serenely carved, round, plain-petalled florets are open 
at once on wonderfully stretchy spikes, regularly five 
feet tall. Florists love Beauty’s Blush because the 
pink, white, and cream in it echo the tones of deeper 
pinks, rose shades, and snowy white, making this the 
ideal “blender” when the buying public seeks the 
usual variety of colors. When used alone, Beauty’s 
Blush is truly “the pastel of pastels”. Make this one 
of the cornerstones of your glad collection. 
(L 2-.25; 10-1.00) (M 10-.70) 
(S 10-.40) (Blbts. Pkg. .25) 
“Beauty’s Blush was the best of over 80 varieties 
we grew last summer.” 
—James M. Webber, Minnesota. 
“Beauty’s Blush is tops in every way.” 
—C. A. Livesay, North Dakota, 
“Beauty’s Blush was the best money-maker in our 
cut-flower business last summer.” 
—Roy Shelly, Edgewater Farms, Illinois. 
e & * *& (462) (Fischer, 1951) (70 
Belvidere Seem mrdays) uaCKinge Leare.x 
Com. Koehl Seedling) Here is another plain-petalled 
glad that will give the ruffled ones real competition 
when it comes to sheer beauty. Five to nine smooth, 
glistening florets of richest burgundy-red adorn tower- 
ing, buggy-whip spikes to create massive, yet graceful, 
flowerheads. I gave this very stunning glad only a 
“back-door introduction” two years ago via the alpha- 
betical list instead of at the front of the catalog because 
of a bulb weakness inherited from Commander Koehl 
which causes a percentage of the bulbs to mummify in 
storage. Belvidere is so glorious a color, however, that 
testimonials to its beauty continue to pour in. 
(L 1-.35; 10-3.00) (M 1-.25; 10-2.00) 
(S 2-.30; 10-1.20) (Blbts 10-.40; 100-3.00) 
“I was impressed with Belvidere . .. The flowerhead 
was 30 inches long . .. Crown Jewel is a beauty which 
one cut-flower grower raves about because all of his 
customers like it so much.” 
—Miles T. Armstrong, Wisconsin. 
Benjamin Britten 73 Oo) 
(80 days) (Better Times x Seedling) This lavender- 
purple near-self produces gracefully informal spikes 
of good length with astonishing regularity. Much talk- 
ed of as a good commercial; its odd color may not 
appeal to every taste. 
(L 1-.25; 10-2.00) (M 2-.25; 10-1.00) 
(S 10-.60) (Blbts. 10-.25; 100-1.00) 
4 wa wk ke = 6(376) (K. & M,, 
Better Times ee 50} “Go Sass 
Here is what I truly consider the most beautiful so- 
called “blue” glad. Actually it is a light violet with a 
deeper violet spearhead tipped with creamy-white in 
the throat. Seen in the shade or at twilight when the 
blueness of objects becomes more intense because of a 
shifting of the “rods and cones” in the retina, Better 
Times looks as blue as a blue iris. Its blue-violet coior 
is unusually smooth unlike that of the larger and bet- 
ter-known Ravel. This glad sells so well I have 
trouble retaining adequate propagating stock. 
(L 1-.25; 10-2.08) 
