spikes nearly five feet tall right down the row. Fora 
rather accurate picture of Cream Orchids, turn to the 
Starker arrangement on page 28. Note the smooth 
waxy texture, the airy ruffling, the touch of laciniation. 
Ordinarily I dislike laciniation in glads, though enjoy- 
ing its bizarreness in parrot tulips. But in the case 
of Cream Orchids the combination of laciniation and 
ruffling of the broad, waxy petals in conjunction with 
the airy grace of the florets on the wiry stem produces 
an effect truly orchid-like in respect to form. Cream 
Orchids is a glad that we grow fonder of each year. 
It wears well in our affections. Its color is so harmo- 
nious in any color scheme of interior decoration that 
I believe it will go a long way as a florist’s flower. 
(L 1-.50; 10-4.00) CM 1-.35; 10-2.80) 
(S 1-.25; 10-2.00) (Bibts. 8-.25; 100-2.50) 
“Cream Orchids was a sensation.” 
—Alex Johnsonius, Illinois. 
x * *k * «(406) (Fisch- 
Crown Jewel ***— er, 1951) (70 
days) (Rose O’Day x Ophir) This ruby-throated color- 
gem is a standout for sheer beauty. On pages 11 and 
32 are such accurate pictures of Crown Jewel that 
descriptive color comment would be redundant. You 
will love its freedom from fiecking, its stretchy spikes, 
and sparkling, stardust sheen. The color, which is a 
light rose-pink verging on lavender, glows like a rare 
sapphire or tourmaline. In sparkling color-beauty this 
is surely a royal gem! 
(L 1-.50; 10-4.00) CM 1-.35; 10-2.80) 
(S 1-.25; 10-2.00) (Blbts. 8-.25; 100-2.50) 
“I have so many of your glads that are tops that it’s 
hard to say which I do prefer. I tried Crown Jewel 
this year and am going to put it down as No. 1 on my 
next Spring’s order. I had only two bulbs and both 
produced tall, straight spikes with excellent placement 
which would have won in any show against any glad. 
The beauty of this variety can’t be described as it’s 
beyond words. 
“T would certainly urge every gladiolus lover to have 
Autumn Moon in his garden ...I had one spike which 
was exceptionally tall and the width of the two lower 
florets together was 12 inches.” 
—O. H. Witt, Nebraska. 
x * *& *& (301) (Fischer, 1952) 
Crusader eo ee (65 days) ((Rose 0’ 
Day x Legend) X (Elizabeth the Queen x Lavender & 
Gold)) Here is the orchid-throated glad deluxe; a 
frosty, snowy white, beautifully ruffled, and embel- 
lished with a gorgeous pansy-purple throat blotch that 
would make any orchid look to its laurels. Crusader 
jis a truly stunning variety—one of the most striking 
blotched sorts ever introduced. It readily opens 9 
florets at a time. Our pictures on pages 11 and 44 
reveal the unique personality of this startling novelty 
about which garden visitors invariably exclaim. Don’t 
fail to add Crusader to your list: it is one of our most 
important introductions and a valuable, extra-early 
commercial, opening especially well in water. 
(L 1-1.00; 10-8.00) CME 1-.75; 10-6.00) 
(S 1-.50; 10-4.00) (Blbts. 10-1.00; 100-8.00 
Cupid *&_x * (300) (Fischer, 1949) (65 days) 
e@ e e (Lavender & Gold X (Picardy 
x Maid of Orleans)) Appropriately named is this 
cherubic little angel-face with which every fancier 
falls in love! Truly a curvaceous, curly-headed little 
elf of a glad with sculptured perfection of form and the 
waxiest, snowiest color imaginable, warmed by just a 
touch of cream in the throat. A gem for high-class 
make-up work such as corsages and wedding decora- 
tions, either alone or in combination with white roses. 
Cupid is a favorite with connoisseurs! 
(L 2-.25; 10-1.00) (M 10-.70) 
(S 10-.40) (Blbts. Pkg. .25) 
“Mr. Starker liked your Cupid so much, and I just 
love it. It was one of the nicest things I grew last 
year.” 
—Ethel Allebaugh, Washington. 
* ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ (554) (Morgan, 
Dark David —— > $931) “(90 dav) 
(Mrs. Mark’s Memory x Red Charm) From far West- 
ern Australia comes this outstanding glossy maroon 
whose massive size, exuberant vigor, and luxuriant 
beauty leave little to be desired. Though Dark David 
does not have the buggy-whip stems of Velvet Mantle, 
it reaches five feet consistently, opening readily eight 
five and one-half inch blooms. The spike of Dark 
David shown in color on page 25 suffers from apparent 
lack of stretchiness due to its leaning forward. Dark 
David is truly a magnificent glad which some day 
every fancier will want to grow in quantity. This 
variety seems to be an unusually good seed setter. 
Highly recommended. 
(L 1-.75; 10-6.00) (M 1-.50; 10-4.00) 
(S 1-.35; 10-2.80) (Blbts. 5-.25; 100-3.00) 
“Dark David—With 9 giant florets open out of a total 
of 19 buds, with perfect formation; there is only one 
rating I can give it: A.” 
—Clarence M. Brown, Ontario. 
“Dark David had eight open florets seven and one- 
half inches in diameter.” 
—E. E. Jaschinski, Wisconsin. 
x * (452) me CA Tend Se 
Dee-T.welv ev ach esa 
brilliant scarlet of Dee-Twelve surely “hollers loud” 
in the glad patch. Indeed, it stands out like a con- 
flagration. An iota less brilliant than Bonfire, which it 
closely resembles, Dee-Twelve has a somewhat larger 
inflorescence but of rather a looser floret form. This 
glad is an easy grower and my guess is that it is due 
for considerable popularity. 
(L 1-.40; 10-3.20) (M 1-.30; 10-2.40) 
(S 1-.20; 10-1.60) (Blbts. 10-.30; 100-2.00) 
a wk o*& * * «6(432):«=36assal, 1945) (85 
Dieppe e ee e e¢ days) Of unknown parent- 
age, but surely harking back to Pfitzer’s Triumph (as 
does Burma) is this magnificent ruffled salmon-scarlet 
with round florets, chamois-skin substance and texture 
like fine suede. Your heart will surely leap when you 
see Dieppe for the first time. If I could grow but a 
dozen glads, one of them would be Dieppe. In view- 
ing the picture on page 24, remember that you are 
looking at a basket of giants and that the florets of 
Dieppe are nearly six inches in diameter. We had 
hundreds of spikes of Dieppe last summer with 7-9 
open florets, every one of them of grand-championship 
calibre. 
(L 2-.25; 10-1.00) (M 10-.70) 
(S 10-.40) (Blbts. Pkg. 25) 
kee ke (532)) (Har- 
Dolly Varden So OP. SF 5 
(85 days) (Aladdin X (Morocco x Red Lory)) Though 
Aladdin is obviously the seed parent, I'll wager that 
the pollen parent of Dolly is Gaylore, which it also 
closely resembles. This rich salmon-pink with cream 
throat is bound to cause a run on the bank when more 
widely exhibited at the shows. In size it is definitely 
sensational, opening about eight six to seven inch 
florets on towering spikes. A real eye-level glad. The 
spike pictured on page 24 must have been grown from 
planting stock. If you suddenly wake up some time 
in the future and wonder where Dolly Varden has 
been all your life, don’t say we didn’t warn you! 
(L 1-.50; 10-4.00) (M 1-.35; 10-2.80) 
(S 1-.25; 10-2.00) (Blbts, 8-.25; 100-2.50) 
Bee. 
