Which Are the Best Glads? 
Every grower has his own ideas on this question, and our own 40 per- 
sonal favorites are listed on another page. However, we hope that by group- 
ing them into the following categories it will help you choose the best 
varieties for your own particular tastes and uses. We don’t expect that. 
everyone will agree with us, but here are our nominations: 
EARLY BLOOMERS: A. L. Stephen, Autumn Beauty, Cordova, Dia- 
dem, Friendship, Gene, Gwen, Havana, Heart O’Gold, Hi Ho, June Day, 
June Rose, Keefer, Lila Wallace, Majorette, Orchid Lady, Orpheus, Pac- 
tolus, Penelope, Ravel, Red Cherry, Sequin, Skyway, Snowbelle, Spindrift, 
Sunbeam, Tralee, Treasure Island and Wedgwood. Also most of the minia- 
tures. 
TALLEST: Adorable, Antietam, Butterscotch, Chief Pontiac, Chinook, 
Clarence D. Fortnam, Complexion, Cotillion, Dieppe, Esquire, Eunice 
Ewing, Evangeline, Florence Nightingale, Gold Medal, Gwen, Ladrone, La 
Valle, Majorette, Manchu, Maxa, Mid-America, Mighty Monarch, Mistaya, 
Mrs. R. G. Errey, Nellie Lou, Pasteline, Persian Beauty, Poinciana, Pre- 
view, Regal Red, Seashell, South Seas, Sparks, Stormy Weather, Sunday 
Best, Sun Spot, Treasure Island, Wayfarer, and White Goddess. 
LARGEST FLORETS: August Moon, Big Joe, Black Cherry, Black 
Panther, Boldface, Bridal Orchid, Burma, Chief Pontiac, Chinook, Connie 
G, Dieppe, Desert Dusk, Easter Bonnet, Esquire, Evangeline, Flying Fort- 
ress, Garden Gold, Gen. Eisenhower, Gold Medal, Gorgeous Deb, Harold K, 
Hearts Desire, La Valle, Madeline Hefty, Majorette, Maxa, Mid-America, 
Mighty Monarch, Miss Chicago, Mistaya, Noweta Rose, Orchid Marvel, 
Parthiena, Pasteline, Persian Beauty, Poinciana, Redowa, Regal Red, Sea- 
shell, Siboney, Sunday Best, Tivoli, Trail’s End, Treasure Island, Wayfarer, 
and Wilma Dittman. 
MOST OPEN BLOOMS: Boise Belle, Bridal Beauty, Bridal Orchid, 
Cleo, Coachman, Colonial Dame, Connecticut Yankee, Cotillion, Firebrand, 
Flying Fortress, Folklore, Gail, Glorious, La Valle, Mighty Monarch, 
Noweta Rose, Pactolus, Parthiena, Patrol, Perdita, Phantom Beauty, Poly- 
nesia, Preview, Queen Charlotte, Quiberon, Red Wing, Royal Flush, Spic & 
Span, Spindrift, Statuette, Sundance, Sun Spot, Tarawa, Terrific, Tivoli, 
W.H. Hosmer, White Christmas, and White Goddess. 
MOST HEAVILY RUFFLED OR FLUTED: Aureole, Big Joe, Boise 
Belle, Bridal Beauty, Burma, Carnival, Cleo, Connie G, Crimson Tide, 
Elizabeth the Queen, Falcon, Friendship, Gene, Gorgeous Deb, Hearts 
Desire, La Valle, Lavender Lace, Lodestar, Merry Maid, Nellie Lou, Per- 
dita, Quiberon, Retta Jo, Royal Flush, Ruffled Night, Seashell, Siboney, 
Spic & Span, Sundance, Sun Spot, Tarawa, Twinkles, Vogue, Wedgwood, 
W. H. Hosmer, White Christmas, White Goddess, and White Magic. 
MOST STRIKING OR UNUSUAL: Abu Hassan, A. L. Stephen, Atom, 
Autumn Beauty, Benjamin Britten, Black Cherry, Blue Boy, Blue Devil, 
Boise Belle, Boldface, Burma, Carnival, Choctaw, Cleo, Columbia, Desert 
Dusk, Eunice Ewing, Flying Fortress, Folklore, Gray Summit, Hamlet, 
Harry Hopkins, Havana, Keefer, Ladrone, Little Gold, Manchu, Marionette, 
Mistaya, Noweta Rose, Okinawa, Orpheus, Pactolus, Parthiena, Penelope, 
Perdita, Persian Beauty, Persian Rug, Royal Flush, Sherwood, Siboney, 
Silver Star, Skylark, South Seas, Sparks, Stormy Weather, Trail’s End, 
Twinkles, Velvet Mantle, and Voodoo. 
MOST BEAUTIFUL: Andrena, Aureole, Birch Red, Boise Belle, Bridal 
Beauty, Burma, Captain Kidd, Clarence D. Fortnam, Cloth of Gold, Colum- 
bia, Complexion, Connie G, Crimson Tide, Dieppe, Easter Bonnet, Elizabeth 
the Queen, Firebrand, Folklore, Friendship, Garden Gold, Garnet Glow, 
Gold Medal, Gorgeous Deb, Hamlet, Harry Hopkins, Hearts Desire, La 
Valle, Lavender Beauty, Lavender Lace, Lila Wallace, Little Sweetheart, 
Lodestar, Miss Chicago, October Sunshine, Orchid Marvel, Patrol, Persian 
Rug, Poinciana, Red Cherry, Red Wing, Rowena, Royal Flush, Seashell, 
Sequin, Sherwood, Spic & Span, Sundance, Sunday Best, Sun Spot, Tivoli, 
Trail’s End, Venida, Wedgwood, White Christmas, and White Goddess. 
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