GENERAL DESCRIPTIVE LIST 
ABLAZE (Roberts ’54) 351 (E). A flashy combination of brilliant red and 
clear yellow, Ablaze will open about five medium-large florets at a time on 
spikes of moderate height. Not an exhibition type, but a nice novelty where 
a bright, attractive color is wanted for bouquets or arrangements. A real at- 
tention-getter. 
L $2.00, M $1.50, S $1.00, Bulblets .20 each, 10-$1.50. 
ACE OF SPADES (Sisson ’50) 454 (EM). Darkest of the black reds; a 
midnight maroon with silky sheen and buds of jet black. It won't open too 
many at once (about 5 or 6), but the florets are large and very nicely waved 
and somewhat ruffled. The white stamens offer a pleasing contrast. One of 
the best growers and propagators in this color. We wish it were just a little 
more heat resistant; extra fine in cool weather. 
L .35, M .25, S 2-.30, Bulblets 10-.20, 50-.75. 
ANGEL WINGS (Kolb ’54) 300 (EM). Another good white, this new one 
came from Canada last year without much buildup, but proved to be one of 
the nicer things in our trial garden. Florets are medium to large, close to 
400 size here. A good grower and propagator, it would seem to give promise 
for cutflower use when more stock is available. Angel Wings scored 88 
points in winning the silver medal award of the Canadian Glad Growers 
trial garden. It will open 7 or 8 of its 20-22 buds at once on fairly tall, 
slender, straight spikes. 
M $1.50, S $1.00, Bulblets .25 each, 10-$2.00. 
ARGENTINE (Roberts ’55) 410 (M). New yellow. See 1955 Introductions. 
BERGEN (Van Voorhis ’54) 470 (E). A reddish purple of distinctive shade 
and exceptional vigor in plant and spike growth. It will open a lot of large, 
plain-petaled florets at once, but they seem to want to play “ring around 
the rosy” with the stem at times. The good spikes, however, are really tre- 
mendous, and should be potential prize winners at any show. 
L $2.00, M $1.35, S .65, Bulblets .25 each, 10-$2.00. 
BERMUDA (Roberts ’52) 531 (M). This variety and Delight probably have 
the heaviest ruffling of any glads to date. Bermuda’s waxy-textured florets 
have the feel of fine soft leather; exceptionally thick-substanced. We would 
place it close to the top of the list in beauty, both in form and in color. In 
bud, the petals are remarkably tucked and folded, and even in full bloom 
the extreme ruffling and fluting is its most obvious feature. Color is a soft, 
clear light salmon with a clean-cut creamy white throat, and a sparkling 
texture. It wiJl open up to 8 or 9 very large flowers on good stems with 
fairly good tlowerheads. An average propagator of bulblets which run very 
small, but which usually germinate quite well and make fair sized bulbs. 
L $2.00, M $1.50, S $1.00, Bulblets .20 each, 10-$1.50, 100-$12.00. 
BLUE DEVIL (Larus 51) 479 (EM). A very striking, somewhat bizarre 
medium blue-violet with prominent violet red 
blotches tipped with white. 7 to 9 medium sized 
florets are open at a time on good spikes. A 
good novelty, and undoubtedly the showiest 
and most spectacular blue glad. 
L $1.50, M $1.00, S .75, Bulblets 2-.30, 10-$1.20. 
BOISE BELLE (Roberts ’48) 483 (ML). One 
of the best exhibition glads because of its abil- 
ity to regularly open from 10 to 12 of its total 
22 to 26 buds at once. However, its appealing 
color combination of deep salmon-pink and 
yellow makes it outstanding for beauty, as 
well. The medium-large florets are nicely ruf- 
fled, and they open and hold up exceptionally 
