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Special Awards 

WINSTON 
MRS. MARKS MEMORY 
HE year 1948 was very successful here at Croix Farms and it was our pleasure to see the 
various varieties at their best. This gave us the opportunity to judge one against the other 
and to find out how the latest glad creations stacked up against the good old reliables. Please 
bear in mind that the following chat is based on our own field tests. Others may have had 
different results, however, we give this résumé for what it is worth and hope it will assist 
you in making selections. 
WHITE—Good whites continue to appear each year. Florence Nightingale was grand and 
should make a good commercial. Intensely ruffled White Christmas has much appeal but not 
too good a placement the past year. A pleasant surprise was the performance of Snowflake. 
It was really fine. Two other European whites that took our eye were Nova Zemble and 
Roosevelts Memory. Silver Wings gave its usual fine performance and ‘Vrede was better than 
usual. Tall Mt. Index, with its soft yellow throat, is dependable and very early. Other good 
ones‘ with markings were Lajla, which is a larger Silentium and the good old faithful Mar- 
garet Beaton. 
CREAM —Leading Lady is placed in this class though it is close to white. Of course, 
it is tops as a commercial. One of the highlights of the season was ruffled Connie G. We 
liked its lustrous texture and soft creamy yellow color. Huge Oriental Pearl is admired by 
those who like the big ones. Early Helen Eaken is one of those creams with a greenish 
sheen, Among the ones with markings we liked Salman’s Glory and Lake Placid, the latter 
considered by some to be better than White Gold. Of course Lady Jane with its yellow lip 
petals. is one of the better old ones. 
YELLOW-—Spotlight leads the not too strong yellow class. For real beauty it is. hard 
to beat the soft toned ruffled Crinkle Cream. Belle Jaune may make a good commercial. It 
is tall and early. Two other good commercials are ruffled Yellow Herald and the late Ore- 
gon Gold. We do not care much about Hokus Pokus but the florists seem to like it for 
arrangements. Gleam was lovely but a bit short. We still like the soft color of Jasmine 
and the deep gold of Van Gold, the latter for its earliness too. Martha Deane is rather 
commonplace but a tall cutter. 
BUFF—Pactolus, one of the better Holland varieties, is a striking combination of colors 
and nicely ruffled. Perhaps its the best in this class, though Sunlight and Sunspot are both 
very outstanding glads. The older Arethusa_and Amrita are very fine when well grown. Of 
the smaller flowered varieties we liked Fairy Butterfly for its graceful spikes and its earliness. 
ORANGE—Trocadero, Gratitude and Orange Gold are among the leaders in this class. 
Henri de Greeve, a new one from Holland, impressed us the first season. A good propagator 
too. Aladdin is still much admired, though occasionally a bit short. Bittersweet made fine 
spikes but color is not too good. 
SALMON-—Spic and Span perhaps gets the nod in the salmon class because of its fine 
spike and good habits. A well grown Bengasi is more beautiful in my estimation but we 
have dropped it from our list as it has been a poor grower here. Lovely tall Jeanie is indeed 


CINDERELLA 
ARETHUSA 
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We have never published a complete list of all our show winnings but we would just like to 
point out here some interesting highlights. Over a period of the last 10 years, Croix Farms 
have been awarded 18 medals, including 2 gold, 7 silver and 9 bronze. These have been 
received from the following Gladiolus societies: New England, American, Canadian and Min- 
nesota; also the Midwest Glad Show, American Peony Society, Pennsylvania Horticultural Soc.. 
Minnesota Horticultural Soc. and Minnesota Peony and Iris Soc. In addition to the medals 
we received 15 silver cups and vases, 4 engraved plaques and countless numbers of ribbons 
given for sweepstakes, championships and special awards. We are proud of our show achieve- 
ments. Our customers can do likewise if they plant championship stock. 

‘GLADIOLUS 
PNSOGIETY 
a joy—nothing like it for freshness of color. Also a favorite of mine is the mellow rich toned 
Dieppe. It’s a great glad with a color close to scarlet. Harmau is very similar in color but not 
quite so brilliant. General MacArthur helps out as an early cutter. 
SCARLET—Two very fine scarlet glads to come to us from Europe are Pfitzers Century 
and Johan van Konynenburg. Both are tall growers with good habits and excellent color. 
Algonquin gives the artistic touch to this group, while Beacon is the novelty type. 

hatterbox Review 

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BARCAROLE 

CAMELLIA 
LAVENDER PRINCE 
PINKS—Perhaps the best release the past year was Evangeline. It is a soft buff pink 
and no doubt Prof. Palmer’s best introduction. Skyway, another newcomer, was outstanding 
as grown from bulblets. Beautys Blush, often a poor start with us, came through with breath- 
taking spikes the past season. The smooth textured blush pink Phantom Beauty has unusual 
class. Treasure Island, Bernard Shaw and Pres. Truman all rate high. Lady Boo will appeal 
to the florists and it has good growing habits too. Reliable Pandora should be better known. 
We are just realizing how good a commercial it really is. Of the older pinks Camrose 
and Ethel Cave Cole still command attention. We found Mayling to be a good tall cut 
flower variety in the blush pink class. It also takes the heat well. 
RED—One of the better new reds is Red Wing—a richly colored, slightly ruffled beauty. 
From Holland, the wine red New Amsterdam looked good from one year’s trial. Feuerreiter 
was brilliant. Intruder was also an outstanding sight and rates with the best. Of course, 
Red Charm is a must have along with Stoplight and Black Opal. All are good commer- 
cial glads, the latter being a velvety black red. Rewi Fallu is an old favorite among the giants. 
ROSE—On one season’s trial we were much impressed with Adoration. It is a very light 
toned pink orchid, a popular florist’s color and bulblets make strong growth. We have said 
for the past three years that Tivoli is a great glad and we still say so. It has exquisite color 
and good growth. Gen. Eisenhower, a brilliant begonia-rose, has made many friends. Rose 
O’Day and Rose Charm were tops in the deeper shades. Ballad was a favorite being a light 
salmon rose. Perhaps it can be said that Burma is one of the best glads among all colors 
and that is not putting it too strong for this amazing glad. It is a ruffled rose-red that is really 
sensational. : 
LAVENDER—Elizabeth the Queen is queen of the lavenders. Its exquisite color, ruf- 
fling and sturdy growth leave nothing to be desired. Patrician is closer to pure lavender 
than any other variety and if it continues to perform well it will be very popular. Benjamin 
Britton, a strong grower from Holland, is a new color, being deep lavender approaching light 
purple. Lavender Prince is a good commercial, as is the smaller flowered Lavender & 
Gold. Minstrel is perhaps the largest in the group. Its slightly ruffled and needlepointed 
florets have a pink overtone. 
PURPLE—Lancaster and Purple Supreme lead this color in the commercial field; the 
former perhaps a shade ahead for sheer beauty but the latter out ahead for height and all 
around good growth. Convoy though not quite as tall, was very beautiful. King Lear is 
still an old favorite. 7 
VIOLET—We were pleasantly surprised with the vigor and good color of Blue Boy 
on one vear’s trial. It is a rather new color—a deep violet blue and we believe it has a future. 
Many of the best blues have come from Holland of which we consider Abu Hassan, Ravel 
and High Life to be among the best. Abu Hassan is the best dark violet, Ravel the ‘largest 
and of medium shade, while High Life is a light blue of only moderate size. We tried out 
Firmament as an early commercial, which worked out fine except that we got some crooks. 
