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THE GLADIOLUS FANCIER’S 
1936 SYMPOSIUM RATINGS 
(With special permission of Canadian G. S., copyright owner.) 
A. G. S. Symposium ratings are based on vote of entire membership. C. G. S. Symposium 
is the vote of about 100 individuals made up of advanced amateurs and growers who are con¬ 
stantly adding newer varieties to their collections. A. G. S. method gives popularity vote and 
newer sorts move up in rating more slowly than the C. G. S. method. To illustrate: The entire 
100 voters in C. G. S. grow Star of Bethlehem, all giving it an “A” rating, whereas the variety 
is not sufficiently disseminated among the thousands voting in A. G. S. to rate higher than No. 
15. Nevertheless, during its period of high price it came forward in the list 22 places in 1935 
and 13 places closer to the top in 1936. 
Also, in C. G. S. Symposium, the vote is distributed separately among 21 color classes and 
each specific variety is voted an “A,” “B,” “C” or "D” (discard) rating. So, in order to classify 
for comparison with A. G. S., ranking is here given according to the percentage of “A” votes 
to total votes. New faces in the lists are in italics. 
A. G. S. 
Rank Variety Gain 
1. Picardy....... 
2. Minuet........ 
3. Commander Koehl_(up)....11 
4. Betty Nuthall .... 
5. Mother Machree. . . ... 
6. Marmora ........ 
7. Maid of Orleans ... 
8. Mr. W. H. Phipps .... 
9. Bagdad ...... 4 
10. Mildred Louise ...... 
11. Pelegrina. ..... 4 
12. Mammoth White ...... 
13. Dr. F. E. Bennett.. ...... 
14. Wasaga _ 11 
15. Star of Bethlehem. . 13 
16. Albatros ...... 
17. Salbach’s Orchid ... 22 
18. Pfitzer’s Triumph ..... 
19. Aflame . . ... 
20. Rosemarie Pfitzer _____ 
21. Duna ... 6 
22. Red Lory ....... 
23. Mrs. Leon Douglas .... 
24. Golden Dream ....... 
25. Lotus. . ...16 
26. Coryphee. ____ 
27. Mrs. P. W. Sisson ...... 
28. Margaret Fulton ..... 
29. Golden Chimes ..... 7 
30. J. Von Tets .. 
31. Frank J. McCoy .. 20 
32. Gloriana ..... 
33. Heritage ... 18 
34. Miss New Zealand . . 17 
35. Wurtemburgia... ....... 
36. Mrs. E. J. Heaton._ _ ....14 
37. Berty Snow . 8 
38. Ave Maria.. ..... 
39. King Arthur .... 
40. Giant Nymph ..... 
41. Charles Dickens .. ..... 12 
42. Our Selection. . 
43. Amador. . 6 
44. Aida ... . . 
45. Mr. Fred'k. Christ.. . 6 
46. Red Phipps . 5 
47. Solveig ..... 
48. New Era . 3 
49. Golden Goddess . 2 
50. Johan S. Bach . 
G. G. 
S. 
Rank Variety 
% of “A” Votes 
1. Picardy... . 
____100 
(Tie) Star of Bethlehem... 
....100 
3. Rosemarie Pfitzer..... 
... 92 
4. Minuet...____ 
..... 91 
Marmora..... 
___ 91 
Mm New Zealand... 
___ 91 
Reverie __ 
....... 91 
8. Johan S. Bach_ 
.... 90 
9. Commander Koehl... 
.... 88 
10. Mother Machree . 
_____ 87 
11. Tip Top. .. 
___ 86 
12. Maid of Orleans_ 
____ 85 
13. Blue Admiral ... 
__ 84 
Red Lory___ 
_____ 84 
15. Golden Chimes .. 
__ 82 
16. Bagdad__ 
___ 80 
17. Duna __ 
____ 76 
Guardsman..... 
__ 76 
19. Pelegrina . 
_____ 75 
20. D. A. Hay .. 
__ 74 
Moorish King_ 
___ 74 
Jonkheer Von Tets.. 
... 74 
23. Champlain_ _ 
..... 73 
Cherokee ___ 
__ 73 
25. Betty Nuthall _ 
....... 72 
Wasaga_ _ _ 
_ 72 
27. Charles Dickens _ 
.... 71 
Rapture ..... 
___ 71 
29. Hercules. .. 
___ 70 
Mrs. Anna Pfitzer.... 
....;.. 70 
31. Queen Mary (Mair) 
____ 69 
32. Primate ___ 
..... 66 
Kawartha .. 
___ 66 
Premier Henry . 
...... 66 
35. Southern Cross _ 
___ 64 
Pfitzer’s Triumph.... 
_____ 64 
Debonair_ 
_____ 64 
Berty Snow ... 
__ 64 
39. Salbach’s Orchid . 
_ 63 
Blue Danube... . 
__ 63 
Emile Aubrun_ 
..... 63 
Acadia ___ 
___ 63 
43. Mildred Louise_ 
____ 62 
44. Polar Ice ... 
..... 60 
Albatros __ 
____ 60 
Pirate_ 
.... 60 
Director.... 
____ 60 
48. Golden Goddess _ 
_____ 59 
Gate of Heaven_ 
___ 59 
Jonquil .. 
..... 59 
