VARIETY COMMENT 
FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE impressed us this season as being the 
finest all around white for every purpose. It is excellent for show purposes, 
as witness its winnings, and undoubtedly will become a leader as a com- 
mercial. It has size, height, and health and is a good propagator. We have 
not seen enough of NOVA ZEMBLA and SWING from large bulbs but they 
look very promising from medium bulbs. STRATHNAVER and WHITE 
WINGS are fine show glads. SNOW FLURRY seems a shade whiter than 
WHITE WINGS and with us the bulbs are healthier. ROOSEVELT’S 
MEMORY and TEXAS are among the tallest whites and strong vigorous 
growers and propagators. WHITE CHRISTMAS is the most ruffled white 
but does not always place well. SNOWFLAKE is a pure white of medium 
size. In the blotched whites the new FREEDOM looked very fine. The 
old favorites ARIADNE and MARGARET PETERS are still favorites. 
Those that complain that glads are too stiff for arrangements, try MAR- 
GARET PETERS. WHITE FANTASY is the earliest white with us. 
The standout cream glad is undoubtedly CONNIE “G’’. It makes a 
very imposing spike of ruffled and fluted florets. Of course LEADING 
LADY is still the champ show winner and leading commercial. One of 
the surprises of the season was JOE STALIN which easily grew six feet 
tall and made huge spikes even surpassing the older ORIENTAL PEARL. 
The new HELEN EAKIN looks like an improved LADY JANE. SALMONS 
GLORY, SPARKS, and SINCERITY are all fine blotched varieties. 
The yellow class which a few years ago had no outstanding varieties 
has in recent years been augmented with several most promising introduc- 
tions. With us three varieties stood out, ROBERT ALAN, SUNDANCE 
and LANCELOT. All are different and have some outstanding qualities. 
ROBERT ALAN has the cleanest, smoothest color, a medium deep yellow, 
with up to eight open on a very tall stem. SUNDANCE is taller and 
more robust growing, and a lighter yellow. LANCELOT is paler than the 
other two but still has sufficient depth of color and seems the best propa- 
gator. We will have to try them another year to determine which we think 
best, but any one of them is a real addition. Of the European varieties 
BELLE JAUNE and ELDORADO and GOLD RUSH were grown only 
from medium bulbs and looked promising. KATHY LEE is tops with us 
and we think it will become a good commercial because of its beautiful 
color and ruffling. In the yellows with a blotch PERDITA is very striking 
although only of medium size. Of course SPOTLIGHT is the top com- 
mercial yellow now that the price has come within the commercial range. 
MANCHU and MASKERADE are also very fine blotched yellows. For 
commercial growing we recommend CRINKLE CREAM, GOLD DUST, 
GOLDEN STATE, JAVA, MOTHER KADEL, OREGON GOLD, YANG- 
TZE, and YELLOW HERALD. 
In the buff shades PACTOLUS was the most outstanding with its 
large deep blotch and nice placement of eight open blooms. Of the older 
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