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Make your selection with full confidence . . . even if you have never grown 
Glads before, or are unfamiliar with these varieties . . . knowing that any 
variety chosen will be dependable and beautiful. This is the trust you 
place in us, and we accept it as one of our most important responsibilities. 
Why offer both American and 
Dutch-Grown Bulbs? 
To provide the very finest selection possible we feel it is 
necessary to offer both American and Dutch-grown bulbs. 
In doing so, we have been particularly careful to select 
individual varieties with distinct personality differences, 
even though listed in comparable color groups. So you 
may select both American and Dutch varieties from the 
same color group with full confidence. 
Size and Quality of Our Bulbs 
Commercially, Gladiolus bulbs are graded into 6 sizes, 
but we offer only top grades of No. 1. The size most 
generally planted by specialists and fanciers . . . ranging 
between 1% to 2” in diameter. These are the high crowned, 
plump, vigorous bulbs that produce the finest exhibition 
spikes. 
For general garden planting when economy is necessary, 
No. 2 size is quite satisfactory. Floral spikes will be better 
than medium size, and during the growing season the No. 2 
bulb will increase to No. 1 size. 
Our Final Decision In Selecting Each Variety Is Based On The... 
VALLEEVUE TEST GARDEN TRIALS 
Conducted by the Biological Field Station of Western Reserve University, and the 
Garden Center of Greater Cleveland. 
The Valleevue Test Garden Trials are the most comprehensive, exacting and authoritative Gladiolus 
Trials in America, and we have found their ratings to be so reliable that every variety we list 
(American or Dutch) is checked against full detailed trial reports. In this way we are absolutely 
sure of performance and quality under average American climatic conditions, and the relationship 
of quality compared with all other varieties on the market. 
The following information is quoted direct from the Test Garden Report for 1950. 
It will serve to emphasize the thoroughness and extensiveness of the entire program. 
GLADIOLUS TRIALS 
“The Valleevue Trial Gardens tested 485 varieties of gladiolus dur- 
ing the past season, well over twice as many asin 1949. 
“About 100 standard and best previously tested varieties were 
grown along side for comparison purposes, including Boldface, Circe, 
Connecticut Yankee, Cotillion, Evangeline, Firebrand, Florence Night- 
ingale, Leading Lady, Mid-America, Mighty Monarch, Patrol, Polynesie, 
Prof. Goudriaan, Ravel, Red Charm, Salman’s Glory, Strathnaver, 
Sun Spot, Trivoli, White Goddess, World Beater, Etc. 
“The pages for recording data on each variety provide 109 blanks, 
most of which ultimately get answered. 28 deal with name, source, 
stock, soil, fertilizer, etc., 57 deal with foliate, flower head, stem, 
floret, etc., 15 deal with color, 3 with propagation, 3 with disease 
rsistance tests by U. S. Dept. of Agriculture at Beltsville, Maryland, 
and 3 deal with ratings. : 
“Some light should be given on the enormity of the task the Trial 
Garden has in fulfilling its obligations to those who submit material 
each season. Further memos have been kept to check the various 
man-hours required to grow these plants, tabulate their characteris- 
tics, and judge them and prepare the records for printing to apprise 
the industry, its members submitting varieties for trial and the public 
interested in gladiolus. Over 2500 man hours were required. Plainly, 
it is an enormous task and the expense likely well beyond the means 
of any gladiolus society. The volunteer contribution of much time by 
yeveus members of the Ohio State Gladiolus Society is deeply apprecia- 
ted. 
“Varieties from 59 hybridizers in the United States, Canada, Aus- 
tralia, New Zealand, Germany, Holland, and England were rated for 
color value, exhibition and commercial value. 
“In checking over the varieties submitted, certain colors predomi- 
nate, indicating present trends in hybridization. There were 48 yellow, 
45 lavendar, 41 light pink but only 6 light violet, 4 deep violet, 2 smoky, 
and 2 A.O.C. (any other color.) The. yellow group had in‘it the finest 
yellows ever displayed. They certainly spell doom for many of our 
present yellows. 
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“Of the 485 varieties tested, a total of 55 rated at least one A, 13 or 
more of them secured A or AA in both Exhibition and Commercial, 
27 of them one A and one B, the remaining 15 secured one A and one C. 
Further, 31 rated BB, 54 rated one B, the other a C or D, and the entire 
balance of 345 rated assorted C’s and D’s. They contain the names 
of many currently well publicized sorts. 
“To a very limited extent, where it is known that unhealthy bulbs 
were supplied, or the hybridizer feels that the performance was incon- 
sistent due to condition on arrival of stocks supplied, a further test 
will be made if a new stock of sound bulbs is supplied. However, if the 
rating appears based substantially on low color value, a further test 
would be close to hopeless. 
“Gladiolus persist because they are beautiful. Since a variety with 
an unattractive color is relatively worthless, regardless of how many 
other growing and exhibition characteristics are good, the first funda- 
mental in rating gladiolus is its color appeal. If it fails there, our advice 
is to abandon it, the sooner the better, and try again. 
“Fortunately, the color of a gladiolus is relatively stable, regardless 
of the geographical location where bloomed. The season was relatively 
cool, with plenty of soil moisture, included a hot spell and a wet soggy, 
watersoaking spell, all of which gave wide opportunity to check for 
inclement weather damage to color and petal substance. 
“Several of the foremost color judges in America live close by, all 
members of the Ohio Gladiolus Society which is currently foremost in 
influencing exhibition judges to give full measure of consideration of 
the scoring points awarded to color. With color relatively stable, though 
variably subject to damage by adverse weather, with competent 
judges, this Test Garden is able, on one year test in one location to 
give relatively accurate color ratings.” 
THOMAS MANLEY, Horticulturist 
