A GLADIOLUS FANCIER'S CATALOG 
29 
Lotus and Camellia were the two finest glads in this color class for us this past summer, both simply outdoing them¬ 
selves in delicacy of color. A year ago I would have said Shirley Temple and Amrita were the best. Thus glads vary 
from season to season. In Amulet and Arethusa we have two creamy pink varieties as intensely ruffled as Hansel, Jas¬ 
mine or New Era. Indeed this color class has a larger percent of ruffled glads than any other color section. For reli¬ 
ability we especially recommend Arethusa which may often be grown to almost exhibition size. Some of the most rapid 
advances in gladiolus hybridizing in the last few years have been made in this class. 
CLASS 7—WHITES 
FIRST HUNDRED (Heavy Capitals) SECOND HUNDRED (Light Capitals) 
Originator 
Year 
Size 
Substance Variety 
Unit Price 
Type 
Season 
Deficiencies 
Pfitzer . 
.1927 
L.D. 
B 
ALBATROSS* . 
.$0.07 
PI. 
.M. 
12, 16. 
Mitsch . 
.1937 
L.D. 
B 
ARIADNE** . 
.80 
PL 
. . EM . 
Prestgard . 
.1935 
S.D. 
A 
BABY DECORAH* . 
.07 
Ruf. 
.. E. 
6. 
Zimmer . 
.1934 
L.D 
B 
BOB WHITE** . 
.07 
PI 
M 
Pfitzer . 
.1928 
L.D. 
B 
JONKHEER VAN TETS. 
PL 
.M. 
10. 
Twomey . 
.1939 
Ex. 
B 
LORD SELKIRK* . 
PL 
.ML.... 
Lemoine . 
.1908 
M.D. 
B 
MADAM MOUNET-SULLY . 
PL 
.... EM. 
21,23. 
Pfitzer . 
.1930 
M.D. 
B 
MAID OF ORLEANS*** . 
.07 
PL 
.M. 
Pfitzer . 
.1922 
Ex. 
B 
MAMMOTH WHITE* . 
.07 
PL 
.M. 
15, 17. 
Twomey . 
.1937 
L.D. 
B 
MARGARET BEATON*** 
3 00 
PL 
.ML.... 
Stevens, H. W. 
.1931 
M.D. 
B 
MARY ELIZABETH** 
07 
Ruf. 
.ML.... 
Pfitzer . 
.1936 
L.D. 
B 
MATTERHORN*. 
. 2.00 
PL 
. ML.... 
Lemoine . 
.1920 
L.D. 
B 
ODALISQUE . 
PL 
.M. 
23. 
Pfitzer . 
.1935 
M.D. 
B 
POLAR ICE** . 
PL 
....EM .... 
10, 25. 
Prestgard . 
.1932 
Ex. 
A 
SOLVEIG . 
.12 
Ruf. 
.L.. 
19. 
Pfitzer . 
.1932 
LD. 
B 
STAR OF BETHLEHEM* 
10 
PI 
M . .. 
Winsor . 
.1937 
M.D. 
B 
SURFSIDE** . 
Ruf 
M 
3. 
Pfitzer . 
.1937 
L.D. 
B 
VREDENBURGH*** . 
. 2.50 
PL 
.. E. 
Kunderd .1924 S.D. C WHITE BUTTERFLY** .. PL .. E 
Pfitzer . 
. 1938 
LD 
B 
For Future Rating 
EDELWEIS** . 
PL 
.M. 
23. 
Pfitzer . 
. 1937 
M D 
B 
SNOW PRINCESS* 
PL 
.M. 
29. 
Kinyon .. . 
1938 
LD 
B 
WHITE SPIRE* . 
. 1 00 
PL 
.M. 
Pruitt . 
.1939 
L.D. 
B 
MYRNA*** . 
Ruf. ., 
.M. 
White can no longer be considered a weak color section. Indeed it is now among the strongest. Incidentally the 
most beautiful of the newcomers is Margaret Beaton. This glad has the happy faculty apparently of always throwing 
tall spikes. The also blotched Ariadne is an equally good grower. The large number of testimonials received about this 
variety has surpassed our expectations. The new Edelweis, heralded as Pfitzer's best white, might be described as a more 
substantial Star of Bethlehem. Unless it propagates very differently for others than it did for us it will never be a com¬ 
mercial, however. Vredenburgh is a slightly earlier and larger Maid of Orleans. Unusually charming for table decora¬ 
tions is the beautifully ruffled Baby Decorah. Mary Elizabeth gave a splendid account of itself this season. Well grown 
this variety is very beautifully ruffled. Although this variety is usually listed as a cream, it is actually a pure white ex¬ 
cept for the small rich yellow throat, and I feel belongs in this class just as definitely as Margaret Beaton or any other 
distinctly blotched sort. 
CLASS 8—PURE PINKS 
Originator 
Year 
Size 
Substance Variety 
Unit Price 
Type 
Season 
Deficiencies 
Ristow. 
.1935 
Ex. 
B 
HERITAGE* . 
.$0.12 
PL 
.ML.... 
19. 
1836 
L D 
A 
LAVINIA** 
.30 
Ruf. 
.M. 
Pfitzer . 
.1937 
L.D. 
B 
PFITZER'S MASTERPIECE , 
PL 
.M. 
6. 
Stewart . 
.1934 
M.D. 
B 
PHYLLIS McQUISTON** 
.07 
PL 
.M. 
183.3 
M.D. 
B 
SONATINE*** 
.07 
PL 
.M. 
For Future Rating 
Baerman . 
.1938 
L.D. 
B 
UTOPIA* . 
. 6.00 
PL 
.ML.... 
7. 
Another glad which we have shifted this year is Lavinia. Though perhaps a trifle warmer in tone than the^ other 
pure pinks, the rich pink shade of this splendid variety is distinctly cooler than any glad ordinarily classified in the 
salmon pink section. Lavinia is a very consistent producer of fine spikes and was one of our most beautiful varieties 
again this season. Heritage continues to rank with Brightside as one of our best sellers. Utopia brings the beautiful 
recurved form of Minuet into the pure pink class. 
