
MILTON JACK 
Milton Jack — across the border to the north — 
is one of our most industrious workers in this field. 
We met him personally for the first time this past 
summer, altho for many years we have known of 
his achievements. Genial, and modest, we instantly 
added him to our increasing circle, of Glad friends. 
You will find, elsewhere illustrated in our pages, 
several of his more recent introductions, all of which 
can and have won on the show table, as well as 
having commercial possibilities. 

DOROTHEA KUHN 
Prof. Chester Kuhn and his wife Dorothea are 
jointly producing some very fine hybrids. Two re- 
cent spectacular releases, “Grand Opening’ and 
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“White Magic,” have received great publicity be- 
cause of their show winnings. Their work in the 
miniature and small sizes of glads is equally effect- 
ive. In fact so great are their improvements in 
this popular size class, that the standards of per- 
fection as established for use by show judges, al- 
ready need revision as to number of florets opening. 
The photograph of Mrs. Kuhn in their seedling field 
was a color photograph, consequently the engraver 
was not able to get too good a plate for our use. 

H. O. EVANS 
Mr. Evans is a hybridizer of rare ability. He has 
a flair for selecting seed parents capable of pro- 
ducing — more frequently than is usual — great off- 
spring. The 1947 sensation Mid-America, while 
grown and originated by Kniernan, was from seed 
grown by Mr. Evans. Stella Antisdale, Snow Cruiser, 
Spitfire, Boldface and unusual Pinnochio are some 
of his most outstanding releases. Mr. Evans — a 
great exhibitor—an outstanding judge in the flower 
show — is primarily interested in glads for the show 
table — his introductions always are show winners. 
He is a close student of records of show performance 
with a phenomenal memory for names and dates. 
While we naturally do not like to advertise a busi- 
ness competitor unduly, honesty forces us to state 
that we consider his catalog the most scholarly one 
issued, and we think it an annual contribution to 
gladiolus literature, unrivaled in its special field of 
records of the show table. 
Mr. Evans has taken great interest in the devel- 
opment of Gladiolus Societies, and has made mark- 
ed contributions to their growth. Not only has he 
given largely of his time, but, like Gladland Acres, 
has consistently subsidized the cost of initial mem- 
bership fees, at an annual cost running into the 
hundreds of dollars. 
