GUIDEBOOK FOR 1940 
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LAST PUBLISHED SYMPOSIUM RATINGS 
(With special permission of the Canadian Gladiolus Society and the New England Gladiolus Society, copyright 
owners.) , 
The Canadian Gladiolus Society Symposium, with participation limited to about ninety 
ranking growers and amateurs, classifies about 600 leading varieties “A” for excellent *‘B” 
good, “C” fair, “D” discard. 
As this booklet goes to press the 1939 C.G.S. Symposium due date for returns has not 
expired, so tabulation has not yet been made. If interested in securing same when published 
see our gladiolus society page, inside back cover hereof. 
The New England Gladiolus Society Symposium for 1939 was a series of popularity 
contests each devoted to a single color classification. The Symposium below is based on the 
percentage of total votes cast. Commonly, popular vote symposiums are about two years 
behind the expert type in arriving to about the same conclusions. 
The new faces in these lists are in italics. You may notice we have been closely 
anticipating the symposiums in our offerings for many years past. Undoubtedly our customers 
know this. And we are also offering now quite a number of varieties you will find appearing 
in the next symposiums two hears hence. The % of “A” votes is based on a minimum of 20% 
of the voters reporting on the particular variety. Three other varieties, namely Matterhorn 
Amrita and Camellia, secured a 100% vote but with only 12 able to report on them. 
Canadian G. S. 
1938 
New England G. S. 
Rank Variety 
% of “A” Votes 
Rank Variety 
1 
Rewt Fallu . 
.100.00 
1 
Picardy 
2 
Picardy. 
. 97.30 
2 
Minuet 
3 
Star of Bethlehem. 
. 95.36 
3 
Maid of Orleans 
4 
Beacon . 
. 93.20 
4 
Commander Koehl 
5 
Southport . 
. 89.44 
5 
Vagabond Prince 
6 
Minuet. 
. 89.28 
6 
Pelegrina 
7 
Blue Beauty . 
. 86.26 
7 
Mother Machree 
8 
Vagabond Prince.^ . 
. 86.24 
8 
Shirley Temple 
9 
Allegro . 
. 84.84 
9 
Charles Dickens 
10 
Rosemarie Pfitzer. 
. 84.15 
10 
Bagdad 
11 
Bagdad-_. 
. 83.64 
11 
Crolden Goddess 
12 
Jalna . 
. 83.22 
12 
Rewi Fallu 
13 
Commander Koehl. 
. 81.78 
13 
Star of Bethlehem 
14 
Tip Top. 
. 81.51 
14 
Debonair 
15 
Maid of Orleans. 
. 80.64 
15 
Bit o' Heaven 
16 
Isola Bella . 
. 79.35 
16 
Beacon 
17 
Johann S. Bach. 
. 79.12 
17 
King Arthur 
18 
Euides. . 
. 77.90 
18 
Black Opal 
19 
Mother Machree. 
. 77.20 
19 
Golden Chimes 
20 
Bit o' Heaven . 
. 76.67 
20 
Dr. F. E. Bennett 
21 
Golden Chimes. 
. 76.27 
21 
Peggy Lou 
22 
Okarina . 
. 75.00 
22 
Blue Admiral 
23 
Zauberflote . 
.. 74.88 
23 
Rosemarie Pfitzer 
24 
A rabella . 
. 74.00 
24 
Tip Top 
25 
Charles Dickens. 
. 73.67 
25 
Wurtemburgia 
26 
Heiligtum . 
. 71.45 
26 
Mary Elizabeth 
27 
Sahara .. 
. 70.84 
27 
Takina 
28 
Miss New Zealand. 
. 70.52 
28 
Dr. Hoeg 
29 
Gertrude Swenson . 
. 69.12 
29 
Phyllis McQuiston 
30 
Red Lory. 
. 67.76 
30 
Bill Sowden 
31 
Ninth Symphony . 
. 66.66 
31 
Betty Nuthall 
32 
Golden Goddess. 
. 66.36 
32 
Marmora 
33 
Marmora. 
. 66.15 
33 
Milford 
34 
Blue Admiral. 
. 64.38 
34 
Margaret Fulton 
35 
Green Light. . 
. 64.00 
35 
Brightside 
36 
Betty Nuthall. 
. 63.96 
36 
Red Phipps 
37 
Milford . 
. 63.71 
37 
Morocco 
38 
Salbach’s Orchid. 
. 63.44 
38 
New Era 
39 
Rudolf Serkin . 
. 62.55 
39 
Jalna 
40 
Royal Gold . 
. 59.94 
40 
J. S. Bach 
41 
Reverie. 
. 59.52 
41 
Barcarole 
42 
Guardsman.. 
. 59.40 
42 
King Lear 
43 
Pirate.. 
. 59.20 
43 
Rima 
44 
Max Reger... .. 
. 58.48 
44 
Zuni 
45 
Irene... . 
. 56.61 
45 
Wasaga 
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