WHEKS Gladiolus Gardens 
State License No. 531 
SNe Vibe OR ERGIOIN 
3130 North River Road 
GLADIOLU 
ABU HASSAN (kK. & M.). Beautiful rich violet 
blue, with buds showing darker and slight fine 
penciling in throat. Five open on a tall, slender, 
but stiff spike. About the color, but very much 
better than the old variety Pelegrina. 
ASTRID (Jack). Clear, medium rose with nar. 
row throat line. Opens five to seven florets 
which are slightly ruffled. Looks like a fine 
new addition to this color class and a grand 
cut flower. 
ATHLONE (Palmer). Clear warm flesh color. 
Opens up to 10 well placed florets arranged 
in ideal formal style. Exceptionally good for 
dainty floral work. You will be well pleased 
with this one. 
BENJAMIN BRITTEN (K. & M.). Very deep lav- 
ender with small white lines. Very beautiful 
and should make a grand cut flower. A very 
heavy propagator and bulblets germinate well, 
growing into large bulbs the first year. You 
will like this new one. 
BLUE BEAUTY (Pfitzer). A tall growing light 
blue with edges of petals overlaid violet blue. 
Probably the most popular of the blues. Has 
six to eight well placed wide open florets of 
fine form. 
BRIDAL ORCHID (Carlson). New strong grow- 
ing pastel lavender of huge size. Opens up to 
10 ruffled florets on long flower spike with as 
many as 24 buds. Will open to tip when cut in 
tight bud and an excellent cut flower. Good 
propagator and vigorous grower from bulblets 
and small bulbs. Should make a grand com- 
mercial. 
BURMA (Palmer). Very deep, heavily ruffled 
rose, somewhat lighter in the upper throat and 
shading to a beautiful darker blotch on the lip. 
Opens seven or more on a medium height spike 
and flowers are of very heavy texture. Creates 
great interest either on the show table or in 
the garden. Especially popular with the ladies. 
CANDY HEART (Salbach). Pure flesh pink with 
a large blotch of light carmine. Opens five to 
seven well placed flowers on medium height 
spike. Well liked in the garden and very popu- 
lar as a cut flower. 
CHAMOUNY (Baerman). A distinct shade of 
deep rose shading to lighter color on edge of 
petals. Opens up to 10 blooms on a tall spike. 
Always popular with the cut flower trade as it 
is really beautiful. 
DIEPPE (Hassall). Deep salmon red with darker 
blotch. Very distinctive and grand color and 
destined to become one of the finest varieties 
in its color as a cut flower or for exhibition. 
Opens five to seven on slender but stiff spike 
with florets somewhat waved and ruffled. You 
will love this one. 
ELIZABETH THE QUEEN (White). Beautiful 
lavender with darker lines in throat. Large 
ruffled blooms with seven or eight open. It is 
beyond question the best commercial lavender 
to date and very popular with all glad lovers. 
An excellent keeper when cut. Rather short 
from small bulbs but stretches to good height 
from larger ones. No garden complete without 
this outstanding variety. 
EVANGELINE (Palmer). A fine new very light 
rose pink with a creamy yellow throat. Grows 
to a huge size with plants up to six feet. Opens 
eight or nine fine ruffled blooms on a long, 
stretchy stem. The only fault we can find is its 
tendency to come misplaced. 
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POINSETTIA 
Our new red seedling to be introduced in 1952 
(Not available this year) 
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ETHEL CAVE COLE (Cave). Early pure light 
pink shading to cream in the throat. Often 
comes flecked which doesn’t distract from its 
beauty. Opens six to nine well placed florets 
on medium height spike with heavy flower 
head. Very popular as a cut flower. 
FIREBRAND (Butt). A nice medium red that 
fairly glistens like velvet. Slightly darker in 
throat with white lines on lower petals. Very 
straight, medium tall spike with eight or more 
open and many more showing color. One of the 
better newer reds. We can recommend it highly. 
FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE (Harris). One of 
the finest of the new whites. Up to eight blooms 
open on a tall, straight spike. Considered a 
grand commercial and show flower by all the 
. growers and destined to be one of the best in 
its color. 
FLYING FORTRESS (Wilson). A beautiful shade 
of lavender gray with small attractive blotch. 
Opens up to seven large florets. One of the best 
of the so-called smokies. 
GENERAL EISENHOWER (Salman). A huge, 
brilliant begonia rose. Opens five to seven 
florets up to seven inches across, with most of 
the remaining buds showing color. Very tall 
grower, but doesn’t seem to stand extreme heat 
very well. 
HUNTRESS (Jack). Extremely early light pink- 
ish lavender. Sometimes blooms come flecked 
but has been popular since introduction on 
account of its earliness and cut flower value. 
Opens six to eight well placed blooms on a 
medium height spike. You will want to add this 
one to your collection. 
JUNE DAY (Roberts). Extremely early bloom- 
ing pure pink with a small cherry blotch. Opens 
up to seven florets on a medium tall spike. 
Makes large bulblets which are average in ger- 
mination. The earliest bloomer in the field as 
a rule. 
KATHY LEE (Fairchild). A heavily ruffled 
lemon yellow that is very attractive. Flower 
head a little short but opens up to eight wide 
open blooms of good substance. Increase is 
average. 
KING CLICK (Wilson). A very bright scarlet 
and one of the best in its color. Makes a very 
tall spike on large plant with six to eight open 
blooms. Florets not always well placed but 
fine as an exhibition or cut flower variety. 
LADY JANE (Lake). A clear deep cream with 
yellow lip petals making it a variety that can 
be used either as a cream or a yellow. Has a 
good habit of blooming over a period of three 
or four weeks from a given size bulb, which 
makes it especially valuable as a cut flower. 
Tall, sturdy, well placed spike. A real garden 
variety and wins many ribbons at the shows. 
LANCASTER (Palmer). Clear dark purple with 
up to 10 lightly ruffled blooms open on a tall 
straight spike. Probably one of the best of the 
purple shade. A show winner and should make 
a good commercial. 
LEADING LADY (Johnston). Cream white sport 
of Picardy. Becoming one of the best whites 
for a cut flower and winning many ribbons at 
all the shows. An extremely good keeper and a 
variety all should grow. Don’t be alarmed if 
you have a two or three per cent reversion to 
Picardy in this variety. It is not a mixture but 
simply a small per cent of the variety will 
revert back to its original parent. 
