ZIG ZAG (Pierce ’54) — 251 M 
We are indeed proud of the first small type glad we 
ever introduced, Zig Zag. We once predicted that 
someday it would rank with other top-notch show 
miniatures such as Statuette, Aria, Lucille, Little Pal 
and Fifth Avenue, but we hardly dared dream that 
Zig Zag would prove that prophesy so convincingly 
the very first year. 
The three spikes of Zig Zag that won Best Recent Intro_ 
duction for us in three different Llinois shows in 1954. 
Left to right: Springfield, Chicago, Momence. The Chi- 
cago spike, center picture, was also judged Grand 
Champion Spike of the Show. Models shown with it are 
Kathy Kowalski and Sharon Kaye, both of Chicago. 
We showed Zig Zag at three consecutive shows here 
in Illinois last summer, and in al] three shows it was 
judged Best Recent Introduction, including all sizes. 
But the supreme triumph came at our biggest show 
at Chicago when Zig Zag was acclaimed Grand 
Champion Spike of the show. This was indeed a 
great moment in our career, for in twenty ‘years of 
showing glads we had never won a grand champion 
spike award although we had taken show sweep- 
stakes and grand champion 38-spikes a few times. 
What a thrill it was, and what better way could there 
be to climax the crusade for the advancement of the 
miniature glad that we began a few years back! 
Zig Zag is light red in color with splashes of gold in 
the throats of the 3% inch florets. Even small bulbs 
produce good spikes of 17 buds. Medium and large 
bulbs, including splits, give tremendous spikes of 19- 
21 buds with 6-7 florets open in informal zig-zag ar- 
rangement. Bulblet production is moderate and ger- 
mination is good, 
We are confident you will like this flashy show glad 
and that it will win for you. 
L. $3.00; M. $2.00; S. $1.25; 
Bulblets 40c each, 10 for $3.00 
Grower’s Unit: 1 L, 1M, 1S & 10 bulblets for $8.00 
MIXTURE 
Good mixture of at least 6 varieties of small type 
glads. No junk, and a good balance of colors. 
50 L. $3.00; 50 M. $2.00; 50 S. $1.00 
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