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THE GLADIOLUS FANCIER’S 
ARTHUR RANK 
SCARLET—36 Series 
436 SANS SOUCI (K & M’51) (our ’51 
co-introduction) M. Translated, with- 
out worry. Very rich glowing scarlet 
with a narrow creamy white pencil 
line on lip petal. The color glows with 
metallic lustre. Florets are 5-5% 
inches, of heavy texture. 
Strong, tall spikes, 60 inches and more. 
Placement, attachment, bud separa- 
tion, access to easy cutting, vigorous, 
healthy growth, splendid propagation 
all that can be desired. 8-8-3-19 spikes 
in the field. 
Top rated scarlet. “Without worry” 
is right. 
It has cleared the award hurdles in 
Holland and England with A. M. and 
F.C.C. in the former and A.M. by 
British Glad. Soc. after Wisley trials 
in’ ’52. 
Vv test ratings, 89-A-A. 
Each L .25 M .20 Bits 15 /.25. 
LIGHT PINK —40 Series 
540 ARTHUR RANK (Visser) (our ’51 
import release) E. Light shell pink, 
faint buff suffusion. Tested a second 
year at Valleevue in order to give it 
a Commercial use rating and to as- 
certain its size in a more normal year, 
The excellent color is not far from 
that of the variety Greta Garbo, 
marketed about 15 years ago, still 
grown by many because of its beauty. 
However, the spikes of Arthur Rank 
stand uniformly straight and strong, 
their double row placement is so uni- 
formly perfect it may one day be 
recognized as the “perfect formal 
spike’. Moreover, the florets are larger 
and 8 open easily in the field, with 6 
in well tapered bud color and 4-6 green, 
blooming about 10-12 days earlier. 
About 70 days. 
See illustration. 
Vv test rating, 89-A-A. 
Each L .30 M .20. 
540 ETHEREAL (Burns) ’52 M. Clear 
light pink in the general color range 
of Greta Garbo, Arthur Rank and 
Evangeline. Tall, strong and _ stately 
spikes 66 inches, carrying 51!4-6-inch 
florets. Opens eight easily in the 
field. 8-7-5-20. Habits appear faultless. 
A stunning variety, beyond doubt. 
Ohio-Vt. test ratings 90-A-B. 
NET Prices, Each L or M or S $3.00. 
540 EVANGELINE (Palmer ’48) LM. 
Very pale, light rose, almost blush 
white with creamy yellow throat. This 
is the giant seedling that started its 
way to fame as seedling and grand 
champion at the big Cleveland ’46 
show. Both bulbs and bulblets make 
powerful growth. Winning its share 
of prizes everywhere. 
Tops light pink series as best exh. 
variety in NAGC ’53 symposium. 
Vv test ratings, 86-A-A. 
Each L .15 M .10 Bits 100/$1. 
540 FANCY (de Bruyn) (our ’54 import 
release) M. Clean creamy flesh pink, 
faint Picardy type scratch in throat. 
In extremely hot weather an occasional 
floret may show some tiny salmon 
feathers or splotches near petal edge. 
60 inches tall, very stretchy heads 
on strong, wiry stems. Good propaga- 
tion. A retest in 53 trials produced 
bigger spikes with more buds, 8-7-5-20. 
Ohio-Vt. test ratings 87-B-B. 
NET Prices, Each L_ $1.00 
Blts 5/.40. 
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