1941 INTRODUCTIONS 
WHITE GOLD - ( Maid of Orleans X Picardy ) 
Already connoisseurs call White Gold the outstanding cream gladiolus. Its record on the show 
bench would be hard to equal: White Gold has won the Blue Ribbon at every major show 
where it was entered - FIFTEEN Blue Ribbons at FIFTEEN shows in 1940-41, and, on top 
of this, it has won the American Home Achievement Medal, the Washington State Gold Medal, 
and the Canadian G. S. Silver Medal. 
White Gold is one of the tallest growers and one of the sturdiest of all glads. An Illinois grower 
reported having grown a spike of 6 feet and two inches. While the largest florets that I have 
measured were 742”, one grower reports having grown 8” florets, which puts White Gold 
very definitely in the mamoth class. 
The color of White Gold is a rich cream, blending to bright gold in the throat; florets are wide 
open, slightly ruffled, of excellent substance, with excellent placement, on spikes that are always 
straight: while it produces 5-6 open for me, others have reported that they have had eight 
open. 
Attention is again called to the fact that, like Picardy - one of its parents - spikes from young 
bulbs are likely to produce short, stubby flowerheads with 11-13 buds, while older bulbs, 
only, produce typical spikes with 18-21 buds on flowerheads that leave nothing to be desired 
in the matter of length. 
White Gold is an unusually robust grower, with heavy, broad foliage, and it produces bulb- 
lets in abundance, whose germination is near 100%. It is also one of the earliest - 65 - 80 days. 
While a single, well-grown spike of White Gold is striking, the effect of a mass showing in 
basket or large vase is especially imposing, not to say startling, and this feature will make 
White Gold a favorite with florists as soon as it becomes established. 
If you are looking for a SURE WINNER, don’t overlook White Gold. 
Prices: Large (jumbo bulbs while they last) 
$2.50 
Medium- 2.00 
Small- 1.50 
Bulblets- @ _ .25, 10 - $2.00 
MARSEILLAISE - ( Aida X Pelegrina ) 
While not shown as extensively as White Gold, Marseillaise has also won the Blue Ribbon at 
every show where it was entered to date. 
It won the Blue Ribbon in its class at the Chicago Midwest Show of 1941. At the Wisconsin 
G. S. Show it won the Blue Ribbon in its class, was division champion, and was picked as 
Grand Champion Spike of the show - against strong competition . 
From a California Grower— “I purchased a large bulb of WHITE GOLD from ---- , I belive, last 
season, and was so pleased with it that I had to show it to a number of friends. On top of this, 
when I dug the bulb I got approximately 100 usable bulblets from it.” 
