GUIDEBOOK FOR 1942 Page 3 

LAST PUBLISHED SYMPOSIUM RATINGS 
(With oe 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, (eetair, 1) discard. 
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. 
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. The 7% of “‘A”’ votes is 
based on a minimum of 19 voters reporting on the particular variety. 
TOP AND 2nd RATING VARIETIES IN ADOPTED COLOR CLASSES OF 
Canadian G. S. 1940 
New England G. S. 1939 
White and Creamy W......Myrna Whiten es Maid of Orleans 
Lord Selkirk Star of Bethlehem 
Creat ia: ete eet eee keen oS Shirley Temple 
Mary Elizabeth 
BlusheVWibite: se woes Camellia Light Pinks see ee Debonair 
Rosemarie Pfitzer Rosemarie Pfitzer 
Eighty clows 22 est Jasmine Tchitayvellow se ee Golden Chimes 
Royal Gold Golden Cup 
Decppy cllows. eae Harvest Moon Deep: yellows ees Golden Goddess 
Golden Goddess Gate of Heaven 
rai Cp tO ay oe eee es Bit o’ Heaven Bute. ae wee Wasaga 
Amulet Duna 
Yellow Orange se. Bit o’ Heaven 
Brightside 
RedtOranve. eee iaonacn 
Barcarole 
Light Salmon, Lt. Rose....Picardy Salmon Pink................... Picardy 
Carillon Betty Nuthall 
Sal rahe... ae Darcarcie 
Joh. S. Bach 
DeepeP inks eee se Peggy Lou 
Roma ion esse Vista Bonita Wehr ace pays WAS OIREMDE 
Smiling Maestro SENSEI a aa 
Medium & Deep Rose...... ee Deep ROs@2 ase a Red Lory 
Scarlet & Light Red......... eee Grader Renn 
eacon 
Red, Crimson & Dk. Red--Commander Koehl er che ecets aee ee 
Rewaslal lige ele ieee a eed Rewi Fallu 
Maroon & Black Red........ Black Opal Dare Red Bio ac 
Wita bellag ee seer puke Gomme.” De fice 
Light Mauve, etc Minuet Light Lavender So) Peers 6. eae Minuet 
Isola Bella feolatBella 
Med. & Deep Mauve, etc. Gertrude Swenson Dark lavender King Arthur 
Highland Chief Gertrude Swenson 
Purple ene Charles Dickens Rurplee ee ee te Ghiles Dickens 
King Weare star aD: 
AST TG) CAE ee pei pane Beauty Tee wiolet Milford 
egro 
Med. & Dark Violet.......... Blue Admiral DEeVinles He ee 
Robert Burns Sine Sears Bice araieal 
Smoky, etc... Zuni SIO KY ote meen Mother Machree 
Jalna Bagdad 
Phe tie Crecor: Yolcu 2. Aladdin 
Angelus 
Lt. Colors + Dk. Blotch Margaret Beaton 
Zauberflote 
Any other color.................. Vagabond Prince Anysother colores.--..- Vagabond Prince 
