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COLOR AND SIZE CLASSIFICATION 
The color separations as used by the 
New England Gladiolus Society, coupled 
with reference to the “Fischer” Color 
Chart and the size and color classification 
of a 1944 national gladiolus conference 
adopted by the North American Gladiolus 
Council in 1946 and now used by most 
of the 40 or more gladiolus societies in 
the U. S. merit your attention. We brief 
them here because it will enable you to 
understand our show and symposium 
tabulations and enable you to make 
judicious use of our method of catalog- 
ing varieties in their own color groups 
where the variety descriptions and prices 
may be readily compared. Our catalogs 
for a full twenty-three years have 
offered their varieties by color groups. 
This brief will also give you a rather 
complete understanding of any gladiolus 
show you may visit in the U. S. 
Over the years we have participated in 
the development of these systems and 
with standards for scoring, five years 
while executive chairman of the Ameri- 
can Gladiolus Society, five more as execu- 
tive chairman of the Ohio State Gladio- 
lus Society and this is our eighth year 
on the National Classification Commit- 
tee and two years for the Valleevue Test 
Garden. 
SIZES 
Giant 500 series 5% inches and up 
Large 400 series 4% to5% 
Medium 300 series above 3% to4% 
Small 200 series 2% through 3% 
Miniature 100 series under 2% 
Thus the first digit of the 3 digit 
number indicates the size range of the 
floret of the gladiolus in question. 
COLOR SEPARATIONS 
These are the 2nd and 38rd digits of 
the 8 digit numbers. The first of these 
represents the color group. The second 
denotes the depth of color within the 
group. If the color is without conspicuous 
THE GLADIOLUS FANCIER’S GUIDEBOOK FOR 1951 
marking this last number will be even. 
If the color has conspicuous marking the 
next higher odd number will be used. The 
color variations refer to the revised 
Fischer Color Chart which is further 
mentioned on our “Society” pages at the 
end of our catalog. 
00 White 00 (without conspicuous 
marking) 
01 (with, etc.) 
Cream 06 paler than Y6 and GY6 
10 Yellow 10 Light. Y5-6 
12 Deep. (Y2-3-4) 
Buff 16 (OY6, Y06 and 
paler) 
20 Orange 20 Light. ee Y05 and 
paler 
22 Deep. (OY2-3-4, Y03-4, 
02-3-4-5) 
24 Red O. (RO02-3) 
30 Salmon 30 Light. (R05-6 and paler) 
32 Deep. (OR5-6, ) 
36 Searlet 36 (0R38-4) 
40 Pink 40 Light. (R6 and paler) 
42 Deep. (R5) 
50 Red 50 Light. (R4) 
52 Deep. (R83) 
54 Black. (R1-2, 0R1-2) 
60 Rose 60 Light. (Nearest R65, 
trace of V) 
62 Deep. (Nearest R3, 
trace of V) 
66 Lavender66 (VR3-4-5-6, 
RV3-4-5-6) 
70 Purple 70 (RV1-2, VR1-2) 
76 Violet 76 Light. (V4-5-6, BV4-5-6) 
8 Deep. (V1-2-8, BV1-2-3) 
80 Smoky 80 Containing gray. (Can 
subdivide) 
82 (Orange smoky) 
83 (Salmon smoky) 
84 (Pink smoky) 
85 (Red smoky) 
86 (Lavender or rose smoky) 
90 Any other color. (mostly brown shades) 
Glads now readily fall into place. The 
giant, unmarked white Strathnaver is 
500. Boldface 533 being a giant deep 
salmon and blotched. Kittyhawk 3866 be- 
ing a medium sized lavender, etc. 
1950 REPORT VALLEEVUE TEST GARDEN 
The 1950 Report, as published by the Garden Center of Greater Cleveland, is 
composed of four parts, with data relating to Amaryllis, Gladiolus, Hemerocallis 
and Tulip trials. The Gladiolus trials report follows in this Guide Book. Should 
any of our readers be interested in any of the other trials please address Mr. 
Thomas R. Manley requesting the complete 1950 Report. 
Any hybridizer may enter varieties in the test garden. 
Requirements are: 
6 large, 6 medium corms and 25 cormels for U.S.D.A. tests to be sent to Thomas 
R. Manley, Garden Center of Greater Cleveland, East Boulevard at Euclid, Cleveland 
6, Ohio. 
Shipments should be made from March 15 to April 15 in order that the 
proper care and planning be maintained. 
