8 1950 Report VALLEEVUE TEST GARDEN 
GLADIOLUS RATINGS 
Data presented, in order of listing. 
1. Name of Variety. 
2. Name of hybridizer or source of stock if hybridizer is not disclosed. 
3. Year of introduction in North America. If not introduced, the initials NI 
indicate the fact. 
4. Color and Size Classification by North American Gladiolus Council standards. 
5. Season of bloom. VE (very early) under 65 days; E (early) 65-75; EM (early 
midseason) 75-85; M (midseason) 85-95; LM (late midseason) 95-100; L (late) 
over 100 days. 
6. Color value. Poor under 80; Good (having only minor color faults) 85-90; 
Excellent over 90; Perfect 100. A study of comparative ratings in same color classi- 
fication gives one a good conception of the value of these color ratings and the 
high degree of care used in judging color values. 
7. Exhibition use rating. AA—Superior; A—Excellent; B—Good; C—Fair 
and D—Poor. Based on all qualities entering into production of prize winning 
blooms and giving proper consideration to the proportion of good exhibition bloom 
obtainable from the quantity grown. 
8. Commercial use rating. Indicated AA to D as above. The best Commercial 
gladiolus, commonly, is the best Exhibition gladiolus which has also those charac- 
teristics enabling the commercial grower to maintain healthy stocks with easy 
propagation; one which blooms well from planting stock, has good placement and 
attachment, produces blooms at seasons wanted, has sufficient length and bud 
count, cuts, keeps, ships, and opens easily though cut in tight bud and above all 
has that high degree of color value which moves the variety easier and at better 
price than others offered in the same color classification having inferior 
color value. On occasion, attractive form of floret assists in this respect. 
9. Brief color descriptions are added to A rated varieties. 
Yr. Intro. Color Rating 
VARIETY Source Class In America Season’ Val. Exh. Com’‘I 
ABESSINIE K&M 454 NI E 89 A 
Mahogany, slightly lighter in throat. 
ADONIS Woods 500 49 VE 89 R B 
ALFRED NOBEL Salman 443 NI M 85 B B 
ANGELA LYNN Barrett 406 50 M 89 A A 
Clean cream, blending deeper. Ruffled. 
ANTIETAM Snyder 452 48 LM 86 B B 
ARC de TRIOMPHE Frans 410 NI LM 85 B B 
ARTHUR RANK Visser 540 51 E 89 A A 
Huge light shell pink, faint buff suffusion. 
ATATURK Salman 354 51 E 86 B 
ATHENE Kuhn 400 49 E 89 A A 
Clean white. Buds creamy. Many open. Long heads. 
ATTRACTION Goddard 566 50 90 A B 
Clean light lavender, shading deeper in throat. Waved. 
AUGUST MOON Rich 410 49 M 89 B 
BENARES K&M 543 NI M 86 B B 
BIG JOE L. W. Wils. 552 50 LM 88 A B 
Medium red, cream line on lips. 
BISHOP’S SCEPTER Pfitzer 470 NI E 84 B B 
BLONDIE Lins 406 48 M 87 B 
BOCCHERINI K&M A423 NI E 93 A B 
Lively, metallic, deep scarlet orange, wide, clean cream dart. 
BOISE BELLE Roberts 443 48 L 86 A B 
Outer area deep pink, inner area yellow, about equal. Color improves under 
artificial light. Many open. 
BONFIRE | Fischer 436 50 .M 90 AA A 
Fiery scarlet self. A name duplication. 
BONNY White 230 50 LM 89 A 
Light salmon pink, faint rose peppering on creamy white throat. 
BO PEEP Butt 240 48 VE 87 AA 
Buffy light pink, faint red peppering on yellow throat. Very ruffled. 
