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Clarence D. Fortmam. Voted “Grand Champion” 
at Maryland Show and “most beautiful” at Eastern 
International Show. Blush-pink, 5 inch heavily ruffled 
florets, 24 inch flower heads with 8 of its 21 buds open 
and another 8 showing color. Height of plant in field 
is 56 inches. Fine cut flower, heavy substance, tight 
attachment and ability to open when cut. Doz. $13.50, 
100 $95.00. 
Commander Koehl. Considered one of the best dark 
reds. Beautiful formation with large flowers and tall 
spikes. Deep scarlet-blood-red. 5!2-inch florets. Doz. 
$2.10, 100 $15.00. 
Connecticut Yankee. An exquisite light pink with 
reddish throat blotch. Many open with several show- 
ing color. Perfect placement. Florets 51% inches. Doz. 
$5.00, 100 $35.00. 
Connie G. An entrancingly beautiful clear cream. 
Heavily ruffled and fluted. Unusually heavy substance 
and exquisite form. Lip is yellow, enhancing its beauty. 
Grows 414 to 5 feet tall; strong, straight stem. 8 to 
10 6-inch florets open at one time with 20 or more 
buds. Doz. $20.00, 100 $150.00. 
Cerona. Creamy white shading deeper cream in throat 
with rose picotee edge on all petals. Very beautiful 
and distinct, 6 to 8 wide open, 5%2-inch flowers, heads 
16 to 18 buds. Doz. $2.10, 100 $15.00. 
Cotillion. Deep pink with creamy yellow throat. Tall 
growth, good placement, long flower heads containing 
18 to 20 buds. 6-inch florets. Doz. $3.50, 100 $25.00. 
Cover Girl. Medium pink, long flower spike with ten 
or more florets open at one time. A sure winner. 
6-inch florets. Doz. $2.10, 100 $15.00. 
Crinkle Cream. Very large heavily ruffled light yel- 
low. Medium tall grower with long flower head. 4%2- 
inch florets. Doz. $2.90, 100 $20.00. 
Elizabeth the Queen. Large, beautifully ruffled, clear 
mauve with darker lines in throat. Fine form, opens 
7 to 8 at a time. A queen among the Gladiolus. 612- 
inch florets. Doz. $2.10, 100 $15.00. 
Evangeline. Light rose pink with soft cream throat. 
Six ft. spikes with 51%-in. florets, 25 to 30 in. flower 
heads. One of the best. Doz. $2.90, 100 $20.00. 
Florence Nightingale. Glistening pure white. Many 
flowers open on 60 inch spike, 22 five-inch ruffled 
florets of excellent substance and perfect placement. 
A unique color. Doz. $3.50, 100 $25.00. 
Gail. Light lavender shading deeper at petal edges. Light 
penciling of rose-cerise deep in the throat of lower 
petals. Straight spike, fine placement. 7 to 9 wide open 
5-inch florets with gracefully recurving petals. Doz. 
$3.50, 100 $25.00. 
Gene. Five-inch florets, intensely ruffled, medium yellow 
with excellent placement. Opens six to eight. A mar- 
velous advance in the yellow group. Doz. $3.50, 100 
$25.00. 
General Eisenhower. Brilliant deep rose, exception- 
ally large florets reaching 7 inches in diameter. Good 
placement and attachment. Doz. $2.10, 100 $15.00. 
Golden Chimes. An improvement on Loyalty; clear 
yellow nicely ruffled flowers perfectly placed on 
straight stems. 4-inch florets. Doz. $1.60, 100 $12.00. 
Golden Dream. Pure golden yellow, the spike and 
size of flower is like Golden Measure. Florets 314 
inches. Doz. $1.60, 100 $12.00. 
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at Kennedy Kuwality Exhibition Gladiolus 
Greta Garbo. Soft rose florets with cream lower lip. 
Large, well placed blooms open quite flat on a fine 
spike with 6 to 7 flowers open at a time. An exhibi- 
tion Glad. Florets 512 inches. Doz. $2.90, 100 $20.00. 
Gwen. A fragrant Gladiolus. Slightly lighter than the 
cerise-rose of Chamouny. Placement almost perfect. 
tall spikes. 64-inch florets. Received all the awards of 
the Empire State Gladiolus Society. Doz. $15.00, 100 
$115.00. 
Hans Van Meegeren. Considered one of the very 
best in this color. Bright canary yellow, large spike 
with many 4-inch florets open at one time. Doz. $5.00, 
100 $35.00. 
Ile de Franee. Flesh Pink shaded salmon rose, amber 
yellow blotch, feathered crimson. 42-inch florets. 
Doz. $2.90, 100 $20.00. 
Jane Leeeh. Exquisite coral-pink with canary-yellow 
throat. The most heavily ruffled and one of the most 
beautiful Gladioli we have yet seen. Florets are large, 
well placed, 6 to 8 open at one time on tall spike of 
16 to 18 buds. Doz. $3.50, 100 $25.00. 
Jeanie. Discarded for Evangeline. 
King Lear. Very early. Clear dark reddish purple with 
silver line on edge of all petals. Opens 5 to 6 huge, 
beautifully ruffled, 612-inch blooms on a tall, willowy 
stem. Doz. $2.10, 100 $15.00. 
Laneaster. The best of the purple varieties. Very 
large 5-inch florets. Excellent cut flower and a winner. 
Doz. $5.00, 100 $35.00. 
Lavender and Gold. Early, dainty lavender, yellow- 
throated. Tall, slender, wiry stems, well placed, 41%- 
inch blooms. Doz. $2.10, 100 $15.00. 
Leading Lady. A creamy white sport of Picardy and 
like its parent a tall, strong grower and truly an exhi- 
bition variety. Leading Lady has 7 to 8 large, wide 
open 54-inch florets with 16 to 17 buds. Stock lim- 
ited. Doz. $2.10, 100 $15.00. 
Lipstiek. Ruffled shell pink with bright red-rose plumes 
in throat. Good texture, placement and attachment. 
41-inch florets. A distinctive Gladiolus. Doz. $2.90, 
100 $20.00 
Maid of Orleams. Discarded for Snow Princess. 
Miansoer. Deep blood-red, velvety sheen. Tall, strong 
spike, good placement. 412- to 5'%-in. florets. Doz. 
$2.90, 100 $20.00. 
Margaret Beaton. Pure snow-white with small scar- 
let blotch in the throat. 7 to 9 well placed blooms 
open on a long flower head. Strong grower, with 41%4- 
to S-inch florets. This is one of the most beautiful 
varieties in existence and bound to become immensely 
popular as an exhibition sort. Doz. $2.10, 100 $15.00. 
Maria Goretti. Purest glistening white. Very early 
with strong stems holding the flower upright. Six enor- 
mous 5'%2-inch florets open. An exhibition variety. 
Doz. $5.75, 100 $40.00. 
Marianne. A self color, clear delicate pink with slight 
salmon reflex. Florets are large and 8 to 10 open on 
long, straight stems. We recommend this without res- 
ervation. 4-inch florets. Doz. $3.50, 100 $25.00. 
Minuet. Discarded for Elizabeth the Queen. 
Mid-Ameriea. Clear brilliant light red with no mark- 
ings. 542 inch mammoth florets. Excellent for exhibi- 
tion. Doz. $5.00, 100 $35.00. 
