Reduaod TMarseriee’ QUALITY GLADIOLUS (2: 7955 
A. B. COUTTS (Coutts). A clear frosty giant buff that out does all others in 
this color. Height 60 inches, 28 inch flowerhead, 8 open and 8 in color. 
Florets 534 inches. 
ACE OF SPADES (Sisson). The blackest of the black reds. Opens 6 nicely 
ruffled 5-inch florets on a 20-bud spike. 
ANDRENA (Armstrong). Pale phlox pink with large yellow throat. A beauti- 
ful blend of pastel tones. New. 
ANNE SHERMAN (Woods). Beautiful clear shell pink with 7 ruffled and 
fluted florets open at once. 
AUREOLE (Pruitt). A clear ruffled medium dark yellow. 
AUTUMN MOON (Fischer). Immense light yellow with saucer-like florets. 
BARRETT’S BEAUTY (Barrett). A grand ruffled white with purple throat 
markings. Tall grower with long flowerhead and perfect placement. 
BENJAMIN BRITTEN (K & M). Deep toned lavender approaching light 
purple. Opens 6-8 at once. 
BETTY DUNCAN (Ben.). A lovely orange blending to a clear golden throat. 
The best commercial orange we know. 
BIRCH RED (Rich). Smooth, pure medium red without markings. Stands 
heat well. 
BLACK OPAL (Errey). An exceptionally rich dark red self. Very tall spikes. 
BOISE BELLE (Roberts). Unusual and beautiful combination of deep pink 
and yellow. Intensely ruffled. 
ROSITA 
BOLDFACE (Evans). A striking blotched variety of deep salmon scarlet. 
Throat of dark red bordered pure white. 
BONNIE BRAE (Mode 1951). Blush salmon pink of most beautiful coloring. 
Heavy prize winner at Canadian shows. 
BRIDAL ORCHID (Carlson). New pastel lavender opening 10 six-inch 
florets with six showing color. 
BUENA VISTA (Pruitt-Majeski). An immense rose-red attaining a height 
of five feet with 8-10 six-inch florets open at once. A 100% cutter. 
BURMA (Palmer). Heavily ruffled deep rose shading to a lighter throat. 
Opens 8 well placed blooms. 
CATHERINE BEATH (Coutts). The deepest yellow glad we have ever seen. 
Tall slender spikes with up to 11 open florets. 
CHAMOUNY (Baerman). Deep rose with lighter margining on edges of 
petals. Tall and straight. 
CLARENCE D. FORTNAM (Kade!) . Beautiful blush pink. Voted ‘’Most Beau- 
tiful’’ at Eastern Int. Show, 1948-1949-1950. 
COLUMBIA (Roberts) . Color and petal edging similiar but superior to Corona. 
Beautifully frilled and firmly attached florets, of which there are 6-8 open 
and 5 showing color. Spikes up to 414 ft. with a flowerhead of 24-26 in. 
COMPLEXION (Bastian). One of the best deep pink varieties. Excellent 
exhibition and commercial. 
COVER GIRL (La Sale). A giant medium pink, opening 10-12 well placed 
florets on a five-foot spike. 
CROWN JEWEL (Fischer). A lovely ruffled and blotched lavender. Opens 
8 of 20 buds on a 26-inch flowerhead. You will like this. 
DARK DAVID (Morgan). A giant glossy deep maroon of massive size and 
luxurious beauty. 
DAVID WARR (Warr). A very tall rich scarlet, ruffled and needlepointed 
petals. Height 60 inches, 26 inch flowerhead, 10 open. 
DEBORAH SAMPSON (Scheer). Pastel blend of soft pink and creamy buff. 
DIEPPE (Hassell). Deep salmon-red with darker blotch. Very distinctive and 
beautiful color. 
DIXIE ROSE (Tyndall). A purplish red, very velvety sheen to petals, slightly 
lighter throat. Height 54 inches, 24 inch flowerhead with 10 open florets. 
DOLLY VARDEN (Harris). Huge salmon with cream throat. Nine 61-inch 
florets open with seven showing color. 
D-TWELVE (Arenius). A clean medium self red. Eight open florets with six 
showing color. 
EARLY RED (Knight). Very early scarlet, opens 6-7 lage florets on tall 
straight spikes. Good commercial. 
EDGEWOOD (Torrie-Flad) . Medium deep ruffled rose. Tall grower that opens 
eight 5-inch florets on a long flowerhead. Sensational. 
EDITH WARR (Warr). Huge pink, 61/2-inch florets, 8 open and 6 showing 
color. Vigorous grower and rapid propagator. 
ELIZABETH THE QUEEN (White). Beautiful lavender with darker lines in 
throat. Large ruffled blooms with 8 open. 
ELMER’S ROSE (Fischer). Ruffled, rich deep rose of great beauty and out- 
standing performance. Watch it climb the symposium ladder. 
ESQUIRE (Ficht) . Bright scarlet with a dusting of gold. Opens 7-8 very large 
florets on a 28-inch flowerhead. 
EVANGELINE (Palmer). Large, very light rose with creamy yellow throat. 
Heavily ruffled. Opens 12. 
FESTIVAL (Hatch). Color deep red. Spikes attain 51/2 feet with 32-inch 
flowerhead and 8-10 well placed blooms open at once. 
FIREBRAND (Butt). Glistening medium red, slightly darker throat with 
white lines on lower petals. ‘ 
FIRE GLEAM (Jack). Heavily ruffled, fiery scarlet with a white line on 
darker lips. Opens up to 10 florets on a 30-inch flowerhead. 
FIRE OPAL (Fischer). Bright salmon-orange with yellow throat. Opens 6-7 
on spikes of moderate height. A blazing contrast of color. 
FLORA (Fischer). Needlepointed rose. Open 5-7 five-inch blooms. 
FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE (Harris). Marvelous glistening white which is 
heavily petaled and ruffled. Grows 68 inches tall, 28-inch flowerhead and 
seven open blooms. 
FORSYTHIA (Harris). Deep yellow with slightly greenish cast. Height 55 
inches, 26-inch flowerhead of 20 buds with 8 open. 
FORT KNOX (Torrie). Color similar to Gold but with very long spike and 
flowerhead. Height 58 inches, 22 buds on a flowerhead of 28 inches, and 
6-8 slightly ruffled 6 inch florets open at once. 
FRANCESCA (Toben). Heavily ruffled lavender pink with cream throat. Tall 
spikes of 20 buds with 6 open. A grand exhibition variety. 
FRASER (Harris) . Heavily ruffled very deep salmon. Opens 8 with 6 showing 
color on a very tall straight spike. 
FRIENDSHIP (Fischer) . Shade of pure pink blending to a creamy throat. The 
frosty effect is beautiful. Early. 
GAIL (Farrington) . Light lavender shading to deeper lavender at petal edges. 
Stretchy spikes. Good commercial. 
GENERAL MARSHALL (K & M). Deep scarlet with creamy blotch. Very 
valuable due to its earliness. 
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