MINIATURE AND SMALL 
FLOWERING VARIETIES 
For several years past I have issued a special catalog of these in advance of 
the one for the larger flowering varieties. This year I have decided to put all in 
one catalog but to make the listing of each separately. I have given special atten- 
tion to getting together a large selection of these little favorites. 
The following list contains many additions to last year’s list and includes not 
only some 1952 introductions but many recent introductions as well as many old 
varieties that I have been fortunate enough to locate and also a few from New 
Zealand. 
You should be able to find most any color or type you wish to fill your every 
want, be it for exhibition, arrangements, corsages, table decorations, or something 
else. There are intensely ruffled ones, pointed petals, lacinated, face-ups, plain 
petals, and even multipetals. Every variety listed has its usefulness in one scheme 
or another. 
If you have attended any shows recently you have observed how popular these 
small varieties have become, both in the exhibition classes and for making arrange- 
ments. In connection with the exhibition classes at various shows, let me suggest 
to you, who are interested in showing the 100 size class, or real miniatures, that 
you get in touch with your show committee and have them make classes for the 
100s separate from the 200s, even though they may at first have to combine several 
colors in order to make good competition. This combining of colors will soon not 
be necessary when it is known the 100s have their separate classes. Our Long 
Island show at Farmingdale does this and the 1951 show brought out an increase 
in number of entries over 1950. Very few shows do this but it is unfair to expect 
a face-up, which are mostly 100s, or any other 100, to compete with the larger 
Peggy Anns, Yellow Birds, Silversides, Statuettes, Sinilettes, etc., which are the 
200s. 
In this list of small flowering varieties I have listed a few ofi the 300 class 
officially classified as medium. These few varieties of 300s have the general char- 
acteristics of the small varieties but their slightly larger petal size has caused them 
to be classified 300 and even so many are no larger than some that are classified 
200. Some of these have previously been classified 200. The classified lists as 
published by the New England Gladiolus Society and the North American Glad- 
iolus Council and which lists are official for shows held under their respective rules, 
differ on some varieties as to size and on others as to color. This can be accounted 
for by the fact that some varieties might grow a trifle larger in one locality than 
in another and as for color, some shades of some colors are so close to some shade 
of another color that weather, soil and growing conditions in various sections of 
the country might make just enough difference in the color to make it appear dif- 
ferent. 
Because of this difference in classification, and where there is a difference, 
I am listing both classification numbers according to their latest published lists. So 
if you plan to exhibit, you will have to inquire under the rules of what society the 
classifications are being used in order to make the proper entry. 
The larger varieties in the 300 classification will be found listed in the other 
section of this catalog. 
