4 + x * * (324) (Prestgard, 1934) 
Brightside ee (65 days) Who would 
have supposed that of all the outstandingly beautiful 
glads that the late Kristian Prestgard produced, little 
Brightside would be the one to be listed the longest! 
And yet it is understandable, for distinctiveness pays 
off, and Brightside is one of the most distinctive of 
glads. Its medley of gold and apricot with bittersweet 
orange tips has never been duplicated. Heavy, trans- 
lucent substance and spirited dancing style give it 
vivacity of form as well as of color. Truly a glad to 
cheer one up, to make one look on the bright side of 
things. 
(L 2-.25; 10-1.00) (M 10-.60) 
(S 4-.25; 10-.35) (Blbts. Pkg. .25) 
x” *& ke * «(562) (Palmer, 1943) (85 
Burma e e ¢ ¢ days) (Premier Henry x 
King Lear) Still unchallenged is this glorious rose-red 
glad, pictured on page 24. Take a look at the grand- 
parents of Burma: Premier Henry comes from Pfitzer’s 
Triumph and Minuet; King Lear from Picardy and 
Ramesses. With three aristocrats of beauty behind it, 
and one goliath of vitality (Ramesses), how could 
Burma fail to be a super-glad? Democracy has its 
place in the culture of a trial ground, but breeders of 
both plants and animals had better look to the “aristo- 
crats” to launch a successful breeding program How 
right Prof. Palmer was in saying that virtually all the 
great glads come from 5% of the potential parents! 
Turn again to page 24: those six-inch, saucer-like 
florets, heavy as rose-red plush and lavishly fluted and 
frilled were grown from No. 4 bulbs. Don’t think you 
must buy only large bulbs to get commanding spikes! 
The wise buyer will order at least half mediums. If 
you do not already have Burma, make it a cornerstone 
of your glad collection. If you have it, I’ll warrant 
it’s among your favorite dozen. 
(L 2-.25; 10-1.00) (M 10-.60) 
(S 4-.25; 10-.35) (Blbts. Pkg. .25) 
x * (517) (Langworthy, 
Butterscotch FF (2) yy 
ardy x Betty Nuthall) Truly a stalwart spike maker 
is this ruffled, deep buff with soft Picardy blur in the 
throat. If you compete at shows, you'll be glad to dis- 
play some massive spikes of Butterscotch with eight 
round-floreted, wide-open blooms. 
(L 1-.25; 10-2.00) (M 2-.30; 10-1.20) 
(S 2-.20; 10-.80) (Blbts. 20-.25; 100-1.00) 
Capsicum *~ (#2) (LaSalle, 1945) (85 
days) There are countless 
pink glads and scores of red ones, but, strangely, very 
few on the line between pink and red. One reason for 
this is the fact that when reds and pinks are crossed 
many of the progeny, surprisingly, turn out to be 
smokies. In Capsicum, however, we have a pink so 
deep that only a little imagination is required to view 
it as a light red. The name comes from the large flakes 
of “red pepper” sprinkled sparingly on the large 
creamy throat. Our picture on page 28 leans too far 
towards red. 
(L 2-.25; 10-1.00) (M 10-.60) 
(S 10-.35) (Blbts. Pkg. .25) 
C. D. Fortnam te (40) (Racel 
days) (Red Penny x Myrna) Named for the late C. D. 
Fortnam, the greatest glad exhibitor of his time, this 
Kadel origination is one of the supreme beauties in our 
list. Our picture on page 21 is fairly accurate but 
scarcely pink enough. The actual color is a waxy flesh 
pink blending to a slight creaminess in the throat. The 
heavy substance, intense frilling and fine spike length 
complete a truly ravishing ensemble. A. delicately 
colored glad is either very, very poor (if it has poor 
substance) or very, very good (if of heavy substance 
and waxy texture). C. D. Fortnam is indeed very, 
very good. 
(L 1-3.00; 5-12.00) (M 1-2.00; 5-8.00) 
(S 1-1.50; 5-6.00) (Blbts. 1-.30; 5-1.20) 
e Kk k (437) (Butt1947) (85 
Carnival oe days) (Flagship x Al- 
gonquin) The pictures on pages 21 and 32 tell the story 
of this white-throated scarlet-red better than words 
(although in switching to varnish-inks this year our 
printer made some of our last year’s color plates too 
bluish). Actually Carnival is a bright scarlet-red with 
a large snowy throat—truly a realistic exemplification 
of the gay carnival spirit. 
(L 2-.30; 10-1.25) (M 10-.80) 
(S 10-.40) (Blbts. 20-.25; 100-.75) 
*&_*_*& (360) (Baerman, 1938) 
Chamouny e e e (85 days) (Red Lory x 
Picardy) The bright cerise-rose shade of this unusual 
glad is accurately captured on page 17. One of the 
oldest glads in this catalog, Chamouny is still going 
strong, one reason for its prolonged popularity being 
the fact that women are particularly fond of this color. 
Also, cerise-rose is, next to true blue, perhaps the 
hardest of all hues to capture in glad hybridizing. In 
addition to an unusual basic color, Chamouny’s florets 
have an engaging touch of silver picoteeing at the edge 
of all petals. Sometimes comes short. 
(L 2-.25; 10-1.00) (M 10-.60) 
(S 10-.35) (Blbts. Pkg. .25) 
4 *_* * (466) (Fischer, 1952) (85 
Chivalry *=: days) (liea heehene 
Queen x Rose O’Day) Stalwart new lavender of the 
Noweta Rose family pictured on page 14. Described in 
full on page 5. (Please note the explanation on page 
13 regarding ratings of Noweta introductions, both this 
year’s and previous year’s.) 
Circe ww * (523) (K. & M., 1949) (85 days) 
* ¢ e (Axioma x Regenbogen) Named 
after the sorceress in the Odyssey who wove a spell 
over Odysseus and his men by her elaborate repasts, 
this glad will weave quite a different kind of spell over 
fanciers who bloom it in their gardens. Circe is a 
massive, plain-petalled scarlet-orange with a small 
cream marking in the throat. Our picture on page 21 
reveals the fine spike Circe produces but doesn’t quite 
catch its soft, yet bright, in-between shade of scarlet- 
orange. 
(L 1-.75; 10-6.00) CM 1-.50; 10-4.00) 
(S 1-.35; 10-3.00) (Blbts. 3-.25; 10-.75) 
ai 4 ww *& ok (542) (Beaton, 1949) (95 
Citation ee" © days) (Picardy x iStuttgar— 
dia) Along with Evangeline, Mother Fischer, Pasteline, 
and Orange Gold, this ranks as one of the tallest glads 
in our field, some years reaching 72 inches. Pure pink 
blending to a creamy white throat, Citation is not a 
fancy variety but is of special interest to commercial 
growers and hybridizers because of its exceptional 
vigor. Pictured on page 20. 
CL 1-.75; 10-6.00) (M 1-.50; 10-4.00) 
(S 1-.25; 10-2.00) (Blbts. 10-.50; 100-3.00) 
“At our flower show I won the Grand Championship 
with your Velvet Mantle. Noweta Rose came too late 
for the show, but it is the nicest flower that I have ever 
seen,” —Robert Millar, Wisconsin 
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