reception that my commercial displays of small 
glads received at the Madison and Chicago shows 
was most gratifying. 
The arrangement classes of all shows displayed a 
marked increase in the use of small glads. This was 
especially the case at Kankakee where Esther Sir- 
ois of St. Anne (Quality Gladiolus Gardens) used 
small glads in her many entries almost to the ex- 
clusion of the larger ones. Mrs. Sirois is well known 
at Illinois shows for her fine arrangements that are 
seldom excelled by the entries of her competitors. 
She told me, “I never had so much fun making ar- 
rangements till I used the little ones this year, and 
they are so much easier to work with.” 
Mrs. Raymond Rohde, of Maywood, Illinois, well 
known in the middle west as a judge, lecturer, and 
teacher of flower arranging, has made increased use 
of my small glads in her work the past season. The 
arrangements fabricated by her for my commercial 
display at Chicago were the talk and admiration of 
the show. 
A fine arrangement of Summit Gardens-grown 
spikes of Pelletier D’Oisy, made by Mrs. Rohde 
appears in Flower Grower magazine for February. 
In early August I was pleased and honored to 
be host to Dr. and Mrs. Philip Corliss of Somerton, 
Arizona. Dr. Corliss made a special issue of visit- 
ing my garden in order to take kodachrome pictures 
of miniature and small glads. A fine lot of bloom 
fortunately was available at this time so that Dr. 
Corliss was able to secure pictures of several dozen 
varieties theretofore foreign to his collection. H2 
now has a complete set of miniature and small type 
glads ready for rental to clubs and societies. Write 
him for particulars. 
Another highly significant observation is the cor- 
responcence and exchange of bulblets it has been 
my pleasure to experience with growers in Australia 
and New Zealand. Even on the other side of the 
world where the mania for giants has been even 
more rampant than in North America they are be- 
ginning to ask for little glads. 
Probably the greatest triumph of all to be chalked 
up by little glads is the increased acceptance of them 
by florists. My own florist takes all the flowers I 
can supply for usé in bouquet, corsage, and wedding 
work. I was greatly pleased in the spring to be able 
to supply the wholesale needs of several cut flower 
erowers and florists widely scattered about the 
country. 
It is obvious from these many indications that 
sheer bulk is no longer everything in glads as it has 
been for so many years. Yes, a lot of folks are 
waking up to the fact that “in small packages are 
great treasures.” So don’t let yourself get caught 
napping. Get busy with your pencil and the inclosed 
order blank so that you'll be in stride with the times 
in °51, and for many years to come. 
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