S 10-.25) (Blbts. Pkg. .20) 
Ruby we = =6(252) (Kuhn, 1946) (70 days) (Kew- 
e e pie Seedling x Seedling) Ruby, a 
midget self-colored red, is the only plain-petalled 200- 
size glad in our list. We decided to include it to round 
out the color circle among the miniatures we offer. 
You will enjoy this “cute little trick”, which has the 
tiniest florets of any glad we list. 
(L 2-.30; 10-1.25) (M 10-.80) 
(S 10-.40) (Blbts. 20-.25; 100-1.00) 
9 kk * (507) + (Sal- 
Salman’s Glory 1947) 
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(68 days) A very accurate picture of this fine cream 
with scarlet blotch appears on page 17. A very stalwart 
grower that rates near the top among Dutch varieties. 
In our early cut-flower patch, the rows of Salman’s 
Glory were truly magnificent. Don’t be without this 
leading cut-flower variety. One of the first to bloom 
in quantity for us. Distinctly a first-early. 
(L 2-.25; 10-1.00) (M 10-.50) 
(S 10-.25) (Blbts. Pkg. .25) 
Salute *—*— (2°) Fischer, 1951) (90 days) 
e e ¢ (Red Charm x Commando) 
Starchy new dress-parade scarlet, described in full 
among New Introductions on page 6. 
xk *k *& (486) (Butt, 1941) (85 
Sandman ee days) (Picardy x Rosa- 
bella) Len Butt, the red specialist, took time off to 
produce this top-notch smoky which is shown in color 
on page 8. Its glistening old-rose color is embellished 
by a clean-cut reverse-blotch and midribs of cream. 
Sandman is exceptionally beautiful for a smoky and 
only a slight evidence of bulb weakness restrains my 
enthusiasm for this truly unique variety. 
(L 2-.25; 10-1.00) CM 10-.50) 
Seashell **— (51% (Roberts, 1948) (85 
days) (Sonatine x Angelus) 
If we could ever bloom this glad entirely without 
flecking, it would readily rate four stars. The heavy 
shell-pink blooms have a glistening pearly sheen as if 
drenched with nacre—a sheen different from that of 
any other glad and supremely beautiful. By all means 
try this; it may get a better grade in deportment from 
you than from us. (L 1-.75) (M 1-.50) (S 1-.30) 
(Blbts. 10-.50; 100-3.50) 
Seedlings 
To secure even one seedling worthy of introduction, a 
vast number must be grown and bloomed. For every 
one introduced there are a hundred good ones which 
must be eliminated. Some of these are so good it 
actually hurts to pass them up. Others are interest- 
ingly marked or represent odd color combinations. A 
few are actually so homely they’re a scream. A. E. 
Kunderd, who was long America’s leading gladiolus 
hybridizer, used to say that if he were restricted to 
one method of introducing glads—by mixture OR 
named varieties—he would prefer selling mixed seed- 
lings. We can understand how he felt! Offering this 
seedling mixture is our method of easing our own 
frustration that accumulates with the screening out of 
so many lovely also-rans in our seedling patch, and 
also is our method of passing on a few thrills and 
surprises to our customers. I know of no more diver- 
sified mixture, of a 100 bulbs, virtually no two will be 
alike. (L 2-.25; 10-1.00) (M 10-.70) (S 10-.50) 
(Blbts. Pkg. .25; 14 Pt. 1.00) 
* *_* —Ss (410) (Palmer, 1949) (75 days) 
Sequin e e e (Picardy X (Jonquil x (Daw- 
son x Golden Dream)) X (Orange Queen x Obelisque) ) 
A rather plain early glad that has promise as an early 
cut-flower. Sequin possesses a clear, mellow shade of 
light yellow. Plant is well behaved. 
(M 1-.50; 10-4.00) (S 1-.30; 10-2.00) 
(Blbts. 10-.50; 100-3.50) 
xk kkk ”~6 640) Re eran 
Sherwood Oo isis) (80 days) 
This tall silky red-purple, which readily opens 8 huge 
florets on tall willowy spikes, has lent strength to the 
hitherto weak purple class. Looks to us like a sure- 
fire commercial. Our picture on page 32 fails to depict 
its real beauty. In the color-symphony of the glad 
garden, lustrous red-purple Sherwood strikes a deep 
organ-tone. (L 1-.50; 10-4.00) (M 1-.35; 10-2.80) 
(S 1-.25; 10-2.00) (Blbts. 8-.25; 100-2.50) 
¢ *_* (566) (Allen, 1948) (90 days) 
Siboney e e (King Lear x Lavender Ruf- 
fles) When first exhibited, this massive deep lavender 
with curiously puckered petals created quite a sensa- 
tion. Better give it an extra shot of nitrogen a month 
before blooming time to insure adequate stretch in the 
handle. (L 1-.50; 10-4.00) CM 1-.35; 10-3.00) 
(S 1-.25; 10-2.00) (Blbts. 10-.25; 100-1.50) 
¢ xx (401) (&. B. Snyder, 
Silver Star e e 1945) (90 days) (Picardy 
x Chas. Dickens) It seems strange that from a salmon 
(Picardy) and a purple (Chas. Dickens) a white with a 
purple throat blotch should have been derived, yet so 
heterogeneous is gladiolus ancestry today that such 
surprising developments do occur. Beautifully-named 
Silver Star is the best of the white-and-purple glads 
currently available. The smaller but more vivacious 
Crusader, which we hope to introduce next year and 
which is pictured on page 20, appears to be an advance 
in this color class. (L 3-.25; 10-.80) (M 10-.40) 
(S 10-.25) (Blbts. Pkg. .20) 
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