GUIDEBOOK FOR 1940 
Page 7 
GLADIOLUS SEED 
Last year we stated we would share our 
hybridized seed with you. That turned out 
to be a gross understatement as we did not 
have enough left after filling orders to warrant 
planting them. Beyond question, growing 
seed offers unparalleled excitement to the 
glad fan. Hoping to protect ourselves and 
still meet the seed demand we greatly 
increased our hybridizing activities and offer 
a quality list of seed crosses on page 14. 
AT THE SHOWS 
It is difficult to appraise the attitude of 
the reader respecting reception of data re¬ 
lating our personal winnings at shows, or 
even that of our customers. 
From year to year we have been shortening 
this discussion. Partly because interest 
centers chiefly upon what variety won rather 
than upon who won. 
Because of the advantage we have with our 
stocks of the newest varieties, heretofore 
used in competition with so many of our 
own customers, we started to minimize our 
entries in the commercial color spike classes 
and to devote ourselves mostly to Recent 
Introductions and Seedling Divisions. 
At the Maryland state society show at 
Havre de Grace (404 miles on our speed¬ 
ometer), we won firsts with Star of Bethle¬ 
hem, Dazzler, Tunia’s Triumph, Commander 
Koehl, Rewi Fallu, Blue Wonder, Mrs. H. B. 
Ambler, Vela, Icelander, Miss New Zealand, 
Ohio Non-Pariel (Wilson), Orange Beauty 
(Gelser) and with Peggy Lou we won in 3 
spike, 1 spike open. Basket and Vase of 10 
spikes. This vase was Champion vase of the 
show. Our too good spikes of Star of Bethle¬ 
hem nosed out our Crystal spikes in the white 
color class and then nosed out our Peggy Lou 
winners for selection as champion spike of 
the section. Being thus excluded from the 
small group of sectional champions from 
which all the judges select the grand champion, 
it bowed to a good spike of Myrna for this 
distinction. We have no desire to belittle 
the qualities of Myrna. It can rhake much 
better spikes than the one shown, a very 
fine spike. We also won the Sm. Dec. 
Seedling section champion with B927 (Wilson), 
a pretty rose red, laciniated. Also most 
points in the Exh. spike section. 
At the Michigan state society show at 
Bay City we won most points and 16 of 33 
blue ribbons awarded in the Recent Intro¬ 
ductions section with Crystal, White Trium 
phator, Icelander, Greta Garbo, Jersey Cream, 
Myrna, Rita Phillips, Miss America, Rosa 
Van Lima, Rewi Fallu, Black Opal, Isola 
Bella, Highland Chief, Blue Wonder, Dr. 
Verhage and Peggy Lou. The Peggy Lou 
spike here entered was champion of the 
section and Grand Champion Bloom of the 
Show, winning a Michigan society Silver 
Medal and the O. P. Stancer Perpetual 
Challenge Trophy. In the commercial 3 
spike exhibition section we won most points, 
our principal winners being Rosa Van Lima, 
Pcg&y Lou, Purple Beauty, Rosalie, Rewi 
Fallu, Betsy Bob Up, Beacon and Ellen 
Marie. Our Peggy Lou was top scoring 
bloom of the show (87.3) followed by Mrs. 
John Sherwin’s Peggy Lou (86 and Reserve 
Champion-—she won 12 firsts, besides), Paul 
Pletcher’s Shirley Temple (85), our Black 
Opal (85), Mrs. Kinyon’s seedling “Wen- 
onah” (83.8), likewise her Rose of Michigan 
(83) and our Rosa Van Lima (83). Our 
giant light pink seedling 73619 was winner 
1 spike exhibition seedling and our orchid 
seedling 62997 was the 1 spike dec. seedling 
winner. 
Direct from here we visited the Canadian 
national show at Stratford, Ontario. It was 
a beautiful show with many magnificent 
spikes, probably the best show they have 
had. Among the outstanding winners: 
Flagship (Butt) was Grand Champion, 
reminiscent in form to some of the fine 
champion spikes of Frank J. McCoy we have 
seen but color a medium shade of red with 
white throat pencilled blue. It had 11 open 
53 ^-inch diameter florets when we viewed it, 
with many buds above, a sturdy spike. 
Several fine spikes of Lord Selkirk, the best 
having 11 open 5 inch florets, 25 total buds 
entered by Mr. Flynn. Any number of the 
most magnificent spikes of Rosemarie Pfitzer, 
better than we have ever grown—one of 
them awarded the distinction “Most Beautiful 
Bloom in the Show.” Some fine long spikes 
of Algonquin with many large florets open 
but color possibly not equal to that of 
Regent. 12 wonderful spikes of Beacon by 
Mr. Butt. A wide open 6 inch orchid rose 
with cream throat and a quarter inch cream 
edging by Mr. Coutts. And Mr. Palmer had 
his usual array of magnificent seedlings. 
At the Ohio state society show at Akron 
we won too many prizes again, notwith¬ 
standing we made but 5 or 6 entries in the 
3 spike color class sections where we have 
heretofore been accustomed to win most of 
our points. We assembled 246 points, 52 
firsts mostly scattered among the Seedling, 
Recent Introductions and Arrangements sec¬ 
tions. We won: Ohio Silver Medal for our 
large commercial display having a frontage 
of 30 feet. Three vases for 3 section Cham¬ 
pions with Rosa Van Lima, King of Hearts 
and Dr. Verhage. The Templin-Bradley 
Silver Medal for most points in the Recent 
Introductions section (we won 20 firsts out 
of 27 firsts awarded). N.E.G.S. Silver Medal 
for most points in commercial display and 
basket classes, including best basket with 
Mac, best floor basket with Peggy Lou, best 
arrangement with Peggy Lou, best arrange¬ 
ment with another flower with Frostpink and 
hardy chrysanthemums. We will tell you 
