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FLYING CLOUD FARMS INC. 
Flying Cloud Farms' Originations For Spring 1939 
CARDEN OF THE NATIONS (Winsor) 
Seedling number 32-278C. In 1936, at the Metropolitan Gladiolus Society Show, held 
at the Carden of the Nations at Rockefeller Center, in New York City, a silver medal was 
offered for the best seedling in the show with the understanding that if the medal was accepted 
they could name the seedling; this is the variety that won and this is the name they gave it. 
At the 1936 N. E. C. S. show, in the class for New England originations, which entry won 
for the most meritorious exhibit in the entire show, this seedling was included and picked 
out by many there as the most unusual in the entry and in 1938 was given an Award ol 
Merit by the seedling committee of the New England Gladiolus Society. The color is a clear 
cerise rose with each petal edged silver; this combination of color makes a decided impression 
when one sees it for the first time. The spikes are strong and straight, the placement and 
spacing of the buds is right; five or six open blooms on a sixteen to eighteen bud spike is 
average for this variety. The individual florets are of good size and it would be classed as a 
decorative. The many letters I have had from visitors to the shows at New York and Boston 
the past season, who had seen it and been sufficiently attracted by it to make a special note 
of the name from the many hundreds of varieties on exhibit, should prove it has appeal. 
Carden of the Nations is a seedling of Sir Hubert Wilkins and Red Lory. 
Price—$5.00 each for any size bulb. Bits. 75c each 
PRESTIGE (Winsor) 
Seedling number 0184H. This seedling retains the strong growing habits and size of 
bloom of its parent Picardy. The color is a soft pink, slightly on the salmon tone, shading 
to cream as it goes into the throat. The florets are Picardy size but more ruffled; eight open 
blooms are well placed on long flower heads that average several more buds than does Picardy 
A large vase of this variety at the top of our exhibit at the last Boston show brought much^ 
favorable comment; in fact, most of the growers working in the hall came over and spoke 
enthusiastically of it before it was even set up or labeled. 1 believe this will be a variety 
much in demand for the commercial grower as well as by the glad fans. 
Price—$5.00 each for any size bulb. Bits. 75c each 
RED BANK (Winsor) 
Seedling number 32-257C. Commander Koehl x Helmsdale. Commendation award 
and Award of Merit—New England Gladiolus Society. In our field during the past season, a 
grower, who has wide experience, said, as we went down a row of this variety which con¬ 
tained plants from all sizes of bulbs as well as bulblets, “This seedling surely is the one we have 
all been looking for to replace Dr. Bennett.” That is just what we think here of Red Bank. 
Every spike in the row stands straight; truly “a 100% cutter”, with the ta^ll spikes coming 
up well above the dark foliage. The spikes average eight open ancfi carry eighteen buds; 
the florets are slightly larger than those of its parent. Commander Koehl, and set tightly 
against the spikes. The color is almost identical to Dr. Bennett; it has a small dark feather 
edged with white in the throat. Certainly it was a pleasure to see every grower that came 
to the field so enthused over this variety, it is a much desired color, an extra good propagator, 
and makes nice bulbs. We have every confidence it will be a most popular variety. 
Price—$5.00 each for any size bulb. Bits. 75c each 
GREY GHOST 
This is a sport of Mair’s variety Minnock which we found several years ago. The color 
is the best gray we have ever seen,—it is really a dove gray. Cray, especially when of good 
shade, is very popular; Gertrude Grey has been one of the most popular glads we ever grew 
and year after year all blooming bulbs were sold out before the season closed. Grey Ghost* 
being much lighter and clearer in color is a big improvement over Gertrude Grey. In all’ 
other ways it is a counterpart of Minnock with which many of you are familiar; if not, you 
will find it described in this catalogue. 
As this novelty is not one of our own seedlings, and as we have a fair stock of it, our 
introductory prices are much less than for new seedling varieties. Large $1.00, Medium 75c, 
Small 50c, Bit's. 2-25c. 
