1946. To date both its color and performance give promise of commercial acceptance. Hiawa- 
tha will open 6 to 7 florets at one time. 
HUNTRESS (Jack ‘45) 466 
An early large lavender is Huntress. These traits and that of opening 8 florets at 
one time give it commercial importance, in spite of its tendency toward flecking. It is an in- 
troduction of merit. 
INTRUDER (Graff ‘44) 550 
A spike of this fine red with 8 or more open florets is really an “attention getter’. 
Intruder blooms in mid-season, and it has won its share of ribbons including major honors. 
KELSEY (Yates-Ruehr ‘46) 530 
Picardy with a creamy white throat with no other markings characterizes this fine 
sport. Its habits are identical to those of Picardy, which makes it a fine variety. 
KESTREL (Palmer-Geve ‘45) 520 
Robust, tall Kestrel of orange color, and with its giant florets finds friends among 
the glad fans. It propagates easily. 
KLONDIKE (Snyder ‘47) 412 
The early August record smashing heat and excessive humidity was not kind to Klon- 
dike and others which bloomed at that time, hence I could but observe its good orange 
yellow color, and could not appraise the variety. 
LADRONE (Palmer-Gove ‘47) 433 
A Beacon type flower with the outer petal aeras more rosy than Beacon. It is a tall 
growing variety that increases very well. 
LADY LUCK (Harris ‘44) 430 
This Picardy sport has always appealed to me. Its peaches and cream colorings are 
particularly fine for floral work. Lady Luck, on merit, should be more widely grown. Its 
habits are like those of Picardy, although the florets are a bit smaller. 
LADY HELEN (Woodward ‘’45) 430 
Vigorous, fast propagating Lady Helen with its salmon coloring, which is sometimes 
flecked with deeper pink like Wings of Song is a fine mid-season variety. It is an easy 
grower. 
LANCASTER (Palmer-Gove ‘44) 470 
The truest purple coloring of any gladiolus belongs to Lancaster. The tall spikes of it 
with 8 open florets make fine exhibition spikes. Every show exhibitor should have Lancaster. 
LAVENDER PRINCE (La Salle-Arenius ‘44) 466 
The deep lavender tones of this fine commercial variety attract the florist easily. The 
unique shade is very usable in floral work. It is a mid-season variety of free propagational 
habit. 
LEADING LADY (Johnston ‘41) 506 
Little need be said about Leading Lady for it has been distributed widely enough 
for every glad fan to have observed its beauty. Florists are highly enthusiastic about this 
sport of Picardy, in its creamy white coloration. 
LLONA (Krueger ‘43) 300 
In its size class Llona possesses a great bloom bulk—closely grouped creamy white 
ruffled florets. It blooms in mid-late season. Llona is one of the fastest propagators in the 
glad world. It grows to a height of 50”. 
LUCKY (Jack-Gove ‘47 366 
A clean lavender with a creamy white throat of about the size and color of Badger 
Beauty. It blooms in early season. 
MADELINE BROWN (Maier ‘45) 532 
This fine variety is for all practical purposes a duplicate of Picardy. It exceeds that 
variety in performance in heat and in consistency of spike formation. Madeline Brown is a 
fine variety. 
MARION PEARL (Benedict ‘43) 532 
The giant warm salmon tones of Marion Pearl with the precise placement of its 6 to 
