Interesting Crouping 
6 Leading Gladiolus 
We have always been hesitant in past seasons 
to publish in our catalogue what we considered the 
100 best Gladiolus. Our reasons for this were 
mainly because of the wide variation of tastes of 
each individual and the variation of performance 
of some varieties caused by the many different 
climatic and soil conditions to which Gladiolus 
are subjected. There is a bit of unfairness in such 
a list, but nevertheless it makes interesting reading 
and may be of some value to its readers. For that 
reason and because of requests from our cus- 
tomers, we have compiled below a list of varieties 
that we consider worthy applicants to be included 
for 10 varieties that may have been overlooked or 
not tested in our trial plots. As you will note we 
have assembled these 90 varieties into various 
groups based on our' observations the past season, 
though some could very easily be interchanged into 
groups other than those in which they are listed. 
*Commercial varieties are marked with one as- 
terisk indicating a good cut flower and two aster- 
isks indicating an excellent cut flower. 

in the 100 best Gladiolus. 
Being conservative, we 
mention only 90 varieties, preferring to leave space 
90 Applicants For The 100 Best 
Most Beautiful 
Angelus** 
Amrita 
Barcarole* 
Camellia ** 
Conquest* 
Greta Garbo* 
Jasmine* 
King William 
Legend 
Margaret Beaton** 
Largest 
Aladdin 
Crystal 
Edelweiss* 
Picardy** 
Red Giant 
Rewi Fallu 
Smiling Maestro 
Tunia’s Triumph 
Thaldaine 
Most Open 
Black Opal* 
Golden Goddess 
Lord Selkirk 
Delicately Colored 
Isola Bella* 
Rima* 
Rosemarie Pfitzer 
Promising Reds 
American 
Commander* 
Liberator 
Master Myron 
Mercury 
Richelieu* 
Valeria* 
14 
Most Decorative 
Camrose** 
Carillon* 
Cooney Lass** 
Glamis 
Mother Kadel** 
Puritan 
Shirley Temple 
Strong Growers 
Afton** 
Aragon 
Coral Glow 
Del Ray 
Diane** 
Lavender Queen* 
Lavinia** 
Leona** 
Paradise** 
Peggy Lou* 
Rosa Van Lima* 
Surfside* 
Most Ruffled 
Amulet 
Arethusa 
King Arthur* 
King Lear* 
Myrna** 
Solveig 
Donna 
Longest Stem 
Highland Chief 
Milford 
Sonatine** 
Silentium* 
Tallest 
Algonquin 
Amberglow** 
King’s Ransom** 
Regent* 
Snow Princess** 
Small Decoratives 
Angelica* 
Cinderella** 
Delightful** 
Orange Delight* 
Early Flowering 
Brightside** 
Miss Bloomington** 
Vredenburg* 
Unusual Color 
Beacon* 
Changeable Silk 
Chamouny* 
Corona 
Mrs. Marks Memory 
Sir Galahad 
Vagabond Prince* 
Zuni 
Old Favorites 
Bagdad 
erty Snow* 
B 
Outstanding Violets Chas. Dickens* 
Blue Beauty* 
Robert Burns* 
Vienna Woods* 
Golden Chimes 
Maid of Orleans** 
Minuet** 
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