A GLADIOLUS FANCIER’S CATALOG 
27 
CLASS 9 — SALMON PINKS 
FIRST HUNDRED c ( a H P K) SECOND HUNDRED 
Originator 
Year 
Size 
Substance 
Variety Unit Price 
Type 
Season 
Deficiencies 
Salbach. _ 
.1928 
L.D. 
B 
BETTY NUTHALL** 
.05 
PI. 
L 
Ellis... .._ 
_1933 
L.D. 
B 
BONNEVILLE** 
.07 
PI. 
. .. EM. 
Briggs__ 
.1927 
Ex. 
B 
F. J. McCOY.... 
.08 
PI 
ML 
10 _ 
Prestgard.. 
_1930 
L.D. 
A 
LAVINIA*.. 
.80 
Ruf. 
M 
Ogrodnichek_ 
.1932 
M.D. 
B 
MARGARET FULTON*** 
05 
PI. 
.. E. 
Wentworth ... 
.1932 
L.D. 
B 
MILDRED LOUISE*** 
.08 
PI. 
M 
Salbach_ 
1935 
L.D. 
B 
MISS ALAMEDA**__ 
.10 
PI. 
.. EM. 
Julyan . 
.1933 
Ex. 
B 
MISS NEW ZEALAND_ 
1.25 
PI. 
_M. 
2,8 _ 
Diener_ 
_1920 
Ex. 
C 
MRS. LEON DOUGLAS.. 
.05 
PI. 
.ML 
2,6,17.. 
Pfitzer__ 
.1935 
L.D. 
B 
PFITZER’S MASTERPIECE 
PI. 
_M_ 
? 
Palmer_ 
1931 
Ex. 
B 
PICARDY***.. 
.05 
PI. 
M 
Palmer_ .. 
_1933 
M.D. 
A 
PREMIER HENRY 
Ruf. 
M. 
7_ 
Blake.___ 
.1935 
L.D. 
B 
RECOVERY**.... _ 
.10 
PI. 
M 
Christ . 
.1933 
Ex. 
B 
SMILING MAESTRO* .. 
.25 
PI. 
M 
9 
Palmer __ 
.1935 
L.D 
B 
SYMPHONY** 
.12 
PI. 
.M_ 
Diener... 
.1921 
Ex. 
C 
W. H. PHIPPS (MR.)_ 
.05 
PI. 
__L 
20,28,29 
Some years ago a gladiolus fancier wrote an article for a magazine in which he stated that he would not care to grow more 
than 25 varieties, which he wished to have in sufficient quantities so that he could enjoy cutting whole bouquets of each. Most fan¬ 
ciers would not be content to have so few sorts. If the writer were an amateur and chose to limit himself to but 25 varieties, four of 
them would undoubtedly be Picardy, Margaret Fulton, Mildred Louise and Lavinia, which, considering both beauty and peiformance, 
are the Big Four of this color class. Probably not even an extensive advertising appropriation by the glad industry generally could 
have popularized the gladiolus so much in recent years as has been accomplished indirectly solely by the dissemination of Picardy, with 
its fine performance, huge size, and remarkable beauty. Just as great inventions often occur at almost the same time in different coun¬ 
tries as a result of independent efforts, so Picardy and the somewhat similar Mildred Louise arrived independently at about the same 
time, though Mildred Louise actually might have been disseminated earlier than Picardy. Margaret Fulton and Lavinia are two of the 
most distinctive glads in this catalog. The former, introduced by us in conjunction with the originator, is already one of the most 
widely grown glads in America. Lavinia, introduced only last year, has, w'e believe, an unusually bright future. Mr. Prestgard himself 
considers it one of his best productions. 
CLASS IO — LIGHT PINKS 
Originator 
Year 
Size 
Substance 
Variety Unit Price 
Type 
Season 
Deficiencies 
Palmer .. 
.1936 
L.D. 
B 
ANGELUS** 
3.00 
PI. 
.M. 
? 
Brown, C. W_ 
.1927 
L.D. 
B 
BLEEDING HEART** 
. .05 
PI. 
. .. EM.. 
Mitsch_ 
.1933 
Ex. 
