Page 12 THE GLADIOLUS FANCIER'S 

Seedling Cross 490 goes to town. Yours truly admires 
a seedling spike grown by Wells Knierim, President 
the Chagrin Valley Men’s Garden Club. The spike 
opened 3 more florets before the bottom one faded. 
“The spike you hold in photo came from a 5 cent seed of 
your cross 490 (Snow Cruiser x June Bride) purchased last 
year. The bloom arrived from small bulb in September too 
late for the shows. 
However, with the help of your overcount I grew 8 small 
bulbs from a quarter’s worth of seed from another cross 486 
(Red Charm x Snow Cruiser). These ranged from about 
five eighths down to three eighths inch so I planted them only 
about 2 inches apart. But all made good spikes in rather 
clean medium-red color range and several of them were 
stupendous. 
You saw two of them, one took a first prize ribbon as best 
red seedling in the Ohio State show at Akron and the following 
week at our show at Chagrin Falls the other one was section 
champion after winning in the giant red color class. It held 
6 florets open, 9 more showing color out of 24 bud total, lower 
floret measuring 7 inches. This spike then won for longest 
head and finally Grand Champion of the Show’’. 10-4-44, 
W.K., Chagrin Falls, O. 
