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LENORA WELCHLEN—432—(Pierce ’50) 
Lenora Welchlen was Champion 3-spike Seedling 
of the LeRoy show, largest of the Illinois Gladiolus 
Society’s six 1949 shows. Named in honor of Mrs. 
J. W. Welchlen of LeRoy, life-long lover of glads 
anda founder and patron of the Illinois Gladiolus 
Society, it represents my humble effort to pay trib- 
ute to a grand lady. 
Lenora Welchlen is deep saulan bordering on 
orange with an orange diamond on the yellow back- 
ground of each of the two lower petals. Florets are 
slightly ruffled and distinctly needle-pointed. Six to 
8 florets open at a time with 5 showing color and 5 
to 7 green. Floret placing is alternate with good 
spacing and solid attachment. 
Bulblet production is moderate, and Reems oHor 
is good, Large bulbs bloom in 85 to 90 days. 
Lenora Welchlen did quite well for itself at Tili- 
nois shows in 50, including the winning ofa first 
by a single spike in tough competition at the State 
Show at Springfield, Illinois, grown and shown by 
Mrs. Welchlen herself. At Chicago, Summit Gar- 
dens’ entry in the “Four Sizés” special section, took 
first. Lenora Welchlen was the 400 series repre- 
sentative, and Pink Frost was the 300 series variety. 
L. ade M. 60¢; She 50c 
PINK FROST—340—(Pierce ’49) 
Pink Frost is a cool, frosty pink with deep pink 
throat and markings. Florets are plain petaled and 
wide open; arrangement is close, facing good, and 
attachment solid. As many as 8 to 10 will open at 
once with 4 to 6 showing color. Few medium pinks 
display this much color in their flowerheads at one 
time, ~ 
Pink Frost makes clean, smooth bulbs and a gen- 
erous amount of bulblets, which germinate readily. 
It is a midseason variety which has always spiked 
out in hot weather, yet there is never a crook. Flor- 
et substance is good : no fading or burning. It stands 
up well ‘in the. field, behaves admirably as a cut 
ie opening up clear to the tip without loss of 
color. 
In 1948 Pink Frost was Champion 3- -spike seed- 
ling of the Illinois Gladiolus Society State Show at 
Springfield. 
L. 50c: M. -35¢c: Ss. 25c 
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