Page 14 THE GLADIOCUSSFANGIERS 
GROW SOME GLADIOLUS SEED 
All glad fans should try some gladiolus seed. Most advanced amateurs already do attempt 
some hybridizing with their newest varieties or most favored colors. Gladiolus seed broadcast 
or planted thickly in close rows, covered about 34 inch, kept on moist side and with at least 
partial shade, commonly produces bulbs 4 to 34 inches diameter the first crop. Most of these 
bloom the second year and selections may be made on color values, the bulb selected and its 
bulblets thereafter grown under number pending full performance from a large bulb. 
All modern varieties were so produced, either from field collected or hand hybridized seed. 
Our seed offerings are genuinely hand hybridized. Literally hundreds watched us hybridizing 
our glads at the peak of our blooming season. Most of the pollen used was taken from protected 
florets opened indoors. Dr. Masek helped us again, as well. Our identification tags waved all 
over ous field of ‘‘fancies’’ since, of most of the crosses listed, we hybridized an average of 
four pods. 
No two seeds, even from the same cross and pod, produced flowers just alike, though they are 
likely to favor parent characteristics. 
With about the most exclusive collection of ‘‘world beaters’’ to be found in the U. S., we 
have excellent opportunity to produce intriguing crosses, which in turn should rather con- 
sistently produce some seedlings above the average run of good standard varieties in each color 
class. They do for us. Witness that in 1941, in addition to quite a few blue ribbons, our seed- 
lings won champion seedling award at W. Va., Ohio and Mich., two American Home 
Achievement Medals (W. Va. and Mich.) and two grand champion blooms of the show (Ohio 
state and Mich. state). The seed has equal chance to produce some good ones for you as what 
we plant is the unsold seed. 
The only trouble is that we are as likely as not to part with some outstanding sorts worthy 
of introduction as a named variety. That may be your luck. If you grow such from our seed 
we should like first opportunity to introduce them for you. 
It might be advisable to let you know that it is the custom in the gladiolus industry that 
the person who grows and segregates the seedling bulb is given the credit of being the “‘origi- 
nator”’ of the variety if it is named and introduced—not necessarily the person who made the 
actual cross. If a lot of new “originators” do not appear in four to five years as the net 
result of our offering these select crosses we will be greatly surprised. 
A considerable number of large bulbs of expensive new varieties are purchased at their 
current high prices principally with view of doing a little hybridizing. An average illustration: 
Mr. X pays $2 for a bulb of Bobby Dazzler and $5 for a Spitfire, hoping to bloom them 
same day for crossing purposes. He could fail both this year and next, whereas, from our seed 
list he could secure and plant this year 10 seeds of above cross, each carefully fingered for 
plumpness for a total of but 40 cents, all hazards of production removed. Further, from our 
list, seed may be had of some varieties not yet released for sale and unavailable to non-importers 
at any price. 
Permitting seed to set decimates bulblet production. Likely we sacrifice bulblets on rare 
new sorts to an extent that seed sales at these prices cannot remotely compensate us for this 
loss. Perhaps contribution to variety improvement will be our only compensation. 
Try your luck and skill in selection of parents. Depending on stocks available we will try 
to be very liberal. 
How to order. Order in units of 5 (minimum), 10, 15 or 20 (maximum) seeds of a given 
cross. The seed bearing parent is the first variety mentioned. Canadian and other foreign 
customers do not have to secure a permit to import seeds. Crosses are identified by number 
for your and our convenience. Order by number (as ‘‘5 seeds No. 201__$.10’’). Seed prices 
are Net (no discount). 

GROUP A. SEEDS 2c EACH, NET 220 Pink Ribbon x Vista Bonita (tall pk.) 
201 Acca Laurentia x Tunia’s Triumph 221 Redwin x Grand Opera 
202 Allegro x Grand Opera 222 Redwin x Ramesses _ 
203 Allegro x Pfitzer’s Success (It. blue) 223 Rosa Van Lima x Spitfire 
204 American Commander x Greta Garbo 224 Silentium x Armada (Pf. red) 
205 Amer. Commander x Spitfire 225 Stella Antisdale x Summerwealth 
206 Chamouny x Spitfire 
207. Crystal x Oeganda GROUP B. SEEDS 3c EACH, NET 
208 Exquisite x Capeheart (flesh) 226 73395 (** yellow +) x Algonquin 
209 Harmau x Algonquin 227 73395 (W. Va. ’41 sdlg. champ) x 
210 Helen of Troy x Algonquin Winston 
211 Icelander x Bobby Dazzler 228 73395 x Hurricane 
212 Icelander x Tunia’s Triumph 229 Aladdin x Helen of Troy 
213 Jules Amott x Mardi Gras (orange) 230 Bobby Dazzler x Candy Heart 
214 Jules Amott x Scarlet Glow 231 Bobby Dazzler x Icelander 
215 Matterhorn x St. Edward 232 Bobby Dazzler x Myrna 
216 Midnight Red x Candy Heart 233 Bobby Dazzler x Silentium 
217 + Pfitzer’s Success x Blue Wonder 234 Crystal x Herbstfreude 
218 Pink Ribbon x Gypsy Lass (It. red) 235 Crystal x Peggy Lou 
219 Pink Ribbon x Redwin (dp. rose red) 236 Don Bradman (tall, It. sal.) x Hurricane 
