kk * (422) (Bene- 
Betty Duncan Pere See gis) cas 
days) (Donna x Royal Gold) In color Betty Duncan 
is a clean near-orange blending to a soft yellow throat. 
The stylishly-sculptured blooms (5-7 in number) em- 
bellish a wonderfully stretchy flowerhead on plants 
five and one-half feet tall. I have never seen a finer 
glad for commercial use. As a cut-flower, Betty Dun- 
can is better than Ginger. You can stock “Betty” with 
the utmost confidence. It seems to get better each 
year Illustrated on page 24. 
(L 2-.25; 10-1.00) (M 10-.70) 
(S 10-.40) (Blbts. Pkg. .25) 
<= KEKEK (552) > (Rich, 1945) ~(90 
Birch Re e e e days) (Picardy X (Mor- 
occo x Superior)) For really vibrant color, we recom- 
mend this classically formal, radiant deep-red. A very 
tall grower with a formal, two-row spike of sculptured, 
plain-petalled blooms. Not a maroon but about the 
deepest of the true reds. 
(L 2-.25; 10-1.00) (M 10-.70) 
(S 10-.40) (Blbts. Pkg. .25) 
+ + zw * *& (450) (Visser, 1949) 
Blazing Fire e e e (70 days) The spe- 
cial merits of this Dutch glad are its earliness and 
fiery, scarlet hue which rivals the brilliance of our own 
Bonfire. Those who need an early scarlet cutter should 
try Blazing Fire. (L 2-.25; 10-1.00) (M 10-.70) 
(S 10-.40) (Blbts. Pkg. .25) 
4 *_* * (343) (Roberts, 1948) 
Boise Belle e e e (95 days) ((Picardy 
x Betty Nuthall) X (Wings of Song x Maid of Or- 
leans)) This widely-praised and highly distinctive glad 
really opened our eyes last summer, producing tall 
ribbony spikes that held us entranced. The coloring, 
salmon and gold, reminds one of Betty Nuthall, one of 
the greats of yesteryear, but Boise Belle has such a 
large golden throat that the salmon is reduced to a 
broad picoteeing. A gorgeously ruffled glad of heavy 
substance that strikes an air of the unusual. 
(L 1-.25; 10-2.00) (M 2-.30; 10-1.20) 
(S 10-.80) (Blbts. 15-.25) 
kk kk «(533) (Evans, 1947) (80 
Boldface og oe days) The vogue for 
orchid-throated glads and oddly-blotched varieties has 
swept this striking salmon-scarlet with saucy two-tone 
blotch into a niche of popularity. One sees lots of fine 
spikes of Boldface, at the shows. It’s a glad that 
anchors itself in one’s memory. We marvelled at the 
magnificent spikes of Boldface in our field last sum- 
mer. (L 1-.25; 10-2.00) (M 2-.25; 10-1.00) 
“Cream Orchids and Dark David were exceptionally 
good.” —K. W. Schaible, Washington, D. C. 
A “living picture” of ROSARIO glads in a triangular 
grouping with creamy dahlias and lythrum as a center of 
interest. Note how the placement of the hosta foliage 
creates a feeling of upward movement, while the glad 
foliage enlivens the silhouette. 
