THE THACKER GARDENS, LeRoy, Michigan 
ORANGE AND BUFF 
A very unusual and lovely glad is Bijou. Dusky orange petals, shading nearly to 
clear yellow in throat, it is very nicely frilled. Seems to be a nice grower. Coppershun 
another of Vaughan’s give a very nice orange bronze effect, good sized flowers on a 
tall spike. From Canada comes an outstanding glad, Hercules. Well named, it is a 
very strong heavy spike with large florets of heaviest substance. Seldom are more 
than four open, but spikes last as long as any glad I know. In the prim grand class, 
we find La Paloma an outstanding commercial orange. Tall wirey spikes with good 
florets, richest orange. Heavy grower and propagator. An older one but still a best 
orange commercial is Mamia, extremely good propagator. 
RED 
Among the lighter reds is Aflame, supreme in height and size even tho only a 
prim grand. This is truly a grand variety in a clear flame red. Excellent health. 
Pfitzer’s Triumph is a huge orange scarlet of much merit. Rates among the best 10. 
Dr. Bennett is an old favorite, clear flaming scarlet of most reliable habits. One which 
it would not be possible for a lover of bright colors to miss. General Canby is not so 
well known, being a lighter grower and not a real tall spike but the color is such that 
the rich clear yellow throat harmonizes perfectly with the flower. Quite unusual. 
Lady Macbeth is more of a rose red with many florets open at a time. Pimpernel is 
an exceptionally nice thing from Scotland. Very bright scarlet with pure white throat. 
Tall, good grower and propagator. Red Phipps is a clear bright red of moderate 
substance with many open florets having the same beautiful sheen as the parent variety. 
Highly admired. For really clean cut color contrast, Victor with its large white butter¬ 
fly in the throat, is supreme. Large florets and good spike which often requires 
staking. 
In the medium reds, Commander Koehl is of outstanding importance. It has nearly 
all the points of a good glad except the placement on the spike sometimes is a bit off. 
1 never realized until this season how grand Bill Snowden could be. It is slightly darker 
than Koehl, better placement and slightly ruffled. I believe Koehl is more dependable, 
but I may be mistaken. For an early red, Fairy Diamond, tho few people are aware, is 
an exceptionally nice variety. It has most of the qualities of an exceptionl glad, and 
comes with the earliest. Graf Zeppelen, another from abroad, clear red with white 
feather in throat. Among the best known of Mair’s varieties is King George, very tall 
spike with a good many open, the lower petals having a distinct creamy blotch. Quite 
outstanding. Red Lory is 1 a very attractive rose red of large size spike, and as many as 
ten open florets. Truly an exceptional glad and one which is becoming very popular. 
Sultan, of Crow’s is an exceptionally fine dark red, having large flowers, on a tall spike. 
The substance is very heavy and the petals are ruffled. It is not very good propagator 
and requires good culture to bring height to the spikes, but an outstanding glad never¬ 
theless. Dr. Hoeg, a new one of last season is quite a novelty. Heavily ruffled florets 
of medium size, are a rich dark red and around each petal is a fine line of silver. I 
liked it very much tho it is not very tall. Seems to be a good grower. Morocco is 
becoming a popular -black, it is an exceptional propagator and is 1 very dark in color. 
Moorish King of course overshadows all other blacks in size and height. It is scarcely 
as dark as Morocco tho, and is a very poor propagator. A well grown spike of this 
variety certainly is “sumpin.” 
SALMON AND YELLOW PINKS 
We’ve all heard that old rhyme which runs “A very queer bird is the pelican”— 
well, a very queer bird is the glad Alone. Heavily fluted, and with pockets and spurs 
on each petal, it is indeed a novelty. The color is similar to the old Prince of Wales. 
Averill is one of the first varieties imported from Australia. It is a clear salmon with 
cream blotches, tall and nice form. I like it very much. 
Scarcely any description is required for that grand variety, Betty Nuthall. Rich 
salmon orange to yellow throat, the growing habits are almost ideal. It is very late 
and makes a splendid September cut flower. Fine propagator. Going to the extreme 
in season we find Cara Mia, almost the first variety to bloom. Soft salmon-rose on 
grand spike, scarcely hooded at all, it is a splendid propagator. I think this is a very 
worth while variety. Later in the season it seems to lose its quality but the early 
blooms are splendid. Carolus Clusius is another grand early. Its habits seem quite 
