PINK RIBBON (Spencer ’42) — 240 E 
One of the leading ribbon winners in the small pinks. 
Spikes are tall and stretchy, holding 5 to 6 open 
florets. These are light pink with deep pink stippling 
on a cream throat. Every one likes it. 
L. 2-25c; M. 3-25c; S. 5-25¢ 
PINT SIZE (Evans ’54) — 166 E 
This is our only truly minature lavender. Color is 
medium shade of lavender, sometimes mottled, with 
creamy white throat. Dainty spikes average 15-17 
buds with 5-6 open florets. Pint Size did some win- 
ning for us last Season, and 1o00Ks as if it would make 
a good show record when more widely grown. 
L. $1.00; M. 75c; S. 50c 
PIROUETTE (Butt ’52) — 232 E 
Nicely ruffled orange-salmon with reddish stippling 
in throat. Florets arranged in vertical fashion on 
stretchy spikes. A very good little show variety that 
won us best 3-spike 200 at the ’54 LeRoy, Ill., show. 
L. 75ce; M. 50c; S. 25e 
Our elder son, Rex, proudly poses with the May-Hopkins 
Memorial Sweepstaks Trophy which we won with the 
showing of minature and small flowering varieties at 
the State Show of the Illinois Gladiolus Society at 
Springfield, Illinois in 1954. ; 
POLAR CUB (Evans ’53) — 200 M 
A pure, unmarked creamy white having clean-cut 
rounded florets stacked in verticle fashion one a-top 
the other. Spikes are very tall, and will produce 20 
to 24 buds with 8 to 10 florets open at a time. Polar 
Cub polled more vots in the 1954 NAGC Symposium 
than any other small type Recent Introduction. 
L. $2.00; M. $1.50; S. $1.00 
_ “Your beautifully packed bulbs were a joy to open— 
like Christmas, only better. Thank you for the nice 
bulbs and the extras.’’-—Mrs. L.E.M., Ind. 
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