RICHGLAD GARDEN 
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Alsace 
ALSACE (Benedict) 
We saw this wonderful seedling at the 
Boston Show in 1939. Having grown it in 

our own test garden and seen it growing 
from all sizes and bulblets in Mr. Benedict’s 
garden last season, fully confirmed our first 
judgment. It is one of the finest and most 
beautiful decorative varieties we ever 
grew. A seedling of Mrs. P. W. Sisson x 
Picardy, it seems to have the beauty of 
both parents. Florets are needle-point 
type, ruffled and triangular in shape, open- 
ing 6-9, with 3-5 buds showing color, at 
one time on tall straight spikes. Plants 
average about 414-ft. with 17-20 florets and 
buds. Color is buff-apricot with incon- 
spicuous garnet mark deep in throat; ex- 
cellent substance and texture with good 
placement. Bulblet production heavy and 
germination good. 
Award of Merit, New England Gladiolus 
Society, 1939, scoring 87, and Special 
Rosette for Best Spike Recent Introduc- 
tions, N. E.G.S. Seedling Meeting, Med- 
field, Mass., August 18, 1940, against keen 
competition. No small bulbs or bulblets re- 
leased this season. Alsace merits introduc- 
tion at a much higher price but is offered 
at this low price on account of large stock. 
Large or medium bulbs only $1.00 each. 
MOTHER KADEL (Kadel) 
(See Illustration, Page Ten) 
A seedling of Picardy x Spray of Gold 
and a clear medium yellow color with ab- 
solutely no foreign coloring even in the 
deepest part of the throat. Throat slightly 
deeper yellow. Decorative type, opening 
5-7, with 5 additional buds showing color, 
at one time. Plants 44%-ft. producing 
spikes of 15-17 buds; florets 4- to 414-inch 
in diameter. This variety makes an excel- 
lent cut-flower, opening well in water and 
maintaining placement to tip. Commercial 
growers, who have-seen and judged this 
flower, have commented that its fine color, 
together with its other desirable character- 
istics, should make it a popular commer- 
cial variety. 
As Seedling F24, Mother Kadel was 
awarded the American Home Achievement 
Medal, Maryland State Gladiolus Show at 
Hagerstown; best yellow, best decorative 
in the show and Award of Merit, Metro- 
politan Gladiolus Show, New York World’s 
Fair, and Honorable Mention, the only 
award a seedling may receive the first 
year it is shown, Empire State Gladiolus 
Society Show, where it was also selected 
as the best seedling in the show—all 1940. 
No small bulbs or bulblets will be re- 
leased this season, and no bulbs at whole- 
sale. Mother Kadel’s record warrants its 
introduction at a much higher price but on 
account of large stock it is offered at this 
low price. 
Large bulbs only $1.00 each. 
