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COLONIAL GARDENS 
CLASS 15 — LIGHT VIOLETS 
FIRST HUNDRED 
(Heavy 
Capitals) 
SECOND HUNDRED 
(Light 
Capitals) 
Originator 
Year 
Size Substance 
Variety 
Unit Price 
Type 
Season 
Deficiencies 
Pfitzer 
1928 
M.D. 
B 
AVE MARIA 
.08 
PI. 
. EM ... 
Pfitzer 
1930 
M.D. 
B 
BLUE DANUBE 
.10 
PI. 
.M. 
19... 
Palmer 
.1933 
M.D. 
B 
CHAMPLAIN 
1.75 
PI. 
.... EM 
? 
Pfitzer 
1930 
M.D. 
C 
LIBELLE 
.25 
PI. 
_M_ 
30. 
Pfitzer 
1933 
M.D. 
B 
MAX REGER...... 
PI. 
. EM. . 
? 
Salbach... 
1934 
L.D. 
B 
SEQUOIA BLUE. 
1.00 
PI. 
.M. 
? 
The purest-toned in this class seems to be Libelle (named from a blue dragon-fly), which is a pleasing heliotrope blue 
and Max Reger which has the white spear-head of Ave Maria in its throat. The last named seems to be the strongest per¬ 
former among all the light blues. Blue Danube is a pale variety with a distinct throat marking, which is very attractive 
for basket work. Champlain and Sequoiah Blue are light sorts of recent introduction, the latter being the paler and the 
larger. It is a Magna Blanca seedling. Here is the way the light blues seem to line up as to the different quality factors: 
BEAUTY 
PERFORMANCE 
SIZE 
1. Libelle 
Ave Maria. . . 
. (very good) 
Ave Maria. 
. . . . (medium 
decorative) 
2. Ave Maria 
Champlain. . . 
. (good) 
Blue Danube .... 
. . . (medium 
decorative) 
3. Blue Danube 
Blue Danube 
. (good) 
Champlain. 
. . . (medium 
decorative) 
4. Champlain 
Libelle. 
. (good) 
Libelle. 
. . . . (medium 
decorative) 
(Max Reger and Sequoia 
Blue: unrated) 
CLASS 16 — DEEP 
VIOLETS 
Originator 
Year 
Size Substance 
Variety 
Unit Price Type 
Season 
Deficiencies 
Pfitzer.. . 
1927 
M.D. B 
AIDA 
.05 PI. 
E.. 
7 . 
Christ 
1933 
L.D. B 
BLUE ADMIRAL 
2.50 PI. 
... EM. 
Vaughan 
S.D. B 
BLUE ROYALE 
.50 PI. 
. L 
? 
Vaughan.. 
1930 
M.D. B 
MRS. T. J. KNUDSON 
. .10 PI. 
ML . 
12. 
Pfitzer 
1931 
M.D. B 
PELEGRINA 
.20 PI. 
EM . 
6,8 
Pfitzer. 
1923 
M.D. B 
VEILCHENBLAU 
.05 PI. 
.M . 
21.... 
Christ.. 
1934 
M.D. B 
VIENNA WOODS 
10.00 PI. 
EM. 
P 
The strongest deep violet is Blue Admiral , 
the most beautiful is 
Pel eg 
rina, which has a sheen like deep blue velvet. 
Similar to Blue Adn 
iral , but bluer is the new Vienna H’oudy. Aida and Blue Royale are both of th 
t Pelegrina type. Mrs. 
Knudson and Veilch 
enblau 
are older sorts that are still good. 
BEAUTY 
PERFORMANCE 
SIZE 
1. Pelegrina 
Blue Admiral. 
. (very good) 
Blue Admiral. 
2. Aida 
Veilchenblau. 
. (good) 
Pelegrina. 
. . . (medium 
decorative) 
3. Vienna Woods 
Aida. 
. (good) 
Veilchenblau. 
. . . (medium 
decorative) 
4. Blue Admiral 
Mrs. T. |. Knudson.( good) 
Vienna Woods . . . 
. . . (medium 
decorative) 
5. Veilchenblau 
Vienna Woods 
. (good) 
Mrs. T. |. Knudson. . .(medium 
decorative) 
6. Blue Royale 
Blue Royale. 
. (good) 
Aida. 
. . . (medium 
decorative) 
7. Mrs. T. J. Knudson 
Pelegrina .... 
. (variable) 
Blue Royale. 
. (small decorative) 
Complete Key to Deficiencies 
?. Rating subject to change upon further trial. 
1. Sometimes flecks. 
2. Lacks purity of color. 
3. Throat marking not ideal. 
4. Fades. 
5. Burns in hot weather. (Bloom indoors.) 
0. May crook in hot weather. 
7. Produces short flower heads in dry seasons. (Irrigate.) 
8. Weak stem; may lop over in field. 
9. Sometimes comes opposite-flowered. 
10. Florets sometimes grow around stem. 
11. Sometimes shows stem between rows of florets. 
12. Florets sometimes face upwards. 
13. Florets not widely open. 
14. Florets too hooded. 
1.5. Florets rather crowded. 
10. Florets too loosely attached to stem. 
17. Inclined to be floppy. 
15. Opens only two or three florets at a time. 
19. Variable. (Give good culture.) 
20. Produces small percentage of representative blooms. 
21. Plant below average height. (Not necessarily a fault.) 
22. Does not bloom out well in water. 
23. Slow propagator. 
24. Poor germinator. 
2.5. Bulbs subject to disease. 
20. Foliage may ripen up early. 
27. Spike rangy or loosely built. 
28. Bulb has thin husk. (Hardly a fault, but we mention it 
since we all prefer fine-looking bulbs, tho there is no con¬ 
nection between handsome bulbs and handsome flowers.) 
29. Too similar to a superior variety — would otherwise be 
rated higher. 
30. Tall plant but short flowerhead. 
Do not take the above deficiencies too seriously. Many of 
them appear only as the result of unfavorable weather or poor 
culture and will not bother you if you grow your glads well and 
enjoy an average season. 
Also, after observing our ratings, do not make a deduction 
in your mind for deficiencies, as we have already taken faults into 
account in making our recommendations. Some Super-Glads 
may have faults listed after them; we consider these varieties 
Super-Glads in spite of their faults. Frequently the largest 
glads, of the richest color and the most distinctive form, may 
have more specific deficiencies — be more temperamental — 
than the smaller varieties of more ordinary color and less dis¬ 
tinction of form. 
