“And I want to mention Picardy. This was my first year and no words of 
mine can describe the beauty of it. I have been growing glads for pleasure for 
about 22 years and thought I had some nice kinds but last summer when I saw it 
for the first time was actually astonished at the sheer beauty and all around fine 
qualities it had. It is beyond comparison.’’ —R. Maxfield, N. Y. 
“I am getting wonderful spikes with six blooms and eight buds from Picardy 
bulblets. It’s great and the admiration of all who see it.” —F. R. Cates, N. C. 
“It is a beautiful thing. My spike had 20 florets with the lower one 6 7/8 
inches across. Think that was fine from second size bulbs.” 
—Mrs. Chas. Hayes, N. Y. 
Pirate 
(Dec) (85-90) A beautiful dark rose red. Lighter in upper throat. 
_. Particularly beautiful under artificial light. 5-6 immense wide 
open blooms out at a time on well arranged strong, straight spikes. Produces 
quantities of bulblets that germinate well though they do not make so large 
growth the first year as some other kinds. Makes nice clean high crowned bulbs. 
Distinctive and one that you should have. 
“I feel that Pirate hasn’t had the notice it deserves. My friends who prefer 
the darker ones were very much in love with it.” —P. S. Grubbs, Texas. 
PpAttlipfl* HpflPV (Dec) (80-85) Geranium pink shading to LaFrance 
rfCllllCl J pink deep in throat. Moderate diffused blotch of 
scarlet with carmine center. 5-7 very large round blooms well arranged on straight 
spike of moderate height. Blooms often six inches across any way you measure 
them. Florets are flat open, moderately waved and ruffled and have very heavy 
substance. An exceedingly beautiful variety. 
Though this variety sometimes opens from 5-7 blooms at a time occasionally 
it doesn’t open more than four but four is enough of the immense size and wonder¬ 
ful beauty that it has. This variety also is valuable in hybridizing. 
(Dec) (Com) (Prim. Grand.) (95-100) Fine medium light 
itapnn v salmon with diffused creamy yellow blotch. Very tall, strong, 
upright grower and fine propagator. 5-7 good size blooms open at a time. This 
variety comes in late when flowers are worth money. It stands the fall weather 
better than most kinds. Should become a good commercial. 
People are just beginning to find out that Rapture is a real glad. It was 
introduced at a lower price so people thought it was just another glad. This 
year have had some very fine reports on it. I am sure it will become extremely 
popular. 
“If ever a gladiolus ran true to its name it is the Palmer introduction Rapture. 
Tall, stately, chaste with its upper petals daintily ruffled, glorious blending of 
color, it is the very quintessence of beauty. A worthy sister of the wondrous 
Picardy.” —W. W. Wyman, Mass. 
“Rapture was exceedingly fine.” — Frank B. Reid, Md. 
“From 15 bulblets of Rapture I got 14 No. 1 bulbs and one pint of bulblets 
and ten of them bloomed.” —R. B. Stubblefield, Illinois. 
CEx) (C° m ) (Dec) (90) Light safrano pink shading to cream in 
**** ^ throat giving a general color effect of clear, clean, light pink and 
cream. Very fine color with instant appeal. Vigorous healthy plant with tall, 
strong, straight, regular spikes. 6-8 moderately large well opened lightly frilled 
blooms out at once. Received the Award of Merit at the 1933 C. G. S. Show, 
Toronto. 
“Reverie has just bloomed with 8 fine blooms and 6 showing color. This is 
certainly a beauty. Far surpasses Mrs. T. E. Langford. Of the eighteen varieties 
of Palmer’s this one. Reverie, is my favorite.” —F. R. Cates, N. C. 
RldfidU (Dec) (85-90) Unusual and attractive smoky salmon shade. 
*********** 6-8 blooms out on a moderately tall straight spike. Good propagator. 
Though this variety has received less praise than any other Palmer variety 
I still think it is a good thing. The stem below the flower head is not so long as 
I would like but when it opens up eight well placed blooms of a pleasing color 
it is really good. 
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