Canadian Glad Growers Trial Grounds. Award 
of merit British Gladiolus Society. 
We liked this very much in our trials. It seemed 
to me a much glorified Roseneath and a fine 
addition to the salmon pink class. 
Prices of Palmer introductions. 
Bulbs any size 3.00 each, 5 for 12.00. 
GROWER’S UNITS—10 bulbs and 100 bulb- 
lets for 24.95; 25 bulbs and 200 bulblets for 
49.75; 50 bulbs and 500 bulblets for 99.75. 
From WALTER PAZDERSKI 
Summit 452(Red Charm X_ Hinden- 
berg’s Memory)M Shining 
light shade of deep red with a small darker 
marking on lower petals and throat. 60’ tall, 
with 18-20 buds; opens eight to ten when cut 
for shows. Very straight, excellent facing, 
medium weight stems. Excellent propagator and 
germinator, uniform grower. Does not divide 
or split. Won Best Seedling Pittsburgh ’49, Best 
seedling at Detroit and won a first class certificate 
with 10 514” florets open. Best seedling at Grove 
City ’53. Won Home Achievement Award at 
Cleveland ’53. With pushing will grow into 500 
size. 
L 2.00, M 1.50, S 1.00, B 10/1.00. 
From ROBERT PRUITT 
Floribunda ‘54! M_ Venetian pink 
smoothly blending into a 
deeper rose pink at the midribs with a white 
dart on the lip petal. It reminds one of the pink 
foam candy at the circus. It might be described 
as a giant, slightly deeper Phantom Beauty. It 
makes a good tall plant with up to 24 buds and 
ten huge 6 inch and over blooms out at once. 
Excellent substance and soft velvety sheen. This 
is the best keeper I ever saw. Just hangs on 
indefinitely when cut. A good propagator but 
not so fast as some. Mr. Pruitt had wonderful 
31% ft. spikes blooming from bulblets that were 
as good as many varieties from large bulbs. I 
brought home some of these bulblet spikes which 
were put in water 32 hours after cutting and 
they opened up beautifully. One commercial 
grower said he hoped to be growing 5 acres of 
this variety in a few vears. It was fine in our trials 
here. 
$2.00 any size, 1 bulb and 10 bulblets $4.00. 
GROWER’S UNITS—5 L, 5 M, 5 S, 250 B: 
$50.00. 5 L, 10 M, 10S, and 14 Pt. B for $100. 
Write for prices on larger units. 
466 M A very distinct and 
attractive novelty mauve lav- 
ender with a deep mauve feather and creamy 
white throat on which is a mauve blotch, with 
some mauve veining throughout the flower. Very 
distinctive and different from anything else. 
Opens six 5’’ blooms on a 16-18 bud spike of 
medium height. Strong grower and propagator. 
Paisley 
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At the Grants Pass show three or four years 
ago this was displayed and about every woman 
who came through went into ecstasies over it. 
A really beautiful variety and different. 
L 2.00, M 1.50, S 1.00, B .50. 
GROWER’S UNITS—5 L, 5 M, 10 S and 150 
bts. for $50. 
Starfire 433 M Tall salmon with a rich 
cream throat on which is a 
blotch of bright red. This reddish color extends 
along the midribs and deepens in color toward 
the base of the petals giving a starlike appear- 
ance. The brilliant frosty sheen of the floret 
glows in the sunlight. Blooms are flaming and 
recurved at the tip. Opens six or more 54” 
blooms on a tall spike of 18 buds. Many buds in 
color. Very bright and showy and I am sure 
many people will like it. 
L 2.00, M 1.50, S 1.00 B .25, 10/2.00. 
From HOWARD SECREST 
! n Bo 312 EM Few medium- 
Go de y sized glads can boast of 
the record this yellow of yellow varieties has 
established. It has won fourteen major awards 
during the past three seasons, from American 
Home Achievement Award to Grand Champion 
spike, a record which few large-sized introduc- 
tions can equal. A sure bet in its color class on 
the show table, superb cut flower for the home 
and florist and an outstanding parent for hybrid- 
izing. Our Golden Boy crosses are producing 
many huge 6-7” deep yellows with many open. 
When crossed with other yellows, the progeny is 
usually all yellow of varying shades from 
chartreuse greens and yellows to deep amber 
yellows. 
Golden Boy is a medium primrose or canary 
yellow possessing a bright metallic sheen. It 
grows 48” tall, produces flowerheads of 20-22 
buds. Holds eight wide open, 4” florets in double 
row style. A very vigorous grower, producing 
many large bulblets that germinate well. 
Its winnings include Grand Champion, 1 
reserve Grand Champion, 3 color champions, 
4 seedling champions, 300 section champions in 
Ohio, Conn., Binghamton, Glens Falls, N. Y. 
and Central States International at East Lansing, 
Mich., also American Home Award. This is one 
variety that every gladiolus grower will eventu- 
ally grow. Better get a start now. 
L 3.00, M 2.00, S 1.00, B .50. 
From C. H. SOMMERS 
Bird of Paradise 56(Sommers- 
Koerner)M A 
variety entirely unlike any other glad, a novelty 
of novelties. The florets do not resemble a gladi- 
olus bloom in the least. It might be classed with 
the dragons but is far superior to that type. Does 
not have spurs. However it is ruffled, fluted, 
serrated, needlepoint, etc, with long rather 
