x * *k ~~ = (560) (Fischer, 
Noweta Rose ve io) Gs une 
(Rose O’Day x Elizabeth the Queen) Our most sensa- 
tional introduction. A glorious, sparkling, lavender- 
rose that produces uniform ramrod spikes five feet tall 
carrying 12-15 open blooms. Lower florets are 514 
inches in diameter. Even from small bulbs Noweta 
Rose will throw spikes with ten open in the field. Dr. 
Cason, the well-known writer on glads who has grown 
hundreds of varieties, in his last article in the N.A.G.C. 
Bulletin rated Noweta Rose among his “Ten Best Glads 
of the Year” and further stated that it had “the great- 
est inflorescence of any glad he’d ever grown.” Unlike 
so many giant glads, Noweta Rose has excellent form 
and, usually, perfect formal placement. It has great 
color-appeal. If you want to grow a glad of great 
beauty, high consistency, and incredible size, grow 
Noweta Rose! No glad collection is complete without 
it. Pictured on pages 34 and 35. 
(L 1-.50; 10-4.00) (M 1-.35; 10-2.80) 
(S 1-.25; 10-2.00) (Blbts. 8-.25; 100-2.50) 
“Yesterday at the Boise Valley Gladiolus Show I 
won the Grandchampionship with Noweta Rose.” 
—V. M. Libby, Washington. 
“Your Noweta Rose was excellent, winning a Grand- 
championship for me at the Red River Valley Fair at 
Fargo. However, I thought Elmer’s Rose was just a 
little more beautiful, and also a wonderful grower. 
Mother Fischer was equal or better than any other 
white I had last year. Another beauty is White Lace. 
Autumn Moon looked very, very good; so did Salute. 
Crown Jewel is well-named and well-behaved as well 
as beautiful. Cream Orchids had plenty of beauty but 
crooked and misplaced. Sweet Sixteen was really 
sweet ... The only origination of yours which prob- 
ably should not have been introduced is Rosebloom 
. which is inferior to some others in its class.” 
—Herman Hoffman, Minnesota. 
“A dry spell last summer put a crimp in my ex- 
pectations but thru it all Noweta Rose and Wedgwood 
came up smiling wonderfully.” 
—Harry B. Lockwood, New York. 
October Sunshine *~~*. 
(420) (Quackenbush, 1947) (85 days) (Picardy x Yel- 
low Perfection) This orange-buff glad simply outdid 
itself last summer, producing thousands of towering 
spikes with splendid flowerheads carrying 6-8 well- 
placed, plain-petalled blooms. One could not ask for 
a finer commercial. A rival of that other excellent 
near-orange, Betty Duncan. October Sunshine will be 
a welcome sight in your garden; in the house, too, it 
combines well with either dark or blonde furniture. 
Try it! One of my prime favorites. 
(L 2-.25; 10-1.00) (M 10-.70) 
(S 10-.40) (Blbts. Pkg. .30) 
zx * *& (386) (Wilson, 1945) 
Oklahoma e e (90 days) (Janet x 
Bagdad) Still one of the prettiest of the so-called 
smokies is this winsome, Quaker-grey flower with the 
un-Quaker-like ruffling and chaste creamy throat. 
Oklahoma has the genteel and decorous personality of 
a little grandmother. 
(L 2-.25; 10-1.00) (M 10-.70) 
(S 10-.40) (Blbts. Pkg. .30) 
x *& * (422) (Marshall, 
The only important large-flowered true orange. Orange 
Gold will grow 69 inches tall, producing moderate 
flowerheads with 5-6 open blooms and a total of 17 
buds. Orange Gold is an important variety because 
of the rarity of true orange glads. 
(L 2-.25; 10-1.00) (M 10-.70) 
(S 10-.40) (Blbts. Pkg. .30) 
. kk * (460) (Lake, 1947) 
Orchid Belle eee (75 days) (((Star of 
Bethlehem x Picardy) X (Blue Danube x Picardy)) X 
Myrna) Light rose-pink blending to a snowy throat. 
Reminds one of Gwen or Trail’s End but is much paler 
—nearly as pale as Andrena. A very attractive glad. 
(L 1-.50; 10-4.00) (M 1-.35; 10-2.80) 
(S 1-.20; 10-1.50) (Blbts. 10-.25; 100-1.50) 
ww wk & (418) (K. & M., 1947) 
Pactolus CW (80 days) (Maskerade x 
Pfitzer’s Wunderkind) Blotched almost as boldly as a 
Swiss pansy is this handsome golden-buff and scarlet 
novelty pictured on page 11. Pactolus is the most strik- 
ing blotched or “orchid-flowered” gladiolus in exist- 
ence. It was one of our heaviest sellers last year and 
deservedly so. While it is at almost the opposite pole 
of beauty from such a delicate pastel as Beauty’s Blush, 
there is plenty of room for them both. Pactolus is a 
glad destined for prolonged popularity. A splendid 
grower of high consistency, almost every spike dupli- 
cating its neighbor and all showing about eight open 
florets. Strongly recommended. ; 
(L 2-.25; 10-1.00) (M 10-.70) 
(S 10-.40) (Blbts. Pkg. .25) 
e x x * (44) (Rob ts, 
Painted Lady e e¢ @ 1952) (90 Hage) 
((Incense x Beacon) X Boise Belle) This deep pink 
glad has pure white lips painted scarlet on the edges. 
Somewhat like Boise Belle but more bizarre. An in- 
teresting novelty for the backyard gardener. 
(L 1-1.50; 10-10.00) CM 1-1.00; 10-8.00) 
(S 1-.60; 10-5.00) (Blbts. 10-1.00; 100-8.00) 
x *& * ~=6(442) (Beatrice Palmer, 
Pandora e e @ e@ 1940) (85 days) ((Paul 
Pfitzer x H. Kanzleiter) X Picardy) A soft coral-pink 
with inconspicuous, deeper blotch, Pandora is one of 
those unpublicized glads which surprise one year after 
year with more quality than one expects. A very 
pretty glad and a commendably steady performer. 
(L 2-.25; 10-1.00) (M 10-.70) 
(S 10-.40) (Blbts. Pkg. .25) 
a x *  =(566) (Hitchcock, 1949) 
Parthiena eo °° (90 days) = Lhisp mauve: 
or lavender-purple, glad is one of the giants of the glad 
world, rivaling Dolly Varden, Evangeline, Noweta Rose, 
and Mid-America. Indeed it makes a spike that is 
truly stupendous. Our picture on page 24 does not do 
it justice. Parthiena was named after the mother of 
the originator, the name being derived from the famous 
Hellenic Temple, the Parthenon. 
(L 2-.25; 10-1.00) (M 10-.70) 
(S 10-.40) (Blbts. Pkg. .25) 
*”_* * (486) (Both, 1942) (95 days) 
Pastel ee The art shades of Breeder tulips 
find their gladiolus counterparts in the smokies. Pastel 
is a sophisticated blend of salmon and lavender-grey 
with the latter predominating. We consider this one 
of the most artistic smokies, it being unusually smooth 
in color and satiny in sheen. 
(L 2-.25; 10-1.00) (M 10-.70) 
(S 10-.40) (Blbts. Pkg. .25) 
= x (440) (Kolb, 1948) (95 
Pasteline ee e ¢ days)(Maid of Orleans 
x Picardy) From a cross which has produced many 
famous glads comes this young giantess in the light 
pink class. Pasteline should be a good breeder, for it 
rivals Evangeline in height and approaches it in size. 
(L 1-.25; 10-2.00) (M 2-.25; 10-1.00) 
(S 10-.60) (Blbts. 10-.25; 100-1.00) 
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