I had excellent luck with the ones I bought last year. I have seen many gladiolus 
but never any like those I got from you. They were over jive feet tall with very large blooms 
and unusually beautiful colors. Everyone admired them.” —E. G. Hale, Mass. 
Jasmine 
New introduction. See page 15. 
(Com) (HG) (65-70) Clear deep yellow. Up to 8 
medium size blooms open on a tall straight spike. The 
Jonquil *** 
deepest clear yellow in existence. Fine cut flower and basket gladT 
King Lear 
Maytime *** 
★ ★★V! 2 (HG) Very early. Clear deep purple with silver 
line on edge of all petals. Very large heavily 
waved and ruffled. 5-6 open. This is by far the most beautiful purple I have 
ever seen. Indispensable to anyone who likes the purples as King Lear is in a class 
by itself. See picture inside front cover. 
“W e were more than pleased with KING LEAR. It's a beauty. Also especially 
liked Carillon. Extremely good. In fact most of the Palmer varieties were good. But 
we especially liked these two.” —L. L. Ward, Indiana. 
(Com) (HG) Beautiful light creamy salmon with 
cream throat. Early and a very fine variety well liked 
by the commercial growers. At its time of blooming it is the finest cut flower in 
my garden. I have had a lot of good reports on it. 
“Yon have chosen a lovely name for a lovely glad in MAYTIME. It did es¬ 
pecially well for me last year. 
“ BC25084 ( Solita ) is a fine late orange here and grows a splendid spike. 
“Also want to report excellent results from Rototox and am recommending it to 
others. It is easy to mix and handle.” — Grace LeMar, Calif. 
“The mild criticism of MAYTIME in the 1938 yearbook is not deserved according 
to my investigations made last Saturday, July 23. Its floret stem is not short. It is 
a beautiful early glad with all the qualities to delight the heart of a beauty lover and not 
one feature to its discredit. MAYTIME has tall, graceful stems, with five to seven 
florets open. I measured more than a dozen and from floret to tip they averaged twenty- 
one to twenty-three inches. I must have them next season for a first early pink in my 
already overcrowded garden. 
“I have written this letter that you may know of the success of another Gove admirer 
and also to advise that MAYTIME is greatly admired and sought after by the trade , 
principally on account of its likeness to Picardy and being several weeks earlier.” 
—Jno. M. Terwilliger, Mich. 
★ ★★ (HG) Midseason. Light salmon shading to white throat 
with a very large brilliant scarlet blotch. Immense round 
florets somewhat ruffled and with prominent midribs. One of the showiest and 
most beautiful varieties grown. One of my favorites. Stems sometimes crook a little. 
“Displayed your MYWAG bloom last year at a florist's in the city and it was the 
talk of the town. A very beautiful glad.” — K. H. Kolberg, Mich. 
(Ex) (Com) (85-90) Clear soft shrimp pink. A 
_ blotch of flesh pink shading to shrimp pink at edges. 
Soft inconspicuous feathering of rose. From 7-9 blooms open which are usually 
six inches across but have been grown much larger. Picardy was introduced eight 
years ago and is now the most popular variety in existence for exhibition and com¬ 
mercial purposes. If you can grow only one variety Picardy is the one. Is grown 
by the millions in Florida for shipment to northern markets and there is nothing 
any better to be had. 
(HG) (85-90) Beautiful dark rose red shading somewhat 
_ lighter in upper throat. Several large wide open blooms 
open. This variety is becoming more popular every year. My stock of large bulbs 
is very limited, but have plenty of medium and small sizes. 
“PIRATE also best bloom in show. Utah Glad Society Exhibit.” 
— Roy B. Gorham, Salt Lake City, Utah. 
Mywag 
Picardy **** 
Pirate *** 
“About my last order I must tell you that 1 got beautiful flowers and they grew very 
well here.” — Mrs. Samuel Herrero, Porto Rico. 
21 
