DISTINCTIVE GLADS 
EVERETT A. QUACKENBUSH 
New Cumberland, Pa. 
I T IS with great pride that we present Flora 
Farmer, the first Gladiolus of our origination 
to be introduced. Because of its unusual beauty, 
its charm, its difference in color from other avail¬ 
able varieties, and its many fine qualities, we be¬ 
lieve that it represents a distinct contribution to 
the realm of Gladiolus. 
As Seedling 31G3 it attracted favorable attention 
at the several eastern shows where displayed during 
the past summer. At the Boston Show of the New 
England Gladiolus Society it was granted an Award 
of Merit by the Massachusetts Horticultural So¬ 
ciety. At Syracuse the Empire State Gladiolus 
Society awarded it a Certificate of Merit. In the 
popularity vote at the show of the Maryland Glad¬ 
iolus Society, where a vase of this seedling was 
displayed with our trade exhibit, 136 varieties were 
included on the ballots deposited by the visitors 
but only two varieties, Picardy and Minuet, re¬ 
ceived a greater number of votes than did this then 
unnamed seedling. 
Flora Farmer is a very beautiful, radiant, pure 
pink with a creamy white throat. The color of the 
larger outer petals often deepens toward the edges 
and outer points to almost a light red. Its two 
lower inside petals are creamy white edged with 
pure pink. The florets are large and nicely ruffled. 
They are usually to 6 inches in diameter, al¬ 
though florets as large as 6^ inches are not un¬ 
usual on well-grown spikes. Under ordinary 
conditions it usually opens 5 or 6 large florets at a 
Flora Farmer time, although we have seen it with 9 open. 
Nearly all of the buds show strong color by the 
time the first floret opens, which adds greatly to its value for decorative purposes and 
as a commercial cut-flower. When cut in bud it opens up well to the tip of the spike. 
Its strong spike is of good height and does not crook or fall over. The flower-head is 
long and usually carries 18 or 19 buds when grown from large bulbs. It is a strong, healthy 
grower. The leaves are broad and strong but are attached to the spike rather low so that 
it may be cut quite close to the ground without injury to the plant. It produces a good 
quantity of bulblets which germinate easily. Bulblets make good growth the first year 
and sometimes bloom. 
This Glad is delightfully different. Like Picardy and a few others, it has that inde¬ 
scribable quality called “charm.” In addition to its exhibition value due to its impressive 
size, its beauty of color and form give it great decorative value. Commercial growers and 
florists who have seen it believe it has great possibilities as a commercial cut-flower. 
The introductory price is $5.00 each for bulbs of any size 
Bulblets are offered at $1.00 each 
