
When Roger Arnett was in 
Milwaukee last February to at- 
tend the New England Gladiolus 
Society Conference | told him 
that if he would send me a few 
spikes of his new gladiolus Nancy 
| would take a photo of them 
together with my daughter 
Nancy. So sure enough, right 
in the middle of our August heat 
wave, when the temperature was 
over 100 degrees, a box of 
blooms arrived. They were 
shipped dry, by parcel post, and 
as was to be expected they were 
quite wilted. | cut the stems, 
placed them in water for a day, 
and the next afternoon took the 

nice photo which you see here. 
Nancy is a seedling derived 
from Picardy and Rewi Fallu, re- 
taining most of the Picardy 
spike characteristics. The red 
coloring is brighter than Rewi 
Fallu. Spikes average 19 buds, 
of which seven open at a time. 
Substance is very good, and at- 
tachment and keeping qualities 
excellent. Has rated very high 
in trial gardens and on the show 
table. Very moderate introduc- 
tory prices make it a good in- 
vestment. 
As Nancy says: "'l lo-o-ve that 
flower!" 
Prices: Large, $1.00; Medium, 75c; Small, 50c; Bulblets 10 at $1.00 
Another outstand- 
ing new variety is 
Gold Medal. Grown 
from large bulbs, it 
comes a little early, 
so was not too evi- 
dent at the shows. 
Gold Medal is not a 
ure yellow, but carries some deeper 
tte tones. If you want a fine, large 
show winner, or a good florists’ flower, 
be sure to make an early start with 
this fine variety. 
Several new whites commanded 
their share of attention at the shows. 
Included were Texas, Lady Ann, 
White Goddess, The Bride, Eureka, 
Florence Nightingale, Annette, Chris- 
tine. Of these Texas, Florence Night- 
ingale and White Goddess grew the 
longest flower heads. Lady Ann and 
Christine were a bit shorter but had 
beautiful large florets. The Bride is a 
fine white with a tiny rose marking in 
the throat. For a long growing sea- 
son be sure to try Reliant with its 
GMATTIR Box 
giant florets and large flower head. 
You can find good use for all of these 
whites in your garden. The variation 
in styles and growing season offer in- 
terest for the hobbyist and practical 
qualities for the commercial grower. 
Immaculate must be included in the 
whites. | rate it as our most beauti- 
ful white and among the most beauti- 
ful of all varieties. It has heavy 
ruffling and a compact flower head 
which makes it fine for florists’ work. 
Here in Wisconsin we suffered with 
the fourth consecutive year of dry, 
warm weather and it has been almost 
impossible to evaluate gladiolus 
grown under field conditions as prac- 
tically none of them do well without 
moderate to heavy supplies of water. 
Immaculate was a sensation at the 
1946 Binghamton seedling show. The 
price is low enough to permit you to 
try it this first year on the market. 
Give it a little care and it will surely 
win for you at the shows. 
At our Wisconsin seedling and re- 
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