Chatterbox Review 
ATALOGUE writing entails a lot of time but, on a whole, is a very interesting part 
of our work. We often wonder, though, whether non-productive pages (pages not 
containing price lists) are of any value to a catalogue and its mission. To this 
there is no conclusive answer, but we have long felt that interesting and instructive 
reading, together with good pictures and service features are just as much a part of a 
successful catalogue as the actual price list itself. Many letters have come to us each 
year expressing delight with the “Chatterbox Review,” so we decided to continue this 
feature in the hope that it will again not only be interesting reading but also offer val- 
uable assistance in the selection of Gladiolus varieties. 
HIGHLAND CHIEF 

WHITE 
Margaret Beaton is continuing to take the country by 
storm. It is one of the most outstanding introductions in 
the past decade. Silentium, though similar, cannot compare 
with Margaret Beaton. Snow Princess, with fine commercial 
characteristics, is pushing ahead of Maid of Orleans, though 
the latter is still going strong. Lord Selkirk, a connoisseur’s 
type of Glad builds a spike that is perfection on the show 
bench. Edelweiss is certainly a comer and we recommend 
it along with Crystal, both pure white and attaining large 
size. Myrna, with its ruffled cream-white florets. is a delight 
in any garden. Another that bears trial is Surfside. 
YELLOW 
This group is not progressing as fast as some of the 
other classes, but the peach-yellow Beauvallon will prove 
to be a worthy addition because of its beauty of form and 
ruffling. Also fine is Amberglow. Its tall spikes and slender 
stem make it a good cut flower. Golden Chimes still holds 
its place as one of the top-ranking yellows along with 
Golden Goddess, the latter characterized by free-opening 
habits. ° Jasmine was very impressive because of its clarity 
of color and unusual beauty of form. Mother Kadel comes 
well recommended. Sir Galahad sure gave me a surprise. It 
was grand. 
ORANGE and ORANGE SALMON 
Coral Glow showed up well and certainly it strikes a new 
note in color brilliance. Truly lovely is the variety Diane. 
There are many good reports on this one. Even though 
the stems of Alladin may be a bit short it makes a marvelous 
and bold spike. King’s Ransom was again impressive and 
it is a tall cut-flower type. Barcarole is recommended, along 
with the small-flowered variety, Delightful. 
CREAM, BUFF and FLESH 
Some lovely creations are being produced in this fine 
color class. Donna is a beautiful heavily-ruffled type with 
an appealing buff-apricot color. The picotee edge on Corona 
gives us something new in color effect. The lovely Shirley 
Temple is always good. Camellia is also a real beauty and 
a good propagator. Amrita and Amulet, two fine Palmer 
varieties and the heavily ruffled Arethusa, have all contrib- 
uted a great deal to this group. 
LIGHT PINK 
In my opinion Greta Garbo is one of the outstanding 
introductions of the past few years. Its color, size and 
shape are the very best. While I have not had as much 
experience with Legend, I believe it will also rank very 
high. Camrose has an ethereal beauty that can be appreci- 
ated only when seen. It was the winner of two champion- 
