Mr. Wyman with my consent), and at the Wisconsin State Show in 1945..Unless my information is 
wrong, Deborah Sampson came out a blue ribbon winner each time that it was entered at the 
eastern shows, topping its successes the past summer, when Mr. Wyman’s entry in the 25 spike 
class at the NEGS Show won the event for him. At the 1945 Wisconsin Show, under seedling num- 
ber,.it won first place. Deborah Sampson is a sister seedling of White Gold and its delicate coloring 
and model spike have made a most favorable impression on experts as well as fans. A coming great 
commercial. 
Description — 
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at A very chaste blend of delicate colors. 
Color - A blend of delicate pink and soft creamy buff, with lighter throat; no markings. 
Florets - Medium size, 8-10 open, with 5-6 in color; florets regularly placed and spaced and well 
attached. 
Spike - Tall and straight with long flowerhead with up to 22 buds. 
Plant - Strong and healthy, with heavy, broad leaves; exceptionally good bulblet maker and 
bulblets germinate practically 100%. 
Prices for 1947 season - per Each — 
Large bulbs while supply lasts, thereafter mediums, at $5.00 each. 
No bulblets for sale this season. 
WHITE GOLD 
This grand cream has won, and is maintaining, its place as the leading cream gladiolus in 
commerce to-day. Introduced in 1941, it attracted immediate attention and, notwithstanding the fact 
that it is an exceptionally good propagator, it has been impossible to date to supply the millions 
of bulbs that the trade has demanded. No glad since the advent of Picardy in the early 1930's has 
been able to equal the record established by White Gold since its release. 
Ever since its first season White Gold has been a consistent winner on the show bench and 
the awards that it has won are too numerous to count. One of its most noteworthy achievements was 
scored at the Boston Shows of the New England Gladiolus Society. This show, as is well known, is 
tne outstanding event in the glad world and perhaps the most eagerly contested event in this show 
is the 25 spike class, an open class in which the leading varieties of all types compete. Previously, 
no variety had ever been able to win in this class for two years in succession, yet White Gold won 
the event for three years in succession, establishing an all-time record. 
Each year brings scores of enthusiastic letters, not only from the United States but from foreign 
countries as well, affording ample proof that White Gold is still graining in popularity everywhere. 
Outstanding qualities and dependable performance account for the success that White Gold 
has achieved and for its constantly growing favor with commercial as well as amateur growers 
alike. Its plant is one of the healthiest and most robust among all glads - it seems to be immune to 
all of the common diseases that affect glads, and it seems to do well under all conditions. It is one 
of the earliest to bloom and few varieties can equal it as a propagator: its large bulblets are produced 
freely and they germinate practically 100%, producing many large bulbs the first season if planted 
early. 
No other glad surpasses White Gold for arrangement work of any sort and it is for this :eason 
that florists are eager to get it and will gladly pay premium prices for it. 
Notwithstanding the fact that White Gold is one of the largest of all glads, it is never coarse - 
each spike has grace and an individuality all its own. Its color is produced by a fine network of 
gold threads running through the petal substance and the cream of the petals blends gradually into 
the clear light gold throat which lends to each floret an appearance of great depth. White Gold must 
be seen to be appreciated. 
