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CARL SALBACH 
1935 
GOLDEN GODDESS 
". . the yellow we have all been looking for . 
Introducing 
GOLDEN GODDESS 
(The first patented gladiolus—sold under the 
protection of U. S. Plant Patent No. 77.) 
Four seasons ago, we bloomed a perfect yel¬ 
low gladiolus. This year, after having seen over 
one hundred spikes, we still consider Golden 
Goddess to be perfect. It has size, color, form, 
placement, and habit, not only in selected 
spikes, but in ninety-nine out of a hundred 
blooms. It is the yellow we have all been look¬ 
ing for, and will unquestionably prove to be the 
most sensational introduction of recent years. 
Ten to twelve of the twenty-one to twenty- 
three florets open at once in a deep rich golden 
yellow color, with buds as yellow as the flower 
itself. Not a single bloom to date has given any 
evidence of whorling, even from bulblet stock, 
and every bud opens when cut. Florets of good 
size, long flower spike, and color clear with no 
markings of any other shade. 
Awarded the first California Spring Garden 
Show Novelty Gold Medal, which is bestowed 
only on new flower creations of outstanding 
merit. Using the A.G.S. point scale, the judges 
scored the flower 95. We can hardly conceive 
of a gladiolus meriting a higher rating than 
Pictured with our Letters Patent are the first 
three flowers to bloom from large size bulbs. 
It is most significant that the formation and 
placement is practically ideal in every case. 
this, although many have pronounced Golden 
Goddess to be 100% perfect. 
Under our patent protection, no grower can 
grow Golden Goddess for re-sale of either 
bulbs or cut-flowers without our permission, 
and therefore we do not advise commercial 
growers to buy bulbs of Golden Goddess. We 
shall, in the future, however, make special ar¬ 
rangements for resale through reliable growers. 
