Gladiolus Popularity Ratings 
Last year Mr. C. W. Currie, a Canadian engineer and gladiolus fancier, published for 
the first time in the Bulletin of the North American Gladiolus Council a symposium on 
gladiolus varieties that was unique both in its comprehensiveness and in the scientific 
manner in which the results were achieved. Popularity ratings were based on the number 
of catalog listings, show winnings, commendations in articles in various publications, ete. 
We secured permission to republish this article in our 1949 catalog, only to find ourselves 
Currie has repeated his analysis of 
variety popularity again this year, bringing it up to date, and, with twelve more pages in 
our catalog, we are indeed gratified to be able to publish the results of his studies as a 
means of helping our customers select varieties for their gardens. 
too crowded for space to include it. 
Happily, Mr. 
Space does not permit a full description of the methods followed by Mr. Currie in his 
analysis, but we should point out that proper handicaps were given varieties in respect 
to year of dissemination so that new varieties would be in the running along with those 
in commerce several years. 
No varieties introduced so recently as last year could, however, 
be included. Only varieties introduced up to and including 1948 are, therefore, to be found 
in this “popularity contest’. 
for your convenience. 
Rating Size 
by an *. 
WHITE 
1. Silver Wings (p. 44)___-_-- 92.0 
2. Florence Nightingale 
(p25) eee ee eee ee oe 84.4 
3. White Christmas (p. 52) -__--82.7 
408 Myriiate ee eee 74.9 
5 PO ULSIde* eee eee eens 74.7 
6. White Goddess (p. 52)____- (333 
(abe llatniiny Cra ee ee 73.0 
8. Snow Princess (p. 46)_____- 73.0 
9 Annamac* anes) ee ee 69.9 
102 >Spindrifts(p..47)2 2 69.5 
Si Whites Macicee: = eee 69.4 
28 exns# ee eo ee 69.3 
13. Wax’ Model*2 == 69.3 
140 addy s Annet ees eee 68.9 
15°) FaircAngel sn ee 68.3 
1L6.7cAnnetiem ae 2. ae 68.2 
17. Snow Flurry (p. 46)-____-- 68.1 
18 se Mary.Odellinae..- =e 67.4 
19) Reliant) 2 eee eee 67.3 
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WHITE WITH BLOTCH 
Margaret Beaton (p. 34) ___ 83.9 
White Challenge (p. 52)___.75.8 
Mi Index *(p.50) 282 73.4 
Silver Star (p. 44)_______-- 68.8 
SUe@ntiuni 2 eee 68.4 
Elegant) Uadyses- see 67.5 
ATIadnetig. =a = eee 67.0 
CREAM 
Leading Lady (p. 33)_____- 99.0 
Lady Jane (p.31)2-...- = 86.8 
Oriental Pearl (p. 38)_____- 80.7 
Salman’s Glory (p. 43) ____- 75.6 
Commie Giese see oe 73.4 
White. Gold*==-4— = 72.9 
Sparks (p, 46)-__.. _pame_: 72.3 
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Varieties listed in this catalog are indicated by bold type, together with page numbers, 
Varieties listed in earlier Noweta Gardens’ catalogs are followed 
Rating Size 
Crinkle Cream (p. 22) -____- 80.5 
Mother Kadel* _1_ 2a 33a 74.6 
Golden Arrow 3.2). aes 74.4 
Sir Galahad --22) ee (hele 
Golden Beauty ___________- 70.7 
Oregon Gold 22 2 3335a=a8 70.3 
Lemon Ice .-._..) =e 69.1 
Martha Dean 22222 2.29ee" 68.4 
Kathy Lee -2_))2 eee 67.9 
Tahlahneka =. oe 67.1 
Perdita (p39) 2 ae 67.0 
DEEP YELLOW 
Spotlight (p. 47) 2). 95.8 
Van' Gold?) =) a io 
Goldén State* 32> aaa 69.7 
Spun Gold (p. 47)......--- 68.2 
Yangtze. 2-..:.!/_ 3a 68.0 
Klondike” -2.2222.2 ae 67.8 
BUFF 
Sunspot ‘(p. 47) 2-722 3eeeee 91.5 
Susquehanna (p. 48)______-_ 75.0 
Sunlight (p.47)-__ ee 74.3 
Helen of Troy__.--... 3 73.8 
Patrol (p. 39) 5-2. 2 ee 72.9 
Dr. Whiteley* 2.222 ee 22122 
Gold Medal’___--__- 7 as Ta 
Pactolus (p. 38)__.________- abs 
Kawatirl 922... .5 69.4 
LIGHT ORANGE 
Daisy Mae (p. 22)__.._____- 83.1 
October Sunshine (p. 36) -__74.0 
Lantana® 22722). 719 
Kestrel -.- <0. 2 ee 71.6 
Bit O’ -Heaven*.______2a 70.7 
Janet Lee‘... eee 68.8 
Butterscotch (2... ae 67.0 
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