The Gladiolus Classification System 
The number after the name of each variety in our general descriptive list denotes the 
official size and color classification of that variety as determined by a committee of the 
North American Gladiolus Council. We list these classification numbers because they are 
helpful to customers in determining the exact size and color classification of varieties they 
may want to buy or to exhibit at glad shows conducted under the auspices of the N.A.G.C., 
where this classification system is used. 
Glads are classified in five sizes as follows: 
Miniacures(sjadsS esac 325-022. 5. 52. 100—florets under 214” 
told) LOVE GE A! eee 200—212” through 314” 
WMediiiinGs ads sees 2 obo. 300—314” through 434” 
LST AEG CY Ql oe 2 saa ae 400—414” through 53.” 
eteyyys (Ey 1. 38 ass ee er 500—514” or larger 
For instance, turn to page 13. The first variety described, Abu Hassan, is followed by 
the number 378. The 300 means it has a floret size from 34%” through 434”. The 78 desig- 
nates this variety as a deep violet. Hence the numbers after the variety names tell the 
story of the size and color of the individual floret as grown under field conditions from 
large bulbs. 
COLOR CLASSES 
Class 50 ae 50 epee! 
00 White 00 without conspicuous marking e 52 (Deep 
White 01 with conspicuous marking Red 54 (Black) 
Cream 06 60 ee es eens 
10 Yellow 10 (Light) ose eep 
Yellow 12 (Deep) Lavender 66 
Buff 16 70 Purple 70 __ 
20 Orange 20 (Light) Rees ie Be 
Orange 22 (Deep) e eep 
Orange 24 (Red Orange) 80 Smoky shades 
: Smoky 82 (Orange Smoky) 
“ty Sie o pees Smoky 83 (Salmon Smoky) 
Scarlet 36 Smoky 84 (Pink Smoky) 
40 Pink 40 (Light) without markings ares ae CE Sere pee 
Pink 41 (Light) with c. markings 
Pink 42 (Deep) 90 Any other color. 
JOIN A GLAD SOCIETY 
1. If you are seeking an evening of pleasant entertainment, join the Maine Gladiolus 
Society. Their 100-page annual is the surprise of the year and deserves to be widely 
distributed. It contains an excellent symposium on varieties. Membership is $1.00. 
2. The Minnesota Gladiolus Society offers three issues of the Minnesota Glad Fan 
and a year’s subscription to the Minnesota Horticulturist for $1.50. The Minnesota Horti- 
culturist is issued nine times a year. 
3. The North American Gladiolus Council presents an excellent quarterly magazine 
that is chuck full of timely articles. Membership is $1.00. 
4. The New England Gladiolus Society issues a 215 page annual and six bi- th 
magazines. Membership is $2.00. 
The above societies treat such material as: up-to-date information on dips and sprays, 
diseases, fertilizers, best new varieties, trial ground reports, symposiums, hybridizing hints, 
parentages of varieties. 
To encourage new members: Include your subscription to any of the above with your 
bulb order, and we will send you the value of the subscription in gratis bulbs and forward 
the membership of your choice to the proper address. Make a list of bulb preferences and 
we will fill as we are able. 
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