*&_*_ * (454) (Fischer, 
Velvet Mantle 22% (i) Giecher 
(Dr. Hoeg x Black Opal) Next to Dark David, this is 
the best maroon glad in our fields. Velvet Mantle will 
open 5-9 florets on buggy-whip spikes fully five feet 
tall. Its sheen, inherited from Dr. Hoeg, is wonder- 
fully rich and lustrous. An outstanding basket glad. 
Note our illustrations on pages 8 and 39. No glad 
collection is complete without Velvet Mantle! 
(L 1-.50; 10-4.00) (M 1-.35; 10-3.00) 
(S 1-.25; 10-2.00) (Blbts. 10-.25; 100-2.00) 
* x * * (460) (Milo, 1947) (85 days) 
Venida ee ((Mauve Magic x Minuet) X 
Minuet) This orchid-rose glad opens about eight 
florets on a formal two-row spike. Has a sharp cream 
blotch in the throat. Not a strikingly distinctive variety 
but an all-around good glad. Pictured on page 32. 
(L 1-.50) (M 1-.35) (S 1-.25) (Blbts. 10-.50) 
4 x * * (430) (Wilson, 
Victory Queen **~ Gas Mee 
days) (Mrs. Richard McGovern x Christabel) This 
lush, exhuberant, corn-fed beauty is one of our most 
beautiful salmon glads. Not quite as glamorous as its 
offspring, Gorgeous Deb, but a fine stand-in for that 
variety until the latter comes down in price. Victory 
Queen is party-dressed in flounces and frills. Pictured 
on page 32. (L 2-.25; 10-1.00) (M 10-.50) 
(S 10-.25) (Blbts. Pkg. .30) 
W zk xk x _ * (366) (Fischer, 
edgwood Oem e705 1947 eC Ome days) 
(Lavender and Gold x Seedling) “What hath God 
wrought!” might be said of this miracle of beauty as 
appropriately as of any miracle of science. In Wedg- 
wood we have a medium-sized glad so thrillingly 
beautiful as to be a prime favorite even of those who 
ordinarily prefer the giants. Our color picture on page 
45 is gratifyingly accurate except for being slightly too 
pink. Wedgwood is a true lavender of heavy sub- 
stance and supremely waxy texture whose charm is 
greatly enhanced by a captivating ruffling. With us 
Wedgwood opens 5-6 42-inch blooms, but other grow- 
ers have reported up to 8 open florets. Spikes are 
consistently 55 inches tall with no tendency to produce 
shorts. Foliage is an unusually deep green. Propaga- 
tion is excellent. 
Dr. Cason of Tennessee in his annual comprehensive 
summary on glad varieties in the Bulletin of the North 
American Gladiolus Council has included Wedgwood 
among his “Ten Best Glads of the Year” for both 1949 
and 1950. 
Whether you grow glads solely for your own and 
your family’s enjoyment or to sell them as cut-flowers, 
do not overlook Wedgwood. It is supremely beautiful 
in arrangements and opens ideally in water. Produces 
excellent spikes from medium and even small bulbs. 
Some especially generous offers on this color-gem may 
be found on page 45 or in our wholesale l'st. Winner 
of 13 blue ribbons at the 1950 shows. 
(L 1-.25; 10-2.00) (M 1-.20; 10-1.50) 
(S 2-.25; 10-1.00) (Blbts. 15-.25; 100-1.50) 
~ *_* (501) (Arnett, 
White Challenge 1977 °'(58 
days) (Euides x Picardy) This super-colossal white 
with rose suffusion in the throat has produced flower- 
heads for us more than a yard long with eight blooms 
as large as saucers open at atime. A glad whose size 
will make your neighbors gasp. A smaller spike of 
White Challenge is pictured on page 28. 
(L1-.50; 10-4.00) (M 1-.35; 10-3.00) 
(S 1-.25; 10-2.00) (Blbts. 2-.25; 10-1.00) 
White Christmas **—*— 
(500) (Fischer, 1948) (80 days) (Myrna X (Maid of 
Orleans x White Ribbon)) This snow-sculptured beau- 
ty is one of the classics of the glad world when it gives 
you its best, but it seems to have grown more tem- 
peramental the past two years, although it is still win- 
ning its share of awards at the shows and still evokes 
numerous testimonials in praise of its beauty. White 
Christmas seems to prefer both warm weather and 
plenty of water to throw up those flagpole spikes with 
6-11 open florets. If it shows opalescent tints, bloom 
it indoors. Our picture on page 28 merely hints at the 
gorgeous ruffling of this classical beauty. Won 16 firsts 
at the shows last summer. 
(L 1-.25; 10-2.00) (M 2-.25; 10-1.00) 
(S 3-.25; 10-.70) (Blbts. 25-.25; 100-.80) 
“The one variety that meets my utmost approval is 
your White Christmas.” _Robert F oesch, Minnesota 
White Goddess 2 ON) fer 
(80 days) (Myrna x Heritage) From two glads both 
very wonderful in their day but both difficult perform- 
ers comes this splendid ruffled white which seems to 
abound with hybrid vigor and to be a very easy grow- 
er. White Goddess throws five-foot spikes with con- 
siderable consistency. A beautiful glad and a fine 
commercial prospect. Pictured on page 8. 
(L 1-.50; 10-4.00) (M 1-.30; 10-2.40) 
(S 1-.20; 10-1.60) (Blbts. 10-.40; 100-3.00) 
< ww kk (200) (Fischer, 
White Lace eee 1951) (70 days) 
((Elizabeth the Queen x Lavender and Gold) X Starlet) 
The ultimate in lacy frills and pert frivolity. Described 
in full on page 3. 
e x _* (500) (Fischer, 1951) 
White Wave e ¢ (85 days) (Parentage 
Lost) Immense light-ruffled new white. Described in 
full among New Introductions on page 6; pictured on 
page 32. 
ye elk CEN (OR FS IM 
Yellow Herald ee © 1947) (70 days) 
This model spike-maker is the best of the early yel- 
lows in our experience, superseding Early Gold, which 
we have discontinued. Yellow Herald is a sturdy 
grower and a prolific propagator. 
(L 3-.25; 10-.80) (M 10-.40) 
(S 10-.25) (Blbts. Pkg. .20) 
40-211 & x This seedling is a perfect ex- 
° ¢ ¢ ample of an origination not 
quite outstanding enough to be introduced, yet too 
good to be discarded. It is an exquisite light pink self 
with saucer-sized florets and cornstalk foliage but with 
a flowerhead six inches shorter than the ideal. I sent 
out some bulbs of this last year as extras and have 
received a large number of letters praising it and ask- 
ing for a chance to buy it. I still don’t feel, however, 
that it is quite up to our introductory standard. 
(L 1-.20; 10-1.50) (M 10-1.00) 
(S 10-.50) (Blbts. Pkg. .25) 
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