Susan Gibson—This Mendelian seedling 
of Evelyn Chandler because of insuffi- 
cient stock will not be introduced this 
year. It is a very brilliant incurved yellow 
semi-cactus dahlia, similar in color to my 
own well known Mandalay. The stock of 
these three dahlias is very limited as | 
had ‘‘gopher trouble’’ and lost a great 
many clumps of dahlias this year. 
Father Quentin, one of the Franciscan 
fathers at the Old Mission, photographed 
the cover page of this catalog and the 
Curtis Redfern, Franciscan and El Sueno 
blooms. 
An important note: Under the Mendelian law of segregation and 
reassortment, 25 per cent of the seedlings will be outstanding, 25 
per cent will be recessive, and 50 per cent normal. In 1950, for 
the first time | produced flowers from gladiolus seed. Among the 
varieties | grew were Evangeline, Greta Garbo, Pickardy, Shirley 
Temple, Strawberry Peach and four of Mr. Carl Salbach’s fam- 
ous patented glads: California, Grand Opera, and Sir Gallahad. 
| hope | have succeeded in causing you to decide hereafter to 
produce your own Mendelian seeds. | produced about a thous- 
and gladiolus bulblets this year which | am not anxious to sell 
but have decided to accept orders for them at the rate of $10.00 
per hundred bulblets, (many of them will bloom in 1951). | sug- 
gest that you write for catalogs on gladiolus and irises to my 
old friend Mr. Carl Salbach, 657 Woodmont Avenue, Berkeley 
8, California. Mr. Salbach enjoys world recognition for his work 
with dahlias, glads and irises. 
| suggest that you read the very interesting article on 
Gregor Mendel by Francis Coulter, in the January, 1951 issue 
of The Flower Grower magazine. 
Yours for better flowers 
CURTIS REDFERN’ 
