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THE GLADIOLUS FANCIER’S 
SMOK Y—80 Series 
483 HI JINKS (Cassebeer-Bork) (our 
’53 co-introduction) VE. A clean smoky 
with a clear, creamy white throat. 
More specifically, the outer three 
petals are rosy toned, blending to a 
smoky violet edge. The inner 3 petals 
brownish salmon with prominent, 
clean, creamy white throat. This color 
combination is both unusual and in- 
teresting. The spikes come early, are 
tall. The florets flare wide open and 
the O.8.G.S. (Ohio-Vermont) 752 test 
gardens recorded 5-inch florets, 
6-6-5-17 buds, a color value of 88 which 
is very-high for smokies, a B exhibi- 
tion and B commercial ratings. 
Each L $1.50 M $1.25 S $1.00 
Blts 5/.75. 
480 TAN GLO (Arenius) (our 754 co- 
introduction) LM. Clear pastel tan 
with smoky rosy tint. 514-inch florets, 
8-11 open, 22-24 buds, 28-30-inch 
flowerheads, 60-inch height. Healthy 
grower and fast propagator. Con- 
sistent producer of excellent show 
caliber spikes. 
*d2 seedling and grand champion, Glen 
Falls, N. Y. 
°53 seedling champion, Conn. Also 5 
spike seedling champion, Bingham- 
ton. 
Our ratings 88-A-A. 
See illustration on front cover. 
NET Prices, Each L or M or S $3.00. 
Unit 1 bulb and 10 bulblets, $6.00. 
582 TUNIA’S WIZARD (Both) (our °48 
import release) M. Smoky plum rose, 
orange scarlet throat. Official South 
Australia society reports of 10'%-inch 
diameter. 8%, inches official at Tri 
State (East Liverpool, Ohio). 8-inch 
florets had with relative ease. 18 bud 
spikes with as many as 9 open, mostly 
maintaining Ist floret size 6 or more 
up the spike. 
No other glad comes within a country 
mile of its floret size. 
Good habits and propagation but bulbs 
have twice oversold since we first 
listed it, causing withdrawals to 
propagate. 
Valleevue trials from No. 4. bulbs 
produced 834-inch blooms. 
Vv test ratings 84-B-B. 
NET Prices, Each L .50 M .35 S. 15 
Blts (5/.20) (100/$3.). 
PART OF OUR FRONT YARD 
