form of any orange. Crackerjack is not too bright a color, but obliges with fine spikes. 
Not a connoisseur’s flower. Orange Prince approaches scarlet. Its brilliance is most appeal- 
ing. The purple throat of Bittersweet does not harmonize with the orange. Glow and 
Palisades were massive and sturdy but lacking in refinement. Tut’s Both comes short here. 
October Sunshine has a nice color; commercial growers seem to like it. It is worthy of 
consideration. Cute is the word for Twinkles which does have a twinkle about its personal- 
ity. We plan to list it when it gets down in price. 
The salmon class remains one of the strongest, as it has been down through the 
years. Genghis Khan, Spic and Span, Kelsey, A. L. Stephen, Jeanie, Picardy, and Ladrone 
are a select group. Individual taste will determine the favorite. Roberts’ Day Dream may 
be described as a salmon New Era, but it flecked badly here. King Alfred is tall and hand- 
some but not friendly: its florets break off with the slightest brushing. Marion Pearl is 
a beautiful dame but selfish with bulblets. We like the color of Pioneer but think the 
spike lacks grace of line. Madeleine Brown is a near duplication of Picardy. Better bulb 
health is claimed for it. The floret arrangement was pretty bad on Cotillion. Summer Gal’s 
very poor growth discounted its future with us. Strawberry Peach builds an impressive 
spike but the color appeal of this variety will vary with different tastes. Bengasi is sensa- 
tional in cool climates, but crooks badly here. 
The scarlets present a fine group. Placed in order of beauty, they strike me about as 
follows: Red Plush, Dieppe, Regal Red, Trocadero, War Paint, Rita Mae, Radiance, Hawk- 
eye Red, Destiny, Valeria, and Algonquin. 
Red shades have grown in popularity. Red Rascal, Birch Red, and Red Charm raise 
the aesthetic standard of this class considerably. Red Cherry is winning friends. Redowa is 
large and husky but not as appealing as Red Charm by the same originator. Mighty 
Monarch could be just that. It has long flowerheads and good growth. We plan to give this 
another trial before listing it. Redwing excels in stretch. 
We now come to the heart of gladiolusdom: the pinks. Friendship, Blessed Damozel, 
Beauty’s Blush, Evangeline, Heart’s Desire, Lady Luck, Phantom Beauty, and Connecticut 
Yankee are among the most beautiful. Little Sweetheart is without competition in its size 
group. Treasure Island looks fine to us. One of Mr. Lins’ best. Yankee Lass is a fine glad 
when sold by the yard. Buckeye Queen is a paler Picardy. Lady Boo reminds one of Deb- 
onair. Deborah Sampson is a worthy rival of Lady Luck. Both are excellent. Adoration 
was rather early, but lacking in color appeal. Cleo built a fine spike but had a very un- 
aur eCave blotch in our estimation. Susannah is a pretty lass. We think highly of reliable 
Pandora. 
Among the dark reds we consider Velvet Mantle a real advance. We hope as many of 
our customers as possible can see this in color in our kodachrome sets. Mrs. R. G. Errey 
is good and will probably be listed by us next year. Mansoer is a velvety dark red with a 
brownish cast that looks wonderful when it first starts to open, but which disappoints by 
not opening widely and by fading to an unpleasant shade. Paul Robeson lacks personality. 
Royal Robes is beautifully garbed but very short. Black Cherry lacked stretch. 
Rose shades are very pleasing, probably because of their rarity among flowers. After 
so many salmons, cool pinks rest the eyes. They mix well with other pastels. Some of our 
best new seedlings are coming in this color class, including our prospective featured in- 
troduction for next year. Among existing introductions, Topflite, Venida, Betty’s Choice, 
Rose Charm, Miss Wisconsin, Rose O’Day, and Chamouny are the leaders. Al Moses’ cur- 
rent introduction, Gwen, will find a place near the top when better known. We had the 
priviledge of growing this as a seedling and are very enthusiastic about it. Dawn Glow 
comes close to being a very great glad, but its florets are too crowded. Though Preview 
had a nice color, it flecked badly for us. A tall, cut-flower type. Burma and Boulogne 
are without competition in the deep rose-red shades. 
Purples add richness to the gladiolus family. Paul Rubens has the unique shade of the 
old Anna Eberius, for which there is a real need, but we are holding out for better per- 
formance before listing. Dorothy Armstrong seemed to show little improvement on Charles 
Dickens in one season’s growing. Concord was n. g. Eunice Ewing presents an unhappy 
combination of purple and white. Sherwood looked good and will probably be worth 
listing when it gets down in price. Paymaster from Pruitt was not as good as some other 
purples. The not-so-new Lancaster and Purple Supreme are still tops in this color class. 
Customers tell us Wedgwood is the most beautiful of lavenders. Some of our friends 
like Poet’s Dream even better. Elizabeth the Queen can also be supremely lovely, but is 
more temperamental. The bulbs of Patrician which we bought last spring were so full of 
virus that they didn’t grow over a foot high. We get some good reports on this glad, but 
cannot, of course, list it until we get healthy, vigorous stock. After three years’ blooming 
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