A GLADIOLUS FANCIER’S CATALOG 
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CLASS 15 —LIGHT VIOLETS 
Originator 
Year 
Size 
Substance 
Variety 
Unit Price 
Type 
Season 
Deficiencies 
1‘fitzer__ 
. .1934 
L.D. 
B 
ALLEGRO*_ ...... 
. 2.00 
PI. 
M 
Pfitzer .. 
.1928 
M.D. 
B 
AVE MARIA** 
.05 
PI. 
EM 
Pfitzer_ 
...1935 
L.D. 
B 
BLUE BEAUTY*_ 
_ 4.00 
PI. 
.... EM.. 
? 
Pfitzer.... 
...1930 
M.D. 
B 
BLUE DANUBE** 
.. .05 
PI. 
M 
Palmer_ 
.1933 
M.D. 
B 
CHAMPLAIN* 
_ .25 
PI. 
.... EM. 
Pfitzer_ 
...1936 
M.D. 
B 
JOSEPH HAYDN 
PI. 
.M 
? 
Pfitzer_ 
.1930 
M.D. 
B 
LIBELLE*.. 
.05 
PI. 
M 
30 
Pfitzer 
.1933 
M.D. 
B 
MAX REGER*. 
.50 
PI. 
EM 
7 
Rides_ 
.1934 
L.D. 
B 
MILFORD* 
. .. .80 
PI. 
.... EM. 
Rides__ 
...1934 
L.D. 
B 
MRS. E. A. RIDES 
.90 
PI. 
EM 
3 
Salbach. 
...1934 
L.D. 
B 
SEQUOIA BLUE*_ 
...35 
PI. 
.M_ 
? 
All the violets and indeed all the cool-colored glads can trace their ancestry back to the wild species papilio, a tiny sort with round 
blooms about an inch in diameter, the color being pale lavender with a small purple throat-blotch. Crossing this with other varieties, 
Lemoine succeeded in producing Baron Hulot, from which probably all our violets are derived, at least in part. There is a strain of the 
wild prim and of some of the white varieties in some of the newer blues which have given size and vigor. The effort to produce a sky- 
blue gladiolus with a snow-white throat goes on, and probably will for a long time to come. 
CLASS 10 — IIEEI* 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* 
__ .25 
PI. 
.... EM_ 
Pfitzer. . 
.1931 
M.D. 
B 
PELEGRINA _ 
.05 
PL 
.... EM 
6,8_ 
Pfitzer__ 
.1935 
L.D. 
B 
RUDOLPH SERKIN* 
1.20 
PI. 
_M . 
Christ 
1934 
M.D. 
B 
VIENNA WOODS* 
1.00 
PL 
EM 
For Future Rating 
Christ... 
1935 
L.D. 
B 
ROBERT BURNS .. 
.25.00 
PL 
.... EM. 
? 
An extraordinarily beautiful variety when well grown is Pelegrina. It is not quite as rugged, however, as some of the others listed 
above. Rudolph Serkin is more of a purple-violet, somewhat different from any of the others. We have not seen enough of Robert Burns 
to form a fair estimate of its value. 
CLASS 17 — SMOKIES, Etc. 
Originator 
Year 
Size 
Substance 
Variety 
Unit Price 
Type 
Season 
Deficiencies 
Palmer. 
. 1931 
Ex. 
B 
BAGDAD** 
.05 
PL 
...ML. ... 
Lemoine 
1910 
Ex. 
B 
EMILE AUBRUN 
.05 
PL 
.M. 
7.. 
Prestgard. 
. . 1933 
L.D. 
A 
DUSK** .... 
.25 
PL 
.. E... ... 
Pfitzer... 
.1935 
M.D. 
B 
GREEN LIGHT*__ 
. 4.00 
Ruf. 
_M_ 
? 
Doney 
1925 
L.D. 
B 
HINEMOA .. 
.06 
PL 
_ML. 
Palmer_ 
1936 
L.D. 
B 
JALNA* 
.. 3.00 
PL 
.ML 
? 
Errey 
1925 
Ex. 
B 
MARMORA** 
.05 
PL 
,.M_ 
Stevens, F. H_ 
.1927 
L.D. 
B 
MOTHER MACHREE* 
_ .05 
Pl. 
.M . 
19. 
Ball__ 
1928 
L.D. 
B 
OUR SELECTION_ 
.05 
PL 
_ML 
21.. 
Lemoine 
19 
L.D. 
A 
PASTEUR. 
.25 
PI. 
.ML .. 
23. 
Palmer__ _ 
....1937 
Ex. 
B 
RECADO 
PL 
.M . 
? 
Lemoine_ 
1924 
L.D. 
B 
ROI ALBERT* 
. .05 
PL 
.... EM. 
Palmer.. 
1935 
Ex. 
B 
SAHARA .. 
.... 2.50 
PL 
_M_ 
Doney. 
...1930 
L.D. 
B 
TAWHAKI*. 
.. .10 
PL 
.M. 
Kunderd_ 
M.D. 
B 
TAWNY GOLD* .. 
.10 
PL 
_M. 
Palmer_ 
.1935 
L.D. 
B 
VAGABOND PRINCE* 
For Future Rating 
.. 2.00 
PL 
.ML .... 
4. 
Baerman__ 
.1937 
L.D. 
B 
CHANGEABLE SILK . 
. 10.00 
PL 
.M_ 
? 
Favorites here are the striking Vagabond Prince , bronzy Tawhaki , terra cotta Jalna , sombre Recado, and Dusk, the only smoky with 
a pure, light throat. The older Bagdad and Marmora remain standbys of every fine gladiolus collection. 
Complete Key <o Ilefieieneies 
?. 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.) 
6. May crook in hot weather. 
7. Produces short flower heads in dry 
seasons (Irrigate.) 
8. Weak stem; may iop 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. 
15. Florets rather crowded. 
16. Florets too loosely attached to stem. 
17. Inclined to be floppy. 
18. Opens only two or three florets at a 
time. 
19. Variable. (Give good culture.) 
20. Produces small percentage of represen¬ 
tative blooms. 
21. Plant below average height. (Not 
necessarily a fault.) 
22. Does not bloom out well in water. 
23. Slow propagator. 
24. Poor germinator. 
25. Bulbs subject to disease. 
26. 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. 
