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THE GLADIOLUS FANCIER’S 
ARISTOCRAT 
MEDIUM ROSE—62 Series 
362 BRIER (Palmer 751) LM. Clear 
lavender rose. Cream mark in throat. 
Has a glossy sheen. Plants are medium 
tall, florets are somewhat ruffled and 
4% inches diameter. Petals are thick 
and of good substance. Twenty bud 
spikes with 8 open and 8 in color. 
Vv test ratings 88-B-B. 
Each L .40 M .380 S_ .20~ Bits 
(10/.25) (100/$2.). 
462 FOLKLORE (Butt 749) E. Medium 
deep rosy lavender, creamy white 
throat. Color is on the order of Coutts’ 
Orchid but the rose is deeper, the 
florets smaller but opens more. For 
two years most of our spikes have 
opened an average of 8. 
Makes very beautiful arrangements. 
Vv test ratings 86-B-B. 
Each lig:25rM .20 S210 Blts 157225. 
563 ODDNESS (de Bruyn) (our 754 
import release) M. Attractive medium 
rose with spectacular overblotch of 
deep rose red on deep cream. Wide 
open, wide petalled florets 534 inches, 
6-6-6-18 on medium height plants 
50-55 inches. Cut in tight bud, opens 
well in water. Good propagator. 
Our ratings 86-B-B. 
NET Prices, Each L or M_ $1.00 
Blts 10/$1. 
Each L_ $1.00 
563 ROSITA (Woods) 752 M. Color is a 
medium depth of rose with a cyclamen 
blotch. The petals are banded with a 
whitish edging. The florets are wide 
petalled, immense, round and wide 
open. Petals are frilled and fluted and 
of heavy texture. A fast propagator. 
Our best bloom in the field held 9 
open 614-7-inch florets, 7 in bud color, 
5 green for 21 bud count. Height 
60 inches. 
Grown in 6 of the 11 N.A.G.C. test 
gardens, ’52, Rosita was the highest 
rated glad, collecting 2AA, 3A and 1B. 
If you want the most spectacular 
“whopper type spike” in the rose 
classification, this is it. 
Our ratings 88-A-A. 
MM) TS Ome Gite 
10 /.50. 
DEEP ROSE—64 Series 
464 ARISTOCRAT (Salman) (our ’50 
import release) M. Purplish wine red, 
paling slightly to an almost blue edge 
about % inch wide. Round, smooth 
florets, very heavy texture. Attrac- 
tive color with a minute marbling 
throughout. Excellent exhibition and 
cut flower habits. Bulblets up fast and 
strong. 
Florets may be had up to 6 inches 
and if you could count on that this 
variety would undoubtedly belong in 
what we call the “whopper” spike 
class. Though we have grown many 
thousands, we have never seen a 
crooked spike. 
See illustration. 
Vv test ratings 89-A-A. 
Each L .25 M .15. 
564 HADES (Preyde) (our ’54 intro- 
duction) M. Extremely deep rose self. 
Massive spikes of great power. The 
rose tone is more noticeable than that 
in the variety New York. Standing 
alongside good spikes of 500 size 
New York, the latter are simply 
dwarfed. Florets 6 inches up. 8-5-4-17. 
62 inches height. We found no notice- 
able faults in one year of growing. 
Hades belongs well up in the list of 
“whopper” spikes. 
We have the only stock available to 
purchase this year and it is very 
limited. 
Ohio-Vt. test ratings 87-A-A. 
NET Prices, Each L $3.00. 
a a a a ns 
Bulbs and bulblets priced per each. 
10 sold at 8 times each rate. 
3, 5 or more sold at this 10 rate. Bulblets 25 at 100 rate. 
10 Rate does not apply to items priced “NET”. 
