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tremely beautiful and took second award in that department. It was originated and 
propagated by F. C. Hornberger of Hamburg, N. Y., and listed as No. 1177, raised 
from a No. 5 bulb. It is a strong and hardy plant and will be heard from in the 
Gladiolus field the coming year locally. 
NOTE: Seedling H-1177 is now listed as LIGHTS OF GOLD. 
Ohio, Oct. 7, 1935. Mrs. A. W. T. writes:—“My H-1177 bulbs all bloomed. 
What a beautiful flower it is; all that saw it fairly raved over it. 
I also had “Aflame” 5 feet 5 inches high, with blooms 7 inches across. 
I hope to be able to buy some bulbs of you next spring.” Sincerely Mrs A W 
Tubbs. ’ * 
SEEDLING H-1177 (NOW LIGHTS OF GOLD) 
“I should like to say that I think your seedling H-1177 is one of the loveliest 
Glads I have seen, and is an excellent performer as well. Since I have had this Glad, 
it has never given me a short flower head, crooked spike or a floret out of place! 
Neither heat nor dry weather seems to affect it, and thrips do not seem to care particul 
larly for it”. —Feb. 27, 1935, Mrs. Geo. D. Pross, Mich. 
CEDAR RAPIDS GAZETTE 
Aug. 10, 1935. 
SYDNEY M. SMITH WINS GRAND CHAMPIONSHIP IN GLADIOLUS SHOW. 
Having just two bulbs of the recently originated “TREVONIAN” gladiolus, 
Sydney M. Smith, entered the flowers of one in the sixth annual show of the Cedar 
Rapids Gladiolus society, now being held on the main floor of Killian’s store. 
He won the grand championship trophy for a single spike in combined profes¬ 
sional and amateur classes Friday. 
Mr. Smith winner of several other less coveted honors, in the show, has about 
8000 bulbs in his gladiolus garden, the one from which the grand champion spike 
was grown was a gift. It took the Hamilton Seed Co., Perpetual Challenge trophy, 
offered for the first time this year. 
SYDNEY G. SMITH TELLS HOW THE GRAND CHAMPION SPIKE WAS GROWN. 
Aug. 14, 1935, S. G. Smith; Who won the grand championship, with Trevonian, 
says;—The two (2) bulbs of Trevonian were planted in ordinary garden soil, no extra 
fertilizer, used, and they were not watered, they were planted 17th of May, and both 
bloomed in time for our local gladiolus show, Aug. 9-10. The spike of Trevonian, 
was cut Tuesday morning and placed in the cellar, Wednesday it had fully opened (6) 
florets so I took it with some others to a cold storage room, with themp about 40.F. 
When I put them on the show table, Friday morning it had 8 perfect blooms open, 
and two more, that were more than half open, it held up wonderfully well.—S. M. 
Smith. 
CONN. BEE KEEPERS ASSO., MERIDEN, CONN., Jan. 26, 1935—We quote 
C. J. R. in part;—“Had only one bulb of your wonderful rose red “TREVONIAN,” 
bloomed just right for the Hartford show last fall. It got first hands down without 
any trouble in its class as rose red, with seven open, and what a spike that was; 
every one stopped to give it the once over. Most people wanted to know where I 
got the bulb. If that one spike is a sample of what it will do, I think you have got 
something that will be with us a long time.” 
CHICAGO, Feb. 11, 1935, Dear Sir:—“My cousin of Neponset, said he had one 
bulb of your variety “TREVONIAN” last summer and that visitors picked it out from 
all the rest in his patch of 500 varieties. I have never seen it in bloom. Yours very 
truly, D. M. C. 
ILLINOIS, Mar. 3, 19 35—“Last year you sent me gratis a No. 3 bulb of “TRE¬ 
VONIAN” and it certainly grew wonderful here for me. The first floret that opened 
measured a little under seven inches across and I did not cut this spike but used it 
in crossing with some others. Invariably everyone that came into my garden would 
notice that big rose colored Glad down the row and make straight for it, and not 
one person but what thought it to be one of the best they had ever seen.”-—Chas. H. 
Welch. 
ALGONA, IOWA, Aug. 9, 1935, Dear Mr. Hornberger:—“I can’t help but write 
you and let you know with what success I met with some of the bulbs I got from you 
this spring. I won 13 first, 7 seconds and 3 thirds and took the sweepstake cup on 
Glads. I won first with “TREVONIAN” in the rose pink class.” W. W. G. 
Geo. M. Jack, Mass, says:—“The “TREVONIAN” was a dream, and I am in¬ 
tending to try to pick some of them up at the N. E. G. S. auction. 
