s HES (554) (More? 5 
Dark David © © @ @ 1951) (99 sae 
(Mrs. Mark’s Memory x Red Charm) From far West- 
ern Australia comes this outstanding glossy maroon 
whose massive size, exuberant vigor, and luxuriant 
beauty leave little to be desired. Though Dark David 
does not have the buggy-whip stems of Velvet Mantle, 
it reaches five feet consistently, opening readily eight 
five and one-half inch blooms. The spike of Dark 
David shown in color on page 24 suffers from apparent 
lack of stretchiness due to its leaning forward. Dark 
David is truly a magnificent glad which some day 
every fancier will want to grow in quantity. This 
variety seems to be an unusually good seed setter. 
Highly recommended. 
(CL 1-.60; 10-5.00) CM 1-.49; 10-3.59) 
(S 1-.25; 10-2.00) (Blbts. 6-.25; 25-.75) 
- eek een (452) (Ar enius, 
Dee Twelve e@ e e 1951) (85 days) The 
brilliant scarlet of Dee-Twelve surely “hollers loud” 
in the glad patch. Indeed, it stands out like a con- 
flagration. An iota less brilliant than Bonfire, which it 
closely resembles, Dee-Twelve has a somewhat larger 
inflorescence but of rather a looser floret form. This 
glad is an easy grower and my guess is that it is due 
for considerable popularity. 
(L 1-.25; 10-2.00) (M 2-.30; 10-1.20) 
(S 10-.80) (Blbts. 15-.25) 
* he eek ee (432) Flassale 1915) 9 (85 
Dieppe e e e ¢ days) Of unknown parent- 
age, but surely harking back to Pfitzer’s Triumph (as 
does Burma) is this magnificent ruffled salmon-scarlet 
with round florets, chamois-skin substance and texture 
like fine suede. Your heart will surely leap when you 
see Dieppe for the first time. If I could grow but a 
dozen glads, one of them would be Dieppe. In view- 
ing the picture on page 25, remember that you are 
looking at a basket of giants and that the florets of 
Dieppe are nearly six inches in diameter. We had 
hundreds of spikes of Dieppe last summer with 7-9 
open florets, every one of them of grand-championship 
calibre. 
(L 2-.25; 10-1.00) (M 10-.70) 
(S 10-.40) (Blbts. Pkg. 25) 
kk 532) (Har- 
Dolly Varden 2 3. S85 
(85 days) (Aladdin X (Morocco x Red Lory) ) Though 
Aladdin is obviously the seed parent, I'll wager that 
the pollen parent of Dolly is Gaylore, which it also 
closely resembles. This rich salmon-pink with cream 
throat is bound to cause a run on the bank when more 
widely exhibited at the shows. In size it is definitely 
sensational, opening about eight six to seven inch 
florets on towering spikes. A real eye-level glad. The 
spike pictured on page 25 must have been grown from 
planting stock. If you suddenly wake up some time 
in the future and wonder where Dolly Varden has 
been all your life, don’t say we didn’t warn you! 
(L 1-.40; 10-3.20) (M 1-.30; 10-2.40) 
(S 1-.20; 10-1.60) (Blbts. 10-.25; 100-2.00) 
“Dolly Varden is the largest-flowered glad I have 
and one of the most beautiful.” 
—Mrs. J. V. Singer, Iowa. 
x *& & (486) (Elliot, 1945) 
Dusty Miller e e e (85 days) (Rose- 
marie Pfitzer x Vagabond Prince) Well-named is this 
dusty rose with reddish thumb-mark and cream pen- 
cillings in the throat. One of the most reliable smokies. 
(L 2-.25; 10-1.00) (M 10-.70) 
(S 10-.40) (Blbts. Pkg. .25) 
ww *k kk 86561) +(Torrie-Flad, 
Edgewood ore e 1951) 99(85> days) 
(Corona x Burma) From a cross entirely different from 
that which produced Noweta Rose comes this massive 
deep lavender-rose which belongs to the same family 
of colors. Edgwood appears to be an outstanding per- 
former, consistently opening 8 lightly ruffled florets on 
a stretchy spike of 20 buds. This glad is a “sleeper” — 
possessed of merit beyond its reputation. 
(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) 
* Ww * & & «(542) (Warr, 1952) 
Edith arr Om OR ORE Dae days) ae (Greta 
Garbo x Caribou) This giant light pink has been de- 
scribed as a super-Picardy; it is similar to beautiful 
Tivoli in color. It will open 6 to 7 six to seven-inch 
florets on a magnificent flowerhead. At the Canadian 
Gladiolus show in Toronto last summer a basket of 
twelve spikes was the most sensational spectacle I had 
ever seen of a dozen stems. The plant is endowed with 
abundant health. This looks like a comer. 
(L 1-1.50; 10-12.00) (M 1-1.25; 10-10.00) 
(S 1-.75; 10-6.00) (Blbts. 2-.25; 10-1.00) 
Elizabeth the Queen **= 
(566) (White, 1941) (85 days) ((Sheila x Gloriana) X 
Salbach’s Orchid) From 1922 to 1941, Minuet was 
queen of the lavender glads. Since 1941 Elizabeth the 
Queen has held sway. Such prolonged sovereignty is 
rare and seems to be confined to the lavender class, 
At almost every glad show magnificent, ruffled, spikes 
of “EQ” are displayed. Be sure to give this variety 
abundant water, lest it disappoint you and come short. 
(L 2-.25; 10-1.00) (M 10-.60) 
(S 10-.35) (Blbts. Pkg. .25) 
9 xk * (460) (Fischer, 
Elmer’s Rose s 7 t951) (35 igo 
(Elizabeth the Queen x Rose O’Day) From the reverse 
cross of Noweta Rose comes this gloriously ruffled 
deep-rose variety Its heavy substance, rich color, 
intense ruffling, and massive flowerheads on spikes 
five feet tall make this a real rival of Noweta Rose, 
though the latter displays a more remarkable inflo- 
rescence In our trial grounds this glad appealed to 
our good friend, Elmer Gove; so, with his permission, 
we named it for him. 
(L 1-.25; 10-2.00) (M 2-.30; 10-1.20) 
(S 10-.80) (Blbts. 15-.25) 
“If you had a best variety for me this year, it was 
Elmer’s Rose . .. I thought it one of the two or three 
best varieties in the show.” 
—Earl Main, Michigan. 
“Elmer’s Rose and Flora were magnificent.” 
—Mrs. George Andrews, Iowa. 
GLADIOLUS ” 
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