April, 1918 
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Slower (Brower 
WAYSIDE RAMBLINGS 
BLUE GLADIOLI. 
In one of the last Flower Growers 
I read something about Blue Gladioli. 
I have a fine collection of these 
Gladioli, having made a specialty of 
this color in the last few years. I re- 
ceived for my blue Gladioli the follow- 
ing prizes : 
Bronze medal at Leiden in 1912. 
Silver medal at London in 1912. 
Bronze medal at Hillegom in 1913. 
Bronze medal at Ghent in 1913. 
Golden medal at Haarlem in 1917. 
Award of merit for Badenia at Haar- 
lem in 1912. 
First class certificate for Baron Hulot 
at Haarlem in 1912. 
Award of merit for King of the Blues 
at London in 1913. 
Award of Merit for Rosa Lindt at 
Haarlem in 1913. 
Award of Merit for Rev. Ewbank at 
Haarlem in 1915. 
Award of Merit for Muriel at Haar- 
lem in 1915. 
Award of Merit for King of the Blues 
at Haarlem in 1916. 
Trial ground certificate for Mr. 
Mark in 1917. 
Trial ground certificate for Nora in 
1917. 
Trial ground certificate for Master 
Wieise in 1916. 
Award of Merit for Master Wietse in 
1916. 
Award of Merit for Rosa Lindt in 1913. 
Following sorts were, until now, cul- 
tivated by me : 
Adeline Patti, dark violet. 
Ali, blue, white and yellow spot. 
(Small stock, new.) 
Badenia, light blue, violet striped, 
distinct color. First class certificate. 
Blue fay, dark blue, yellow spot. 
Baron Joseph Hulot, deep violet blue. 
The old best dark blue. First class 
certificate. 
Catharina, light blue with dark 
blotch. 
Conspicuous, light blue, dark blue 
spotted, yellow centre. 
Corri, light blue, white spot, fine 
flower. 
Hubertus, extra fine lilac blue, long 
stem. The best cheaper sort in the 
trade. 
King of the Blues, extra fine new dark 
blue sort. Award of Merit, Haarlem 
and London. 
Mr. Mark, beautiful lilac with dark 
blotch, strong grower. Trial ground 
certificate Haarlem. 
Muriel, fine light blue. Awards of 
Merit, Haarlem and London. 
Mystery, light white blue with darker 
centre. 
Nora, light blue, extra fine sort. 
Award of Merit and Trial ground cer- 
tificate at Haarlem. 
Rev. Ewbank, fine light blue. Early. 
Award of Merit at Haarlem. 
Senator Voillant, good dark blue. 
Viola, white blue with deep blue 
spot. 
Wm. Copland, light blue. Older sort. 
Further in purple : 
Distinction, extra strong grower. 
Dark color, long stem. 
Lord Balfour, dark purple violet. 
Master Wietse, fine violet. Extra cut 
flower. Award of Merit and Trial 
ground certificate at Haarlem. 
Master Wiebertus, light mauve color. 
Rosa Lindt, purple violet. 
So you see there are many blue 
Gladioli, among which there are plenty 
of the best colors and strong growers. 
K. Velthuys. 
ORIGIN OF GLADIOLUS VARIETIES — 
SYNONYMOUS NAMES. 
Answer to Mr. Stalnaker’s desire to 
know the origin of Tracy’s Mrs. fames 
Lancashire. The originator was Stew- 
art who exhibited it in 1909 as Fairy 
Queen, changing it in 1913 to Fairy. 
Rouge Torch, introduced by Tracy in 
1914, was originated by Groff. Maize, 
named by Tracy, was originated by 
Umpleby (No. 5.) Tracy’s Madam 
Butterfly was originated by Groff. 
Cowee’s Rosella has been sold under 
the name of Kathryn ; Cowee’s Scars- 
dale has sold as Cedar Acres Mauve. 
Princess Sanderson, of Tracy’s catalog, 
is Cowee’s Snowbank. Mr. Stalnaker 
says that Grenadier and Mrs. Scott 
Durand are identical, but the true va- 
rieties of these are quite different. 
