wk *& *& (560) (Fischer, 
Noweta Rose 2 1520) is dave) 
(Rose O’Day x Elizabeth the Queen) Our most sensa- 
tional introduction. A glorious, sparkling, lavender- 
rose that produces uniform ramrod spikes five feet tall 
carrying 12-15 open blooms. Lower florets are 5% 
inches in diameter. Even from small bulbs Noweta 
Rose will throw spikes with ten open in the field. Dr. 
Cason, the well-known writer on glads who has grown 
hundreds of varieties, in his last article in the N.A.G.C. 
Bulletin rated Noweta Rose among his “Ten Best Glads 
of the Year” and further stated that it had “the great- 
est inflorescence of any glad he’d ever grown.” Unlike 
so many giant glads, Noweta Rose has excellent form 
and, usually, perfect formal placement. It has great 
color-appeal. If you want to grow a glad of great 
beauty, high consistency, and incredible size, grow 
Noweta Rose! No glad collection is complete without 
it. Pictured on pages 20 and 21. 
(L 1-.25; 10-2.00) (M 2-.30; 10-1.20) 
(S 10-.80) (Blbts. 15-.25) 
“Noweta Rose gave us beautiful 30-inch heads this 
year and rivalled Evangeline for the tallest in the 
garden. A tip-top spike holding many open gave us 
amateur 500 Champion at the Waterloo (Iowa) show.” 
—Marvin and Melvin Schrimpf, Wisconsin. 
“I have just picked 2 spikes of Noweta Rose—the 
largest flowers I have ever seen, some florets 6 inches 
across in normal position, and such a beautiful color. 
I think I will have to get 100 No. 2 bulbs next year.” 
—Bert Gillham, Iowa. 
“Noweta Rose is grand, 5 feet tall with huge blooms 
on a 36-inch flowerhead.” 
—Mrs. F. M. Clark, Washington. 
October Sunshine 
(420) (Quackenbush, 1947) (85 days) (Picardy x Yel- 
low Perfection) This orange-buff glad simply outdid 
itself last summer, producing thousands of towering 
spikes with splendid flowerheads carrying 6-8 well- 
placed, plain-petalled blooms. One could not ask for 
a finer commercial. A rival of that other excellent 
near-orange, Betty Duncan. October Sunshine will be 
a welcome sight in your garden; in the house, too, it 
combines well with either dark or blonde furniture. 
Try it! One of my prime favorites. 
(L 2-.25; 10-1.00) (M 10-.70) 
(S 10-.40) (Blbts. Pkg. .30) 
x * *& (386) (Wilson, 1945) 
Oklahoma ee (90 days) (Janet x 
Bagdad) Still one of the prettiest of the so-called 
smokies is this winsome, Quaker-grey flower with the 
un-Quaker-like ruffling and chaste creamy throat. 
Oklahoma has the genteel and decorous personality of 
a little grandmother. 
(L 2-.25; 10-1.00) (M 10-.70) 
(S 10-.40) (Blbts. Pkg. .30) 
*& x * = «=(422) (Marshall, 
Orange Gol ee e 1945) (85 days) 
The only important large-flowered true orange. Orange 
Gold will grow 69 inches tall, producing moderate 
flowerheads with 5-6 open blooms and a total of 17 
buds. Orange Gold is an important variety because 
of the rarity of true orange glads. 
(L 2-.25; 10-1.00) (M 10-.70) 
(S 10-.40) (Blbts. Pkg. .30) 
kk kk & (418) (K. & M,, 1947) 
Pactolus Jt) GY (80 days) (Maskerade x 
Pfitzer’s Wunderkind) Blotched almost as boldly as a 
Swiss pansy is this handsome golden-buff and scarlet 
novelty pictured on page 35. Pactolus is the most strik- 
ing blotched or “orchid-flowered” gladiolus in exist- 
ence. It was one of our heaviest sellers last year and 
deservedly so. While it is at almost the opposite pole 
of beauty from such a delicate pastel as Beauty’s Blush, 
there is plenty of room for them both. Pactolus is a 
glad destined for prolonged popularity. A splendid 
grower of high consistency, almost every spike dupli- 
cating its neighbor and all showing about eight open 
florets. Strongly recommended. 
(L 2-.25; 10-1.00) (M 10-.70) 
(S 10-.40) (Blbts. Pkg. .25) 
= kk & (443) (Roberts, 
Painted Lady +; 1952) (90 days) 
((Incense x Beacon) X Boise Belle) This deep pink 
glad has pure white lips painted scarlet on the edges. 
Somewhat like Boise Belle but more bizarre. An in- 
teresting novelty for the backyard gardener. 
(L 1-.75; 10-6.00) (M 1-.50; 10-4.00) 
(S 1-.35; 10-2.80) (Blbts. 5-.25; 25-1.00) 
*&_* *& (437) (Kooy, 1951) (85 days) 
Palette e e e It’s easy to get a red throat 
in a blue seedling (as in Ravel) but more difficult by 
far to secure a blue throat in a red seedling. And 
that’s what whimsical Mother Nature concocted when 
she produced Palette. You'll forgive its garishness for 
the sake of its novelty. 
(L 1-.25; 10-2.00) (Blbts. 15-.25) 
¢ xk ok (566) (Hitchcock, 1949) 
Parthiena e e e (90 days) This mauve, 
or lavender-purple, glad is one of the giants of the glad 
world, rivaling Dolly Varden, Evangeline, Noweta Rose, 
and Mid-America. Indeed it makes a spike that is 
truly stupendous. Our picture on page 25 does not do 
it justice. Parthiena was named after the mother of 
the originator, the name being derived from the famous 
Hellenic Temple, the Parthenon. 
(L 2-.25; 10-1.00) (M 10-.70) 
(S 10-.40) (Blbts. Pkg. .25) 
4 & *& * «(440) (Kolb, 1948) (85 
Pasteline e e e days) (Maid of Orleans 
x Picardy) From a cross which has produced many 
famous glads comes this young giantess in the light 
pink class. Pasteline should be a good breeder, for it 
rivals Evangeline in height and approaches it in size. 
(L 1-.25; 10-2.00) (M 2-.25; 10-1.00) 
(S 10-.60) (Blbts. 10-.25; 100-1.00) 
wk wk wk wk «6(416) + (Palmer, 1946) (75 
Patro eee days) (Picardy x Golden 
Goddess) Here is a glad which is often prominent in 
the Court of Honor when the grandchampion is being 
chosen. Indeed, it often captures the top honor itself. 
Patrol is a luscious golden-buff, opening 8-9 glossy, 
opulent blooms on a shapely formal spike with abun- 
dant stretch. Patrol, Pactolus, Manchu, and October 
Sunshine are all outstanding among the buffs. 
(L 2-.25; 10-1.00) (M 10-.70) 
(S 10-.40) (Blbts. Pkg. .25) 
* x * = (400) (G. W. Wright, 1952) 
Pauline o ee (90 days) (Maid of Orleans 
X (Star of Bethlehem x White Seedling)) A spike of 
this snowy beauty was the dark-horse winner of the 
grand-championship at the Port Arthur show over 
strong competition. Grown in a cool climate as in 
Canada or New England, it will produce a generous 
ribbon of bloom. For the less-humid Midwest I can’t 
give it quite such a fervent recommendation. 
(L 1-.75; 10-6.00) (M 1-.50; 10-4.00) 
(S 1-.35; 10-2.80) (Blbts. 5-.25; 25-1.00) 
