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Redwood Nurseceos QUALITY GLADIOLUS (02 (955--continued 
SCEPTRE (White). Soft tone of medium yellow without markings. Eight to 
nine ruffled florets open on a flowerhead of 34 inches and 23-25 buds. 
Grows 66 inches tall, foliage heavy but short. making it a fine cutter. 
Good grower. 
SHERWOOD (Pruitt). One of the best of the newer purple glads. Opens 7 
lightly ruffled blooms. 
SIERRA SNOW (Harris). Lovely ruffled white. Good texture. Opens 12 with 
10 in color, 22-24 buds. Said to be better than Florence Nightingale. 
SILCHERLIED (K G M). La France pink with deep bordeau blotch. Opens 
7 on a 20-bud spike. New. 
SKYWAY (Stevens). A clear light pink with a white to cream throat. Will 
open 7 on a 32-inch flowerhead of 18-20 buds. 
SNOWCLAD (Harris). A taller and better finished Sierra Snow. This will 
grow to 72 inches with 30 inch flowerhead. Opens 12 in field with 10 in 
color. Ruffled and fluted. 
SNOWDRIFT (Fischer). An exhibition ruffled white that has taken a num- 
ber of championships even before introduction. Flowerheads up to 30 
inches with 10 open florets. Florets are round and of heavy texture. 
Sensational. 
SNOW PRINCESS (K & M). Popular commercial white that still rates high for 
cut flower purposes. 
SOUTHERN BELLE (Fischer). A sparkling pink, contrasted with a stunning 
white throat. Petal margining of silver. 
SPARKLING EYES (Jack). Ruffled white with clear violet-purple blotches. 
Tall spikes with up to 24 buds and 7-8 open. 
SPIC & SPAN (Carlson). Tall, ruffled deep pink that is fast replacing Picardy 
as the leading cutflower variety. Spikes are gun barrel type, carrying 20-22 
buds and opening 10 in the field. Holds color.to the tip. If we grew only 
one variety, this would be IT. 
SPOTLIGHT (Palmer). Medium deep yellow with small scarlet blotch. Blooms 
perfectly placed on tall, straight slender spikes. 
STERLING (Harris) . A phlox purple with a rose feather in the throat. Ruffled. 
STORMY WEATHER (Barrett) . Lavender and grey that opens 8 ruffled florets 
on long stretchy spikes. Best smoky. 
STRAWBERRY PEACH (Salbach). Beautifully ruffled orange-pink with soft 
scarlet blotch and feathering. 
SUNSET GOLD (Clegg). A grand buff toned yellow classed as an orange 
possibly because of the brilliant orange center. A really good one with 
5 V4 inch florets, 20 buds on a 55 inch straight spike. 
SUSAN KAY (Mikle). Beautifully ruffled pink which we consider as good or 
better than Friendship. Height 50 inches, 5-6 open on an 18-bud spike. 
SWEET SIXTEEN (Fischer). Color white, delicately flushed a sparkling pale 
pink. The glad with the school-girl complexion. Florets recurved form with 
fe eTOnOpen). act’ 
TEMPTATION (Kadel). Radiant self purple opening 6 large florets. Does not 
“water spot. 
TERRIFIC (Wilson). A deep canary yellow, Tall plants Onens 12 or mare 
52-inch blooms. 
THE RAJAH (Jack). Rich ruffled exhibition purple. Nine or more open on a 
32-inch flowerhead. 
TYRONE (Deam). Clean orchid lavender. Winner of several Grand Cham- 
pionships. 
TRULY FAIR (Woods). A glorified American Beauty Red. Fifty-eight inch 
spikes, 30-inch flowerhead, with 8 beautifully ruffled blooms open at once. 
VALDA (Barrett). This glad is practically a larger, taller, rosy colored Eliza- 
beth the Queen, with a very tall spike and 28 inch flowerhead. It is ruffled 
and needlepointed and opens 8 with 8 in color. 
VALENTINE (Larus). A very large salmon orange with a deep salmon blotch. 
An easy grower that produces massive blooms. A striking exhibition variety. 
PAISLEY — A New 1954 Introduction 
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
VIOLET CHARM (Jack). Light violet, cream throat with deep violet arrow. 
Strong straight spikes with 22 buds and 10 open florets. 
VIOLET DICKINSON (Barrett). Beautifully ruffled white with purple throat 
darts. Opens 8-10 florets. 
WEDDING MARCH (Sisson). Beautiful light pink with creamy throat, faintly. 
brushed rose. Spikes are tall with 7 open florets. 
WEDGWOOD (Fischer). A beautiful blending of lavender and cream. Its 
fine ruffling and earliness make it a leading floral type. 
WHISTLE STOP (Woods). A brilliant ruffled rose purple that attains a 
height of 66 inches. Flowerhead 34 inches, with 24 buds and 10 open 
florets. 
WHITE GODDESS (Roberts). Heavily ruffled creamy white, opening 7-9 well 
placed blooms on a 22-bud spike. 
WHITE LACE (Fischer). An intensely frilled and heavy textured white with 
an ivory throat. Unsurpassable for beauty. A grand florist variety. 
WHITE SYMPHONY (Webb). Heavily ruffled snow white. One of the very 
best whites. 
WHITE TOWER (Lins). Giant pure white with vivid pink blotch. Admittedly 
one of the best blotched whites. Opens 7-9 huge well formed, well at- 
tached, wide open florets of heavy substance on an 18-20 bud flowerhead 
on giant plants. 
WILD FIRE (Lins). A grand heavily ruffled scarlet of extra heavy texture and 
glistening brilliancy. Height 52 inches, 25-inch flowerhead and 6-8 open 
florets. 
WONDER BOY (Tyndell). The sensational new purple, a rich dark purple of 
very fine substance. Produces magnificent exhibition blooms. One we 
highly recommend. 
YELLOW HERALD (K G M). Rich yellow, slightly ruffled. Splendid cut- 
flower variety. 
ZEPHYR (Palmer). A bright pink that opens up to 12 florets at a time. 
DOLLAR SPECIALS——_ 
We offer the following commercial and choice glads in large and 
medium sizes only, all at one price. POSTPAID. Minimum order 12 
large or 16 medium of any one variety. 
12 Large, $1.00 16 Medium, $1.00 
Aureole Elizabeth the Queen Ravel 
Autumn Moon Evangeline Red Charm 
Benjamin Britten Firebrand Sherwood 
Bridal Orchid General Marshall Skyway 
Burma Mighty Monarch Snow Princess 
Chamouny My Dear Spic G Span 
Complexion Orange Gold Spotlight 
Cover Girl Oriental Pearl Temptation 
Deborah Sampson Pactolus Violet Dickinson 
Dieppe Personality White Goddess 
D-Twelve Purple Supreme Yellow Herald 
RAINBOW MIXTURES 
For those whose planting space is limited and who wish a grand array 
of color, we offer two RAINBOW MIXTURES of blooming size bulbs 
consisting of not less than 40 varieties. Your neighbor will envy these. 
POSTPAID 
RAINBOW MIXTURE (B) 100 No. 3 Bulbs, $3.50 
RAINBOW MIXTURE (A) 100No. 2 Bulbs, $4.50 
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