Introductions for 1952 
Originated by Prof. E. F. Palmer 
GATINEAU (C1. 422) (Seedling 43094) (Picardy X Orange Gold) 
Gold Medal Award Gladiolus Growers test gardens scoring 88 in 1949 and 87 in 1950 
Gatineau is a lively orange salmon color with a light yellow throat. It forms 
strong, straight spikes on 5 ft. plants. Opens 7-8 usually well-placed and firmly 
attached florets 43/’-5” in size with as many as 8 buds in color. It is an early and 
vigorous grower blooming in 80 days. Good propagator and makes healthy bulbs 
that keep extremely well and growth from bulblets is uniform and vigorous. 
You will like Gatineau for its ability to produce big husky spikes even under 
adverse conditions and as an early cut flower, it is in a class by itself. Please note 
that this variety as well as Pennent were awarded medals in the Trial Grounds 
of which there are five in all from Fredericton, New Brunswick on the east to 
British Columbia on the west. 
PENNANT (C1. 440) (Seedling 41054) (Greta Garbo X Eliz. the Queen) 
Gold Medal Award Gladiolus Growers test garden scoring 90.8 in 1949 and 92 in 1950 
Pennant is a light soft pink absolutely unmarked and unflecked, a cool com- 
pelling color especially attractive under artificial light and perfectly combining 
with almost any other color, thus enhancing its value. 
The plants are strong and stiff and always straight. Florets are 5’ across, wide 
open and slightly waved and 10 or more open at once, out of a total of 20 buds 
with almost the rest in color. It is one of those rare varieties where just about 
100% of the spikes are suitable for cut flower purposes or for exhibition use as the 
spikes are like ‘peas in a pod” in uniformity. 
Pennant strongly resembles Evangeline, its full sister seedling, but is very regular 
in placement. Propagation is good and bulblet germination excellent, 90-95 days 
to bloom. 
SPRITE (C!. 322) (Seedling 43294) (Derived from Vassar, Diane and Orange Gold) 
Scored 83 in the Gladiolus Growers Test Garden in 1950 
Sprite is a bright yellow orange, deeply ruffled and of heavy texture. It is the first 
in an intermediate type of gladiolus on which Prof. E. Frank Palmer has been 
working for some years which stresses beauty in color and form and in a size 
which suits most decorations. 
The distinctive florets are about 4’’ in diameter, wide open, regularly placed on 
straight spikes of medium height. 7-8 florets open out of a total of 17 buds, 
extremely well attached. Sprite has already attracted Toronto florists to it as a 
unique and useful decorative variety in medium size. 
Makes fine bulbs that clean easily and lots of bulblets that grow well. 85-90 days 
to bloom. 
Originated by Thos. Armstrong, Vineland Station, Ont. 
ALBESCA (Cl 300) (Seedling 43003) (Rosewings x Picardy) X (Eliz. the Queen) 
Silver Medal Award G.G. C. Trial Grounds 
Pure sparkling white without markings, beautifully ruffled, and with a hint of palest 
green in the throat. Makes nice spikes up to 56’ tall with 22’ flower heads of 
18-20 buds. 
Seven well-placed and firmly attached 4’’ or better florets open at a time with 6 
more showing color. All buds open well in water to the very top and it also opens 
well when cut in tight bud. Excellent propagator, bulblets grow thriftily and the 
bulbs are disease resistant and keep well. 
Albesca is not a huge elephant type but has charm and distinction that cannot be 
measured by size. It should be a prizewinner in its section and will be sought after 
by discerning florists whose customers demand quality. It is a splendid basket 
glad where its gracefulness, another quality difficult to measure, fills the eye of 
the beholder. Its immaculately chaste color, delicate ruffling and finely fashioned 
formation, makes Albesca a thing of beauty and a joy forever. 
Albesca is a fitting companion for Mr. Armstrong’s earlier introduction Andrena, 
both being selected primarily for beauty as expressed in color and form. Grand 
Champion basket Niagara Peninsula Gladiolus Show 1951. 
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