GUIDEBOOK FOR 1945 
Stella Antisdale—Ohio, '39. 
Sunnyside—Box Hill (Vic.); Blackburn, 
(Vic): °39) 
Surfside—Md., ’43. 
Tasman—Nelson (N. Z.),’39; Freemantle, 
W. Austr., 39. 
Thriller—Mich., ’41. 
Tip Top—SW. Va., ’41. 
Vagabond Prince—Algona, (la.), ’40; 
Ames. ’41; S. E. Mich., ’42. 
Vista Bonita—N. E. G. S., ’42 and ’43. 
Wings of Song—Iowa, °'39; Md., ’40; 
Nebr. and Ia., ’42. 
W. R. Reader—Calgary, ’43. 
Zuni—Grants Pass., ’38; Thunder Bay, 
"40; Regina, 41; Algona and Yakima Valley, 
"42. 
CHAMPION SEEDLING BLOOMS 
Following seedling champions were not 
merely winners in their classes of certain 
types. They were champion seedlings, all 
types competing. Not many Prize Schedules 
make provision for this competition, it being 
most popular, apparently, in Ohio, Australia 
and New Zealand. 
California Rose—(Salbach) East Bay, 39. 
Chagrin—(Evans) W. Va., ’41; also 2nd 
Ohio show, Cleveland, Ohio, ’43. 
Col. Wm. Light (E. Both)—So. Austra- 
Haters oO: 
Crystal (E. Both)—So. Australia G. S., ’37. 
High Finance (Wilson)—Mah., ’37 (was 
also grand champion.) (2nd Show) 
Hurricane (Evans)—Mah., ’41. 
Kildonan— Winnipeg, ’41. 
King Click (Wilson)—Ohio, ’40 (was also 
grand champion). 
King William (Schenetsky)—Conn., ’37. 
Laburnum (Almey) — Winnipeg (also 
grand champion), ’39; Midwest, ’42. 
ae bry: (Wilson)—Wellsville and 1st Ohio, 
"42. 
Madeleine Brown—(Maier) S. E. Mich., 
’44- (also Grand Champion). 
Peggy Lou (Wilson)—Pa. G. S.,’37; Mah., 
’°37 (also grand champion at latter). 
Red Viking—(McDougall) Quebec, 42 
and Verdun, P.Q.,’43 (also Grand Champion, 
Sir Geo. Murray (E. Both)—So. Austr. 
G. S., 38 (also grand champion). 
Snow Cruiser (Evans)—Ohio, ’41 (also 
grand champion). 
Spitfire (Evans)—Ind., ’38. 
Stella Antisdale (Evans)—Ohio, ’39 (also 
grand champion). 
Thriller (Evans)—Mich., ’41 (also grand 
champion). 
Tunia’s Marvel (E. Both)—So. Austr. 
G. S., "40. 
Victory Queen — (Wilson) Tri State, 
Wellsville, O., ’41. 
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COLOR CHAMPIONS 
It is to the credit of the Tasmania Gladio- 
lus Society to have hit upon this desirable 
addition to our shows. Without genuine 
color appeal no new seedling should be intro- 
duced. Ohio Society adopted the idea in 
1943. 
Frances Irwin—Akron, Ohio, '44. 
H. R. Hancock—Ohio, ’43. 
Tunia’s Mahomet—Tasmania G. S., 41. 
Tuts Both—Cleveland, Ohio, ’44. 
INVESTMENT 
Buying seemingly expensive bulbs of new 
introductions of proven merit is an invest- 
ment seldom given proper consideration. A 
single medium (half size) bulb, an average 
from our list, will normally produce a spike 
approximately 70-80 percent of capability of 
a large bulb (not just 50 percent) and while 
doing it grow into a large bulb and produce 
on an average of 50 sizeable bulblets. In two 
more years of propagating one may well have 
50 large, 200 medium, 500 small bulbs and 
7500 bulblets. This expectancy has the ear- 
marks of a good investment. But does it? 
Not unless two further facts are present. 
First, if the variety does not prove up to 
expectation and representation, the invest- 
ment could be a loss of time and money. 
Second, and of equal importance, the relation 
of the quantity bought to the whole amount 
extant, or extant in America is vital. When 
you invest $1000 in a newly formed corpora- 
tion you use care to ascertain if your $1000 
will net you 51 percent of the stock, or 10 
percent or just 1—-10th of 1 percent. Whale of 
a difference, isn’t it, though costing the same. 
Same way with glads. Some introductions 
have been launched at beginning prices of 
$5 to $10 per bulb with 100,000 or more 
bulbs already propagated. Many more with 
little background of proven merit. What 
chance has your investment to prosper in 
such cases? 
CANDID COMPARISONS 
(at random) 
The one outstanding bargain in current 
Gladiolus literature is the Ohio-Canadian- 
New England membership combination. Five 
dollar value, obtainable only through the 
OhioSociety, for $3.25. See page 34. 
It takes time even for outstanding new va- 
rieties to establish themselves in popular 
favor even though they be good propagators. 
Take Greta Garbo, for instance. In the 
“Preview of our 1940 Import Releases’ we 
recited ‘‘A knowledge of the complete specifi- 
cations of this beautiful, very light rose pink 
