Miniatures from JIM LAW, Newport, Minn. 
CENTENNIAL QUEEN (111) 
A true face up. Very dainty, clean light 
yellow with a sharp carmine feather on 
each petal giving the general impression 
of a star. A row of this in bloom is like a 
string of matched pearls. 
Any size bulb $1.00 
DOUBLOON (110) 
Another face up. Canary throat blend- 
ing to cream tips. Fresh clean color, no 
markings. 
Any size bulb $1.00 
VESPER (240) 
Clean light pink blending to an un- 
marked soft yellow throat. For arrange- 
ments this one is terrific. The florists can’t 
get enough of it. 
Any size bulb $1.00 
SINBAD (236) 
A brilliant scarlet with a faint gold strip 
down the center of each floret. 
Any size bulb $1.00 
PRINCE CHARMING (270) 
An unusual and very beautiful shade of 
purple velvet. 
Any size bulb $2.00 
WAIKIKI (265) 
Brilliant oriental color. Deep rose, dark- 
er black bordered with fine gold speckling. 
Uuusual colored. Everyone who has seen 
it really gets excited about it. 
Any size bulb $1.00 
SPECIAL 
1 bulb each of the above six varieties all 
for $5.00. Catalog value $7.00. 
From LEONARD W. BUTT, Huttonsville, Ontario, Canada 
BENGAL ROSE—(562) (Huntress x 
Evangeline) (Midseason) 
In recent years the deep rose class has 
been greatly strengthened, but there is 
still a lot of room for top notch varieties. 
BENGAL ROSE is just that in color. 
Add to this fine color these other char- 
acteristics and you have a really grand 
glad. Tall spikes—5 feet and more—always 
straight and with 214-ft. flower heads, 
20-22 buds, 8 open, perfectly arranged with 
6-8 in color. Florets over 514” in size and 
tightly attached. 
The giant plants have broad leaves that 
stay green to the very end of digging and 
bulbs are disease free, easy to handle and 
large in size, and high crowned. A good 
type bulb to sell over the counter, due to 
its attractive appearance and so satisfying 
to the customer who is looking for those 
“big” bulbs when he buys. Makes lots of 
bulblets that germinate well and make 
good size bulbs from bulblets. 
MADRIGAL—(442) (Evangeline x 
Corona) (Midseason) 
Azalea pink, deeper diffused throat. A 
“different” pink that holds a great appeal 
for florist and amateur alike. 
Husky plants with spikes up to 5 feet 
high, with 30” flower heads. 19-20 buds, 8 
open, well placed and tightly attached and 
5-7 in color. A fine exhibition glad as 
well as a promising commercial. 
Look at these show winnings! 
Seedling award Rochester 1952. Trial 
grounds in 1953 rated at 83 with one op- 
erator noting it as “outstanding in every 
way—10 florets open.” Shown at the C.G.S. 
show in Brampton 1954, it was placed first 
in its color class over strong opposition. 
Produces “millions” of bulblets that grow 
like weeds into good size bulbs in one 
year. Bulbs very healthy, clean well, and 
handle easily. High crowned and large 
size that customers like. 
REDHEAD—(Animation x Commando) 
(536) (Early Midseason) 
Soft self scarlet quite similar to its pol- 
len parent Commando, a color that is quite 
different from most in this color class. 
The 536 class really needs some new faces 
as there are relatively few in it. 
Tall strong plants 53” -55”, Spikes al- 
ways straight and flower heads 24” - 26”. 
20-22 buds, 8 open, well placed and at- 
tached and 6-7 in color. One year we 
noted 10 open in the field. 
Honorable mention 1953 Trial Grounds 
with an average score of 84 and an award 
of merit from the British Gladiolus Socie- 
ty. Splendid bulbs. Bulblet production 
quite good but not a RUNAWAY. An ex- 
cellent early glad that should do well 
everywhere. 
Two Butterfly Varieties for 1955 
EMILY’S BIRTHDAY—(Sdlg. x Sdlg.) 
(324) (Very Early) 
A fine addition to the few Butterfly va- 
rieties we now have. This one is ruffled 
and needlepointed and you will be pleased 
with the way it makes up into arrange- 
ments. In color it is an apricot salmon 
with a yellow throat dusted with scarlet. 
First let’s explain the rather odd name. 
The first year, it opened on July 9th and 
the latest date noted in any year is July 
15th. July 9th is Mrs. Emily Butt’s birth- 
day and at that time in our district we 
never even have glads in bloom from out- 
door planting, so this name helped identi- 
fy this exceptionally early glad and it has 
been called that for several vears. 
Medium tall spikes, always straight, 16-18 
buds, 7-8 open and several in color, well 
placed and attached. Its strong point is 
