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I am speaking now primarily of the commercial type Glads. It is often four to five years before a 
Glad becomes really popular and in demand with the cut flower growers. The variety Valeria is one ex- 
ample and today is probably next to Picardy itself. Anna Mae was another and now comes Pandora, a 
1940 introduction, nearly forgotten and all of a sudden everybody wants stock. The reason is that it has 
taken several years to discover its real qualities as a cut flower. 
Our List Does Not Change 
as fast as some catalogs, because we try to retain the best of the tried and proven as we feel that the 
average back-yard gardener wants some good Glads at a reasonable cost. He does not particularly care 
whether they are brand new or not, as long as they are up to date and good in their color class. 
If You Are a Beginner—Grow Gladiolus With Confidence 
Pick out the list of varieties and colors you think you want and follow as closely as possible the Cultural 
Directions elsewhere in this catalog, and I am sure you will be surprised at what you can produce. The 
made up collections on pages 2, 3, 4, 25, 26 are good to start with, as these varieties have been carefully 
selected for performance and a good blend of color. 
If You Are Growing Commercially—Depencd on Alfred Moses’ Fine Selections 
You must have good varieties. You can’t afford to plant 1000 bulbs and cut three to five hundred good 
spikes. It must be better. We are asked so many times to name a good commercial list that I feel it’s in 
order to do it here. Practically all small-flowering varieties are in the 100 and 200 classes. 
EARLY VARIETIES Light Pink: *Magnolia, *Beauty’s Blush. 
White: Anna Mae, Alpine, “Heavenly White, Pink and Rose-Pink: *Pink Radiance, Tivoli, 
Mt. Index, *Snow Princess, White Gold. Capsicum. 
Cream and Buff: Salmon’s Glory. Rose: Chamouny, *Gwen. 
Salmon and Pink: Friendship, Ethel Cave-Cole, Payender: *Elizabeth the Queen, Lavender 
June Day, Pink Charm, Salutation, True Love. Prince, Lavender Queen, Gail. 
Rose: Rose Charm, June Rose, Early Rose, Purple:i ancastaravulesnt 
*Rosa Van Lima. 
Lavender: *Huntress, Myrna Fay, Lavender and Blue: Abu Hassan, Ravel. 
Gold, Wedgewood. Yellow: *Spotlight, *Mother Kadel. 
Blue: Blue Beauty. Orange: *October Sunshine, Orange Gold, 
Yellow: Early Gold, Gold Dust, *Yellow Herald. Gratitude. 
Scarlet: *Valeria, Red Penny. Scarlet: Dieppe, Red Wing. 
Red: Midnight Red. Red: Red Charm, Stoplight. 
Deep Red: Mohawk, Black Opal. 
MIDSEASON VARIETIES 
White: *Leading Lady, Fair Angel, *Snow Flurry, 
Florence Nightingale. LATE VARIETIES 
Cream and Buff: Lady Jane, Dr. Whiteley, White: *Surfside. 
Donna. 
a Pink: Ogarita. 
Cream and Pink: *Corona. 
: *Birch Red. 
Salmon Pink: *Picardy, Nadia, *Pandora, *Spic Red: *Birch Re 
and Span. Purple: Purple Supreme. 
*Indicates varieties that will ship well in tight bud. There may be some of the others just as good, 
but our experience is limited with many of the newer ones. 
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