Deborah Sampson **— 
(440) (Scheer, 1947) (85 days) Picardy x Maid of 
Orleans) There is little similarity between the grim- 
faced Revolutionary heroine who donned men’s clothes 
and went out to fight for her country’s freedom and 
this warm, buffy, light-pink cream-puff of a glad. Re- 
serving our admiration for the historic Deborah, we’ll 
admit a fondness for her bland, unlikely namesake 
whose flesh-pink tints and restful, shell-like form sug- 
gest far more some buxom siren of old, singing on an 
enchanted isle. Pictured, but not well, on page 28. 
(L 2-.30; 10-1.20) (M 10-.70) 
(S 10-.40) (Blbts. Pkg. .35) 
- wk kk «(452) (Arenius, 
Dee Twelve e e@ e 1951) (85 days) The 
brilliant scarlet of Dee-Twelve surely “hollers loud” 
in the glad patch. Indeed, it stands out like a con- 
flagration. An iota less brilliant than Bonfire, which it 
closely resembles, Dee-Twelve has a somewhat larger 
inflorescence but of rather a looser floret form. This 
glad is an easy grower and my guess is that it is due 
for considerable popularity. 
(L 1-.75; 10-6.00) CM 1-.50; 10-4.00) 
(S 1-.25; 10-2.00) (Blbts. 5-.25; 25-1.00) 
S zx * * = «6(536) (Butt, 1943) (85 days) 
Destiny e e e (Kassel x Beacon) This 
vivid red with the flagpole spikes and fiery, flashing 
color is an excellent bread-and-butter glad for the 
cut-flower grower. In its throat is the broad white line 
that serves as a trademark among many fine performing 
scarlets and reds such as Tarawa, Fire Gleam, Salute, 
and Regal Red and which no doubt could be traced 
back to some wild species. 
(L 2-.25; 10-1.00) (M 10-.60) 
(S 10-.35) (Blbts. Pkg. .25) 
2 KEKE RK (432 ee Hassall 945) (85 
Dieppe e e e ¢ days) Of unknown parent- 
age, but surely harking back to Pfitzer’s Triumph (as 
does Burma) is this magnificent ruffled salmon-scarlet 
with round florets, chamois-skin substance and texture 
like fine suede. Your heart will surely leap when you 
see Dieppe for the first time. If I could grow but a 
dozen glads, one of them would be Dieppe. In view- 
ing the picture on page 21, remember that you are 
looking at a basket of giants and that the florets of 
Dieppe are nearly six inches in diameter. We had 
hundreds of spikes of Dieppe last summer with 7-9 
open florets, every one of them of grand-champion 
calibre. 
(L 2-.25; 10-1.00) (M 10-.60) 
(S 10-.35) (Blbts. Pkg. .25) 
Dolly Varden ***— “) G2 
ris, 
(85 days) (Aladdin X (Morocco x Red Lory)) Though 
Aladdin is obviously the seed parent, Pll wager that 
the pollent parent of Dolly is Gaylore, which it also 
closely resembles. This rich salmon-pink with cream 
throat is bound to cause a run on the bank when more 
widely exhibited at the shows. In size it is definitely 
sensational, opening about eight six to seven inch 
florets on towering spikes. A real eye-level glad. The 
spikes pictured on pages 20 and 21 must have been 
grown from planting stock. If you suddenly wake up 
some time in the future and wonder where Dolly Var- 
den has been all your life, don’t say we didn’t warn 
you! We won the Grand-Championship at the Iowa 
State Glad Show with a spike of Dolly Varden. 
(L 1-1.25; 10-10.00) (M 1-1.00; 10-8:00) 
(S 1-.75; 10-6.00) (Blbts. 4-.25; 20-1.00) 
e *_* * (486) (Elliot, 1945) 
Dusty Miller He (ays) (Roe 
marie Pfitzer x Vagabond Prince) Well-named is this 
dusty rose with reddish thumb-mark and cream pen- 
cillings in the throat. One of the most reliable smokies. 
Pictured on page 17. 
(L 2-.25; 10-1.00) (M 10-.60) 
(S 10-.35) (Blbts. Pkg. .25) 
Elizabeth the Queen **<~ 
(566) (White, 1941) (85 days) ((Sheila x Gloriana) X 
Salbach’s Orchid) From 1922 to 1941, Minuet was 
queen of the lavender glads. Since 1941 Elizabeth the 
Queen has held sway. Such prolonged sovereignty is 
rare and seems to be confined to the lavender class. 
At almost every glad show magnificent, ruffled, spikes 
of “EQ” are displayed. Be sure to give this variety 
abundant water, lest it disappoint you and come short. 
(L 2-.25; 10-1.00) (M 10-.60) 
(S 10-.35) (Blbts. Pkg. .25) 
9 kk ok & «(460) (Fischer, 
Elmer’s Rose eH (031) gs ano 
(Elizabeth the Queen x Rose O’Day) From the reverse 
cross of Noweta Rose comes this gloriously ruffled 
deep-rose seedling pictured on page 25. Its heavy 
substance, rich color, intense ruffling, and massive 
flowerheads on spikes five feet tall make this a real 
rival of Noweta Rose, though the latter displays a more 
remarkable inflorescence. In our trial grounds this 
glad appealed to our good friend, Elmer Gove; so, with 
his permission, we named it for him. Note some of 
the fine testimonials on this last year’s introduction 
on page 6. Elmer’s Rose was rated among the ten best 
introductions of last year according to the 1951 N.A. 
G.C. Symposium. 
(L 1-1.00; 10-8.00) (CM 1-.75; 10-6.00) 
(S 1-.50; 10-4.00) (Blbts. 10-1.00; 100-8.00) 
x * * (432) (Fischer, 
Enchantment 2 (333) “Gi nc} 
((Picardy x Solveig) X Myrna) This was one of our 
premium varieties of 1950 which has gone on from 
humble beginnings to win grandchampionships. I get 
a good deal of satisfaction from the Horatio Alger story 
of Enchantment’s rise to fame. Introduced without a 
color picture or even a price-tag, its lavish intrinsic 
beauty won it a place in the hearts of America’s fans. 
Descended from three famous glads, Enchantment in- 
herits the utmost blandness of texture and stylishness 
of form. Predominantly a rich salmon-pink with pur- 
est ivory throat, its broad-petalled, flat-open florets 
are so artistically frilled as to constitute almost a 
criterion for perfection of ruffling. Take my word for 
NS Enchantment is one of Noweta’s loveliest introduc- 
ions. 
(L 1-.25; 10-2.00) (M 2-.25; 10-1.00) 
(S 4-.25; 10-.50) (Blbts. 10-.20; 100-1.50) 
“Enchantment won first in its division and was re- 
serve champion at our State glad show at Enid. It 
won Grand-Champion for us last year.” 
—Mrs. Hi Staten, Oklahoma 
* x _*¥ (536) (Ficht, 1950) (85 days) 
Esquire e ¢ ((Maid of Orleans x Red Lory) 
xX (Commander Koehl x Red Seedling)) From a com- 
bination of Australian, German ,and Canadian parent- 
age comes this clean-cut, meritorious, plain-petalled 
scarlet. A good glad in every way. I wish Esquire 
were a trifle more distinctive. 
(L 1-.25; 10-2.00) (M 2-.25; 10-1.00) 
(S 4-.25; 10-.50) (Blbts. 10-.20; 100-1.50) 
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