Customer Quotes 
“I wish to report that out of 250 varieties I grew last 
year, there were only four that received the four-star 
rating. They were Evangeline, Florence Nightingale, 
Spic and Span, and White Christmas. But when it 
comes to beauty, your Cupid, Friendship, and Summer 
Snow. are hard to beat. They also would be in the 
four-star class if they only had the size. I think the 
most beautiful basket we made last summer consisted 
of Florence Nightingale, Cupid, Summer Snow and 
White Christmas. Your Velvet Mantle and Regal Red 
were good in the red class. . . . I only wish I could 
buy Friendship and Summer Snow by the thousands 
instead of the way I am ordering them. I think they 
are the coming cut-flower varieties.” 
—Elton Shank, South Dakota 
WHITE CiiRISTMAS 
“It may be of interest to you to know that a spike of 
White Christmas won for us the award for Best Recent 
Introduction and the Grand-Championship at the 
Michigan Gladiolus Society Show at Mesick, August 
26-27. We also had the 300 size champion with your 
Summer Snow.” —Carl C. Smith, Michigan 
“Of all the many whites in our gardens, I am still 
nuts about White Christmas. Its ruffled pure white 
florets on stately spikes are the admiration of all who 
visit the gardens.” —Geo. E. Harvey, Rhode Island 
“I sent a few White Christmas bulblets to Mr. W. J. 
Brown of New Zealand a couple of years ago and I 
just received a letter from him that he won Champion 
bloom at their Whakatane Show last January from a 
bulb grown from one of these bulblets.” 
—Fred H. Stevens, New York 
FLORENTINE 
_“Florentine lasted ten days and for beauty is a close 
rival of your Noweta Rose, which is truly a honey.” 
—Albert More, Kansas 
The 12 Best 
‘Arrangement Glads’’ 
If you get a lot of pleasure out of making up 
artistic arrangements, we especially recommend 
the following small-flowered glads as ideal 
flower-material with which to work. LITTLE 
SWEETHEART is by common consent the most .- 
exquisite small ruffled pink gladiolus. WHITE 
LACE, the frilliest of all glads, is a fit new rival 
of the elfin CUPID and wire-stemmed STAR- 
LET among the miniature whites. LITTLE 
GOLD reigns supreme among the yellows. 
WEDGWOOD and LAVENDER AND GOLD are 
truly ethereal lavenders. BETTER TIMES in 
light blue, ROSE CHARM in rose, NOCTURNE 
in gorgeously ruffled deep rose-red, BRIGHT- 
SIDE in apricot and bittersweet orange, and 
RUBY in red, complete the color circle among 
these small-flowered color-gems. We do not list 
many 200 and 300 size glads, but these twelve 
‘are top favorites with discriminating fanciers and 
have more practical value for table decoration 
than the larger glads. Include a few of them 
with your glad order this spring to get the most 
pleasure out of your glads next summer! 
ENCHANTMENT 
“Before the heat Enchantment was simply out of this 
world. I love the way it opens at the tip, the blooms 
lying just flat with the stem so slender and yet so 
strong. It must be excellent for florist work. 
—Catherine Anderson, California 
“Many thanks for so many extras; they are just as 
beautiful as the ones I ordered—especially Enchant- 
ment. I don’t see how a glad could be more beauti- 
ful.” —Mrs. E. G. Gesterling, Oregon 
“Enchantment is my favorite this year. I am im- 
pressed by its delicate charm and exquisite beauty. It 
has been properly named.” 
—Ralph A. Norem, Wisconsin 
“Enchantment is in a class by itself. The texture 
of the blooms and the arrangement of the petals to- 
gether with the blend of color give it an esthetic qual- 
ity seldom found.” —Wm. Orr Smith, Missouri 
“Enchantment is truly an enchanting bloom; it was 
better for me than the famous Spic and Span. Won a 
blue ribbon with this at the Niagara County Fair.” 
—Mrs. A. L. Whitehead, New York 
“Last year I sent you a small order—about $12 worth 
—and you were very generous with your gratis bulbs. 
I thought you would like to know what the 5 M pre- 
mium bulbs of Enchantment did for me. I showed at 
the State Gladiolus Society show at Enid, Okla., June 
24, 1950. There was only one Enchantment in bloom 
at that time but it was a beauty. This was my first 
state show. At our state show the big fancier’s com- 
pete with a vengeance and I did not expect to do much 
more than get experience. 
“Well, my one Enchantment from your medium-size _ 
bulb won the following prizes: 
1. First in its class—400 series. 
2. It made the Court of Honor—top ten spikes of 
the show. 
3. Grand-Champion Spike of the show. 
4. Most open florets of the entire show (9 open 
florets). 
5. Best Recent Introduction—New England Glad 
Society Award. 
6. Rosette of the North American Gladiolus Council. 
This one spike won all these prizes at this one show. 
I was very proud of Enchantment.” 
—Mrs. Anna E. Staten, Oklahoma 
WEDGWOOD 
“Of all the flowers I grow, whether large or small, I 
think Wedgwood is the handsomest little dear I have 
ever seen. The way both colors stand out so sharply, 
along with the ruffling, makes it very beautiful. I 
hope to grow this flower by the hundreds even if I cut 
them only for my own use in the house.” 
—George LaBombard, Massachusetts 
“TI have a fair stock of both White Christmas and 
Wedgwood but am marrying off two daughters this 
year. The oldest is taking the leap in August and just 
absolutely has to have White Christmas and Wedg- 
wood for her wedding. . . . I just mention the above 
to show you that even young folks, usually full of pep 
and other things, also notice the beautiful, and out of 
perhaps 150 varieties that I grow yearly, she just had 
to select my two most beautiful numbers, namely 
White Christmas and Wedgwood.” 
—J. J. Jeemenek, D.DS., Iowa 
