VARIETY COMMENTS 
Here are a few new, recent and less recent ones that were notably impressive: 
ADORATION: With its 7 open from M size bulbs (that bloomed in 80 days) 
in a perfect blend of cream and light pink, was one of the season’s best, and I do 
not hesitate to recommend it. 
ASTRID: Another that exceeded my expectations. To me, there isn’t another 
in that depth of rose that can touch it. Those cream spears on its lip petals add the 
finishing touch to a grand color job. 
BETTY’S CHOICE: Though smaller than Astrid makes a splendid two-toned 
ribbon of color that is similar to that of Astrid except for the prominent cream- 
edged petals. Both are nicely ruffled and capable of performance under adverse 
growing conditions. 
COUTT’S ORCHID: This is in a lighter shade and with a less-pronounced halo. 
The spike itself is not impressive, unless well grown, but the color always is; AND, 
as a hair-dress, a tip of this bloom does something to a gal with dark hair that you 
just can’t forget. - 
BUCKEYE BRONZE and DUSTY MILLER: Though not partial to smokies, 
these are favorites of mine. Just to see Dusty Miller is to realize 'why it rates so 
highly in Canada. 
DAISY MAE: Though its color hasn’t appealed to me, is some Glad, and you 
ean add it to Krueger’s list of “Waterless Wonders.” 
SPIC AND SPAN: Undoubtedly gets its resistance from its parent, New Era. 
DREAM GIRL: Where this variety gets its resistance I do not know, but it 
certainly has it and with a beauty and eye-appeal all its own. 
ESSA MARIE: The value of Essa Marie increases each year I grow it. It has 
given me some likely seedlings. 
FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE: Looks as good below ground as above. 
GERRY: From larger sizes showed definite improvement over last year’s per- 
formance. 
HEARTS DESIRE: A _ beautiful combination of ruffling and blended colors. 
I see the judges down at International also liled it—even my own poorly-grown 
specimens were tall and impressive. 
EVANGELINE: The latter is closest to a self-color and lacks the size 
DEBORAH SAMPSON: and colorfulness of Evangeline which is a blend of 
PHANTOM BEAUTY: Apricot and Pink. Deborah’s roll-back petals will 
handle well and its throat markings and color are quite similar to that of Kivangeline. 
LADY ANN and MT. INDEX: I like them bcth and neither one looks like the 
yellow in its throat got in there by mistake; and if Lady Ann does as well tor me 
as Mt. Index has, there’s a pair to draw to. 
MIGHTY MONARCH: Don’t plant this unless you like to look up at your 
Glads. It’s a six-footer! 
_MURRIE TREVAN: This has risen in my estimation. 
-MARGARET WOOD If you think Margaret Wood burns badly, you should 
-MANSOER & grow Mansoer. It was nearly worthless. 1’ll take some 
RED CHARM more of Margaret Wood any day,—with its unbeatable 
colors, hot or cold. Even Red Charm will burn when it runs out of moisture to evap- 
orate. 
LIPSTICK: Is another that is taking hold in a big way. Many sold short on 
this one last season. ; 
BIT O’ HEAVEN: Too bad that name could not have been spared for one of 
our present-day Oranges, for the time has passed when one needs to shop around 
to find a good Orange color in Glads as we now have: 
CRACKER JACK, GRATITUDE, LANTANA, ORANGE GOLD, PATROL, SUN- 
LIGHT, TUTS BOTH and WILSON’S salmon orange VICTORY QUEEN, likely the 
most beautiful of the lot except for Sunlight, and Tuts Both with its rare throat 
marking. Orange Gold is surely the most unusual as to color, with Patrol supplying 
an even greater area of open blooms in spite of smaller florets. The orange class 
is now well taken care of and I can guarantee you at least one more to come that 
is as distinctively different from any of the above as they are different from each 
other. So different, one might say, as to be non-competitive in spite of the fact 
that they come to us in one color class. 
JOURNEY’S END and RED CHERRY: These will take care of your needs in 
early reds. 
SEASHELL: Tall, well-named and lovely. 
BUTTERSCOTCH: Looks like a larger edition of Sun Spot. Color is not as 
clear but is attractive in its own way and a good grower. 
SIBONEY: Looked satisfactory in all respects. 
VENIDA: I lost the opportunity to evaluate Venida due to hidden white grub 
damage. Bits. of it not so damaged made a fine growth. 
WEDGEWOOD: This is lovely and large enough for me. Combine it with some 
Pinocchio if you’d like it to look larger, and, by the way, Atom, Pinocchio, Rose 
Charm and Starlet are among the very worth-while smaller ores. 
TOPFLIGHT: This is all its name implies, and any Glad that can nose out 
a basketful of Spic and Span is news, and TRALEE is that bit of news direct from 
the Wisconsin Seedling Show. 
