BOISE BELLE (Roberts ’48) 433-333 (L). One of our most popular origina- 
tions, Boise Belle is a beautiful combination of salmon and yellow, with the 
large center predominantly yellow. The outer inch or so is salmon pink and the 
clear yellow lip petals have a distinct deep pink edging. Spikes vary a good 
deal in height and length of flowerhead, but it makes many fine exhibition 
spikes with 9 to 12 medium-sized florets open at once, Adding to its outstand- 
ing record of five Grand Championships at major U.S. shows in 1952, it won a 
G. C. last summer at the West Virginia show; best medium-sized glad in both 
the one-spike and three-spike sections at Boston, and Champion three-spike 
and “Most Open Florets,” Indiana, with many shows still to be reported. 
While the classification committees have tossed Boise Belle back and forth be- 
tween the 300 and 400-size classes during the past few years, we still consider 
it a medium-sized variety, with florets measuring under 4% inches with 
ordinary culture. Quite a good propagator of rather small bulblets which 
germinate well and make bulbs of good size. 
L .25, M 2—.30, S 3—.25. Bulblets 15—.25, 100—$1.50. 
BRANDYWINE (Howell ’53) 470 (EM). An exciting new dark wine purple 
of a different hue. Buds are almost black, opening to a rich deep maroon 
purple, It opens up to seven large slightly waved florets of silky texture on 
fine tall spikes that are as straight as ramrods. A good increaser and fine 
bulb maker. 
L $1.50, M $1.00, S .75. Bulblets .20, 10—$1.50. 
BRIER (Palmer ’51) 462-468 (M). A very nice dark rosy lavender with cream 
throat; a pleasing color that definitely places it in the lavender class as it 
grows here. Perhaps other soil conditions may justify its present medium 
rose classification. In any case, Brier is a good glad that deserves to be more 
widely grown. It should make an extra good cut flower in this color. Opens 7 
on good spikes. 
M .30,S .20. Bulblets 10—.25, 100—$2.00. 
BURMA ROSE (Lasch 758) 563 (EM). A good new rose-colored glad that is 
considerably lighter in tone than Burma, from which it sported. Being a 
color sport, it has similar growing habits including the same heavy ruffling 
and fluting of the flowers. Burma Rose won the second-day Championship 
and Best R.J. award at the 1953 Kentucky show. If you can grow good Burma, 
this ‘‘newer edition” of the old favorite should do fully as well for you, and 
the color is distinctive and different. 
M $1.50, S $1.00. Bulblets .25, 10—$2.00. 
CARMEN CORLISS (Roberts 753) 430 (EM). A lovely soft coral pink, nicely 
ruffed with a glistening sheen as if overlaid with a myriad of tiny crystals 
sparkling in the sunlight! The nicely contrasting lip petals are a clear 
bright yellow. Its beauty more than compensates for the fact that it is not a 
very tall grower. It has been suggested that much of the improvement in glads 
of the future will be in perfection of floret detail. We agree, and offer Carmen 
Corliss as an example of what we are trying to accomplish in our own hybrid- 
izing. It is truly a joy and a privilege to work with the Creator of all beauti- 
ful things in producing newer and more beautiful variations of our favorite 
flower. At the 1953 Connecticut show, a spike of Carmen Corliss was judged 
the most beautiful flower in the entire show. 
L $3.00, M $2.00, S $1.25. Bulblets .40, 10—$3.00. 
C. D. FORTNAM (Kadel ’50) 440 (M). A rather pale pink that has enough 
color and lustre to keep it from having that “washed out” appearance that 
some of the other very light colored pinks have. A grand cut flower prospect; 
very few pinks can equal it in its ability to hold and open up in water after 
being cut. Seven or eight medium-large ruffled flowers open at once on tall, 
willowy spikes. 
L .50, M .35, S .25. Bulblets 4—.25, 10—.50, 100—$4.00. 
“Of your newer ones, COLUMBIA and PAINTED LADY both performed 
well; the latter especially surprised me, as it has had no great build-up like 
some varieties.” —Georgia. 
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