COMMENTS ON VARIETIES 
Before commenting on various varieties of Glads that bloomed in our garden the 
past season, we feel that we should make mention of a peculiar growing condition 
that appeared in our fields about the middle of August. A large number of varieties 
did not seem able to stand the extreme heat of that period, or there was some 
other physiological condition that caused leaves to turn brown, and the plants to 
stop growing. This peculiar condition is mentioned in a very fine article in the 
N. A. G. C. Bulletin by Dr. Roger Ryan of New Jersey, the current issue. He 
indicates that it should not set up a great alarm, as the condition has happened 
before. This grower was rather excited about it at digging time, or about September 
15th. In many cases the bulbs under such brown plants seemed to be O. K., while 
in other varieties the bulbs had turned brown, looked unhealthy, and hardly worth 
the digging. The irrigated portions of our field fared no better than the out-lying 
areas where water could not reach. We plant our most valuable bulblet stock near 
the water supply, and in a number of varieties the plants perished, or quit growing 
very early, while cultivation and irrigation was in progress. Some of the varieties 
which are probably strong and vigorous went right thru the full season as tho 
no trouble existed. We should like to hear from other growers who might have had 
similar experiences. 
WHITE: Among the newer glads, SILVER WINGS was perhaps the out-standing 
white glad in our garden. WAX MODEL was fine, ALPINE and FLORENCE 
NIGHTINGALE browned off without giving us their usual blooms. WHITE 
CHRISTMAS is no doubt one of the finer new whites. Very out-standing. 
MAID OF ORLEANS and SNOW PRINCESS our commercial whites stood the 
season O. K. 
CREAM: LEADING LADY and AVIATRICE. cream sports of PICARDY, were both 
very fine in our garden—in fact are leaders. LADY JANE is our best com- 
mercial cream glad. LAKE PLACID and WHITE GOLD carried on fine. LAKE 
PLACID is a vey tall vigorous number with a lovely cream throat. One of our 
thrills of the season was SPARKS, a well named variety, tall and stately, 
we wish it looked us in the eye a little better. 
YELLOW: SPOTLIGHT is our best yellow glad, and most popular with our trade. 
GOLDEN TETON is a close second, and carried on strong and healthy until 
frost. MOTHER KADEL, an old reliable florist number had trouble with the 
weather, or was it weather! But bulbs came out O. K. VAN GOLD grows well 
here, but seems too soft for commercial use. OREGON GOLD and LEMON ICE 
are both le light yellows, and did well. GOLDEN STATE faded with the heat, 
leaves and all. 
BUFF: SUNSPOT was our big thrill of the year, and should be in every garden. 
It is very beautiful and likes to grow. Bulblets of it made fine large bulbs. 
STRAWBERRY PEACH is a wonderful glad and should be a contender for 
championships in any show. SUNLIGHT and PATROL went out with leaves brown. 
Did not get to see them. 
ORANGE: ORANGE GOLD is the most vigorous of this class, and surely likes to 
grow “big and fast”; altho it might be termed a little coarse from large bulbs. 
Should be a good florist number from No. 5 bulbs in an average season. Has 
wonderful bulbs and plenty of bulblets. DAISY MAE was fine from large bulbs, 
but the bulblets did not make it thru the heat. CRACKERJACK also passed 
out. Mr. Lins’ TROCADERO performed fine in every way. Very exciting for 
size and color, and loves to grow. 
SALMON SHADES: In this large class, SPIC & SPAN is no doubt the leader in 
our fields. We won sweepstakes at both Omaha and Sioux City Shows with it. 
It performed perfectly for us too. The bulblets we purchased last Spring were 
very small, but we harvested many husky No. 3 bulbs from them. GENGHIS 
KHAN and WINGS OF SONG are still very popular in our trade and we 
ean hardly grow glads without them. DIEPPE gave a fine performance and 
the bulblet stock made it thru to maturity, in fine shape. 
SCARLET: RED WING came to our show and was second day champion in hot 
competition; and we think it is swell. RED CHERRY, RED PENNY and 
FIREBRAND all performed very nicely and seemed healthy. MOUNTAIN 
GEM is lovely, altho we had only small bulbs of it. Good old ALGONQUIN 
has fallen down before, so we were not surprised that our bushel of bulblets 
browned off early. We will try again, some time. We can still keep ROCKET 
and BLAZE hoppin’ along. 
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