GOLDEN GARDENS GLADIOLUS 




441 CONNECTICUT YANKEE—Large blush pink with small orange scarlet blotch. Opens 
8 to 12 florets, with 4 showing color making a great show spike. Precise placement. One of the 
finest glads. Not a fast propagator. 
542 COVER GIRL—Plain wide open, medium rose pink. Opens 8 to 10, 6 showing color, 5 to 
514 inch florets on long flower head. Strong grower and is one of the tallest. Large heavy foliage, 
good propagator, good germination. Fine exhibition and commercial. Flower head 30 inches, 
height in field 55-60 inches. 
422 CRACKER JACK—Color is orange with a yellow throat and a strawberry red blotch. 
Formal type, 4% inch plain round wide open florets. 14 to 16 buds, 6 florets open 5 to 6 showing 
color. Flower head 20 inches, height in field 48 inches. Bulblet and germination excellent. 
466 DEPENDABLE—Fine cool shade of lavender with a darker lavender tongue in throat. 
Tall straight spike with 6 open and 6in color. 41% inch slightly ruffled florets. Dependable com- 
mercial even under adverse growing conditions. Fair propagator, germination excellent. 
462 DIADEM—Fragrant. This glad rates very high in comparison with other modern gladiolus 
and even if it had no fragrance it would still be a beautiful worthwhile glad for any purpose. How- 
ever its increasingly delicate fragrance makes it superior in every respect. It opens 9, 4% to 5 
inch florets with 5 or 6 buds showing color on 25 inch flower head with 19 buds. Furthermore it 
has a beautiful light orchid rose color with cream throat that every one loves so well. It has a 
delicate fragrance all its own which increases definitely as the flower continues to open after cutting. 
I look for this to become very popular as an exhibition and as a commercial cut flower variety, as 
well as a very fine home garden variety. It is healthy, propagates reasonably fast; germinates 
well and is definitely superior in every respect. It has been a prize winner for me and good reports 
are coming in from all parts of the country praising this variety. Better get a start now with this 
excellent fragrant glad. 
432 DIEPPE—Firey scarlet salmon with darker blotch. Florets have unique shape and a beautiful 
color that is different. Opens 6 or 7 florets on a strong straight spike. (Good propagator and 
germinator. One of the best of the newer varieties. 
511 DISCOVER Y—Heavily ruffled light yellow, sometimes flushed pink, with a small red star 
in the throat. Opens 5-6 large blooms at a time. A good commercial and a very beautiful variety. 
516 DR. WHITELY—Clear yellowish apricot with golden yellow throat. Opens 7 large well 
placed florets on tall straight spikes. Good propagator and germinator. Fine commercial and 
exhibition variety becoming very popular. 
310 ELIZABETH MAIR—Deep clear yellow. Medium sized florets on tall straight spikes with 
long flowerhead 22-25 inches. Opens 8-12 florets with 6 buds showing color. Height in field, 55-60 
inches. Bulblet production and germination good. Fine exhibition and commercial variety. 
Nice color. 
431 EVENING LIGHT—Peach pink with a cream throat and a rose blotch. Lovely color com- 
bination. Fine commercial variety. Opens 6 to 8 large plain petaled florets on tall spikes. Fair 
propagator and germinator. Evening Light with Lipstick and Margaret Beaton in a vase or 
basket is really lovely. Try it. 
507 EXCLUSIVE—A giant wide open creamy white with a small rose blotch on lower petal 
Opens 6. Spikes are moderately tall. Graceful and delightful. Fine exhibition variety. 
440 FAY—Very pretty pink with cream throat. Very early. Opens 7 well placed, slightly ruffled 
florets. Florets have very heavy substance. Fine commercial, good shipper. Heavy propagator. 
Often blooms from bulblets. Large bulbs from bulblets first year. Fine vigorous grower. 
432 FIRST LADY—Tal! growing deep salmon pink with small cream throat blotch. Stiff 
petals. Open 8 florets on a model spike. 5 inch ruffled round wide open florets. 18 to 20 buds, 
5 showing color. Flowerhead 20 inches, field height 48 inches. Bulblet production and germina- 
tion good. 
540 FORT TI—Clear light pink somewhat flecked at times. Opens 6 to 8 on very tall fine spike. 
Sometimes not so well placed. Opens well to the tip. Bulblet production and germination good. 




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