Who Should Grow Glads? 
Everyone who loves flowers and has any land at all available. Even two or 
three square feet of space is enough for 15-25 or more bulbs. Even this small 
amount of space devoted to glads will give you a great deal of pleasure. 
Some people say they do not like glads. In a case of this kind it seems as if 
it is because they have not seen good ones. I can’t conceive of anyone who likes 
(lowers at all not liking the newer and better varieties. Many people judge all 
glads by the old fashioned prim type but these are not very much grown now. 
Many thousands of people prefer glads above all other kinds of flowers. 
Purposes oS Glads 
there are a number of difierent purposes for which glads are grown and 
different varieties are suited for different purposes. The main uses of glads are: 
1. For the wholesale commercial cut flower market. 
these are grown by the large growers and shipped comparatively long dis¬ 
tances. Sometimes several hundred or even thousands of miles. For this purpose 
there are comparatively very few varieties suited. They have to ship well 
without bruising, stand rough treatment at the whole¬ 
salers, open up well in water and be of suitable colors. 
2. For local or nearby commercial cut flower use. 
These colors have to be similar to the first class 
but the varieties don’t have to be quite so sturdy. Of 
course they have to open well in water but can be of 
little softer texture. 
Exhibition. 
There are many people who grow glads as a 
sporting proposition. The same as they gamble in 
anything. They get a great kick out of growing the 
very best blooms they can and in winning prizes at 
the shows. For this purpose you want the exhibition 
type which means having many blooms open at a 
time, good size blooms and good placement. Color is 
not so important in the strictly exhibition type pro¬ 
vided there are plenty of blooms open. Now that many 
glad shows are using the decorative and small decorative 
classes many other varieties can be grown for exhibition 
and stand a chance of winning that would not have a 
show in the exhibition class. In the decorative and 
small decorative classes color is very important. 
Number open less so. 
4. For the home garden. 
For this purpose any varieties can be grown that 
you like and really the only way to tell whether you 
iike them or not is to try them out. If possible it is a 
good plan to visit gladiolus gardens in the summer 
time and pick out the ones that you like. If you can’t 
do this read the descriptions in the catalog and pick out 
what you think you would like and try them. No one 
else can pick them out for you. I tell in my descriptions 
which I think are the best but many of the varieties 
that are not really the best are good and are liked by 
many people. 
5. For the roadside stand. 
Another purpose for which glads can be grown is 
for sale at roadside stands. Here many varieties can be sold that would not be 
suitable to ship to market to the florists. Florists are rather prone to stick to the 
old line varieties and colors while at a roadside stand where the general public 
comes many varieties will sell even better than the commercial type. Many 
people buying flowers in a place like this like the odd and bizarre colors which you 
could not possibly sell to a florist. 
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Debonair from bulblct 
July 17 th 
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