B 
CHRISTABEL*_ 
.10 
PI. 
.... EM_ 
Pfitzer 
1927 
M.D. 
B 
CORYPHEE . 
.05 
PI. 
...M... 
6,25. 
Palmer 
.1932 
M.D. 
B 
DEBONAIR*** 
.10 
PI. 
...M. 
Palmer_ _ 
.1933 
M.D. 
B 
LADY EATON.... 
.40 
PI. 
.M.. 
19_ 
Palmer 
.1933 
M.D. 
B 
LINDESTA**. .. 
.08 
PI. 
.M_ 
Kunderd. 
.1927 
S.F. 
B 
MRS. CALVIN COOLIDGE*.. 
.05 
PI. 
.... EM.. 
Prestgard. 
.1935 
M.D. 
A 
MRS. E. R. McMANUS 
.60 
Ruf. 
_M. 
6,10 
Coleman.. . 
.1924 
M.D. 
B 
MRS. P. W. SISSON*. 
.05 
Ruf. 
...ML...... 
Crow . . 
.1930 
M.D. 
B 
MRS. T. E. LANGFORD 
.08 
Ruf. 
...ML.. 
19. 
Ellis_ __ 
.1936 
M.D. 
B 
NEW ERA** 
8.00 
Ruf. 
_M_ 
? 
Goodrich 
1926 
M.D. 
B 
OLIVE GOODRICH* 
.05 
PI. 
M. 
Ellis 
..1929 
L.D. 
c 
OREGON. 
. 2.50 
PI. 
. M. 
25_ 
Palmer 
1934 
M.D. 
B 
REVERIE* 
.35 
PI. 
.M_ 
Fischer... 
.1924 
M.D. 
B 
RITA BECK. 
.05 
PI. 
ML .. 
19,25 .... 
Pfitzer___ 
.1931 
L.D. 
C 
ROSEMARIE PFITZER. 
.25 
Ruf. 
.... EM—. .. 
19_ 
Pfitzer 
1930 
M.D. 
B 
SCHWABEN GIRL 
.05 
PI. 
. M. 
7.. 
Zimmer 
1937 
L.D. 
B 
SERENITY** 
15.00 
Ruf. 
...M. 
23.... 
Prestgard 
1933 
S.D. 
B 
SWEETHEART*** 
.06 
Ruf. 
.. E_ 
Mair 
1928 
S.D. 
B 
Wm. CUTHBERTSON (Mr.) 
.06 
Ruf. 
.M_ 
8,19_ 
Krelage 
1927 
L.D. 
B 
YVONNE*... 
.05 
PI. 
. .. EM .. 
Kunderd 
1927 
S.F. 
c 
ZONA* .. 
.05 
Ruf. 
.. E .. 
For Future Rating 
Fischer, C. 
1937 
L D 
B 
MORNING SERENADE 
10.00 
PI. 
M 
? 
Baerman_ _ 
.1937 
M.D. 
A 
PURITAN.. ... 
10.00 
Ruf. 
.... EM _ 
?.. 
One of the biggest thrills the writer ever received from a new gladiolus came to him the past summer upon entering the Horti¬ 
cultural Hall at Boston where the New England Gladiolus Show was in progress. Almost the first thing which struck the visitor was 
a vase of New Era grown in the beneficent summer climate of New England by the Seabrook Nurseries. Well grown this variety is 
truly breathtaking in its beauty. The same may be said of Puritan, and of other of the newer arrivals in this color class. . . . 
Only about forty of the two hundred glads listed in this catalog are ruffled or frilled. Probably a higher percentage of the first two 
hundred would have been ruffled ten years ago when Mr. Kunderd, the originator of the ruffled type, was giving us so many ruffled 
varieties outstanding in their day. The subsequent popularity of the Pfitzer originations which have been almost entirely plain-petaled 
has greatly cut down the percentage of ruffled sorts among the leading varieties. More recently Mr. Prestgard and Mr. Palmer have begun 
to give us ruffled varieties of a beauty far exceeding those of a decade ago. It is interesting to notice that approximately one-fourth 
of all the ruffled varieties in our list are either originated by Mr. Prestgard or derived from the Decorah strain. 
