Yew Creatious 
1959 
From Leouard W. Sutt 
BENGAL ROSE (562) (Midseason) 
(Huntress x Evangeline) 
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. According to the Royal 
Horticultural Society color chart it is rose bengal 
25/2 with a deeper throat of the same color 25. 
Add to this fine color these other characteristics 
and you have a really grand glad. Tall spikes— 
5 feet and more—always straight and with 21/2 
ft. flowerheads, 20-22 buds, 8 open, perfectly 
arranged with 6-8 in color. Florets over 51/2” 
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. Makes lots of bulblets that germinate 
well and makes good sized bulbs from bulbleis. 
MADRIGAL (442) (Midseason) 
(Evangeline x Corona) 
Azalea pink, deeper diffused throat. R. H. S. 
color chart shows it as 618/1 or 618/2. A 
“different” pink that holds a great appeal for 
florist and amateur alike. 
BENGAL ROSE 
Husky plants with spikes up to 5 feet high, with 
30” flowerheads. 19-20 buds, 8 open, well 
placed and tightly attached and 5-7 in color. A 
fine exhibition glad as well as a promising com- 
mercial. 
Look at these show winnings! 
Seedling award Rochester 1952. Trial grounds 
in 1953 rated it 83 with one operator 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. Trial grounds 1954 Silver Medal 
award, 
Produces “millions” of bulblets that grow like 
weeds. 
REDHEAD (536) (Early Midseason) 
(Animation x Commando) 
Soft scarlet self quite similar to its pollen 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 always straight 
and flowerheads 24” - 26”. 20-22 buds, 8 open 
well placed and attached 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 Society. Splendid bulbs. 
Bulblet production quite good but not “runaway”. 
An excellent early glad that should do well every- 
where. 
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FROM EDWARD HOWELL 
LORELEI (406) (90-95 days) 
Tall wavy cream shading to deep cream or pale 
yellow in throat. 18 to 20 buds, 8 to 10 open, 7 
to 8 in color, Probably the most widely hailed 
of all the ‘55 introductions. Runner up All Ameri- 
can Selections. Has won many ribbons as a seed- 
ling. 
Any size bulb $3.00, 10 Blbts. $2.50 — with bulb. 
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