Gladiolus Studies — III 279 



CORNELL VARIETY TEST OF GLADIOLI No. 



Name Old Nos. 



BLOOM — Size — Very large-large-medium-small. i 



Color marking ■< 



Segments — Equal- unequal; connivent-separate. ( 



Upper — -Horizontal-hooded-reflexed; broad-narrow. Lower — straight-refle.\; broad-narrow. 



St.^mens — Color of filament; of style; 



TcBE — Straight-cun'ed ; slender-stout; long-short; compact-loose. 



SPIKE — Tall-medium-short; erect-curs'ed-drooping; free-fair-bloomer-no bloom. No. blooms 



Branched? 



REMARKS ON BLOOM — Compact, loose; keeping quality ; substance 



HABIT OF PLANT — Erect-drooping; tall-medium-dwarf. Height of plant 



Spreading-eompact. 

 GROWTH — Good-medium-poor. Season — Early-mid-season-late. 

 PROLIFICACY — No. CoRMS — Many-few. Size — Large-small. No. Cormels — Many-few. Size— 



Large-small. 

 FOLIAGE — Well-furnished-medium-poor; broad-medium-narrow; veins prominent-obscure. 

 COMMERCIAL VALUE — Clt Flower — Extra good-good-medium-poor. 



L.a.ndsc^pe — Extra good-good-medium-poor. 

 VALUE AS A WHOLE — Extra good-good-medium-poor. 



remarks: 



.^stiv.\tion 



No. corms sent No. that grew No. that bloomed. 



At the time of describing the varieties, little time is available for 

 noting the name of the originator and the date of introduction. These 

 facts are filled in later, usually during the winter. From catalogs and 

 by correspondence u-ith men who have introduced varieties, dates of 

 introduction are noted. 



An attempt is made in describing each variety to note all the important 

 points in regard to growth and structure. The trial grounds usually 

 possess from three to five bulbs of each variet}', and it is therefore 

 impossible to make authoritative notes descriptive of certain points. 

 For example, it would be difficult to determine definitely that a variety 

 was of good keeping quality. It might be possible to get an idea of the 

 keeping quality, but since temperature and environmental factors through- 

 out the blooming season van,- so much it has been felt that this question 

 would almost bear special investigation. 



