PRUITT'S RUFFLED GLADS 
Pruitt’s Ruffled Gladiolus 
The longer I grow Glads the more I am learning to love the ruffled varie¬ 
ties. When my seedlings are blooming for the first time I look them over care¬ 
fully each morning to see what has opened. I can scarcely see the plain petaled 
ones until the ruffled ones are carefully examined. 
Using only the best of the ruffled ones for seed, I notice they are coming 
more ruffled each year. The one pictured above is the most lovely Glad I have 
ever seen. These spikes were grown from very small bnlbs. It is apricot and 
cream; a perfect blending of the two colors. It has no name or number. Will be 
released in 1939, I think. I am only using this picture to feature the ruffled 
Gladiolus. Watch for its introduction. 
The parents of the above seedling are Shirley Temple and Wasaga. 
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