planting of Rose Charm displays a phenomenal uni- 
formity in height and blooming season. Plant 100 large 
bulbs of Rose Charm and they won’t vary more than 
a few inches in height, which will be 52-55 inches, and 
the entire row can be cut in a week! Rose Charm 
opens 5-7 gracefully placed blooms on slender bamboo- 
type stems. A very charming basket variety and a 
gem for arrangements. If you are growing glads for 
cut-flowers, Rose Charm will be your No. 1 “first- 
early” and, until larger glads come in, an important 
commercial. (L 2-.25; 10-1.00) CM 10-.70) 
(S 10-.40) (Blbts. Pkg. .25) 
xk *& * (462) (Pletcher, 
Rosy Future 2 tori) (so dave 
(Derived from seedlings of Dream O’Beauty, Henry 
Ford, Emile Aubrun, and a Kunderd seedling) A new 
color treat in a deep rose, with a light fuchsia cast. 
Probably a shade lighter than the once famous Dream 
O’Beauty, which was a color champion in its day. 
Plants seem to be model growers. We predict a rosy 
future for this rich, velvety color-gem. 
(L 1-.50; 10-4.00) (M 1-.35; 10-2.89) 
(S 1-.25; 10-2.00) (Blbts. 8-.25; 100-2.50) 
Ruby ww & «(252) (Kuhn, 1946) (70 days) 
ome (Kewpie Seedling x Seedling) We 
didn’t fully appreciate Ruby until we saw Mr. Starker’s 
stunning little arrangement of it (on this page), which 
I can assure you was far more scintillating in reality 
than in the color plate. Happily-named Ruby is a little 
color-gem. The smallest glad we offer, this sparkling 
little midget rounds out the color circle among the 
small “arrangement glads.” 
(L 2-.25; 10-1.00) (M 10-.70) 
(S 10-.40) (Blbts. Pkg. .25) 
wk ke wk (454) (Fis- 
Ruffled Ebony ~. ee ee 
(70 days) (Melrose x Black Diamond) The most 
beautiful “black” glad in existence. Described in full 
on page 3. 
9 7 Sale kad (507) (Sal- 
Salman’s Glory oo an i947) 
(68 days) Near the top among Dutch varieties is this 
immense light cream with scarlet blotch, pictured on 
page 32. Along with Friendship and Rose Charm, this 
is one of the outstanding “first early” glads. A mag- 
nificent bloomer from medium and small, although, of 
course, the mediums will bloom about 10 days later 
than the large and the small 10 days later still. If you 
grow glads for cut-flowers, Salman’s Glory will be one 
of your important commercials. 
(L 2-.25; 10-1.00) (M 10-.70) 
(S 10-.40) (Blbts. Pkg. .25) 
Clematis Mandshurica, rhubarb foliage, and_ the 
vibrant glow of tiny RUBY glads in a dull black bowl 
give a pleasing triangular pattern. Note the impor- 
tance of the bud tips in making a pleasing silhouette. 
The contrast in color and texture of the focal point 
makes for distinction. A coarsely woven palm fiber 
mat makes a good base for the grouping. 
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