placement you have a potential Grand Champion. From all re- 
ports FRIENDSHIP is really making a name for itself as a top- 
notch cutflower. It is one of the very first to bloom. HEART’S 
DESIRE should take its place as one of the all time greats and 
will be grown by the millions. Made to order for florist work, 
it is a top commercial pink. SEASHELL is different from other 
pinks with its glistening, satiny texture. Outstanding this year 
was SKYWAY with its long, heavy spikes. Similar in color but 
blooming later is TIVOLI. This is in heavy demand as a cut- 
flower. SWEET SIXTEEN retains all the superlative commercial 
qualities of Beauty's Blush of which it is a sport. It is a real joy 
to cut spikes of this fine, pure pink. If it wouldn’t be for an 
occasional spike reverting, one would never guess that YANKEE 
CLIPPER is a sport of Picardy. Its 8 open double-row florets 
are of extremely heavy texture and it is an A-1 exhibition flower. 
One of the tallest, most vigorous of all is YANKEE LASS. Not 
too good a grower from bulblets, it more than makes up for this 
fault by producing heavy spikes from all size bulbs. JUNE DAY 
performs better when planted for early bloom. This seems to be 
an excellent year for PHANTOM BEAUTY. It was outstanding 
for us and I noted several major wins for it. SPIC & SPAN 
continues its parade of Championships and is now being uni- 
versally grown as a cutflower. 
LIGHT RED-50; DEEP RED-52; 
BLACK RED-54 
ACE OF SPADES is the blackest red I have seen. More open 
would be desired. I know of nothing quite like the sparkling 
beauty of BIRCH RED. It is an excellent commercial. BLACK 
CHERRY is a heavy winner for us and always attracts the atten- 
tion of garden visitors. Although it does not have a long stretchy 
flowerhead, ROYAL WINDSOR is a fine cutflower. Its light red 
color is particularly good under artificial light. NANCY is a rich 
shade of red and a very fast increaser. 
LIGHT ROSE-60 and DEEP ROSE-62 
GWEN is a very tall, improved Chamouny although a little 
lighter in color. Cutflower growers will be interested in JUNE 
ROSE as it is early and an excellent spike maker. MISS CHI- 
CAGO has been described as the most beautiful gladiolus but to 
get good spikes it needs extra culture. NOWETA ROSE can 
be grown to huge size and is making a name for itself on the 
show table. Cutflower growers are just beginning to realize the 
fine florist value of VENIDA. I suggest you try this fine rose if 
you haven’t grown it. W. H. HOSMER is a wonderful color 
but doesn’t seem to stretch quite enough. If a cutflower grower, 
you can't afford to be without ROSE CHARM with its earliness, 
height, and fine color. 
LAVENDER-—66 
When the color is clear I know of nothing to equal BRIDAL 
ORCHID for all around performance. FALCON takes the honors 
for being the most unusual lavender with its distinctive floret 
formation. GAIL throws the kind of spikes that can be cut 100% 
right down the row. It is consistently good. PARTHIENA can 
make tremendous spikes and has a long list of winnings to its 
credit. For purity of color PATRICIAN is hard to beat. RUTH 
ANN is beautiful and would rate higher if it only grew a little 
taller. SUNDAY BEST fooled us completely this year and sent 
up one spike after another of near-perfection. After running up 
against TYRONE with our entries in the Indiana shows the past 
two years we decided to invest a rather substantial sum in stock of 
it. When the entries had narrowed down to two or three in the 
selection of best spike in the show TYRONE was always there. 
The introductory price will enable nearly all to grow this beauti- 
ful lavender. It is highly recommended to the cutflower grower 
also. We anticipate a complete sell-out of WEDGWOOD 
now that it is priced so cheaply. Spikes of this never go begging; 
in fact we can’t cut enough to supply the demand. 
PURPLE-70 
The big news this year, as last, is KING DAVID. This is out- 
standing and can be grown to giant proportions. It is also an 
excellent commercial prospect. More reasonable in price is 
SHERWOOD which is a rich reddish purple. We cut dozens 
of tall spikes of this last summer which were eagerly sought after. 
LIGHT VIOLET-—76 and 
DEEP VIOLET-78 
Perhaps the best blue for color value is BLUE BONNET but it 
lacks in flowerhead and is a poor germinator. The big surprise 
was BLUE DEVIL. I had observed this at the shows but didn’t 
realize the full value of this fine spike maker. At last it looks 
like we have a “Blue” that will open many florets and is healthy 
in growth. BLUE LAGOON is a little earlier and a healthy 
grower but doesn’t open as many as Blue Devil. It is a fine com- 
mercial. 
SMOKY SHADES-80 
OPECHEE is more subdued than most smokies and is very at- 
tractive. Perhaps the most unusual is PERSIAN RUG. This is 
entirely different from anything I have seen and is aptly named. 
STORMY WEATHER seems to be the top performer in this 
class; in fact it would be excellent in any class with its 8 open 
florets arranged on a long stretchy flowerhead. This will really 
garner the ribbons and rosettes. 
The above comments are based upon the 1951 growing season 
here. This was one of the hottest and dryest summers in our 
locality for many years and our irrigation lines worked overtime 
week in and week out. 
In conclusion I would like to mention that every variety listed 
in this catalogue was grown in our field and each is described as 
we saw it here. We feel certain that all are very much worth- 
while and that our customers can buy from our list with the ut- 
most confidence. 
