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BLUE BLOOD (IH) CLASS 576 xG 
80. aha 1 Ou (Inbreds BB] x BB7) “ly 
This has an enormous, slightly-flecked slate blue 642-inch blossom. It opens 6 or 7 
on a fall plant with 18 - 20 buds. The foliage is the huskiest and most vigorous I have ever 
seen on any glad, which is something the blues are NOT noted for. This illustrates the 
magic that can be wrought by inbreds in weeding out weakness that are inherent in glads. 
Through inbred hybrids, by developing resistant inbreds, fusarium disease can be entirely 
eliminated. Since the industry has waited so long for a truly giant blue, that is healthy, 
we feel that the $10 price is ridiculously low. However, it is desired that it be placed 
within the range of the average bulb buyers so they may become acquainted with the value 
of inbred hybrids. Bulbs are huge and clean as a pin. Blooms in 80 days. 
Bulbs, any size, $10 each. Bublets $1 each (limit 3) 
DRIVEN SNOW (I) CLASS 200 
(Inbred of Queen of Bremen) Sol 
Beautiful, extremely tall and healthy small decorative. Almost pure white if ig 
with nice ruffling and flowerheads that will go to 36 inches! Opens 6 to 8 bloom with 
vee of pice on a very tough, long willowy stem that never breaks. Good propagator. 
ent, in attractive arrangement on stem. Best description of bloom is that it is 
a miniature edition of White Christmas. I know lots of words but not the ones to do justice 
to its beauty. This is the first inbred gladiolus offered to the public. Should have no real 
show competition in the white and cream classes. Likely to be the tallest glad in your 
garden. 
$3 each, large or medium bulbs. _No bulblets. 
BLUE EYES (J) CLASS 371 
(Inbred of Blue Beauty) 
This is another inbred, with one of the prettiest and most interesting color combinations 
in glads. A mulberry purple, it has a large blue throat blotch. Open florets, 5 to 6 open, 
tall and husky plant. Healthy foliage and bulbs. Good propagator. Should prove of value 
in adding stamina and health to both your blue and purple seedlings. Have a good stock 
so am placing the price below its real value. 
$1 each, larger or medium bulbs. Bulblets, 10 for $1 
WHAT AN INBRED HYBRID GLAD IS 
Inbreeding and hybridizing of the resulting inbreds are processes which are working 
wonders in plant breeding. This applies to breeding of all types of field and vegetable crops 
as well as animals and poultry. First applied to corn, inbred hybrids were considered a 
curiosity in 1932. Today, they account for 80 per cent of the entire U. S. corn crop. 
This is despite the fact that the farmer has to pay in ihe neighborhood of $10 to $12 
per bushel for seed which he formerly could have for free from his own fields. 
Corn production just after the end of World War II was 300,000,000 bushels greater in 
the United States than in 1932, but this was raised on 23,000,000 acres less land. The 
extra yields resulting from hybrid corn during the World War II years alone were valued 
at two billion dollars, the cost of an A-bomb project, according to Alton L. Blakeslee, Asso- 
ciated Press science reporter! 
Other inbred hybrids are being produced in other fields, with astonishing results. In- 
breeding provides a process whereby the weak recessive traits of a plant or animal can be 
weeded out. Practically absolutely accurate control of the resulting hybrid, when two in- 
breds are crossed, can be obtained through the wonderful uniformity brought about by 
inbreeding. 
A sixth generation inbred will breed 98 per cent true for any one characteristic, such 
as color, height of plant, resistance to disease, drought resistance, etc. A first generation 
inbred will breed 50 per cent true for these characteristics. Compare that with the results 
you have had in hybridizing our present glads with their mixed-up parentages! 
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