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FLYING CLOUD FARMS INC. 
1938 Originations 
CAPEHEART (Winsor) 
Seedling number 0101C. Ave Maria x A. E. Amos. This variety is a light salmon rose, 
deeper at the edges of the petals, with a slight rose feather in the throat. The blooms are 
over six inches with eight open on an eighteen bud spike. Although not a seedling of Picardy 
it is similar to it in propagation, type of growth, and spike formation; in fact, before it wai 
named field visitors spoke of it as “that pink Picardy seedling”. It blooms about twenty days 
ahead of Picardy and especially for this reason it should make a valuable commercial as well 
as an exhibitor’s variety. Commendation from the New England Gladiolus Society 1937. 
Price—Large $5.00, Medium $3.50, Small $2.50, Bits. 75c each. 
HONEYMOON (Winsor) 
Seedling 32-238A. Madelon x Queen Mary. Peach pink, suffused deeper at the edges 
of the petals, going to a lighter shade in the throat where there is a creamy blotch with a 
slight garnet feather. The ruffled florets are of great substance with about eight large blooms 
open on a tall twenty bud exhibition spike. As this variety is not as fast an increaser (pos¬ 
sibly due to the Queen Mary parentage) as one might wish for a commercial variety, I think 
it is primarily a variety for the home garden and especially for the exhibitor. 
Price—Large $5.00, Medium $3.50, Small $2.50, Bits. 75c each. 
THISTLE DEW (pronounced this’ll do) (Winsor) 
Seedling 0184C. Maid of Orleans x Picardy. A dandy light pink with a peachy cream 
throat slightly peppered pink. The large florets are a bit ruffled and lay flat against the stem 
on the long graceful spikes with as many as seven or eight open at once. This variety bloomed 
a bit too early for the shows but everyone that saw it admired it very much. In past seasons it 
has won many awards and much acclaim. 
Price—Large $5.00, Medium $3.50, Small $2.50, Bits. 75c each. 
WAMPUM (Winsor) 
Seedling 32-357B. Rosabella x Picardy. Large, round, flat, slightly ruffled florets of a 
dark smoky rose with an attractive white feather dusted a bit at the edges. The long heavy 
spikes are ideal for exhibition with about eight open out of eighteen or more buds. This variety 
won a Commendation from the New England Gladiolus Society and has won at several shows 
as well as receiving much favorable comment the past season. Very good propagator. 
Price—Large $5.00, Medium $3.50, Small $2.50, Bits. 75c each. 
1937 Originations 
BUFFETTE (Winsor) 
Apricot Glow x Esme Desailly 
This fine buff variety is an extremely strong tall grower with wide dark green foliage 
and I believe the best of all varieties of this color. It is a very fast propagator, giving large* 
quantities of bulblets that germinate easily, it gives good commercial spikes from even the 
smallest bulbs, and blooms consistently from bulblets in regular field culture. It has been 
shown with eleven open blooms on a twenty-two bud spike, although it usually has eight Of>en 
on an eighteen to twenty bud spike. The florets have a slight ruffle and the ends of the petals 
have a bit of the needle point type. The past season it was very popular with the florists and 
we saw it used wonderfully with the dark colored glads, especially “blue” shades. It is a fine 
commercial and being extra early adds to its value for this purpose. 
Price—Large $2.00, Medium $1.00, Small 60c, Bits. 20c each, 10-$1.60. 
