Page 12 THE GLADIOLUS FANCIER’S 

GROW SOME GLADIOLUS SEED 
All glad fans should try some gladiolus seed. Most advanced amateurs already do attempt 
some hybridizing with their newest varieties or most favored colors. Gladiolus seed broadcast 
or planted thickly in close rows, covered about 34 inch, kept on moist side and with at least 
partial shade, commonly produces bulbs 1 to 34 inches diameter the first crop. Most of these 
bloom the second year and selections may be made on color values, the bulb selected and its 
bulblets thereafter grown under number pending full performance from a large bulb. 
All modern varieties were so produced, either from field collected or hand hybridized seed. 
Our seed offerings are genuinely hand hybridized. Literally hundreds watched us hybridizing 
our glads at the peak of our blooming season. Most of the pollen used was taken from protected 
florets opened indoors. Both Dr. Masek, past president of the Ohio Society and Lee Patton, 
its present executive chairman, helped. 
No two seeds, even from the same cross and pod, produce flowers just alike, though they are 
likely to favor parent characteristics. 
With about the most exclusive collection of “‘world beaters’ to be found in the U. S., we 
have excellent opportunity to produce intriguing crosses, which in turn should rather con- 
sistently produce some seedlings above the average run of good standard varieties in each color 
class. They do for us. Witness that in 1941, in addition to quite a few blue ribbons, our seed- 
lings won champion seedling award at W. Va., Ohio and Mich., two American Home 
Achievement Medals (W. Va. and Mich.) and two grand champion blooms of the show (Ohio 
state and Mich. state). The seed has equal chance to produce some good ones for you as what 
we plant is the unsold seed. 
The only trouble is that we are as likely as not to part with some outstanding sorts worthy 
of introduction as a named variety. That may be your luck. If you grow such from our seed 
we should like first opportunity to introduce them for you. | 
it might be advisable to let you know that it is the custom in the gladiolus industry that 
the person who grows and segregates the seedling bulb is given the credit of being the ‘‘origi- 
nator’’ of the variety if it is named and introduced—not necessarily the person who made the 
actual cross. If a lot of new ‘“‘originators’’ do not appear in four to five years as the net 
result of our offering these select crosses we will be greatly surprised. 
Permitting seed to set decimates bulblet production. Likely we sacrifice bulblets on rare 
new sorts to an extent that seed sales at these prices cannot remotely compensate us for this 
loss. Perhaps contribution to variety improvement will be our only compensation. 
Try your luck and skill in selection of parents. Depending on stocks available we will try 
to be very liberal. ; 
How to order. Order in units of 5 (minimum), 10, 15 or 20 (maximum) seeds of a given 
cross. The seed bearing parent is the first variety mentioned. Canadian and other foreign 
customers do not have to secure a permit to import seeds. Crosses are identified by number 
for your and our convenience. Order by number (as ‘‘5 seeds No. 451__$.15”’). 
GROUP A. SEEDS 3c EACH, NET 469 Helen of Troy x June Bride 
, 513. Marlene Both x Greta Garbo 
453 Acca Laurentia x Golden Galleon : : 
SOlmRBoblive Dar -lcee A ecaaurentia 470 Maurrie Trevan (bl. red) x Thriller 
502 Crystal x Spitfire 471 Oberbayern x Crystal 
a be 472 Pastel x 73395 (** yellow) 
503 Frohsinn x Tunia’s Mahomet y : 
456 Globe Trotter x Harmau ae eae ae Cane ieee : 
504 Greta Garbo x Harmau now Frincess x lLunias ahomet 

. 473 Spitfire x June Bride 
505 H.B. Pitt x Stella Antisdale Dee : 
506 H.R. Hancock x Stella Antisdale ene eae oe pea 4 Spitfire 
458 K & M Triumph x Spitfire uican x “Luts Ot 
459 King William x Lord Selkirk 
460 Marguerite x King William GROUP C. SEEDS 5c EACH, NET 
507. Marlene Both x Stella Antisdale . 
508 Mme. Curie (It. pk.) x Tunia’s Mah. ree SAUL Seat Nore eras 
509 Mohawk x Tunia’s Mahomet 518 Bobby Dazzler x Snow Ball 
SLO eave eA Cec erata ae 519 H.R: Hancock x Sir Galahad 
461 Mrs. Mark's Memory x Spitfire 481 King William x Stella Antisdale 
511 Red Charm x Mrs. Mark Ss Memory 482 King William x Tunia’s Marvel 
462 Red Charm x Snow Ball 520 Marlene Both x Sir Galahad 
463 Silentium x King William 5 Tele NI Pee lAndenors ed hatin 
522 Mrs. Blanden x Sir Galahad 
pete Late oC see Laer er era bind De Neer co BAUGN clintarnssccin (Calne 
465 Armada x Herbstfreude 487 Silentium x Stella Antisdale 
467 California Rose x Coutt’s Orchid 524 Snow Ball x Bobby Dazzler 
468 Elanora x Snow Cruiser 490 Snow Cruiser x June Bride 
512 Harmau x Pastel 491 Tunia’s Mahomet x Hurricane 
