WHITE-GOLD - ( Maid of Orleans X Picardy ) 
Since its introduction in 1941 the fame of this great cream glad has spread at such 
ever increasing rate throughout the United States and Canada that it hardly requires any 
lengthy description here. At the 1942 shows its name seemed to be mentioned more fre- 
quently than that of any other glad. 
Probably no other introduction during the past decade has scored such immediate, and 
such general success as has White Gold, as attested by its many awards in the space of 
two short seasons, and it gives every indication of equalling the record of the most conspic- 
uous of past champions. 
It is not necessary to look very far for the reasons for White Gold’s phenomonal success. 
Chief among them is undoubtedly the fact that it is just about the answer to the florists’ 
prayer for the ideal cream: one that has color, size, substance, and conformation, and, 
by no means least important, one that is early and a certain cropper; and, moreover, one 
that is ideal for arrangement in large sprays, vases, baskets etc. White Gold possesses all 
of those qualities in superlative degree. 
The fan has found in White Gold a most dependable sure winner at the shows, and he 
appreciates the fact it is an unusually robust variety and a strong grower that requires no 
pampering. 
White Gold will prove of especial value to the breeder since it appears to be a definite 
break in glads. In addition to its aristocratic background, it has size, substance, pleasing 
arrangement, height, and stamina, undoubted ‘class’, and extreme earliness. It is, without 
question, one of the healthiest and toughest of glads, and an exceptionally good propagator. 
The fact that White Gold is such an excellent propagator has made it possible to re- 
duce prices quite drastically for a variety of such quality, after only two years. The grower 
who does not avail himself of this opportunity to get a good start with White Gold at 
present prices may later wish that he had. 

In addition to many blue ribbons, won at major shows throughout the United States and 
Canada during 1941 and 1942, White Gold can point with pride to the following awards: 
The Gold Medal of the State of Washington G. S. 
The American Home Achievement Medal 
The Canadian Gladiolus Society Silver Medal 
The Bronze Medal of the New England G. S. 
The Bronze Medal of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society as well as a certificate 
from the latter. 
