CELESTIAL ROSE (Melk ’54) 442 (M). See 1954 Co-Introductions. 
CHEROKEE (G. Snyder ’53) 590 (M). An interesting new glad with a dif- 
ferent color, sort of a reddish bronze or perhaps bronzy-rose with a slight 
variation and intensification of color from edges to the center of the flower, 
faint deeper throat lines. The seven or eight open florets have quite promin- 
ently raised midribs. They are well placed and well attached to tall sturdy 
stems, long flowerheads. We predict that Cherokee will be a popular addition 
to an extremely popular color class. 
M $1.50, S $1.00. Bulblets .25, 10—$2.00. 
CHINOOK (N. H. Lines ’49) 532 (ML). Still one of the finest colors to be 
found in glads; a true salmon self that opens a lot of florets on cornstalk-like 
stems. Always a strong contender in the giant salmon class, it has won many 
higher awards especially in western shows. An exceptionally fine basket 
variety. 
L .50, M .35, S .20. Bulblets 10—.25, 100—$2.00. 
COLOGNE (Roberts ’48) 342-344 (EM). One of the few truly fragrant glads. 
Not a strong but a pleasingly mild rose scent that can be detected by most 
people. It also has a nice bright pink color, very decorative. 
M .20, S 2—.25. 
COLUMBIA (Roberts ’51) 407 (EM). Perhaps the most popular of all our 
originations to date, Columbia seems destined to rank with the other all-time 
“oreats.” The lovely rose border on a cream background is a color combina- 
tion loved by everyone. It will open up to seven or eight large round frilled 
flowers on good stems and flowerheads. It is such a tremendous propagator 
of bulblets which really grow, that we are able to price it this year within the 
reach of all. If we could only grow one glad, we would choose Columbia. It’s 
a fine parent variety for superior seedlings, too. 
L .50, M .35, S .20. Bulblets 10—.30, 100—$2.40, half-pint $15.00, quart $50.00. 
COPPER LUSTRE (Pazderski ’53) 590 (EM). A fine new A.O.C. that is one 
of the most showy glads in existence, as well as one of the largest. The eight 
or ten huge ruffled and fluted florets are a smoky plum-rose shading toward 
the edges to a bright rosy copper. There is usually some deeper flecking, along 
with a couple of red feathers on the lip petals. An extra strong tall husky 
grower that makes such a tremendous flowerhead that it may lop over some- 
what if not well supported or hilled up. 
L $1.00, M .75, S .50. Bulblets 2—.20, 10—.75. 
CORAL ACE (Bunn 752) 583 (EM). This beautiful coral or orange-pink was 
one of the thrills of the 1953 blooming season for us. The fairly large vermil- 
lion throat marking adds a deeper touch that is most attractive. Coral Ace 
is a sport of Burma, and it apparently is a much more vigorous grower than 
that variety. It also seems to keep better in hot weather. It opens up to eight 
giant-sized lovely ruffled flowers on tall rugged stems. We predict that Coral 
Ace will become one of the most popular of all glads. 
M .50. Bulblets 4—.30, 10—.60, 100—$5.00. 
“I kept careful record of the performance of bulbs and bulblets ordered 
last year from various growers. The percentage of apparently diseased bulbs 
and bulblets (latter all peeled) sent me by the various growers ranged from 0% 
to 21%. 1 enclose the record of the stock you sent me; the percentage of healthy 
bulbs and bulblets received from you was the highest of all, except for one 
order not easily comparable to the others, since it was a very small order and 
contained no bulblets.” (Data includes—Stock ordered from Roberts: 26 
bulbs, 44 bulblets; stock actually received: 39 bulbs, 119 bulblets, of which 
no bulbs and only 4 bulblets had to be discarded because of apparent disease 
after peeling; stock harvested in fall: 136 bulbs, over 1700 bulblets). 
—Massachusetts. 
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