MARSHAL MONTGOMERY 554(Salman)M 
Glistening dark velvety red slightly shaded 
orange scarlet. Opens 6-8 ruffled well placed 
blooms of an unusual velvety texture. One of my 
favorites. Has wonderful sheen. 
L .25, M .20, S 2/.25, B 15/.25. 
MARVELOUS 443(Lins)LM Salmon rose with 
darker blotch. Very beautiful heavily ruffled 
variety. You will like it. Rated high in trial 
grounds. 
L 1.00, No M, S .30, B 5/.50. 
MARY ANNE 340(Klein)E A wonderfully 
beautiful white bordered pink. Has a rather short 
head but the color and form is so beautiful that it 
is one of the very finest for arrangements, 
corsages, etc. Also a good breeder. 
L 1.50, M .60, S .40, B 2/.25,10/1.00. 
MAVIS 432(Butt)EM Very beautiful deep 
salmon shading to a darker velvety blotch on a 
lighter throat. The color is iridescent and fine. 
4 to 5 feet tall and 8-9 ruffled, waved and fluted 
blooms open on a long head. Grand cut flower 
and fine for show also. Stock scarce. 
L 1.00, M .75, S .50, B 4/.25,10/.50. 
MAY TARRANT 545(Tarrant)M Deep salmon 
rose bordering on the cherry red with a white 
throat. Opens 7-8 6’’ wide open blooms on a 20 
bud spike. A very showy and beautiful variety 
good for any purpose. Don’t miss it. 
L .50, M .35, S .25, B 8/.25,25/.60. 
MECCA 462(Taylor)M Beautiful bright rosy 
lavender with a rose red thumb mark. Opens 6 or 
more well placed blooms on a tall willowy stem. 
Sister seedling of Noweta Rose, Elmer’s Rose and 
a number of others, and I think fully as good. 
L .60, M .40, S .25, B 6/.25,25/.75. 
MESA MIST 486(Hartman)LM Beautiful gray 
sport of Pastel. Unique and exquisite in coloring. 
L 1.00, M .75, S .50, B 4/.25,10/.50. 
MILADY  467(Fairchild)E Medium deep 
orchid pink with a dark orchid dart bordered 
yellow. Needlepoint, fluted and rolled and slightly 
hooded. This was especially nice with us this 
past season, even better than I thought when I 
introduced it. 
L .50, M .35, S .25, B 8/.25,25/.60. 
MISS MADISON 540(Woods)M Fine large 
light rosy pink with raised white midribs. Deep 
cream lip shading to a picotee edge, frilled, fluted 
and needlepoint. A fine variety that you will like. 
L .75, M .50, S .35, B 5/.25,25/1.00. 
MORNING CALM = 530(Jack)L Beautiful 
apricot buff shading lighter to center with cream 
throat on which are faint rosy lines. Buds are 
rich apricot salmon. Opens 7-8 6’ florets with 
total of up to 22 buds. Grows 5 feet tall with 27” 
head. Somewhat ruffled and recurved. A fine 
variety. 
L .60, M .40, S .20, B 6/.25,25/.75. 
MOTHER FISCHER 400(Fischer)M Tall 
beautiful white with slight marking in the throat. 
Makes huge well arranged spikes. Many open. 
Popular. Fine cut flower. 
L .40, M .30, S .20, B 10/.25. 
MOUNT BAKER 540(Cave)L Flesh white 
blushed pink with a slight tinge of lavender, 
deepening a little toward the edge and in the 
throat. Makes wonderful big spikes. One of my 
best sellers. 
L .40, M .30, S .20, B 10/.25,100/2.00. 
MRS. RHODA PETERSON 582(Menzies)EM 
Grand smoky of distinct coloring. Blue gray 
over orange salmon. Up to 10 open with a total 
of 18 buds. One of the best. 
L .60, M .40, S .25, B 6/.25. 
NEGUS 354(Salman)M _ This is the finest 
medium size black red gladiolus available today. 
Tall slender spikes of 20-22 buds, opens 8-10 
formally placed florets, the remaining showing 
bud color. Heavily substanced. Resists sun, wind 
and rain. Holds color well in the field and opens 
with ease when cut in bud. Has won consistently 
in its class and has numerous section champion- 
ships to its credit. A must have for the show grow- 
er and home garden. 
L .35, M .25. 
NORDIC QUEEN 540(Fischer)M Beautiful 
new pastel, sister of Evangeline. Tall strong 
grower. Very regular placement of its 6 or more 
open blooms. A beauty and one you will like. 
Light pink shading to creamy yellow throat. 
L .75, M .50, S .35, B 5/.25,25/1.00. 
NOVELTY QUEEN 430(Dale)M Dragon type 
with spurs on the back, much like Fantasy but a 
little different shade of pink. Popular with the 
florists. Very unusual and one that every home 
gardener will want. 
L 1.00, M .75, S .50. 
NOWETA ROSE 568(Fischer)M Clean laven- 
der rose, somewhat similar in color to Elmer’s 
Rose but a little lighter. Opens up to 10 with a 
long head on a tall plant. There is some contro- 
versy as to which is better, this or Elmer’s Rose. 
They are enough different to have both. Noweta 
Rose is larger. 
L .25, M .20, S 2/.25, B 10/.25,100/2.00. 
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Do not order from this catalog after August 1954. It becomes obsolete then. 
