LOOK (Taylor-Rockley ’53) 540 (M). We can easily see why this tall rug- 
ged pink glad got its name—it towers above most varieties in the garden 
and is usually one of the first to be noticed by visitors because of its height 
and size. The light pink color is quite similar to that of Pennant, although 
Look occasionally shows a little flecking, not bad. It does not open as many 
at once as Pennant (about six), but they are larger and it is an extremely tall 
husky grower. Look was one of the best new things we had in our 1953 trial 
garden. Seems to have A-1 growing and cutflower habits, including excellent 
increase and bulblet germination. 
L $2.00, M $1.50, S $1.00. Bulblets .20, 19—$1.50, 100—$12.00. 
MARGERY (Melk ’53) 462 (EM). An extra nice tall large medium rose, 
slightly deeper feather. About the same shade of rose as Lila Wallace but 
with larger, rounder, fuller florets and up to 8 or 9 open in very regular 
placement. Very bright and attractive and we did not think that the occa- 
sional deeper rose flecking detracted, in fact some visitors preferred the 
spikes which showed some feathering. We predict that Margery will be a 
sensational garden and show flower, and we have some fine plump bulbs 
that should produce show-winning spikes for you. 
L $3.00, M $2.00, S $1.25. Bulblets .35, 10—$3.00. 
MARVELOUS (Lins ’51) 443 (ML). Very intensely ruffled deep pink with 
quite a prominent deep pink throat marking. Grows tall, but flowerhead is 
rather short in proportion, About six round, ruffled, heavy-substanced flowers 
are open at a time. Good blotched pink glads are not too plentiful, and we 
think this is one of the prettiest and best. 
L $1.00, M .70, S .30. Bulblets 2—.25, 10—$1.00. 
MESA MIST (Hartman ’52) 486 (M). Lovely dove gray of practically a self 
color; probably nearest to a neutral gray color of any glad. It opens six 
good-sized florets on tall stems that, while they do not crook, require some 
hilling up around the base of the plant to hold them upright, especially in 
case of a windstorm. Garden visitors usually enthuse over Mesa Mist; especi- 
ally those who favor unusual colors. 
L $1.00, M .75, S .50. Bulblets 4—.25, 10—.50. 
MOTHER FISCHER (Fischer ’51) 400 (EM). Fine tall slender white, showing 
very slight pale lavender throat lines. Seven or eight large, somewhat ruffled, 
flowers are opened in good placement on a long flowerhead. If you are look- 
ing for a good all-around white you could hardly go wrong in selecting Mother 
Fischer, as it is a good cutter and also wins the blue ribbons. In fact, during 
the 1953 show season it won at least two Grand Championships, as well as 
one second-day Championship. 
L. 40, M .30,S .20. Bulblets 10—.25. 
MRS. RHODA PETERSON (Menzies ’51) 582 (E). A nice smoky, although 
it doesn’t like hot weather too well. Planted early to bloom before the extreme 
heat of midsummer, it does exceptionally well here; if very hot we cut it 
with one or two open florets and let it open inside, Florets are nicely ruffled, 
and it can open up to 7 or 8 ata time. The color is an attractive shade of bluish 
slate gray; the creamy white throat area being surrounded by slight rose 
and salmon tints. 
L .50, M .35, S .25. Bulblets 10—.30. 
“BOISE BELLE made some superb spikes—one had 32 buds! One of the 
outstanding spikes of the season was PAINTED LADY. BERMUDA was lovely 
again, too. The above three and LARGO are certainly a lovely group, and 
might almost be called a special strain of glads. WHITE CLOUD and WHITE 
LACE are two of the most beautiful whites in existence; both had rather 
short heads but for sheer beauty they can’t be surpassed. WHITE CLOUD 
is an exceptionally strong grower and increaser too. PERSIAN RUG is about 
the second best smoky I have ever grown.” —Idaho. 
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