WHITE GOLD 
This outstanding cream is now so well known that it is hardly necessary to say much 
about it. Since its introduction in 1941 it has won its place as the outstanding cream and its 
fame is now worldwide. It is generally recognized as one of the top varieties today and _ its 
popularity is still growing, season after season. At many major shows White Gold has 
scored first, second, and third in both the single and three-spike classes. It is popular 
with both amateur fans and commercial growers, many commercial growers reporting that 
White Gold brings as high as double as much as other creams and that they are often 
not able to fill the demand. 
Extreme earliness, dependable performance, great size and striking appearance of its 
florets, and exceptional health and vigor of its plant are some of the properties that con- 
tributed to White Gold’s success. It is one of the earliest of all glads, blooming in 65-70 
days, and virtually every spike is No. 1. While florets over eight inches in size have been 
reported, ordinary field culture yields florets of six inches and over, on straight, strong 
spikes. Unlike some glads of large size, which are rather stiff and unattractive in appear- 
ance, White Gold never looks stiff; each spike has individuality of its own and a certain 
grace, due partly to the fact that the size of the florets tapers down gradually from lower 
to top floret. The rich cream of the broad petals is due to a delicate reticulation of pale 
gold throughout its substance and the cream of the petals graduates into rich gold in the 
throat, giving each floret an appearance of great depth. While White Gold is an informal, 
or decorative, a certain percentage of the spikes are actually of the formal type. No glad 
in commerce excels White Gold in health and vigor of plant: spikes are usually well over 
fifty-five inches and some have reported spikes over six feet tall. 
Probably no glad is better suited for arrangements of any sort in basket, spray, or 
vase: florists love to work with it. While striking when seen as a single spike, an ar- 
rangement of any size is truly imposing. A well-known grower, upon seeing the first 
large basket exhibit of White Gold, remarked: “It just took my breath away!” Without 
question today’s leading cream and one of the highest ranking of all glads, White Gold 
has won its place on sheer merit and promises to become still more popular. 
Under the heading “England 1945 Notes’, the NEGS Gladiolus Magazine published 
a letter from a British Lt. Col., from which the following is an extract: “...... Of the 
large ones, many looked good but by far the best was White Gold. I thought it the loveliest 
thing I’'d ever seen; sent one up to the shop I supply in London - a Bond Street one (same 
as Fifth Ave., N.Y.) and the lady there, who has been boss for twenty years, wrote and 
said “White Gold is the most beautiful Glad we have ever had shipped in.” Of course 
she wanted a supply.” 
The demand for this variety is so great that stock may be sold out before the close 
of the season, especially in the larger sizes. 
Description of WHITE GOLD - ( Maid of Orleans X Picardy ) 
A large informal or decorative. 
Color - Rich cream, without markings, blending into a rich gold throat. 
Florets - Of exceptionally heavy substance, wide open, petals very broad with edges slightly 
frilled and ruffled; well attached and nicely placed and well spaced on a strong, 
straight spike, 5-7 open, with 5-6 showing color, on a 19-21 bud spike. Under 
ordinary field culture the florets are six inches or better, with petals three inches 
broad, but under special culture florets have reached a size of over eight inches. 
Spike - Straight and strong, usually around 60”. 
Plant - One of the most vigorous and healthy of all glads, apparently immune to all 
common glad diseases. Plant strong and vigorous, with very broad, healthy foliage 
- leaves up to three inches broad. Makes plenty of large bulblets which germinate 
virtually 100% and make large bulbs the first year, many of which bloom. 
Prices of White Gold, season of 1946, per Each — 
Large - $.35; Medium - $.20; Small - $.10 
Ten of any one size at eight times the single price. 
Bulblets: 6 - $.20; 12 - $.85; 20 - $.50 
