
Snow Flurry 
Seasons’ Netes and 
Comparisons of Selected 
Varieties for Gladiolus 
Enthusiasts 
Our Show and Test Garden has attracted many hundreds 
of Glad fans, hybridists and commercial growers this past 
season. With the several hundred varieties, some still seed- 
lings, and some brand new varieties planted with the best of 
the older varieties, we have had a fine chance to compare, 
select and discard. We have had some wonderful seedlings 
from noted hybridists. These included several yellows from 
one source we are sure you will hear more about later. 
Gwen, Gail 
We are introducing two seedlings from our trial plot that 
we have tested for two to three years. These are GWEN, a 
fragrant rose that really has been good, and GAIL, a lav- 
ender that will make a very fine commercial as well as hold 
its own on any show table. 
Leading Lady, Snow Flurry, Alpine, 
Beauty’s Biush, Connecticut Yankee, 
Lipstick 
I do not think we have tried anything new that is better 
than LEADING LADY and SNOW FLURRY. I still can’t 
discard little ALPINE, 300 class, short, but Oh so beautiful. 
Did you ever hear of a bedding Glad? I haven’t, but it 
should be ideal, planted as you would Tulips. BEAUTY’S 
BLUSH was really fine this year. Those long, stretchy spikes 
were impressive. CONNECTICUT YANKEE and LIPSTICK 
are old standbys now. Connecticut Yankee is the show flow- 
er, and Lipstick the good commercial. 
Marion Pearl, Truelove, Treasure Island, 
Bengasi, Phantom Beauty, Little 
Sweetheart 
MARION PEARL was just as good as ever. TRUELOVE, 
rather early in a fine clear color has competition in 
TREASURE ISLAND, which is one of LINS’ best. We had 
the best BENGASI we ever grew but it still is not good 
enough. PHANTOM BEAUTY can’t take the heat, as it 
burns badly although it makes good spikes. LITTLE 
SWEETHEART, another 300 size showed up very well. 
Fabulous, Capsicum, Mystery, Tivoli, 
Pink Paragon 
FABULOUS was the best ever but will get blue with a 
quick change of weather. CAPSICUM with its pleasing 
throat marking still comes up to expectations. MYSTERY 
is still a mystery, last year real good, this year not so good. 
TIVOLI, one of the very best of the European varieties, 
makes massive spikes of very clean and unique florets. We 
have always liked PINK PARAGON and it will make a 
fine commercial type cut flower. 
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