FORT KNOX (Torrie-Flad ’53) 412 (EM). A bright true yellow, with color 
and substance similar to Gold but with several more buds on a longer flower- 
head. A beautiful large, ruffled yellow, with considerably more florescence 
than most yellows have. For a yellow glad to win a Grand Championship is 
extremely rare, but Fort Knox won two of them during the 1954 show sea- 
son: at Algona, Iowa, and at the Heart of America society’s show at Kansas 
City. 
L .75, M .50, Bulblets 2-.20, 10-.75. 
FORTUNE (Melk ’54) 422 (EM). Every hybridizer would like to find among 
his seedlings a larger glad with the lovely golden-orange color of Little 
Gold. So far none has succeeded, but the Melk brothers have come close with 
their new variety, Fortune. It is a notable advance, in color and in spike, 
over Orange Gold and others. Fortune will open at least six medium-large 
flowers on good spikes of 18 buds. A good propagator. 
L $1.50, M $1.00, S .60, Bulblets .20 each, 10-$1.50. 
FRANCESCA (Toben ’50) 566-466 (ML). A ruffled light pinkish lavender 
with opalescent tones and creamy shadings toward the center. At times and 
under certain lights it almost seems to take on a “changeable silk” pattern. 
One of our perennial favorites, Francesca should be well-grown and given 
plenty of water to bring out its full beauty. A fine spike of this variety was 
second day Reserve Champ at the Indiana show last summer. 
L .50, M .35, S .20, Bulblets 10-.30, 50-$1.20 
GAIETY (Roberts ’55) 860 (ML). New daylily-like glad. See 1955 Introduc- 
tions. 
GARNET RUFFLES (Maynard ’53) 352 (M). A beautiful color, and a glad 
that is fast becoming an important show winner. Clear, dark garnet red of 
an intense self shade, no apparent markings. It opens quite a ribbon of 
bloom for a glad of medium size, up to 8 or more on willowy, straight spikes. 
Garnet Ruffles was Champion 3-spike entry of the 1954 St. Louis show, 
and Reserve Champion at Alfred, N. Y. A variety must have top quality of 
color and spike to win over glads of larger floret size, and Garnet Ruffles 
definitely has these qualities; a beautiful glad. 
L $1.50, M $1.00, S .75, Bulblets 2-.25, 10-$1.00, 50-$4.00. 
GLAD TIDINGS (Arenius 752) 462 (EM). A lovely’ color that will remind 
many fans of Miss Wisconsin, although Glad Tidings has a softer, smoother 
tone of rose. More of a deep pink-rose than the usual lavender rose of most 
so-called “rose colored” glads. Flowerhead could be a bit longer to be in 
best proportion to the tall stem, but it makes a nice showing when its 6 or 7 
florets are open in the field; more if opened indoors, A really fine color for 
floral work of any kind. 
L .75, M .50, S .25, Bulblets 4-.25, 10-.50, 100-$4.00. 
GOLD (Marshall ’51) 412 (E). Not the perfect yellow everyone is looking 
for, but certainly a step in the right direction. Combining fine color, excel- 
lent petal substance, moderate ruffling, and good lasting qualities, it is sur- 
passed by only a few of the very latest introductions. Its only fault is a 
rather short flowerhead with not more than about 14 buds, as a rule. It still 
excels all other yellows, however, in its lovely color and faultless broad- 
petaled form. ‘ 
L .25, M .20, S 2-.25, Bulblets 10-.20. 
GOLDEN BOY (Secrest ’54) 310 (EM). A beautiful new yellow that will 
undoubtedly head the: medium-sized class in this color, and has already won 
a couple of grand championships at the shows, as well as several sectional 
and seedling championships. Quite an acconiplishment for a yellow, and not 
a real big one, at that! We found a small percentage of slightly crooked 
stems in this variety, otherwise it had no discernable faults. Golden Boy 
won an Approval Award from the 1953 N.A.G.C. trial garden. 
L $1.50, M $1.00, S .60, Bulblets 2-.25, 5-.50. 
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