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450 HARRISBURGER (Mikle) (our 753 grin Falls) and Ohio (East Liverpool), 
co-introduction) VL. Medium red self 
of great vigor. The petal surface has 
a velvety plush appearance that brings 
the color alive. You will surely admire 
the color even if you are one of the 
few who place red well down the list 
of color preference. Long, informal 
type of flowerheads on tall plants of 
60 inches or more. Lightly ruffled 
54-inch florets here but grown to 
61% inches in Vermont. 7-6-7-20. Plants 
very strong and healthy. Very late. 
Five N.A.G.C. ’52 trial gardens re- 
porting, Harrisburger collected 1 AA, 
3 A and 1 B plus, placing second only 
to Rosita. 
O.S.G.S. ’52 test ratings (Ohio and 
Vermont) 88 color, A exhibition, B 
commercial. 
Each L $2.00, 3/5.00, 10/15.00. 
Each M $1.50, 3/4.00, 10/12.00. 
Each S $1.00, 3/2.50, 10/8.00. 
Bits 10 for 2.00 with a bulb purchase. 
200 POLAR CUB (Evans) (our ’53 intro- 
duction) M. A small glad with strong, 
tall, wiry stems carrying long heads 
of 22-30 inches with florets of 2144-3 
inches (almost a miniature). Pure 
unmarked creamy white. Well ruffled 
and recurved. Propagation satisfactory 
except that it was below normal in 
hot, dry ’52 season (when we wanted 
it most). 
As grown by Tom Manley at Valleevue 
Test Garden, ’51, 6 large and 6 medium 
bulbs performed within the following 
range: From M bulbs 8-9 open, semi 
formal, 18 bud average. From L bulbs 
9-12 open, double double row formal 
arrangement (seldom found in small 
glads), 20 buds on 2, one spike each 
with 28, 24, 25, 26 buds, the best spike 
(in field) being a 32-inch flowerhead 
carrying 12-10-4-26, 3-inch florets. The 
Vv (Valleevue) rating is 90 color, A 
exhibition and B commercial. 
In ’49 at Binghamton, Polar Cub se- 
cured an A rating. In ’50 at N. W. Ohio 
'(Toledo) the American Home Achieve- 
ment Medal and at Pa. State 
(Grove City) was champion seedling 
with the top score of 82%. In ’51 
section champ seedling at Ohio (Cha- 
latter entry by Tom Manley from M 
bulb in the test garden. In ’52, again 
entered by Tom Manley, it was sec- 
tion seedling champion at N.E.G.S. 
(Boston) scoring 82, receiving their 
“Honorable Mention” and N.E.G.S. 
Rosette. 
Last year we planned ’53 introduction 
and with a normal bulblet producing 
year our blt reserve would be ample 
but the heat and drought broke all 
Ohio records and blts of Polar Cub 
and most everything else failed to 
crop their average of medium bulbs 
(which normally supply more blts than 
all other sizes put together). So, for 
protection against a sell-out, no S or 
Blts will be sold in 753. 
See illustration on front cover. 
Prices: No Discount. No 10 Rate. 
Each, your choice, L or M, $5.00. 
420 REGINA (Palmer) (our ’53  c¢o- 
introduction) EM. Strong, tall, 60-64- 
inch plants ably support heavy but 
symmetrical 26-inch flowerheads with 
6 open, 6 in color, 6 green for a total 
of 18 bud count. In Ontario we saw 
longer flowerheads of 20 buds with 
7-8 open. The big, round florets are 
5%4-51% inches flat open, waved and 
well ruffled and are of very heavy 
texture, strongly attached and well 
arranged. Perhaps a more normal 
year will demonstrate 500 size. 
The lively color has real “eye appeal”. 
Buffy, light orange with very mild 
soft scarlet marks in throat, a very 
attractive combination. 
Two years trial by the Canadian G.G.C. 
won their Gold Medal Award in ’50. 
Trials in Ohio and Vermont by the 
O.8.G.S. (as successor to Valleevue) 
in ’52 produced ratings of 86 color, B 
exhibition and B commercial. We won 
a first with Regina at the Chagrin 
Falls, Ohio ’52 show. 
Prices: No Discount. 
Bulbs any size, L,M or S, $3.00 each 
or 5 for $12.00. 
Propagating Units: 
25 bulbs and 200 bulblets for $49.75. 
50 bulbs and 500 bulblets for $99.75. 
