FOREWORD 
T IS with a thought of sincere appreciation to our 
I many new customers and friends that we commence 
preparation of this catalog—the 1951 price listings of 
Chiron Glad Gardens. We are certainly happy to have 
had the privilege of serving so many people in 1950. 
We hope your glads this past season were good—from 
the way many of you have talked to us at the shows, 
we believe our “selected bulbs’ have met with satisfac- 
tion. It is our plan to make your 1951 glad garden the 
best yet! 
Chiron Glad Gardens propagates every variety by selec- 
tion. We started with this idea in mind, and we have 
continued, and shall continue along this line. From the 
general appearance of our plantings this past season we 
have every reason to believe we are on the right track. 
Never have we seen the quality of flower we had this 
year! Never have we dug a cleaner and healthier crop 
of bulbs! By our method of propagating only by selec- 
tion, we shall never be a quantity producer of glad bulbs. 
Each bulb that is propagated from, is tagged out as it 
blooms, and growing this way involves limitations. 
Chiron will never expand beyond these limitations, as 
quality is a must at Chiron. 
This past summer was rather cool, and our bulblett 
plantings grew mostly to medium bulbs instead of large, 
sO in some varieties there will be a shortage of large 
bulbs. Once again may we say that it is to your advan- 
tage to purchase medium bulbs. First there is a financial 
saving—second you receive a youthful bulb that will 
produce a maximum amount of bulbletts for you next 
year—thirdly the spike produced will be comparable to 
that produced by a large bulb, although about 10 days 
later in blooming. Many growers start on the more 
expensive varieties with small bulbs or bulbletts. Finan- 
cially it is a sound idea, and quality-wise you will 
always be satisfied at Chiron. 
All of the bulbs offered by us are young, and in no 
case more than two years from bulbletts. This increased 
vigor will guarantee the best possible results for you. 
As in the past we are listing the best varieties regard- 
less of price. We do not drop a variety because it is 
cheap, nor list a variety because it is expensive and we 
have a good stock of it. We list any gladiolus that is 
capable of producing quality blooms in competition with 
others of the same color. We have under trial now many 
new Australian and American varieties—but they must 
prove themselves to be better than glads of their color 
we now have listed before they will be included in our 
catalog. 
In 1950 we received eleven seedling awards from the 
Empire State Gladiolus Society, and commencing in 
1952 we expect to introduce some very fine varieties of 
our own that have proven themselves better than exist- 
ing varities of the same or similar colors. In 1952 we 
are going to introduce 4711 C (tentatively named 
“Ronaldo”), and 4727 BB (tentatively named 
“Beatrice B’). Watch for “Ronaldo,” a self color fire 
red, and “Beatrice B’”, a pure white in the seedling sec- 
tion of Empire State Shows in 1951. 
Throughout our present listing, as in the past, you 
will find large (L), medium (M), and small (S) bulbs 
as well as bulbletts (Bts.) offered. Please signify on the 
order blank that you send to us if we may substitute 
medium bulbs of equal value in any variety that we may 
be sold out of large bulbs. 
As in the past our general practice of including extras 
with all orders will be continued, and we sincerely hope 
that these extras will add still more color to your 1951 
gladiolus planting. 
We hope that we will be favored with part of your 
glad purchases this season, so in that way we will be 
able to bring to you our glads grown by selection. Also 
may we add a small thought here—if you are not through 
