son, 
Gorgeous Deb 2 (5°) yee 
days) (Victory Queen x Francis M. Irwin) We are 
giving you a picture of this (happily, a very accurate 
one) because we just couldn’t find adjectives to de- 
scribe it. So take a look at the picture on page 35 and 
tell us if you have ever seen a more gorgeously ruffled 
rich salmon with gold throat? Gorgeous Deb turned 
all hybridizers green with envy when it first came out. 
However, it’s not a commercial but rather a perfect 
illustration of a four-star, two-dot glad—supremely 
beautiful but suitable for cut-flower use only locally 
where there is no danger of those reasonably-well- 
attached, but extremely heavy, florets dropping off. 
Transport yourself to heaven for a moment by bloom- 
ing this rare gift-of-heaven in your own 1954 garden! 
(L 1-.50; 10-4.00) (M 1-.35; 10-2.80) 
(S 1-.25; 10-2.00) (Blbts. 8-.25; 100-2.50) 
Snow-white MOTHER FISCHER consistently grows 
68 inches tall. 
4 ¥ % ¥ ¥ (452) (Mikle, 
Harrisburger 7 1953) (95 days) 
(Picardy Seedling x Burma) What a pleasure to en- 
counter a new variety so good one can give it an un- 
qualified endorsement! That’s what we can do for 
this matchless new red. Harrisburger has flagpole 
stems, 20-22 buds, and 8 flat-open blooms of the 
heaviest substance and finest ruffling. What an All- 
America winner this would have made! 
(M 1-1.75; 10-14.00) (S 1-1.25; 10-10.00) 
* *&_*& & (462) (Salman, 
Harry Hopkins > 1947) (85 days) 
Of Salman’s many rose-reds, this one is the best. Very 
similar to Nila in both color and form, but perhaps a 
trifle more vigorous. Those long ribbons of silken, 
deep rose-red blooms are mighty effective. 
(L 2-.25; 10-1.00) (M 10-.70) 
(S 10-.40) (Blbts. Pkg. .25) 
Heart 0’ Gold **** “) Gs 
(65 days) ((Maid of Orleans x Picardy) X Lavender & 
Gold) Here is a glad with an original color combina- 
tion: snowy white with golden butter-balls patted into 
the throat of each flower. Discriminating fanciers rate 
Heart O’ Gold high. Of value as a commercial because 
of its earliness. 
The prize winning orchid at the 1952 International 
Orchid Show was a variety, Bow Bells, with just the 
same white and gold color combination as this glad. 
But Bow Bells sells for $150.00 per plant compared to 
15¢e for Heart O’Gold. In either case you will get 
lovely form and a chaste, yet rich color combination 
of exceeding beauty. 
(L 2-.30; 10-1.20) (M 10-.80) 
(S 10-.50) (Blbts. 50-.30) 
= *_&_& (312) (Fischer, 1952) (85 days) 
Helios e ¢ e (Lantana x Gratitude) Beauti- 
fully frilled Helios outdid itself last summer, rivalling 
Gold in the perfection of its spikes and indeed, ex- 
celling it in bud-count. But some seasons Helios will 
betray an innate orneryness and bloom aroun] the 
stem. We don’t just know how strongly to recommend 
this golden beauty but feel sure it is well worth your 
trying. 
(L 1-.40; 10-3.20) (M 1-.30; 10-2.40) 
(S 1-.20; 10-1.60) (Blbts. 10-.25; 100-2.00) 
e x *& * * = (460)(Pommert, 1953) 
Julia Mae e 8 0 (75 days) (Greta 
Garbo x Seedling of Picardy, Wuertembergia, Alayne, 
and Unknowns) “What’s Greta Garbo got that I 
haven’t?” many a petulant seed-parent of the glad 
patch might be imagined to ask. “Inbred quality” ap- 
pears to be the answer, for the progeny of Garbo (not 
so much of a glad in itself—at least with us) are really 
startling in their excellence, es witness Nordic Queen, 
Evangeline, Edith Warr, and the great white on our 
back cover. Now Julia Mae joins this select company. 
A tall, plain-petalled light pink with a hint of rose, 
it will open 8 on a real buggy-whip stem. How a 
hybridizer appreciates this hybrid vigor! 
(L 1-1.00; 10-8.00) (M 1-.75; 10-6.00) 
(S 1-.50; 10-4.00) (Bibts. 10-1.00; 100-8.00) 
& * * (465) (Mazur, 1952) (80 da s) 
Karen oF em leciinically purple ai a 
creamy-yellow throat, Karen is actually on the line 
between purple and rose-red. As shown on our back 
cover, it produces an impressive ribbon of bloom. 
(L 1-2.00; 10-16.00) (M 1-1.50; 10-12.00) 
(S 1-1.00; 10-8.00) (Blbts. 1-.25; 10-2.00) 
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