increased in size from a 100-size glad to a point where it is on the line between 200 and 
300-size. I hope many of you will try this wonderful little glad. If I could grow only 
one yellow or orange, this would be it. None of its competitors can touch it for beauty and 
color intensity. It makes a much finer spike than our illustration (page 38) of blooms from 
planting stock suggests. 
Our SEASON’S HONOR ROLL (excluding my own varieties) is as follows: Strawberry 
Peach, Carnival, Pactolus, Evangeline, Red Cherry, Redwing, Tivoli, Patrol, Cherry Jam, 
and Sherwood. A variety on a previous season’s honor roll is not eligible again. 
Other varieties outstanding for us, or, in a few cases seen elsewhere, (again omitting 
my own varieties) were: Florence Nightingale, Burma, Orange Gold, Boulogne, White 
Challenge, Parthiena, King Alfred, C. D. Fortnam, Marion Pearl, Eureka, Spic and Span, 
Abu Hassan, Better Times, Sparks, Spotlight, Dieppe, Aureole, Betty’s Choice, Birch Red, 
Blessed Damosel, Big Joe, Salman’s Glory, Ravel, Gaylore, Genghis Khan, Benjamin Britten, 
Ladrone, Lancaster, Lavender Prince, Deborah Sampson, White Goddess, Silver Wings, 
Leading Lady, Starlet, Sunspot, Radiance, Topflite, Victory Queen, Mighty Monarch, Max- 
welton, Polynesia, Circe, Fire Gleam, Ruffled Night, Sequin, Lovelace, Necia, Sincerity, 
Frosty, Great Lakes, Modena, Bernadette, Spring Song. Some of these we shall not list 
until next year. 
Scores of others have not yet been outstanding for us and will have to be retained for 
further trial. 
This year I am discontinuing: Algonquin, Annamae, Badger Beauty, Chief Multnomah, 
China Maid, Discovery, Gen. MacArthur, Goldenheart, King Arthur, Lantana, Misty Dawn, 
Rose Delight, Ruffled Beauty, Stoplight, Tralee, Vulcan, White Gold, and Wings of Song. 
We recommend the following “First Earlies” to growers of early cut-flowers: Arethusa, 
Better Times, Blue Beauty, Brightside, Cupid, Enchantment, Friendship, Freedom, Gaylore, 
Gratitude, Heart O’ Gold, Heavenly White, Huntress, Invictus, June Day, Lavender and 
Gold, Modern Times, Mt. Index, Red Cherry, Red Plush, Rosa van Lima, Rose Charm, Snow 
Princess, Starlet, Wedgwood, and Yellow Herald. 
Our best growers from bulblets last summer (selected in the field last September and 
given in order) were: Mighty Monarch, Red Rascal (from Foss Heaton), Carnival, Con- 
necticut Yankee, Evangeline, White Christmas, Rose O’Day, Redwing, Velvet Mantle, 
Beauty’s Blush, Lavender Prince, Bonfire, Spindrift, Boulogne, Yellow Herald, Spotlight, 
June Day, Red Cherry, Aureole, War Paint, Genghis Khan, Eureka, and Enchantment. 
Just as we go to press, the December, 1949, North American Gladiolus Council Bulletin 
has arrived with a summary of last summer’s show winnings by different varieties. The 
following is the record of our recent introductions: 
OUR 1949 INTRODUCTIONS 
WelvereNlanticue see. ae. ee won first in the 454 class 5 times. 
Friendships 3220) ees eee won first in the 442 class 7 times. 
EKPreedoinigs 53-6 eee ee won first in the 401 class 7 times. 
SUMIMerE ONO Wie eee won first in the 300 class 14 times. 
OUR 1948 INTRODUCTIONS 
Wiiites Christmases eee won first in the 500 class 10 times. 
hoses: Chari.) eee eee won first in the 360 class 10 times. 
OUR 1947 INTRODUCTIONS 
Beauty sib lUshe ee es won first in the 440 class 4 times. 
Wedge woodse ces eee won first in the 366 class 8 times. 
No report was given on the 200-size glads, so we don’t know how Little Sweetheart 
fared. Although we have an exceptionally large number of enthusiastic testimonials on 
Regal Red, no show winnings are reported, perhaps because it bloomed too late for the 
shows. It is the latest-blooming variety in our catalog. 
We did not introduce very many glads prior to 1947, but two earlier ones also made 
good records as show winners: Gratitude (six firsts) and Rose O’Day (four firsts). 
We are quite happy about this unusual record of show winnings for varieties that have 
been disseminated such a short time. It apparently confirms the success of our efforts to 
introduce only varieties that combine beauty with good performance. 
In concluding this annual chat with our friends and customers, I want to thank you all 
again for your heart-warming letters and generous patronage. We of Noweta Gardens 
will continue to do our best to make glad-growing a supremely enjoyable hobby. 
May your 1950 glad garden fulfill your fondest hopes and expectations. 
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