GROW SOME GLADIOLUS SEED 
__ This our thirteenth year of selling seed from crosses using what we consider the 
highest quality recent introductions and like imports often before their release for 
sale. Nowhere in the world has there been available any such high pedigree listing 
of seeds of thoroughbreds even remotely comparable to our lists, though here and 
there a stray cataloger has tried it for a year or two. To do so takes thoroughbred 
varieties both of proven and “world beater” promise, hybridizing skill, time, patience 
and the luck of late season freedom from light as well as heavy frosts. Our first 
light frost has generally been around October 11th. 
All glad fans should try some gladiolus seed. Most advanced amateurs already 
do attempt some hybridizing with their newest varieties or most favored colors. 
Gladiolus seed broadcast or planted thickly in close rows, covered about *4 inch, kept 
on moist side and with at least partial shade, commonly produces bulbs % to %4 
inches diameter the first crop. Most of these bloom the second year and selections 
may be made on color values, the bulb selected and its bulblets thereafter grown 
under number pending full performance from a large bulb. 
No two seeds, even from the same cross and pod, produce flowers just alike, 
though they are likely to favor parent characteristics. 
With about the most exclusive collection of “world beaters” to be found in the 
U. S., we nave excellent opportunity to produce intriguing crosses, which in turn 
should rather consistently produce some seedlings above the average run of good 
standard varieties in each color class. They do for us. 
The only trouble is that we are as likely as not to part with some outstanding 
sorts worthy of introduction as a named variety. That may be your luck. If you 
grow such from our seed we should like first opportunity to introduce them for you. 
It might be advisable to let you know that it is the custom in the gladiolus 
industry that the person who grows and segregates the seedling bulb is given the 
credit of being the “originator” of the variety if it is named and introduced—not 
necessarily the person who made the actual cross. 
Permitting seed to set decimates bulblet production. Likely we sacrifice bulblets 
on rare new sorts to an extent that seed sales at these prices cannot remotely 
compensate us for this loss. Perhaps contribution to variety improvement will be 
our only compensation. 
Try your luck and skill in selection of parents. Depending on stocks avail- 
able we will try to be very liberal. Unless otherwise indicated Seeds are 15 for 
50 cents. 
How to order. The seed bearing parent is the first variety mentioned. Canadian 
and other foreign customers do not have to secure a permit to import seeds. Crosses 
are identified by number for your and our convenience. Order by number as “15 
” 
202 Arc de Triomphe 410-85-B-B x Self. (Seeking grand parent characteristics). 
203 Benj. Britten 366-87-A-A x Prof. Goudriaan 506-90-A-A. 
204 Boccherini 420-93-A-B x Prof. Goudriaan. 15 seeds for 75c. 
205 Boccherini x Self. 
206 Calvary 400-92-B-A x New York 562-89-AA-A. 
207 Devotion 311-88-B-B x Reg. Leahy 506-84-AA-C. 2 
208 General Marshall K & M 437-87-B-x x Self (Using same parents, even though 
they may be unknown to us). . 
209 Gloriosa 440-86-B-A x Red Tape (Butt seedling, NI). 
210 Hugh Price 416-92-AA-A x Golden Flute 510-88-A-x. 
211 Ivory Sword 306-86-x-B (long heads) x Geo. Mazure 566-87-B-C. 
212 La Favorite 436-87-B-x (very hot scarlet) x CB-1 a Holland red seedling 
with excellent color and habite. 
213 Prof. Goudriaan 506-90-A-A x Benj. Britten 366-87-A-A. 
214 Prof. Goudriaan x Boccherini. 15 seeds for 75c. | 
215 Prof. Goudriaan x 845-B (Orchid Marvel x Strathnaver) (Sdlg. Champ. at 
Chagrin Falls ’51,.the best giant pure white we have yet seen). 15 
seeds 75c. ; 
216 Silcherlied 440-88-B-B x Self. 
217 Sky High 312-90-A-A x Annie Amelia 506-90-A-A. 
218 Sky High x Golden Ophelia 412-89-B-B. 
219 Strathnaver 500-96-A-B x Luxury 530-92-A-A. Seeds 15 for 75c. 
_ 220 Strathnaver x Prof. Goudriaan. 
221 Strathnaver x Tivoli 440-91-AA-A. 
222 Stratosphere 506-84-B-B x Tobruk 454-90-C. 
29293 Toekana 454-86-B-C x Annie Amelia (Toekana, blackest of all). 
224 Toekana x Self. ~ 
