with 6 in color. One of the most beautiful pinks 
you ever saw in your life. Heavily ruffled and 
needlepointed, and extra heavily textured. 
Winner of American Home Achievement Medal 
at Province of Quebec Show in 1954 and many 
other wins to its credit. A standout among 
pinks. 
Any size bulb $3.00. Bulblets 1/.35, 3/1.00. 
Bulblets sold only with the purchase of a 
bulb. 
(476) A grand medium 
blue, with a pale yellow 
throat, on which are placed deeper blue lines, and 
a spear. Waved and needlepointed florets, which 
remind you of a sailors uniform. Grows 54”, 
with a 22” flowerhead, carrying 19 buds, with 6 
open, and 6 in color. Health excellent and bulblet 
production and germination are tremendous. 
Any size bulb $3.00. Bulblets 1/.35, 3/1.00 
and sold only with the purchase of a bulb. 
Sailor Boy 
From TED WOODS 
(370) A beautiful rhodamine 
purple with slightly deeper 
throat. Almost self color. Wonderful commercial 
and exhibition. Over 30 inch flower head and 60 
inches over all. Straight willowy stem. Heavy 
textured round florets. Petals are waved and 
recurved and having the glossy sheen of velour. 
22 buds, 9 open and 8 showing color. We predict 
Velour will be very much in demand. Mike 
Sherman has grown it for the last two years and 
rates it very high. In our opinion Velour is tops 
in color and performance. It is here to stay. Don’t 
pass up the opportunity to grow this fine variety. 
Stock very short. 
L 3.00, M 2.00, S 1.00, B 1/.75. 
GROWERS’ UNIT 
3 L, 3 M, 3 S and 25 bulblets $21.50. 
10 L, 10 M, 10 S and 150 bulblets $100.00. 
Bulblets 10 $5.00, Pint $225.00, Quart $400.00. 
Velour 
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If you are really interested in growing Glads, you should 
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“The glads that | received from you last year were the most beautiful that anyone around here had 
ever seen. —Robert C. Snyder, Louisiana 
“In the spring of 1953, | ordered my first bulbs from you and I’ve never seen any more beautiful 
and more satisfactory in spite of the fact that it was quite dry here. 
Your bulbs withstood the heat and drought better than any I’ve seen and responded better to the 
slight amounts of rainfall we received.” —Louise Honnold, Illinois 
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