mid-season glad aid in making imposing spikes. It won as best recent introduction 
Binghamton ’48. 
HIAWATHA (H. Beardmore-Graff ’47)_ 436 
Soft Scarlet Hiawatha is a beautiful glad. It won its exhibition spurs at Cleveland 
in 1946. To date both its color and performance give promise of commercial acceptance. 
Hiawatha will open 6 to 7 florets at one time. 
HIHO (Knight ’48) 540 
This tall descendent of Ogarita with its vivid pink color and large cream white inner 
floret areas did very well here from all sizes of stock. Bulblet bloom exceeded that 
of many varieties grown from large bulbs. A mid-season variety of real 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. 
JUNE DAY (Roberts 746) 441 
With Donella, June Day is one of the earliest glads to bloom. June Day is a pink 
with a small cherry blotch. It grows to good height both from bulbs and from 
bulblets. There is little doubt that June Day is an important commercial gladiolus, 
and a fine variety for the fan. 
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. A 
basket of Kelsey at Kankakee, Ill. was very impressive. 
KLONDIKE (Snyder ’47) , 412 
The deep yellow bordering on orange yellow color of Klondike is not its only virtue. 
Regular performance and easy propagation make it a fine glad. It is a tall variety. 
Florists will approve of it. 
LADY ANNE (Buchanan ’47) 500 
A very large white with a small yellow throat area. It is quite ruffled. Lady Anne 
is a very beautiful variety that should be a winner at the shows. 
LADY WAYNE (Deam ’48) 530 
The color tone of Lady Wayne is less apricot and less pink than any variety classed 
as salmon. The florets are well attached, and the flowers are ‘‘hard’’. Lady Wayne 
will bid for favor from fanciers and commercial growers. 
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. 
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. 
MARION PEARL (Benedict ’43) 532 
The giant warm salmon tones of Marion Pearl with the precise placement of its 6 to 
8 open florets are beautiful, and a ‘‘must’’ variety for the exhibitor. Scarcity of stock 
has prevented a wide distribution of it. 
MAUVIE ROSE (Wesselman ’48) 462 
After growing Mauvie Rose as a seedling in the summer of 1947, and again in 
greater numbers after a futile offer to purchase it, I have no hesitancy in recommend- 
ing it as the most important commercial introduction of 1948 because of its rose 
color, fine habit and extra early bloom season. The outer petals are deep rose, 
and the inner petals blend into mauve. It makes a satisfactory but conservative spike 
that carry 5 open 4%’’ florets. 
MINSTREL (Palmer-Gove ’44) 566 
The largest lavender, and for that reason much in demand by exhibitors and fans. 
Minstrel blooms in mid-late season from short plants that produce good flower heads. 
MISS WISCONSIN (Krueger 743) 460 
A variety that enjoys the distinction of being in a class by itself as to color tone. 
The fine rose colored florets are sought for by florists. Heavy demand annually 
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