k *& *k *& «(422) (Bene- 
Betty Duncan eee. sick. 1919) (85 
days) (Donna x Royal Gold) In color Betty Duncan 
is a clean near-orange blending to a soft yellow throat. 
The stylishly-sculptured blooms (5-7 in number) em- 
bellish a wonderfully stretchy flowerhead on plants 
five and one-half feet tall. I have never seen a finer 
glad for commercial use. As a cut-flower, Betty Dun- 
can is better than Ginger. You can stock “Betty” with 
the utmost confidence. It seems to get better each 
year. Illustrated on page 25. 
(L 2-.30; 10-1.20) (M 3-.25; 10-.70) 
(S 10-.50) (Blbts. Pkg. .25) 
wx *& & (552) (Rich, 1945) (90 
Birch Re ee e days) (Picardy X (Mor- 
occo x Superior)) For really vibrant color, we recom- 
mend this classically formal, radiant deep-red. A very 
tall grower with a formal, two-row spike of sculptured, 
plain-petalled blooms. Not a maroon but about the 
deepest of the true reds. Named for Tony Birch, one 
of America’s leading glad fans. 
(L 2-.30; 10-1.20) (M 3-.25; 10-.70) 
| (S 10-.50) (Blbts. Pkg. .25) 
4 < wk *& *& (450) (Visser, 1949) 
Blazing Fire e e e (70 days) The spe- 
cial merits of this Dutch glad are its earliness and 
fiery, scarlet hue which rivals the brilliance of our own 
Bonfire. Those who need an early scarlet cutter should 
try Blazing Fire. 
(L 2-.25; 10-1.00) CM 10-.70) 
(S 10-.40) (Blbts. Pkg. .25) 
*x_* (476) (Butt, 1948) (85 days) 
Blue Boy e e (Josef Hayden X (Joyful x 
Triumph)) The leading hybridizer of fine reds proved 
his versatility by creating this meritorious new blue. 
Blue Boy is a large, plain-petalled pale-violet with a 
conspicuous deep-violet thumb-mark in the throat. A 
cooler and lighter Ravel. Recommended. 
(L 1-.20; 10-1.50) (CM 2-.25; 10-1.00) 
(S 10-.70) (Blbts. 20-.25; 100-.75) 
wz *& * «6(343) (Roberts, 1948) 
Boise Belle e e e (95 days) ((Picardy 
x Betty Nuthall) KX (Wings of Song x Maid of Or- 
leans)) This widely-praised and highly distinctive glad 
really opened our eyes last summer, producing tall 
ribbony spikes that held us entranced. The coloring, 
salmon and gold, reminds one of Betty Nuthall, one of 
the greats of yesteryear, but Boise Belle has such a 
large golden throat that the salmon is reduced to a 
broad picoteeing. A gorgeously ruffled glad of heavy 
substance that strikes an air of the unusual. 
(L 1-.30; 10-2.40) (M 1-.20; 10-1.60) 
(S 2-.25; 10-1.00) (Blbts. 10-.25; 100-2.00) 
ww we & «6(533) (Evans, 1947) (80 
Boldface YO days) The vogue for 
orchid-throated glads and oddly-blotched varieties has 
swept this striking salmon-scarlet with saucy two-tone 
blotch into a niche of popularity. One sees lots of fine 
spikes of Boldface, at the shows. It’s a glad that 
anchors itself in one’s memory. We marvelled at the 
magnificent spikes of Boldface in our field last sum- 
mer. 
(L 1-.25; 10-2.00) (M 2-.25; 10-1.00) 
(S 10-.60) (Blbts. 10-.25; 10-1.00) 
“Mother Fischer is one of those varieties which ap- 
pear to have everything.” 
—L. E. Kerns, Pennsylvania. 
e *& * *& (4386) (Fischer, 1950) (85 
Bonfire e e e days) (Dr. Hoeg x Centen- 
nial) This vivid vermilion-scarlet with glossy, en- 
amelled sheen is a most consistent grower, easily open- 
ing eight well-rounded florets on uniform, flagpole 
spikes. The most brilliant gladiolus in our entire list 
and an ace cut-flower. If you prefer the bold colors 
that call to one from a block away, don’t pass up 
Bonfire! 
(L 2-.30; 10-1.20) (M 10-.70) 
(S 10-.40) (Blbts. Pkg. 25) 
“T can’t tell you how much I appreciate Bonfire. 
There are no adjectives to describe its glorious color. 
—Mrs. S. J. Smeltzer, Michigan. 
wk * *& (240) (Butt, 1948) (65 days) 
Bo-Peep (Crinklette x Mibloom) This 
tiny, frilly, buff glad is a gem for small arrangements. 
Try a little Starker artistry with this most appealing 
subject. Use it alone or in combination with Little 
Gold and Twinkles and other garden flowers. Little 
Bo-Peep will hop, skip, and jump her way into your 
heart. 
(L 2-.25; 10-1.00) (M 10-.70) 
(S 10-.40) (Blbts. Pkg. .25) 
x * 
Boulogne **— (2) (Salman, 1947) (85 
days) Close to the color 
of the American Beauty rose, this tall, silky wine-red 
is one of Holland’s better-known glads. Plain-petal- 
led, like virtually all the Dutch varieties, it will open 
up to eight florets on formal, two-row spikes. A fine 
cutter, even from small bulbs, with plenty of both 
“handle” and flowerhead. 
(L 2-.25; 10-1.00) (M 10-.70) 
(S 10-.40) (Blbts. Pkg. .25) 
Bridal Orchid 2 (555) (5 ‘aay 
(Elizabeth the Queen x Oriental Pearl) This is my 
nominee for the most over-rated glad in commerce. 
Though an ideally vigorous grower, it has two per- 
sistent faults: crowded florets and conspicuous flecking. 
It’s true that one sometimes sees clear spikes at shows, 
but they have obviously been bloomed indoors, as 
shown by their “400” size. (Glads lose 20% of their 
size when cut in bud and bloomed indoors.) Though 
Mr. Carlson has produced some wonderful glads (as 
Spic and Span and King David), I cannot include this 
streaky, untidy lavender among them. Some will dis- 
agree with me. 
(L 1-.50; 10-4.00) (M 1-.35; 10-2.80) 
(S 1-.25; 10-2.00) (Blbts. 8-.25; 100-2.50) 
wx * *& & (562) (Palmer, 1943) (85 
Burma e e e e days) (Premier Henry x 
King Lear) Still unchallenged is this glorious rose-red 
glad. Take a look at the grandparents of Burma: 
Premier Henry comes from Pfitzer’s Triumph and 
Minuet; King Lear from Picardy and Ramesses. With 
three aristocrats of beauty behind it, and one goliath 
of vitality (Ramesses), how could Burma fail to be a 
super-glad? Democracy has its place in the culture 
of a trial ground, but breeders of both plants and 
animals had better look to the “aristocrats” to launch 
a successful breeding program. How right Prof. 
A glorious color mass of one of the loveliest of “ar- 
rangement glads” — FRIENDSHIP — is here shown. 
Varied stem lengths and angles of placement produce 
depth in the grouping as well as a pleasing under- 
water pattern.__Spirea foliage adds line and grace. 
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