


GUIDEBOOK FOR 1946 | Page 13 
GROW SOME GLADIOLUS SEED 
All glad fans should try some gladiolus seed. s 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 14 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. Mr. Lee Patton, for many years executive chairman and now Super- 
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visor of Judges of the Ohio State Gladiolus Society, did most of the hybridizing. 
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. Seeds are 6c each. ; 
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. 535__$.30”’). 
535 63820 (big cream) x All Glory 559 Maurrie Trevan x Snow Cruiser 
536 63820 x Maurrie Trevan 560 Mme. Curie (It. pk.) x Snow Cruiser 
537 63820 x Red Charm : 561 Mohawk x Red Charm : 
538 63820x Tunia’s Delight (Both) (orange) 529 Mrs. E. Both x Mrs. E. Both 
539 All Glory x Lady Jane 562 Mrs. E. Both x Thriller 
540 Chagrin x Solid (Both) (yellow) 563 Pastel x Red Charm 
541 Corona x Herbstfreude (purple) 564 Red Charm x H. R. Hancock 
542 Corona x Huntress (Jack) (lavender) 565 Red Charm x Lavender Prince 
543 Corona x Lavender Prince 566 Red Charm x Mohawk 
544 Corona x Tuts Both 567 Red Charm x Solid (Both) (yellow) 
545 Greta Garbo x Herbstfreude 490 Snow Cruiser x June Bride 
546 Helen of Troy x Lady Jane 568 Snow Cruiser x Tuts Both 
547 Helen of Troy x Snow Cruiser 569 Stella Antisdale x Mrs. E. Both 
548 Herbstfreude x Red Charm 570 570 Stella Antisdale x Necia (Both) 
549 Herbstfreude x Wanda (shrimp) | 
550 Igloo x June Bride 571 Stella Antisdale x Vulcan 
551 Lady Jane x 13C (intensified Spitfire) 572. Thriller x Solid (Both) (yellow) 
552 Lady Jane x 13E (Spitfire type) 573 Thriller x Tunia’s Mahomet 
553 Lady Jane x All Glory 574 Tunia’s Mahomet x Lady Jane 
554 Lady Jane x Marlene ian 532 Tunia’s Mahomet x Snow Cruiser 
post ady janes Maurie trevan: » 575 ‘Tunia's Mahomet x Spitfire 
556 Lady Jane x Red Charm a tenets oe 
557. Marlene Both x Stella Antisdale 534 Tuts Both x snow Cruiser 
558 Matterh Set. Don (Both) (ruf 525 Vulcan x Snow Cruiser 
0. sare cheer anid 576 Wanda x Herbstfreude 
