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Substance Floret Season Type Per Large Med. Small Per Bits. 
GOLDEN POPPY (Prestgard) Orange as found in the Cali- 2 10 3-.10 
fornia Poppy. No markings. Tall strong grower. 10 40 30 
E Pl. E M.Dec. 
GRAND OPERA (Salbach) Color is clear soft geranium- 1 50 
pink. A giant plant with 6 open florets on a long flower 3 1.25 
head. Petals beautifully waved. Patented. 
G Pr M Ex. 
GRETA GARBO (K. & M.) Golden apricot with creamy 1 50 35 .20 6 aLS 
lower petal. Tall grower with large flowers. Very out- 10 4.00 2.80 1.60 50 1.00 
standing. Award of Merit New York World’s Fair. 
G Pl. M L.Dec. 
HELEN OF TROY (Salbach) A mammoth flower in a 1 75 oD 
very pleasing blend of apricot and pink. 6-8 open on a 3. 1.25 1.00 
20-bud spike. A fine well-proportioned spike. A worthy 
introduction. Patented. 
G Pi M Ex, 
HIGHLAND CHIEF (Mair) Rich violet-orchid-lavender, 1 15 2-15 2-.10 10 salis: 
darker feather on lower petal. Very large florets, opening 10 1.20 .60 40 50 .60 
eight. Very tall grower. A connoisseur’s exhibition Glad. 
E Ruff. M L.Dec. 
ISOLA BELLA (Pfitzer) Cattleya pink or pale lavender 2 12 3-.10 nl 25 .10 
with a soft hue. Florets wide open and well placed. 10 .50 .30 Lome OO .30 
Strong spike. I consider it very fine. 
G Ruf. M L.Dec. 
JASMINE (Palmer) Clear, pale, translucent yellow without 1 15 2-15 2-.10 25 .10 
markings. 6-7 medium large blooms open on a ttall strong .. 1.20 .60 25 100 “30 
spike. Exceedingly beautiful flower. 
Ruf. M L.Dec. 

Key to Classification 
The tabular headings on the top of each page serve as an easy and quick guide 
to determine the substance, kind of floret, season of bloom and type of flower of each 
variety. We have tried to be as accurate as possible in giving this information but 
siatagre suc are somewhat altered by local soil conditions, weather and time of 
planting. 
SUBSTANCE—This is the thickness of the petals and is indicated by “E” for 
excellent substance, “G” for good substance and “F” for fair substance. 
FLORET—tThe type of floret is indicated by “Pl.” for plain petals, “Ruf.” for 
ruffled petals and “Lac.” for laciniated petals. 
SEASON—This is divided into five sections giving the approximate number of 
days required to bloom from time of planting and is indicated by “E” for early (60-70 
days), “EM” for early midseason (70-80 days), and “M” for midseason (80-90 days), 
“LM” for late midseason (90-100 days), and “L” for late (over 100 days). 
TY PE—We wish to call your attention to the slight change made in this type classi- 
fication. Formerly we classified all Gladiolus as either Exhibition, Large Decorative or 
Small Decorative. It seemed advisable at this time to adda Medium Decorative class to 
properly list the ever-increasing number of new varieties. So in the future we will use 
the following classification (also adopted by the New England Gladiolus Society and 
several state societies): 
Exhibition, indicated by “Ex.,” is for varieties with very large florets, approximately 
6 inches in diameter and opening 8 to 12 florets at one time. - Large Decorative, indicated 
by “L.Dec.,” will have florets approximately 5 inches in diameter and opening 6 to 10 
florets. Medium Decorative, indicated by “M.Dec.,” will have florets approximately a 
inches in diameter and opening 4 to 8 florets. Small Decorative, indicated by ‘“S.Dec.,’ 
is for small varieties with florets 3 inches or less in diameter and opening 3 to 6 florets. 

