MY PREVIOUS INTRODUCTIONS 
CHINOOK (Lines) 532 class. This one leads the list. 
A pure, rich, clear salmon, no markings of any kind. A 
real sensation. Grows nearly six feet tall, always 
straight. Opens nine 6-inch florets with plenty more 
showing color. Holds its size to the last bud. Extra 
good keeper. Production and germination good. A basket 
of Chinook is breath-taking. Will be in great demand 
soon. Better get a good start now. 
Wendell H. Keen, Roseville, Calif., writes: “It is, in 
my opinion, the greatest glad introduced since Picardy. 
I grow over 165 named varieties, and Chinook out per- 
formed each and every one in my patch.” 
L-50c, 3 for $1.25; M-35c, 3 for 80c; Bits. 30 for $1.00. 
LA VALLE (Lines) 507 class. Light ivory cream with 
small orange throat marks. Not a blotch, just a feather, 
that adds to its beauty. Consistently grows five feet 
tall. Opens eight 514-inch florets on an 18-bud spike 
that is always straight. Florets are so rich in color they 
immediately attract attention. Easily the leader in its 
class, and will win whenever it hits the shows. Produc- 
tion and germination good. 
Priced same as Chinook. 
NELLIE LOU (Lines) 542 class. Almost a true flesh 
pink with small strawberry throat mark. Grows 5%- 
feet tall, always straight. Opens eight to ten 54-inch 
florets on a 20-bud spike. Excellent keeper, good shipper. 
Will open to the last bud when cut. Not just another 
pink with a new name, but something different and really 
outstanding. Have never seen anything just like it, or 
more beautiful. It will win its share of the ribbons. A 
healthy grower, and one that can take the bad weather 
and still make good. 
In the 1951 “Gladiolus,” page 47, Mr. Chas. Larus says, 
“One of the largest and best spikes we have ever seen 
was a Nellie Lou set up at Connecticut the night before 
the show. It had ten huge florets open on a 38-inch 
flowerhead.” Take it from me, you are missing a real 
treat if you fail to try Nellie Lou. 
Priced same as Chinook. 
ROSE PLUME. (Lines) Here is a complete break in 
color. Nothing like it. A very soft velvety rose that 
leans slightly to the red side of rose. No markings of 
any kind, but a little lighter in throat. When well grown, 
it makes spike with ten or more open and all the rest 
in color. 5%-inch florets on an 18-bud spike. Has a 
glossy sheen that makes it very attractive. Quite an 
early bloomer. Production and germination good, Be- 
lieve you will like it a lot. 
Priced same as Chinook. 
THE PHEASANT. (380) Basic color rose tan, with 
the two lower petals golden bronze, the color of the pheas- 
ant’s breast. The colors are very clear and rich, just 
shine. It is so different you’ll love it. Color is light enough 
that the florists like it. Personally, I have never seen 
a lovelier little smoky. It should make a grand com- 
mercial and show glad. Makes a nice long spike of 16 
buds, with six to seven 3'-to-4-inch florets open. A 
good keeper, an easy grower, rapid propagator. Medium 
early bloomer. Everyone likes it. 
Mr. Laurence R. Rupert, N.Y., writes, ‘““On one year’s 
trial, the Pheasant appears to be the best 300 size smoky 
I’ve ever raised, snatching that honor from my old 
favorite Oklahoma, because of its greater height and 
longer flower head. I’ve given it a B+ rating, and that’s 
as good as I am accustomed to give any one for the first 
year.” 
Same price as Dove Wing. 
4 
