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THE GLADIOLUS FANCIER’S GUIDEBOOK FOR 1934 
SALMON PINK 
CATHERINE COLEMAN 102 * + ttt Clean coral, 
purplish rose blotch. Our 1st Mah. ’31. N.E. 
G.S. ’32, ’33. Ohio ’33. L.06(100,4.00) 
GLORIANA P. G. 93 —ft* Perfect blending of 
light salmon into yellow throat. Rose bud type 
florets. A wonderful cut flower. A.G.S. ’30, ’31, 
’32. Our 1st Mah. ’31. L.05(100,3.00) M.02 
(100,1.00) S(100,.50) Bits (1000,.50) 
JEAN du TAILLES 98 * + tttt One of the best deep 
salmons, heavily blotched. Our 1st Mah. ’31, 
N.E.G.S. ’31. Ohio ’33. L.06(100,4.00) M.03 
(100,2.00) S(100,1.00) Bits (100,.50) 
JOH. S. BACH 80 **—ff|t Orange Salmon, shading 
bit lighter in throat. White median lines. Tall 
and strong. Huge, well arranged flowerhead. 
10-12 open at once. A.M., Haarlem. F.C.C. 
British G.S. Just released. Stock very limited. 
L2.25 Ml.75 SI.25 Bits (10,3.00) 
MARGARET FULTON 90 *— ft Clean, rich coral, 
throat bit lighter. Substance excellent. A.M., 
A.G.S. ’31, 1st A.G.S. ’32, beating some fine 
spikes of Mr. Phipps. Our 1st, Ohio ’33. LAO 
M.30 S.15 Bits (100,2.00) 
MILDRED LOUISE 86 **—ftt Clear, light straw¬ 
berry salmon, blending into yellow in throat. 
Type of spike about same as Picardy but florets 
never lose their glistening brilliance of color. 
Seedling award, Atlantic City, N.E.G.S., N.Y. 
Metro., Mich., all ’32. Seabrook Trophy best 
basket, A.G.S. ’33. Champ, bloom, com’l div., 
Ohio ’33. We took our spikes home after the 
show and they bloomed out to the tips for 23 
more days. L.45 M.35 S.25 Bits (10,1.60) 
MR. W. H. PHIPPS 110 **— tm Warm salmon 
pink, flecked. Five foot or longer spikes, 10-20 
open at once. Not uniform in its production of 
immense flowerheads but plenty to be worth 
while. After heading the A.G.S. symposium for 
four years, it has finally given way to Minuet and 
Marmora, but is still at the top of the color class. 
Has a past history of show championships much 
on order that now going to Picardy. It still 
takes a wonderful show specimen to beat Mr. 
Phipps. L.05(100,3.50) M.03(100,1.50) S(100, 
.75) Bits (1000,.50-pt 1.00) 
MRS. CALVIN COOLIDGE Pr. 72 — t A large 
prim., well ruffled. Soft, light salmon, blending 
into creamy yellow throat. A favorite cutting 
sort with all who know it. A.G.S. Award of 
Merit. Am. Ohio ’32. East Bay ’32, our 1st 
Mah. ’32, N.E.G.S. ’33. L.05(100,3.00) M.03 
(100,1.75) S(100,.80) Bits (100,.15) 
MRS. LEON DOUGLAS 94 ***—t Rosy salmon, 
flaked scarlet, red lines. Immense floret and 
spike. Very tall. A.G.S. ’31. Voted by A.G.S. 
7th best glad, all colors. L.04(100,2.75) Bits 
(100,.10-pt .60) 
OS ALIN 90 *—ft A soft coral with faint orange 
markings in throat. Unusually fine under artificial 
light. Tips very pleasing. A sort not to be over¬ 
looked by those able to grow in quantity. High 
English and Holland awards. Mah. ’33. L.07 
(100,4.00) M.03(100,,2.00) S(100,.75) Bits (100, 
,10-pt .75) 
PICARDY P. G. 90 **—fit Long, straight spikes 
of clear, light salmon, not far removed from apri¬ 
cot. Last year we predicted a rise in A.G.S. sym¬ 
posium vote from 34th to 4th but we gave it a 
few years time. However, has jumped to 5th 
place in but one year. Tops the N.E.G.S. sym¬ 
posium. A.M., B.G.S. 1st A.G.S., N.E.G.S., 
Mah., San Leandro, all ’33. Champ bloom of 
show, C.G.S. last 4 yrs., also champ Minn., Wise., 
Winnipeg and Ohio (amateur div.) all ’33. Prices 
are entirely out of balance for L and M size bulbs, 
in spite of wonderful propagation. By March 
15th we expect to regret being stampeded into 
these low prices by the quotations of others. 
