PEACE LIGHT (410) 
Gardenia X [Myrna X (Mamie X New Era) ] 
From Byron Kadel 
PEACE LIGHT is a clear, medium yellow with a soft 
greenish glow. Its large, wide-open florets with recurved 
petals are borne on a tall, strong stem. It opens 7 florets 
with 5 more showing color on an 18 bud spike. 
While PEACE LIGHT will doubtlessly hold its own on 
the show table, we feel that its greatest success will be as 
a cut flower. This opinion is based on its color value, its 
excellent substance, the fact that it is a tall, vigorous grower 
and that it propagates readily, making strong growth from 
bulblets. It grows 56 inches tall and blooms in 82 days. 
Its unusual phosphorescent glow attracted much attention 
from the hobbyists and commercial growers who saw it 
exhibited at the Union, Havre de Grace, and Binghamton 
shows last summer. 
Price: 
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1 bulb, any size and 10 bulblets.................... 5.00 
Bo tll DS prea ee een esrhs c Pee. eee Lee 24.00 
LO) bulbs and el OQOSpulbletsc sc sc.cs eon 40.00 
(Bulblets sold only with bulbs) 
SNOWCLAD (400 Class) 
From J. W. Harris 
A very tall, straight white which grows to a height of 66 
to 72 inches. It opens 10 florets which run about 514 
inches in size on a 26 inch flowerhead, with 8 buds in color 
out of a total of 21. 
Snowclad was the winner of the American Home Achieve- 
ment Medal at the 1952 Southeastern Michigan show. This 
looks like one of the very best new whites. 
Price: 
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Meditamiubul bs each te chen eae ee 2.00 
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Bulblets, 35 cents each; 3 for $1.00. 
BLOSSOMTIME (440) 
[Journey’s End X Wright seedling] X [Myrna X 
(Mamie X New Era) ] 
From Byron Kadel 
BLOSSOMTIME is more than a name—it is a description 
of the flower, a pure pink shading to a pure white center. 
It would be just as correct to call it white with a pink edge, 
the two colors merging imperceptibly into each other. It 
opens 7 large florets with 4 more showing color on a 19 
bud spike. Flowerhead is 28 inches long with the floret 
arrangement in a regular, but informal, manner. It blooms 
in 80 days. 
Among its show awards is the American Home Achieve- 
ment Medal which it received at the Keystone State Society 
show in 1951. 
In breeding experiments BLOSSOMTIME has been an 
excellent parent as it transmits its fine growing qualities and 
substance to most of its offspring. 
Price: 
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1 bulb, any size and 10 bulblets.................... 4.00 
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(Bulblets sold only with bulbs) 
GRAPEWINE (470 Class) (Arethusa x 
Black Diamond) (72 days) 
From Marion C. Rich oe 
This early, heavily ruffled, brilliant clear wine purple 
self color with slight white line in the throat is a sensational 
find for commercial use and a beautiful addition to the 
exhibition group. It grows to a height of 52 inches, with 
25 to 29 inch flowerhead, 5 inch blooms, 20 buds, with 7 
open and 4 in color. Substance of florets is excellent; place- 
ment good. Plant and bulb are very healthy and bulblet 
production and germination is good. The low introductory 
price makes it available to everyone. Grapewine received 
the Commendation Award from the Empire State Gladiolus 
Society. 
Price: $2.00 each, any size. 10 selected bulblets for 
$2.00. 1 Large, 1 Medium, 1 Small, 10 selected bulblets 
for $6.00. 
PRINCESS (Class 466) (Elizabeth 
The Queen x Miss Wisconsin) 
From J. R. and C. T. Larus 
A fine rose lavender with light petal medians. There is a 
cream white throat with some deep rose veining—very 
similar to the throat marking of Elizabeth the Queen. 
Princess opens 8 to 11 ruffled florets of strong attachment 
and medium substance on a flowerhead of 23 to 28 inches. 
It grows 50 to 58 inches tall with a 19 to 23 bud spike. 
Opens to the tip when cut in bud. Princess has never been 
known to crook and practically never has a misplaced floret. 
It is very healthy and a strong propagator and germinator. 
Plants are very robust and foliage fairly tall. It blooms 
in early midseason, 
Princess has been grown on a trial basis in various sections 
of the country and in Canada. Since our catalog is printed 
early all reports on its performance are not in. ‘To date 
three growers have reported on it and all three called it 
“Outstanding.” Jt is a wonderful show glad due to its 
censistency, ability to open so many florets in perfect place- 
ment, and beautiful, clear color. Princess has the following 
remarkable show record: 
1950—Connecticut Show: Award of Commendation (lst 
day). Runner-up to Grand Champion (2nd day) 
(same spike). 
Peekskill Show: Award of Merit. 
1951—Farmingdale, L. I. Show: Award of Merit. American 
Home Achievement Medal. Best 3 spike Seedling. 
Grand Champion. 
Western Massachusetts Show: Best Seedling. Award 
of Merit. 
1952—Connecticut Show: Best Seedling. Runner-up to 
Grand Champion. ‘Tied for 3rd place in Popular 
Vote by Public. 
Rhode Island Show: Best Seedling. Grand Cham- 
pion. 
Connecticut Seedling Show: Award of Merit. 
NEGS Show: Award of Merit. Best 3 spike Seed- 
ling. 
Peekskill Show: Best Seedling. 
Princess is priced as follows: 
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Medium bulbs,sedch 843 32 se bet oe 2.25 
Siig Dulbise caches 28 fe cer seg ee es ob 1.50 
Bullets meachps. = eee rete Ware oy ae 50 
(Princess pictured on page 18) 
