unaquainted with the fine varieties already available, 
As proof of this, check the winnings of, Kewpie, Queen 
of Bremen, Bit of Heaven, Margaret Fulton, Picardy, 
Vagabond Prince, Beacon, Blue Admiral, and others. 
There is a long list that would be longer if we were 
not so prone to discard the old in favor of the new, 
This does not mean that there are no good new glads, 
but merely that all new ones are not necessarily the 
best. Where competent judges are used, the ability 
to win is the best criterion of the unfamiliar 
variety that we have. 
THE CLASSIFICATION NUMBER designating the size and 
color group into which the variety has been placed by 
the National Classification Committees follows the 
date of introduction, It is used and recognized by 
most Gladiolus societies in the U. S. and Canada, On 
the, snow table, varieties compete in these size and 
color classes. We have used our own judgement in cor- 
recting obvious mistakes and to supply this number for 
varieties not yet classified. Turn Bulb Buyers Guide, 
Page 27, for a complete explanation. | 
BULB SIZES: Most gladiolus growers supplying the 
retail trade use three bulb sizes. LARGE BULBS (ind- 
cated by L in this catalog) are sorted so that the 
ninimum is 14 inches in diameter (not circumference 
as some mail order outfits use). Most large bulbs 
listed will run well above the minimum in size. It 
usually takes two years to grow a bulb to this size 
from a bulblet, altho a percentage of certain variet~ 
ies, with good culture, will attain this size the 
first year. Bulbs over three years old are no longer 
considered young bulbs altho they may continue to 
increase in size. MEDIUM (M) sized bulbs measure 3/4 
to 1¢ inches in diameter and usually produce about as 
good flowers as the larger bulbs but generally take 
longer to bloom. SMALL (S) bulbs or planting stock 
are those measuring less than 3/4 of an inch in dia- 
meter. While this size often produces a fairly large 
percentage of bloom in most varieties, the blooms are 
much later, smaller, often not quite up to par in 
color and ruffled varieties sometimes fail to show 
much ruffling. The advantages of buying medium or 
) werec"Somebody's Baby” or because the introducer was 
