Emma, rather similar in color to our Catherine Coleman, is the best known 
here of Velthuys. De Groot has recently sent out several good ones, that seem 
to have the stamp of Pfitzer’s Triumph on them; if you are enthusiastic over this 
type, his originations will please you, flat open type of bloom placed close to the 
spike with usually five or six open. Orange Princess is a salmon orange, lighter 
in the throat and slightly ruffled. Salmon Emperor, along similar color lines but 
lighter than Orange Princess, and a stronger blotch. Frilled Champion is an 
orange scarlet, rather similar to Pfitzer’s Triumph, except it is “frilled”; Peer¬ 
less Pink, a salmon pink with slight rosy feather, and Pink Delight, another large 
salmon pink, with bright red feathers on lower petals, seem the best of De Groot’s 
grown here. Several new yellows have come from Holland recently, Van Deursen 
originated Ottawa, which is a really fine soft yellow, making nice spikes and is 
early; Lausanne, nice shaped, wide-open clear yellow flowers, with darker yellow 
throat, spikes are tall and with the eight open well-placed flowers, makes a yellow 
that deserves attention. From Graetz come two yellows, Cologne Gold , and 
Fahenjunker, which do not seem to be exceptional from a short trial. 
The only outstanding Glads from the British Isles of interest to the grower 
of large-flowering types are those from Mair in Scotland; however, possibly 
many good ones of the smaller types are being grown in England. The average 
typical well-grown Mair spike will carry more buds and more open flowers than 
those of any other originator that has sent his varieties here; seldom does one see 
on the recent Mair varieties a spike with less than the 20 buds and 10 open at once, 
flowers are well placed on the spikes, and of good size. There are many so-called 
“smokies” and dark colors in these Scotch varieties, but there are also manv of 
the finest of the light colors, such as the lavender shades of Berty Snow, A. E. 
Amos, Berty Mair and Mrs. Malthouse ; the cream Queen Mary and Glenburn; 
the salmon shaded Caledonia, and the pink and white Mr. Cuthhertson. 
Among those originated a few years back of regular Mair type that have 
been exceptionally fine are Ayrshire, a rosy lilac with heavy white throat, that is 
an improvement on his older Duchess of York, Mair, Carmenia, a rose red that 
is far the best in its color class, really a “carmine crimson” is a better descrip¬ 
tion of its color, slightly white in the throat, flowers are placed perfectly on the 
tall spike making a great variety for the exhibitor; David Prior is an orange 
scarlet, with cream throat and heavily ruffled; is a very strong showy grower, as 
the extra tall spikes bring the bright colors above the majority of varieties around 
it and attract the eye of garden visitors; Pimpernel, well, our president, Mr. 
Folk, is a specialist on these red with white throats and grows them all, so Ill 
let his report cover it. He says {< Pimpernel is the best, its clear cream throat 
makes it the most pleasing of this color class.” There are five fine dark ones that 
will be of interest to those fans looking for real ones for the smoky or Any Other 
Color Classes at shows. Faust, the oldest one, yet still one of the best of its 
color, is brownish red (mahogany shade) overcast with slate; Field Marshall and 
Lochnagar are rather similar in color, but a different shade of mahogany than 
Faust; John Hill , a dark, brick red, flecked darker at the edges of petals with a 
creamy blotch, that builds up an exceptionally tall spike ; and last, but possibly 
the greatest Any Other Color for exhibition, is John Ramsey , a smoky salmon 
pink flecked with slate on the petal edges; a tall straight spike of this variety 
with 22 buds, 12 large flowers open, and most of the remaining 10 showing color, 
gives the exhibitor a thrill he will long remember. 
Mr. Wm. Cuthhertson, a beautiful colored ruffled rose pink with a white 
center, is a good commercial variety as well as one of the finest of this color for 
exhibition. Queen Mary still is at the head of my list of favorite Glads, with all 
its faults and it has some (we are still looking for a Glad that has no faults;) 
note the faults: first, it varies in color, right in the same row sometimes it will be 
