~ Our “Favorite Forty’ 
When we started to select this list of personal favorites, we intended 
to limit it to 25 varieties, as last year. We soon realized, however, that to 
do this would mean leaving out so many fine glads that we had to expand 
it to these 40 varieties. Probably not all of them will be as good for you 
as they are here, for climatic and soil conditions do make a difference in 
performance. But in our plantings they are tops in every respect. Nearly 
all color classes are included, and they are listed in alphabetical order: 
Aureole Desert Dusk Mighty Monarch Seashell 
Black Cherry Flo. Nightingale Noweta Rose Sherwood 
Blue Boy Folklore October Sunshine Silver Star 
Boise Belle Friendship Orchid Marvel Spic & Span 
Boldface Garden Gold Pactolus Stormy Weather 
Burma Gorgeous Deb Patrol Sundance 
Chinook Hamlet Persian Rug Sunday Best 
C. D. Fortnam Hearts Desire Red Cherry Sun Spot 
Columbia La Valle Red Wing Trail’s End 
Connie G. Lavender Beauty Royal Flush White Goddess 
GLADIOLUS COLOR SLIDES 
These make the ideal winter or spring program for your Gladiolus 
Society or Garden Club. Dr. Philip Corliss of Somerton, Arizona has one 
of the most complete collections of flower slides in the country. Included 
are several sets of Gladiolus slides which feature many of the new varieties 
and seedlings from leading hybridizers. Write Dr. Corliss for full informa- 
| CLASSIFICATION 
In our alphabetical listing of varieties, the number following the variety 
and originator’s name and date refers to size and color classification. Tak- 
ing for example the variety RED WING (Wright ’48) 436 (M), the variety 
name is followed by the name of the originator and date of introduction. 
The number 436 denotes that Red Wing is of large size (4), and that its 
color is scarlet (36), as explained in the table below. The letter (M) in- 
forms us that it is a Midseason bloomer. (Abbreviations used are: VE 
for very early; E, early; EM, early-midseason; M, Midseason; ML, late- 
midseason; and L, late). 
SIZE CLASSES: Miniature (100 series), florets smaller than 2% inches. 
Small (200 series), florets 2% to 3% inches. 
Medium (300 series), florets 34 to 4% inches. 
Large (400 series), florets 4% to 5% inches. 
Giant (500 series), florets 54% inches and larger. 
COLOR CLASSES: 
00—White 52—Deep Red 
06—Cream 04— Black Red 
10—Light Yellow 60—-Light Rose 
12—-Deep Yellow 62—Deep Rose 
16—Buff 66—Lavender 
20—Light Orange 70—Purple 
22—Deep Orange 76—Light Blue-Violet 
24—Red-Orange 78—Dark Blue-Violet 
30—Light Salmon 80—Smoky shades (often subdivid- 
32—Deep Salmon ed as 82 orange-smoky, 83 
36—Scarlet salmon-smoky, 84 pink-smoky, 
40—Light Pink 85 red-smoky, and 86 lavender- 
42—Deep Pink smoky) 
50—Light Red 90—-Any Other Color 
An odd number as the last digit denotes a conspicuous marking. Thus 
White Goddess (500) is a white without markings, while Silver Star (401) 
is a blotched white. Columbia (407) also has prominent markings, but on 
the edges of the petals rather than in the throat. 
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