GLAD “TIPS” 
It is always a pleasure to chat about the new glads and the ground to cover in this respect 
grows amazingly each year. We have found that the growers in this country have given us some 
beautiful varieties. Also, there are some outstanding glads of a few years back that we can now 
afford to grow in larger quantities. 
Then there is a commercial group and each year this group becomes more popular. The 
early planting must be of the earliest varieties,—often very low priced—such as: GOLD DUST, 
MISS HARRIET, MAID OF ORLEANS, SYLVIA TWING, CAPEHEART, BLUE BEAUTY, LAVENDE 
QUEEN, and RED BEAUTY and, of course, SURFSIDE which we must have in every planting. You 
see, this gives you a good variety of color. As the season advances, many newer varieties step 
lips -HOPEDALEW WHITE GOLD, MOTHER KADEL, GORONA, PINKS RADIANGE, A.°L. STEPHEN 
and EVENING LIGHT, along with MASTER MYRON, RED BANK, and RED GIANT. This last group, 
together with PRESTIGE, GUNPOWDER, and KING WILLIAM, feature themselves with the florists 
as well as the exhibitors. 
LEADING LADY is such a fine cream and her habits are so pleasing. Mr. Van Voorhis’ 
VANGOLD was an outstanding yellow at our Boston Show and we do need more good yellows. 
CRINKLE CREAM is another in the cream shade which looks worthwhile. 
LADY HELEN stepped to the front this past “sSummer,—a beautiful light salmon pastel shade 
of fine texture. 
LIPSTICK is not too widely known but will be we feel sure for it is a ruffled true pink with 
brighter rosy throat. 
The pink group is made up of so many fine varieties, shading from shell pink HOPEDALE, to 
apricot-tinted SUSQUEHANNA, and deeper and very beautiful EGLANTINE. ROSEA and DAUNT- 
LESS should be in your garden too. Your favorite shade can be found among this interesting 
group and we will be glad to help and suggest. 
BANCROFT WINSOR is a warm true orange, very pleasing to all who see it and grow it. 
SUNBURST and SUNGLO strengthen this group. AURORA, more on the salmon shade, is very 
large and ccntinues its fine performance for us and made many friends at the Boston Show last 
summer. CORALEEN and SUNLIGHT are striking and worthwhile additions to the warm salmon 
and orange group and you will find, cn another page, a very complete description of them both. 
Among the vivid reds are: ERREY’S SCARLET, RED RIVAL, and MASTER MYRON. BURMA 
and RED GIANT still seem to top the rosier reds and RED ENSIGN and FLAGSHIP are very striking. 
The blue group doesn’t change noticeably. BLUE BEAUTY and BLUE WONDER are still tried 
and true. AZURINE and WINTERMOON are very fine too but cannot be thought of commercially 
for some time due to the limited quantities. 
ELIZABETH THE QUEEN, BADGER BEAUTY, and MAUVETTE, fine light lavenders, are becom- 
ing more widely grown. Watch for LAVENDER PRINCE,—you will like this one! 
HICH FINANCE is a pleasing novelty, and MIDNIGHT SUN, BRONZEWING, and NORWOT- 
TUCK are very popular too. 
There cre so many fine glads and we have mentioned very few. Gladiolus cover almost every 
color and shade and we hope you will find your favorites among them. 
