Though I have rated Crusader as a 300-size glad, 
it may prove a small 400. Its florets approach four 
and one-half inches in diameter. 
Think of Galahad and the Holy Grail and you will 
catch the spirit of Crusader. 
A friend who grew part of the stock for me reported 
Crusader a florist’s favorite. (Note also its extreme 
earliness.) With its dramatic color contrast, it is a 
honey for arrangements. Next year we hope to show 
you what Carl Starker was able to do with it. 
Any size, each, $2; 6 for $10; 12 for $20. 
1L, 1M, 1S, 10 Blbts. for $6. 
5L, 5M, 15S, 100 Blbts. for $40. 
14 pint bulblets for $100. 
+ (422) (Fischer, 1952) (85 days) (Bonnie 
Ginger Brian x Ophir) (Seedling No. 200-45) 
For this peppy, scintillating orange we chose the 
name Ginger. 
Good orange glads are extremely scarce (as witness 
the nearly blank spaces in our graphic color index on 
the inside back cover). We are glad, therefore, to be 
responsible for the debut of Ginger. Our color plate, 
opposite, reveals the approximate color values: deep 
orange blending to yellow with a live coal burning in 
the throat of each flower. Our illustration does not, 
however, reveal the vividness of the orange, the crisp- 
ness of the ruffling, nor the heavy substance of the 
petals. 
Ginger will open five to seven lustrous deep-orangy 
florets on commanding spikes of about seventeen buds. 
Though not directly related to Orange Gold, it shares 
its growing habits. 
In color Ginger is much nearer true orange than 
Gratitude, but not as close as Orange Gold. Perhaps 
I am overconscientious in placing it in the salmon- 
orange class in our graphic color index. Officially, of 
course, it’s just classified as an orange, and the fact is 
that unless directly compared with that criterion of 
true orange color, Orange Gold, the salmon in it would 
never be suspected. 
In size, richness, and beauty, Ginger rivals Gorgeous 
Deb, though less intensely ruffled. Ginger is presented 
as a fancier’s glad, not as a commercial. It should 
easily win at the shows. In sheer beauty it surpasses 
all other oranges on our list by a wide margin. 
Any size, each, $2; 6 for $10; 12 for $20. 
1L, 1M, 1S, 10 Blbts. for $6. 
5L, 5M, 15S, 100 Blbts. for $40. 
14 pint bulblets for $100. 
Flora (460) (Fischer, 1952) (85 days) (Rose O’ 
Day x Elizabeth the Queen) (Seedling No. 
211-46) 
It seemed proper that a gladiolus should be named 
for Flora, the ancient Roman goddess of flowers. So 
we chose this lovely sister-seedling of Noweta Rose 
for the honor of bearing Flora’s name. 
Once again we have a very accurate color-plate. 
Note the true rose color of Flora, so rare in glads. 
Observe also the tendency to needlepointing of the 
raised midribs in this statuesque beauty. (Our garden- 
name for Flora was “Needlepointed Rose’”’.) 
Flora opens five to seven five-inch blooms on con- 
sistently tall, spire-like spikes. It is the acme of reg- 
ularity in performance, displaying neither a misplaced 
floret nor any sign of crooking throughout the entire 
season. Though soft in color, the florets are of ex- 
cellent substance and are characterized by crisply- 
tailored form. Flora is a very lovely basket glad. A 
great improvement over Chamouny and Rose O’Day. 
Any size, each, $1; 6 for $5; 12 for $10. 
1L, 1M, 1S, 10 Blbts. for $3. 
5L. 5M, 15S, 100 Blbts. for $20. 
¥4 pint bulblets for $50, 
(560) (Fischer, 1952) (75 days) (Rose 
Magnet O’Day x Elizabeth the Queen) (Seed- 
ling No. 169-45) 
When outstanding breeders are used for both seed 
and pollen parents, an unusual number of outstanding 
progeny is likely to result. This was true in the case 
of my Rose O’Day x Elizabeth the Queen cross, which 
I made both ways. Not only was there an unusual 
percentage of fine progeny, but there was remarkable 
variation among the offspring, both in form and in 
color. As a result I am introducing several outstand- 
ing rose glads, all distinctly different, yet derived from 
the same parentage. They have greatly strengthened 
a hitherto very weak class. 
Last year I sent out quite a few trial bulbs of Seed- 
ling No. 169-45. For two years previously my friends 
had been urging me to introduce this glad, claiming it 
rivalled Noweta Rose. It is a tremendously vigorous 
grower, one of the tallest in the field, and it has a de- 
lightful frosty lavender-rose color, not to mention a 
huge flowerhead, but it does have an obvious fault—a 
tendency to bloom around the stem (though no more 
so than the famous Evangeline). So I sent out a num- 
ber of trial bulbs of No. 169-45, out of curiosity to see 
what kind of a reception it might receive. A small 
avalanche of enthusiastic letters ensued, of which a 
few are reproduced on page 6. Asa result I decided to 
let my customers make up my mind for me and to give 
this glad a formal debut. It’s not our strongest intro- 
duction but you'll enjoy its exuberant growing habits 
and sparkling deep orchid-rose color. Magnet surely 
draws the eye both in the field and in the florist’s 
show case. Brilliant as Noweta Rose, but lighter, with 
fewer (but larger) florets open at a time. Definitely 
an important commercial prospect. 
Any size, each, $1; 6 for $5; 12 for $10. 
1L, 1M, 1S, 10 Blbts. for $3. 
5L, 5M, 15S, 100 Blbts. for $20. 
1% pint bulblets for $50. 
“No. 169-45 (Magnet) is a real mate of Noweta Rose.” 
—John Mandeville, New York 
* (412) (Fischer) (85 days) (Lantana x 
Helios Gratitude) (Seedling No. 265-47) 
Named after the ancient Hellenic god of the sun, this 
deep yellow glad stands next to Gold in depth of color, 
while in form it reminds one of Gene with the latter’s 
intense frilling at the extreme edge of the florets. In- 
deed, it might be called a deep yellow Gene. 
Helios proved quite a favorite with garden visitors. 
Exceptional foliage and good height disclose its funda- 
mental vigor. Its principal fault seems to be a tend- 
ency not to open widely enough in cool weather. In 
most summers such a deficiency would not be revealed, 
but last year we had a great deal of definitely cool 
weather in August. I noted that when the tempera- 
ture went over 80° Helios seemed flat open enough to 
suit any one. 
Another occasional fault is a tendency for the florets 
to spiral around the stem. Nevertheless Helios is a 
glad with a high type of beauty and considerable merit. 
When our cut-flower crew delivered a bunch of Helios 
to Holm & Olson, Minnesota’s nationally-known flor- 
ists, the manager of the Rochester branch, Harold 
Thompson, himself a prominent floral artist and judge 
at flower shows, at once put in an order for seven 
dozen. You, too, will value Helios for fancy make-up 
work and out-of-the-ordinary arrangements. 
A premium variety. Not for sale this year. 
To be used as a gratis bulb on orders of $5 
or over. (A $5 order does not necessarily 
entitle one to each of the three premium 
varieties. ) 
