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THE GLADIOLUS FANCIER'S 
LUXURY 
917 SHEHEREZADE (K & M) ’51 EM. 
Slightly mottled buff which pales to 
creamy pink. Solid strawberry brush 
on lip petal, slight flecking at times. 
Big, stretchy, tall flowerheads on 
strong, heavy plants carrying eight 
6-inch florets open, seven in color, 
20 buds in field. Healthy and vigorous 
propagator. 
Maker of tremendous plants, ‘“whop- 
per” spikes, 64-70 inches height. The 
color is unusual, the throat color in 
excellent harmony, the petals wide and 
lightly ruffled, the florets flare wide, 
flat open and have been had well 
over 7 inches. 
In ’50 FCC Haarlem. 
In ’52 FCC by R.H.S. after trial at 
Wisley Gardens. 
Vv ratings 82-B-B. 
Each L .85 M .25 S 2/.25 Blts 10/.25 
100 /2.00. 
ORANGE—22 Series 
(incl. yellow orange and red orange) 
423 BOCCHERINI (K & M ’50) (our ’51 
import release) E. Lively, metallic 
deep scarlet orange, wide, clean cream 
dart. Color is a bit more intense than 
that of Circe, thus taking the lead 
from Circe as highest color rated 
orange. Tall spikes, well placed and 
attached. 
In ’51 a first W. Va. 
In ’52 firsts at NW Ohio, W. Va. and 
Ohio (Bluffton). 
Vv test ratings, 93-A-B. 
Each L .40 M .30 S .20 Bits 10/.25 
100 /$2. / 
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523 CIRCE (K & M ’48) (our ’49 import 
release) E, A medium-bright russet 
orange without any flecking, with a 
deeper red feathered blotch, small but 
made a bit conspicuous by a surround- 
ing narrow band of creamy yellow. 
The color harmony is very good. 
Opens six on very long flowerheads. 
Have seen as many as 25 buds. Petals 
are hard and firm. Florets 51-6 
inches. 6-7-7-20. One of the 14 AA 
rated. 
It’s one fault, somewhat high separa- 
tion of foliage from spike, has reduced 
its commercial rating to B. (Slows 
down speed in cutting long stems). 
Medium propagation. 751, first noted 
Tri-State, Central Ohio, W. N. Y., 
Ohio State, Ind. State, N. J., N.E.G.S., 
Wash., Wis., Idaho and East Liverpool. 
’*52 firsts noted at Central, Pacific 
and Eastern International shows, also 
grand champion Empire (Lima). 
Vv test ratings 92-AA-B. 
Each L .40 M .30 S .15 Blts 10/.25 
100/$2. 
420 REGINA—See new items, page 16. 
424 VOLCANO—See new items, page 18. 
LIGHT SALMON—30 Series 
530 ANN STRALIA BOTH (Both ’45) 
(our ’47 import release) M. Outer area 
clear, delicate salmon shading imper- 
ceptibly to clear, golden yellow. Beau- 
tifully ruffled. Double row placement 
to perfection, which includes facing, 
spacing and attachment. One of the 
world’s most beautiful glads. 
Grand champion 5 shows down under 
’46-’49, 
Vv test ratings, 89-B-B. 
L 2/.25 M 3/.30 Blts 100 /.50. 
531 KING SIZE — See new _ items, 
page 15. 
530 LUXURY (Evans ’51) Giant un- 
marked light orange pink. Creamy 
blend on lip petal. Strong habits. 
Midseason. 
Valleevue Test Ratings 92-A-A. 
Few words. How much they mean! 
Whatever the weather, soggy and wet, 
hot, cool or dry, the spikes remain 
straight, no crooks whatever, no 
flecking or peeling, no wilting, no 
badly misplaced florets. 
Florets flare well, slightly recurved, 
almost entirely the desired inverted 
type (single lip, top petal to rear). 
All spikes, from whatever size bulb, 
have beautiful, double row placement 
with strong attachment. a 
Bulbs and bulblets priced per each. 10 sold at 8 times each rate. 
3, 5 or more sold at this 10 rate. Bulblets 25 at 100 rate. 
