Laddie, Lady Jane, Lancaster, Magnolia, Malta, Margaret Beaton, Marimba 
Mermaid, Milford, Minstrel, Misty Dawn, Myrna, Ogarita, Padre, Picardy, Pil- 
lar of Fire, Rangoon, Recado, Red Charm, Regent, Rosa Van Lima, Sahara, -‘Sen- 
sation, Silver Sword, Titan, Trylon, Vagabond Pri 
Wings of Song, Zuni. aS agabond Prince, Valedictory, White Gold, 
Most Beautiful I know when I recommend the most beautiful varieties 
that I am “sticking my neck out” because tastes vary so much. What one person 
likes another one doesn’t. I might say that beginners and people whose tastes are 
not trained like the dark, odd and often bizarre colors, while those whose tastes 
are trained like the clear colors and pastels and colors that are really beautiful. 
However the ones for you to select are the ones that you like whether they are 
beautiful or not. Below I am naming a few varieties which by the best standards 
would be called beautiful but I can’t guarantee that you will like them. 
Ataddin, Algonquin, Amulet, Ballad, Barcarole, Blessed Damosel, Burma, 
Candy Heart, Capistrano, Commando, Conquest, Convoy, Corona, Discovery, Dr. 
Whiteley, Elizabeth the Queen, Glamis, Helen of Troy, Jeanie, King Lear, Lav- 
ender and Gold, Lavender Ruffles, Magnolia, Margaret Beaton, Nadia, Ophir, 
Pandora, Paula Ann, Pillar of Fire, Rangoon, Red Charm, Sir Galahad, Susannah, 
Tecumseh, Vassar, Valedictory, White Camellia, Winston, 35217, white. 
Most Striking and Unusual Aladdin, Beacon, Bolero, Burma, 
Capistrano, Caribou, Commando, Corona, Discovery, Dr. Whiteley, Elizabeth 
the Queen, Flagship, Helen of Troy, Irak, King Lear, Lantana, Malta, Margaret 
Beaton, Marimba, Ogarita, Ophir, Padre, Recado, Red Plush, Sahara, Sensation, 
Sir Galahad, Spotlight, Tecumseh, Vagabond Prince. . 
Most Likely to Succeed as Commercials among the newer 
ones. 
There are many besides these that are fully as good for local use. Algonquin, 
American Commander, Avalon, Corona, Dr. Whiteley, Elizabeth the Queen, Fort 
Ti, Glamis, Lady Jane, Lantana, Lavender and Gold, Leading Lady, Magnolia, 
Margaret Beaton, Marimba, Mermaid, Mother Kadel, Pandora, Pink Paragon, 
Red Charm,, Rocket, Susquehanna, White Gold, Winston. 
Most Useful in Hybridizing = tybridizing is one of the most fas- 
cinating things about growing glads. When you cross two varieties every seed will 
be different and will produce a bloom different from anything else in existence. 
Of course all of the seedlings produced will not be good but many of them will 
please you and you run a chance of getting something really good. No one can 
tell you what varieties to cross but below are the names of a few kinds that have 
produced good seedlings. Of course there are many more besides these that you 
might get a world beater from. 
Algonquin, Beacon, Corona, Elizabeth the Queen, Glamis, King Lear, Maid 
of Orleans, Minuet, Picardy, Regent. 
Don’t Condemn a Variety By a One-Year Trial 
For various reasons, some of which I don’t know, some varieties seem to need 
to be acclimated and do better the second than the first year. Bulbs of the same 
variety vary a good deal and don’t all produce just the same. Some good looking 
bulbs produce poor spikes and some poor looking ones will produce good ones. 
Different soil, fertilizer and other conditions affect them in different ways so that 
even though a variety may be good and the particular bulbs that you get may be 
all right yet the spikes you get may not be just what they should be. So if the 
results of your planting are not quite all that you have been hoping for don’t con- 
demn the variety but try the bulbs again the next year. You may be pleasantly 
surprised. : 
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