¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ (400)(Fischer, 1954) 
Snowd rift 2 bs) ays) (white 
Christmas x Dawn Glow) Snowdrift won 5 grand 
championships last summer! This 1954 introduction 
won the Single Spike and Three Spike Grand Cham- 
pionships at the Central International Glad Show at 
Rochester, Minnesota last summer. These spikes were 
grown by Melvin and Marvin Schrimpf of show-table 
fame from Bay City, Wisconsin. These precisely-styled 
spikes illustrated on page 6 were as beautiful as I have 
seen on any court of honor anywhere. Herbert Vin- 
cent won top single-spike honors with it at the South- 
ern Wisconsin-Northern Illinois show at Elkhorn, Wis- 
consin. Best cup of the show went to Snowdrift by 
John Hegarty of Loup City, Nebraska. And, again, 
Snowdrift, grown by Rosemary Carlton, was awarded 
Grand Champion at Perkins, Oklahoma. It also re- 
ceived awards in many other shows. Nor were its 
winnings confined to the show table. Snowdrift tied 
for second place as the best 1954 introduction in the 
current N.A.G.C. Symposium. 
This ruffled, waxy, snow-sculptured stylist is a flow- 
er one dreams about but rarely sees. While enjoying 
its grace, elegance and purity one is moved by a silent 
message from above. From mid-season on until frost 
our crew gravitated to Snowdrift while cutting flowers 
for the florists. Small bulbs produce marketable 
spikes. It opens very well from tight bud, is an aver- 
age propagator, and a rugged grower from bulblets. 
Make Snowdrift a new star to grace your garden! 
(L 1-1.00; 10-8.00) (M 1-.75; 10-6.00) 
(S 1-.50; 10-4.00) (Blbts. 10-1.00) 
“You may be interested in knowing that we think 
Snowdrift was the best 1954 introduction we had in 
our field.” —Ralph J. Pommert. Washington. 
“I might tell you that I saw John Hegarty, Loup 
City, Nebraska, carry off Best in Show cup in our last 
Sunday’s Lincoln Gladiolus Society Show with a heau- 
tiful spike of your ‘Snowdrift! (‘ Mother Fischer’ was 
reserve champion.) With all the ‘Ohs’ and ‘Ahs’ I 
heard about this glad and your picture on the August 
issue of Popular Gardening, you certainly should have 
a run on it next spring.” —O. H. Witt, Nebraska. 
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Southern Belle ***— (& & 
(75 days) (Friendship x Dawn Glow) The gracious 
lady of our glad planting, Southern Belle, can be de- 
pended upon whether you grow her from large bulbs 
or small, a trait inherited from Friendship, no doubt. 
She will please you with her generous height and bud 
count and absolutely thrill you by her capacity to 
bloom perfectly right down the row—we mean a long, 
long row. Her healthy pink and cream complexion 
is highlighted with a touch of blue eye shadow, though 
our color plates on pages 41 and 45 did not catch this 
subtle smokiness. One of our best growers and propa- 
gators we do not hesitate to give Southern Belle our 
unqualified approval. Won second-day Grand Cham- 
pion at Southern California Glad Society Show at 
South Gate, and Second-day three-spike Grand Cham- 
pion at Rochester, Minnesota. 
(L 1-.25; 10-2.00) CM 2-.30; 10-1.20) 
(S 10-.65) (Blbts. 25-.25; 100-.75) 
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Sparkling Eyes -e 1953) ° “ws 
days) (Better Times X (Greta Garbo x Dawn Glow)) 
A honey! This stretchy white with eye-riveting violet- 
purple blotches opens a real ribbon of bloom. You'll 
never forget Sparkling Eyes! A handsome glad appro- 
priately named. Produces handsome bulbs, too! 
(L 1-.60; 10-4.80) (M 1-.40; 10-3.20) 
(S 1-.25; 10-2.00) (Blbts. 6-.25) 
“Ruffled Ebony was really great despite the weath- 
ery —Edward J. Winski, West Virginia. 
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Spic and Span Se we “i 
(80 days) (Picardy x New Era) Spic and Span has 
enjoyed meteoric yet prolonged popularity. Intro- 
duced in 1946 at $5.00 per bulb it has replaced Picardy 
as the leading gladiolus cut-flower in less than a dec- 
ade. Florida growers use it extensively. Nor are the 
commercial growers the only ones to recognize SSplese 
merit. Hobbyists have won more ribbons with this 
variety in recent years than with any other. In fact, 
many show chairmen have considered making a special 
Spic and Span class in order to give other pinks a 
sporting chance. 
(L 2-.25; 10-1.00) (M 10-.70) 
(S 10-.40) (Blbts. Pkg. .25) 
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Spotlight e e @e e (80 days) (Picardy x 
Yellow Seedling derived from Jonquil, Dawson, Golden 
Dream, and Orange Queen) A well-known commer- 
cial yellow producing tall spikes, carrying 5-6 round, 
plain-petalled florets of a medium-deep yellow color 
with a spark of red in the throat. Spotlight is an out- 
standing cutter and shipper. Bulbs should be well 
cured at digging time. 
(L 2-.25; 10-1.00) (M 10-.70) 
(S 10-.40) (Blbts. Pkg. .25) 
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