Both are from Coblentz. Grenadier, 
however, is identical with Velvet King, 
Emma, Sidney Grant, Wm. Mason and 
Richmond Red. Mrs. W. E. Fryer and 
Red Canna are identical. Cowee’s 
Meadowvale has been sold under the 
names of Purity and Canada. Hol- 
landia has sold as Mikado, Alice Roose- 
velt and Yellow Brenchleyensis. Stewart 
catalogued Lemoine’s Lacordaire as 
Empire. Groff’s Evaline synonyms are 
Smoky Velvet, Large Purplish and John 
Schmelzer. Kunderd’s Gaiety has been 
called Bird of Paradise and Pigeon. 
Cowee’s Taconic has sold under Per- 
fection, Gertrude and George Betscher. 
Reine de L’ Anjou, Reine Blanche, Le 
Radium, Jeanne d’ Arc and White Ex- 
celsior are identical. The authority 
for all the above synonyms is Alfred 
C. Hottes (Cornell Bulletin, 11). Polar 
Star and Deiner’s White are also iden- 
tical. 
C. M. S. 
MULTIPLICATION OF GLADIOLUS CORMS. 
In the December number I noticed 
that a bulb multiplied seven times. In 
1916 I had two corms throwing nine 
new corms each, but no flowers re- 
sulted. My experience is that where 
corms divide into more than three that 
they do not bloom that year, but I 
have had them give good bloom the 
next year. I do not like to see them 
divide too much. 
J. T. D. 
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ORIGIN OF VARIETIES. 
It was rather surprising to me to see 
Mr. Black make the statement in your 
March issue (under the title of “Origin 
of Varieties”) that Black Hawk and Mrs. 
Frank Pendleton “ were not considered 
worthy of a name by the originator, 
until their merits had been discovered 
by others who segregated them from 
seedling mixtures.” Mr. Black has 
been misinformed, as the statement is 
wholly contradictory of the facts. Mrs. 
Frank Pendleton was grown by me un- 
der the name of Giant Spot Lemoine 
prior to its sale to Mr. W. W. Rawson 
of Boston. Neither was it ever grown 
in a mixture prior to the sale above re- 
ferred to. A number of my customers 
had obtained the variety from me be- 
fore I sold the stock under the name 
of Giant Spot Lemoine and to some of 
them I also sent mixtures into which I 
put a few bulbs of the variety from the 
separately grown stock. I regret to 
have to make this correction again, as 
once before I have been obliged to. 
The variety Black Hawk did not leave 
my place in a “seedling mixture” but 
was sold by me to Mr. M. F. Wright in 
a choice mixture of separately growing 
seedlings of my production, together 
with some of my choice named varie- 
ties. My reason for not naming the 
variety was that I was growing other 
much superior varieties of the same 
class of color, some of which were to 
be offered as soon as I could work up 
a sufficient stock to enable me to in- 
troduce them. 
The above statements can easily be 
verified by anyone from my records 
and a comparison of varieties. I am 
taking this occasion to correct at least 
some of the assertions made, of origi- 
nators being unable to recognize any 
value in their productions until their 
merits were first discovered by others. 
The fact that an originator is growing 
a variety separately under a name or 
number is conclusive proof of his con- 
sciousness of its merit. All too often 
a rediscoverer has made the mistake, 
without a careful scrutiny of the facts, 
of thinking that his discovery was the 
original one. The indiscriminate re- 
naming of varieties isolated from mix- 
tures is very unadvisable and should be 
discouraged, as it is largely responsible 
for the duplicating of names which is 
causing so much confusion and disap- 
pointment. 
A. E. Kunderd. 
nos. 111-112-113. 
I think I must take a ramble along 
your “Wayside” and it will be a sort 
of reminiscent ramble, for it was a 
number of years ago I purchased our 
first lot of bulbs of Silver Trophy Sec. 2, 
a mixture of white, light and yellow, 
from Mr. Arthur Cowee. I had read 
the description so many times that as 
I walked along the rows I imagined 
just how the flowers would look. I 
watched the growth feverishly and as 
they bloomed my delight was beyond 
measure. They were all that I had an- 
ticipated. Well, they were mine now, 
and I would please others as these had 
