A Starker Arrangement of Snowdrift. 
wk *& *& * (532) (Bunn, 1952) (5 
Coral Ace ouserse days) (Sport of Burma) 
Imagine lustrous, ruffled Burma in a waxy, glowing 
coral pink and you have Coral Ace This glad reminds 
one of the color of Premier Henry, a salmon-pink 
parent of Burma. 
(L 1-1.00; 10-8.00) (M 1-.75; 10-6.00) 
(S 1-.50; 10-4.00) (Blbts. 10-1.00; 100-8.00) 
xk * * (432) (Palmer, 1949) (70 
Cordova e@ e e days) ((Picardy X (Mrs. 
T. E. Langford x Picardy)) KX Commando) One of 
Prof. Palmer’s less-advertised introductions, but surely 
one of his best. For three years straight, Cordova has 
given us superb, clean-cut, plain-petalled spikes of a 
warm, bland salmon pink. Cordova is simply an all- 
around fine glad! 
(L 2-.25; 10-1.00) (M 10-.70) 
(S 10-.40) (Blbts. Pkg. .25) 
Connecticut Yankee **—* 
e@ @ 
(441) (Schenetsky, 1944) (85 days) This magnificent 
light pink, with small reddish spearhead deep in the 
throat, which produces show spikes with eight to ten 
open florets right down the row, was a shade below 
par last season. Our picture on page 25 is slightly too 
pale but reveals the massive type of show-spike which 
Conn. Yankee customarily produces. 
(L 2-.25; 10-1.00) (M 10-.70) 
(S 10-.40) (Blbts. Pkg. .25) 
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Cream Orchids *23~* (0° (05 
(70 days) (Rose O’Day x Poet’s Dream) From Shirley 
Temple (a parent of Poet’s Dream) comes the creamy 
color and waxy texture of this exotic new glad. Cream 
Orchids is the second most beautiful cream-colored 
glad in existence in my estimation. The most beautiful 
one, Connie G., is such a weak grower here that I did 
not dare to catalog it. Perhaps it does better else- 
where, but in this locality the admittedly potentially 
gorgeous Connie G. won’t make more than one tall 
spike in ten, whereas Cream Orchids will make prime 
spikes nearly five feet tall right down the row. For a 
rather accurate picture of Cream Orchids, turn to the 
Starker arrangement on page 11. Note the smooth 
waxy texture, the airy ruffling, the touch of laciniation. 
Ordinarily I dislike laciniation in glads, though enjoy- 
ing its bizarreness in parrot tulips. But in the case 
of Cream Orchids the combination of laciniation and 
ruffling of the broad, waxy petals in conjunction with 
the airy grace of the florets on the wiry stem produces 
an effect truly orchid-like in respect to form. Cream 
Orchids is a glad that we grow fonder of each year. 
It wears well in our affections. Its color is so harmo- 
nious in any color scheme of interior decoration that 
I believe it will go a long way as a florist’s flower. 
(L 1-.40; 10-3.20) (M 1-.30; 10-2.40) 
(S 1-.20; 10-1.60) (Blbts. 10-.25; 100-2.00) 
“Cream Orchids is a darling .... We like Beauty’s 
Blush as much as ever and she must like us because 
she was exceptionally good in spite of the fact it was 
hard to give her enough water.” 
—Stone Sisters, Minnesota. 
a” * *k * «6(406) (Fisch- 
Crown Jewel =—*— er, 1981) (70 
days) (Rose O’Day x Ophir) This rubv-throated color- 
gem is a standout for sheer beauty. On pages 20 and 
35 are such accurate pictures of Crown Jewel that 
descriptive color comment would be redundant. You 
will love its freedom from fiecking, its stretchy svikes, 
and sparkling, stardust sheen. The color, which is a 
light rose-pink verging on lavender, glows like a rare 
sapphire or tourmaline. In sparkling color-beauty this 
is surely a royal gem! 
(L 1-.40; 10-3.20) CM 1-.30; 10-2.40) 
(S 1-.20; 10-1.60) (Blbts. 10-.25; 100-2.00) 
* *& *& & (301) (Fischer, 1952) 
Crusader e ee (65 days) ((Rose O’ 
Day x Legend) X (Elizabeth the Queen x Lavender & 
Gold)) Here is the orchid-throated glad deluxe; a 
frosty, snowy white, beautifully ruffled, and embel- 
lished with a gorgeous pansy-purple throat blotch that 
would make any orchid look to its laurels. Crusader 
is a truly stunning variety—one of the most striking 
blotched sorts ever introduced. It readily opens 9 
florets at a time. Our pictures on pages 4 and 35 
reveal the unique personality of this startling novelty 
about which garden visitors invariably exclaim. Don’t 
fail to add Crusader to your list: it is one of our most 
important introductions and a valuable, extra-early 
commercial, opening especially well in water. 
(L 1-1.00; 10-8.00) (CM 1-.75; 10-6.00) 
(S 1-.50; 10-4.00) (Blbts. 10-1.00; 100-8.00) 
q wz *& * ©6300) +=(Fischer, 1949) (65 
Cupid ee e e days) (Lavender & Gold X 
(Picardy x Maid of Orleans)) Appropriately named is 
this cherubic little angel-face with which every fancier 
falls in love! Truly a curvaceous, curly-headed little 
elf of a glad with sculptured perfection of form and the 
waxiest, snowiest color imaginable, warmed by just a 
touch of cream in the throat. A gem for high-class 
make-up work such as corsages and wedding decora- 
tions, either alone or in combination with white roses. 
Cupid is a favorite with connoisseurs! Pictured on 
page 42. (L 2-.25; 10-1.00) (M 10-.70) 
(S 10-.40) (Blbts. Pkg. .25) 
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