L.25(100,16.00) M.15(100,10.00) S.10(100,7.00) 
Bits (100,3.00) 
SALBACH’S PINK 106 **— tftt Wide open, vel¬ 
vety, geranium pink. Soft carmine hair lines in 
throat. Substance unsurpassed. 10-16 mam¬ 
moth florets open at once, consistently making a 
bulk of flowerhead easily equal to that of Mr. 
Phipps when at its best, on an extra stout stem 
of about the same length. C.G.S. ’31, N.E.G.S. 
’32, E. Bay ’32 (both as best salmon, competing 
against Mr. Phipps, also for most buds and 
blooms). Wash, and San Leandro ’33. First 
year popularly priced. L.10(100,7.00) M.06(100, 
4.00) S.03(100,2.00) Bits (100,.50) 
SEESTERN 90 **-f-ftt Light salmon pink, small 
orange scarlet blotch, feathered light yellow. 
6-8 very large florets open. Good cut flower 
habits. A.M. Haarlem. Just released. L2.00 
Ml.25 S.80 Bits (10,2.00) 
PURE PINK 
FRANK J. McCOY 105 **— tttt Immense, tall, 
strong spike of pure pink. Calif. ’31 for most 
open. Our lets, both Mah. ’31 and A.G.S. '31. 
These latter three spikes were easily the most 
spectacular, pure pink blooms in the entire audi¬ 
torium, attracting much attention. N.E.G.S. ’32, 
Our 1st Ohio ’33. L.10(100,7.50) M.06(100,4.00) 
S.03(100,2.00) Bits (100,.20) 
LONGFELLOW 96 *— ft Clear, deep pink. Ex¬ 
ceptionally good placement and has all the traits 
required of a good cut flower. A.G.S.’32,’33. Our 
1st Mah. ’32. L.05(100,3.00) M.02(100,1.25) 
S (100,.60) Bits (1000,.40-pt .75) 
MISS NEW ZEALAND 93 ***—ft tt Color difficult 
to describe or classify. A deep pink suffused rose 
with some ground color of dark apricot salmon. 
A distinctive throat of color of a ripe peach. 
We have seen long spikes with 10 open florets, 
as many more in bud, the three lower florets a full 
8 inches diameter, the other seven tapering off to 
7 inches. Undoubtedly the giant of giants. If you 
conclude a grain of salt should be taken with this 
description you may regret it. Excellent sub¬ 
stance, straight spikes, powerful grower, accli¬ 
mates easily and a good propagator even from 
large bulbs. Champ bloom Marlborough Hort. 
Soc. ’32 and ’33, earning their F.C.C. as it did 
likewise from the Nelson Hort. Soc. A.M. Bal¬ 
larat. Hardly a hatful of this stock has been re¬ 
leased by the government for sale in U. S. in 1934. 
Kindly do not bid for bulblets and sizes not 
offered. We have no desire to wipe out our stock, 
but we are releasing the best size to buy. M each 
$30.00 
MRS. H. M. WHITCOMB 100 —ft t Here is a deep 
pink, slightly tinted salmon, a color of great com¬ 
mercial value. 8-12 four inch florets set closely 
along a straight, wiry stem. One or two growers 
let this variety slip away a few years back when 
many did not know the difference between fleck¬ 
ing and thrips injury. We have grown it 4 years 
without sign of flecking, and each year it comes 
up a notch in our estimation as a cut flower. 
LI.00 M.50 S.25 Bits .05 
PEARL OF CALIFORNIA 94 *— tttt Deep, soft 
LaFrance pink blending to rosy white throat. 
22-32 buds, 10-14 open, balance mostly in color. 
Often deserving**. A.G.S. ’31, Ohio ’33, N.E. 
G.S. ’33. Our 1st Ohio ’33 for most buds and 
blooms. L.08(100,5.00) 
