
VARIETY COMMENTS 
Most glad enthusiasts will agree that one of the most perplexing prob- 
lems confronting a glad grower today is the proper evaluation of the new 
varieties that are put on the market each year. It has been said that every 
scedling should be tested in a trial garden before introduction on theassump- 
tion that such a test would solve the problem of the worth of a variety. 
While I am in hearty accord with trial gardens I do not believe such findings 
would be final or always correct. Every variety you buy is but a seedling 
with a name given to it. And who decides what is a good variety? Not the 
trial gardens, but you and I by buying what we like and creating a demand 
for a variety. What to do about it? Why just don’t buy a variety until you 
have seen it or at least until it has been recommended by someone in whose 
judgment you have faith. This system has been going on for years and | 
guess will continue until our tastes are all alike and then won’t we be ina 
rut! The following remarks are merely my opinions as the varieties look to 
me and if our tastes differ, just be charitable, and say ‘‘why his tastes are 
not as good as mine” and I’ll agree with you. 
Among the whites LEADING LADY still leads the list as a commercial 
or exhibition glad. SILVER WINGS is a trifle whiter and has some ruffling, 
but does not open as many florets as LEADING LADY. TEXAS looked very 
good after one year’s growing. From Holland DR. VAN DOBBENDE 
BRUYN and JUNIKLOKKEN (June Bells) seemed outstanding. STRATH- 
NAVER should make a fine exhibition glad with its pure white rather loose- 
ly formed immense florets with eight open. In the cream color ORIENTAL 
PEARL, because of its large size, ability to open from bud and good propa- 
gation should make the commercial grade. WHITE FANTASY, SURFSIDE, 
SNOW PRINCESS, and MT. INDEX are valuable commercials. 
Among the yellow varieties, SPOTLIGHT is probably the best deep yel- 
low. Some folks may object to the red blotch, but for health, propagating 
qualities, and fine tall spikes it is hard to beat. KATHY LEE has refinement 
and ruffling which should make it popular. JAVA is considered the best Hol- 
land yellow. GHLBER HERALD and HOPMANS GLORY are valuable early 
yellow commercials. CRINKLE CREAM, TAHLANEKA, OREGON GOLD, 
and VAN GOLD are fine older varieties. 
The buff and light orange shades have been augmented in recent years 
by many fine additions. SUNSPOT undoubtedly leads the list with its ability 
to open eight large well placed blooms on a tall exhibition type spike. To me 
JANET LEE is one of the most beautiful of all glads. ATHLONE is still 
hard to beat. DAISY MAE is a very vigorous grower with huge florets and 
easily makes exhibition type spikes. SUNLIGHT has nice clean color. FRU- 
LICHT is a very pretty Holland variety that is very early and a promising 
commercial. In the deeper orange, I like RIO RITA and LARIME. | 
There are so many good varieties in the light salmons and pinks that 
it is hard to evaluate them. I like CONNECTICUT YANKEE, PHANTOM 
BEAUTY, and YANKEE LASS, all of which make such perfect double row 
placement. VICTORY QUEEN is another favorite of mine with its clean 
brilliant color and is nicely ruffled. EGLANTINE is a beautiful variety but 
with me has no handle. BENGASI also has good color but has a tendency to 
crook. TRUELOVE is one of the best shell pinks and is also early. MAGNO- 
LIA and GRETA GARBO are hard to beat as commercials. — Bee ie 
_, Among the deeper shades SPIC and SPAN looks like a very fine glad — 
and should go a long way as a commercial. In the blotched pinks FABU- | 
LOUS seems to lead the field. The following all win at the shows as the show 
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