Gx Be dichions or 1953 
e e (460) (Fischer, 1953) (75 
Pink Chiffon days) (Seedling of ae 
der and Gold x Dawn Glow) (Seedling No. 25-47) 
Pictured on page 4 and on the back cover. 
Remember Rima—that ethereal orchid-pink of long 
ago that vanished from commerce because no one 
could propagate it? If you do recall Rima, I’ll war- 
rant you’ve been hungry ever since for another glad 
of its inspiring, exquisite hue. We always hoped that 
a glad duplicating Rima’s famous color would show up 
among our seedlings and were gratified beyond meas- 
ure when 25-47 first bloomed and subsequently demon- 
See itself to be a fine propagator and grower as 
well. 
To be sure we weren't imagining that 25-47 was the 
color of Rima, we contrived to get a few bulbs of this 
virtually extinct variety last summer and compared 
29-47 with it when they bloomed. The colors proved 
to be absolutely identical except that deep in the throat 
25-47 was even purer than Rima. 
For a glad that makes one think of pink cotton- 
candy at a fair, of gossamer gowns worn by young girls 
at a festive lawn or garden party, of all things light, 
Speke and airy—a natural name was PINK CHIF- 
Few orchids or roses can touch Pink Chiffon in its 
ravishing, ingenue tint of pink. There is not a trace of 
the veining seen in Andrena, Chamouny, or Trail’s 
End. We sincerely believe that Pink Chiffon will be- 
come a new criterion of color beauty supplanting our 
old friend Rima of nostalgic memory. 
Several growers were so impressed with the com- 
mercial prospects of Pink Chiffon that they urged me 
not to introduce it until there was adequate stock to 
meet the demand. 
It is my feeling that if a container of Pink Chiffon 
were put in a florist’s show case along with other glads, 
nine customers out of ten would choose Pink Chiffon 
ahead of any other glad now in commerce. Indeed, 
we had a good demonstration of such public preference 
last summer as we watched the crowds go past our 
exhibit at the Central International Glad Show at 
Sioux City, Iowa. We had 25 baskets, vases, or ar- 
rangements of some type or other in our display, 
running the gamut of the newest and finest varieties, 
but a vase of stretchy Pink Chiffon (grown from me- 
dium bulbs) artistically combined with a few Rosebud 
Picotee and a few pink roses by my talented florist 
friend, Claude Poyner of Waterloo, Iowa, stopped 
the visitors cold. While some show visitors praised 
one thing, some another, among the 25 varieties on 
display, ALL stopped to exclaim about the breath- 
taking beauty of Pink Chiffon ... The few florists who 
have had a sample of Pink Chiffon have raved about it. 
They much prefer the cool orchid pinks to the hot sal- 
mony tones. Seen under artificial light in a gay, light- 
hearted arrangement Pink Chiffon is beyond praise. 
It should be an outstanding money-maker for the 
florist, giving him for the first time mass-color in the 
finest rose and orchid hues .. . For the discriminating 
glad fancier it goes without saying that Pink Chiffon 
is a must-have. But you really won’t fully appreciate 
how good Pink Chiffon is until you can cut a dozen 
at a time and bring them indoors. 
“The glad I wish to comment on is “Pink Chiffon” 
which has bloomed here in 68 days. We have had a 
streak of very hot weather, around the 90s for two 
weeks now which possibly threw it into bloom. 
“This was unfortunate as I would have liked to get 
it in the show, as it is one of the finest in the color 
range we have seen here in years. I have shown it 
to as many growers as I could. Every bulb threw a 
fine straight spike and this flower has enough color to 
interest florists as I have shown it to several of them. 
“It reminds one of Rima, which, as you remember, 
was a great flower but would not hold up long enough 
to get it to a florist. This Pink Chiffon has what it 
takes. I have had a spike under normal living condi- 
tions in the house for five days and it has opened from 
tight bud to the top and is holding well.” 
—J. P. Wood, Washington. 
“Pink Chiffon is probably the most beautiful glad 
we've ever seen.” 
—Ken & Mary Hecht, Kenmar Glads, Iowa. 
Any size, each $2; 6 for $10; 12 for $20. 
1L, 1M, 1S, 10 Blbts. for $6. 
5L, 5M, 5S, 100 Blbts. for $40. 
14 pint bulblets for $120. 
(454) (Fischer, 1953) (70 
Ruffled Ebony days) (Melrose x Black 
Diamond) (Seedling No. 282-46) 
I’ve noticed that most glad fans prefer glads with 
round florets and broad petals to triangular florets and 
narrow, strap-shaped petals. Among maroon glads we 
have been pretty well restricted heretofore to the latter 
type, which in my estimation seriously impaired their 
beauty. Ruffled Ebony thus represents a real break 
in giving us a black-red glad with luxuriously rounded 
florets. What’s more, it is gloriously ruffled as well, 
being the only ruffled maroon variety in our list except 
Nocturne. 
Compared to Nocturne, Ruffled Ebony is larger, 
smoother, darker, has much heavier substance and is 
more intensely ruffled — almost fluted. Among so- 
called “black” glads now in commerce, Ruffled Ebony 
would win a beauty contest hands down. Florists can 
use but a limited number of maroon glads but they 
should surely go for this one. It has the richest sheen 
of any glad I know. Ruffied Ebony was selected the 
best single spike seedling at the Central International 
Glad Show at Sioux City, Iowa, last summer. 
Ruffled Ebony is a fine propagator (unlike most 
maroons) and an outstanding grower from bulblets. 
Indeed, bulblets often bloom. 
“Seedling 282-46 (Ruffled Ebony) was rated A at 
Eastern New York, a high honor in view of the severity 
of the judging .. . It is one of the best things I have 
seen in the last five years.” 
—Mike Sherman, New York. 
Any size, each $2; 6 for $10; 12 for $20. 
1L, 1M, 1S, 10 Blbts. for $6. 
5L, 5M, 5S, 100 Blbts. for $40. 
14 pint bulblets for $120. 
4 (460) (Fischer, 1953) (70 days) (Eliza- 
Rosario beth the Queen x Rose O’Day) (Seed- 
ling No. 89-46) 
A jewel for both consistency and beauty is this trim- 
ly-tailored blotched rose shown in a dramatic Starker 
arrangement on our front cover. One of the seven 
Noweta Rose sisters (some may think the family is 
getting rather large), Rosario has the most distinct 
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