NEW ERA 
WE DESCRIBE A FEW 
AMADOR (Kingsley). Has not only won blue ribbons at 
major shows up and clown the country, every year since 
introduction, but also an Award of Merit from the British 
Gladiolus Society of England. The form of the flower is 
good, the placement is perfect, the stem is strong without 
clumsiness and the color is about as bright as it can be 
without being harsh. A red that does not turn black at 
the edges and keeps its sparkling qualities under electric 
lights. 
AVE MARIA (Pf.) Large flowering. Light blue with small 
purple blotches. Seven or eight blooms open at one time. 
Excellent facing and remarkably good spike. 
BLEEDI NG H EART (Brown). White, tinted light pink with 
large red blotch. Good propagator. Fine commercial. 
Excellent shipper. 
BLUE ADMIRAL (Christ). Deep violet blue with violet 
plume. Of the more moderate priced varieties, this is per¬ 
haps the best dark “blue”. Very vigorous in growth with 
tall spikes having about six 5-incli florets of good texture 
open. In color not as blue as Pelegrina but more attrac¬ 
tive to some people. Good propagator. 
PICARDY 
OF THE VARIETIES OFFEREE 
COMMANDER KOEHL (Pfitzer). Color, vivid scarlet red 
without markings or blotches. Individual florets 6% 
inches across of which there are 6-7 open at a time, pro¬ 
ducing a flower spike measuring 24 inches from top to 
first floret. The vivid color, large florets of heavy sub¬ 
stance combined with long flower head, places Comman¬ 
der Koehl as a leader in its color class. 
MILDRED LOUISE (Wentworth). Light salmon pink with 
a lighter throat and darker penciling on the lower petals. 
Very popular and wonderful cut flower. 
MINUET (Coleman). Wonderful clear lavender which is 
still the measuring stick for all lavenders. Fine sturdy 
grower and one of the best glads of all times. 
NEW ERA (Ellis-Majeski). Eosine pink blended with La 
France pink. A pink that is PINK. We believe it to be 
the finest color of any Glad yet introduced. Soft cream 
throat, white midribs. Extremely ruffled (very frilled), 
10 open florets, 18 florets and buds. Good placement and 
always straight. Heavy texture. Under subdued light it 
has no equal. At Ohio State Glad Show it was awarded 
first for best seedling, also first for best ruffled variety. 
At the N. E. G. S. Show it was awarded first in the Med. 
Dec. Class. 
