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FLECKING—Irregularly sized and 
shaped marks on the floret, usually 
appearing as colorless marks. 
HAIR-LINE EDGE—Lightening or in- 
tensifying of color on the margin of 
the floret giving a halo effect. 
LINE—A narrow band or bands of color 
running parallel to the midrib, 
usually on the lip petals. 
MIDRIB LINE—Thinning or lightening 
of color on the midrib giving the 
effect of a line of lighter color. 
PEPPERING—Dots of color varying 
from the ground color, usually re- 
stricted to the throat or lip petal. 
PICARDY BRUSH—A brush or sweep 
of a color other than the ground 
color on lower petals, restricted to 
the throat area. Typical of the color 
pattern of Picardy which seems to 
be carried as a dominant factor to 
its progeny. — 
SELF—A single color throughout the 
entire floret. 
SHA DING—Deepening of 
color. 
SMOKY—An intermixture of gray with 
one or more given colors. 
SUNBURN—Scorching or complete des- 
sication of tissue usually restricted 
to the margin of the floret. 
TINTIN G—Lightening or paling of color. 
TON E—The dominant color of the floret. 
the basic 
FLORET PLACEMENT: 
FORMAL—Double row arrangement of 
florets, variable, determined by the 
growth of the internodes. Some 
varieties appear formal more fre- 
quently than informal. 
INFORMAL—Irregular arrangement of 
florets appearing alternately on 
the spike. 
STEPLADDER—One floret placed above 
the other one, in a single row. 
FLORET FORMS—Plain, ruffled, lacini- 
ated (edges irregularly cut), pointed 
and recurved (curling back). 
FLORET SHAPES OR TYPES— 
Round, Triangular—Self explanatory. 
Double Lipped—F lorets having mark- 
ings on two petals which form 
the lips. 
Single Lipped—Lower center petal 
on top of the other two lower 
petals. Also called inverted type. 
a eeger rt petal drooping for- 
ward. 
SEASON OF BLOOM 
This date is based on large corms 
planted in April and May in Ohio. 
Corms planted later will bloom 
quicker due to warmer soil and eir 
temperatures also to advanced de- 
velopment of the corm once the dor- 
mant period is broken. 
VE—very early; less than 65 days 
E—early; 65-75 days 
Ik#M—early midseason; 75-85 days 
M—midseason; 85-95 days 
LM—late midseason; 95-100 days 
L—late; 100+days 
GLADIOLUS TEST GARDEN COMMITTEES AND JUDGES 
Appointed by 
THE OHIO STATE GLADIOLUS SOCIETY 
CLASSIFICATION COMMITTEE 
H. O. Evans, Solon, Ohio, Chairman 
T. R. Manley, Chagrin Falls, Ohio 
L. E. Patton, Northfield, Ohio 
DISEASE RESISTANCE COMMITTEE 
at Beltsville, Maryland 
Dr. S. L. Emsweller, Chairman 
Philip Brierley 
W. D. McClellan 
Reel. ee rvor 
MAINTENANCE COMMITTEE 
O. C. Berry, Shaker Heights, Ohio, 
Chairman 
Harry Ink, Solon, Ohio 
George Kummers, Chagrin Falls, Ohio 
PUBLICITY COMMITTEE 
Arnold M. Davis, Cleveland Heights, 
Ohio, Chairman 
W. W. Wood, Rudolph, Ohio 
JUDGES 
Thomas R. Manley, Supervisor 
Harry Beardmore 
Fred Beardmore 
Louis Esterline 
H. O. Evans 
Ralph Fuller 
Joseph Hartman 
Ray Honeywell 
Harry Ink 
Wells Knierim 
George Kummers 
L. E. Patton 
Ear! Platell 
Howard Secrest 
SUPERVISION OF VALLEEVUE TEST GARDEN 
Dr. F. J. Bacon, Western Reserve University 
Arnold M. Davis, Garden Center of Greater Cleveland 
Thomas R. Manley, Horticulturist, W. R. U. and Garden Center 
