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White Symphony **— 
(500) (Webb, 1951) (80 days) A vigorous snow white 
variety that opens up to eight ruffled florets with good 
attachment. A good grower and propagator but it 
needs acclimatizing here. 
(L 1-.75; 10-6.00) (M 1-.50; 10-4.00) 
(S 1-.25; 10-2.00) (Blbts. 10-.75; 100-5.00) 
2 KEKEK (SUL) Cline, 
White Tower 2. (332) Gia 
(June Bride x Margaret Beaton) Of obvious kinship 
to the beauteous Margaret Beaton is this tall, starchy 
white with bright pink blotch. A nice commercial 
type that will also rate up on the show table. 
(L 1-.50) (M 1-.35) (S 1-.25) 
(Blbts. 25-1.00) 
W hi Ww x * (500) (Fischer, 1951) 
hite ave e@ e e¢(85 days) (Parentage 
lost) This lightly ruffled white will open about six 
six-inch blooms on spikes over five feet tall. An easy 
grower with foliage about three-inches broad. It does 
not have as high a type of beauty as Mother Fischer 
but is still much worth while. White Wave tied with 
two other varieties in the N.A.G.C. trial grounds for 
top rating in 1950. (L 2-.25; 10-1.00) (CM 10-.70) 
(S 10-.40) (Blbts. Pkg. .25) 
Back Cover Collection 
Named varieties in our Back Cover bas- 
ket are fully described in our alphabetical 
list. A word now about the six seedlings: 
76-47 is the off-spring of Beauty’s Blush 
and White Christmas; one might call it a 
ruffled Beauty’s Blush but it has more 
color. At one time we considered this our 
most beautiful seedling and we still rate 
it high. Spike shown is from a No. 4 bulb. 
From a large bulb 76-47 is a real rival of 
C. D. Fortnam. 76-47 was Three-spike 
Grandchampion at the 1950 Central Inter- 
national Show in Madison, Wisconsin. 88- 
45 is the last of the Noweta Rose sisters— 
a massive, crystalline, light rose self. 318- 
47 is a very vivid orange—far more vivid 
than our picture reveals—with chamois- 
skin substance and lavish ruffling. 234-47 
is a frilled yellow rival of Gold. 269-47 
is the ruffled white that was selected 
Single Spike Seedling Champion at the 
Central International Glad Show at Madi- 
son, Wis. in 1950 and which, shown with 
10 open by Mike Hegarty, was Single 
Spike Seedling Champion again at the 
Nebraska Show in 1952. 121-46 created a 
sensation at the 1950 Central International 
Show at Madison and we ourselves con- 
sider it 50% better than either Mother 
Fischer or Florence Nightingale. It is a 
full sister of Nordic Queen and Evangeline. 
and propagation will be yours to keep, of course.) 
(1 M of each of the seedlings will be sent free.) 
__ None of the above seedlings can be sold prior to introduction. However, we are including them gratis 
with all of the three collections below. In return we’d appreciate a report on their performance. (The bulbs 
1 L of each of the 13 d BACK COVER COLLECTION “A”: 
of each of the 13 named varieties in our back cover basket (catalog value: $17.00) f = 
paid. (1 L of each of the seedlings will be sent free.) 8 $ ) for $14, pre 
BACK COVER COLLECTION “B”: 
1 M of each of the 13 named varieties in our back cover basket (catalog value: $14.50) for $12, prepaid. 
‘4 Rei Bec COVER COLLECTION “C”: 
1 L and 1 M of each of the 13 named varieties in our back cover basket (catalo alue: 
$25, prepaid. (1 L and 1 M of each of the seedlings will be sent free.) : eo PE 3) 
“The bulbs I received from you last spring were 
wonderful—the best I have ever planted. I had some 
lovely blooms. Many thanks for the generous over- 
count and extras.” —F. H. Ashley, Manitoba. 
“The bulbs I got from you were the best I ever got 
and the flowers were the talk of the village.” ; 
—Frank Coutts, Ontario. 
“T attended the annual flower show of the Winnipeg 
Horticultural Society and saw the champion gladiolus, 
Noweta Rose .. . grown from bulbs purchased from 
your firm ... The exhibit was very beautiful.” | 
—Mrs. Ida M. Hadskis, Manitoba. 
“I staked Magnet with a four-foot stake as the bud 
spike showed and then watched it go on up. It was a 
good 72 inches high with 28 buds. There were 12 
florets opened on June 29 and the last one faded July 
30—a full month of bloom! And temperatures were 
100°-105°!” —Mrs. J. W. Dillard, New Mexico. 
“Mother Fischer appears to be capturing first spot in 
the whites.” —Mike Sherman, New York. 
“Received my “dreamboat” of gladiolus bulbs today 
and words fail me to express my thanks for your kind- 
ness.” —Ernest J. Wagner, Illinois. 
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