The varieties pictured on our catalog covers, SUN SPOT and SPIC & 
SPAN, were the two top glads in championships won at the 1951 shows 
on the North American continent, which means in effect that they are 
world champions! Sun Spot took 12 Championship awards at last summer’s 
shows (1st Day, Reserve, and 2nd Day), while Spic & Span hauled in a 
total of 14. These are all single-spike championships, and do not include 
several 3-spike champ awards, which if counted would increase these 
totals still more. Naturally we are proud of Sun Spot, just as Carlson 
and Puerner are gratified with the remarkable show record of Spic & Span. 
Both varieties began their long list of winnings with the 1946 season, and 
now starting their 7th year they are still increasing in popularity. Roberts 
originations made it “one-two” at the big Eastern International show 
last summer; our WHITE GODDESS (grown and shown by J. Howard 
Cook) was named Grand Champion, while Sun Spot was Reserve Champion. 
VARIETY COMMENTS 
(Candid and Condensed) 
WHITE (Color classes 00-01). FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE seems 
likely to become the number one commercial white, and WHITE GOD- 
DESS is fast coming to the fore as an exhibition glad. It is also a good 
cutter and opens nicely. Apparently it is a good shipper too; one large 
Florida grower reports that he has a winter planting of 10 acres of 
WHITE GODDESS this year. SIERRA SNOW has a slight throat mark- 
ing but hardly prominent enough to put it in the 501 class. It is also a 
coming show variety. EVENING STAR and WHITE CLOUD are the most 
heavily ruffled whites, with the latter variety larger and much whiter. 
Not far behind these in ruffling come WHITE MAGIC and MOTHER 
FISCHER; of course WHITE GODDESS is also nicely ruffled. MOTHER 
FISCHER makes lovely, regular spikes that are a joy to cut, as does 
WHITE MAGIC which blooms earlier but is not quite as tall. BRIDAL 
BEAUTY is another very beautiful heavily ruffled white, but it is a 
slow propagator so far here. We hope to list it again in 1953. SNOW- 
BELLE is very early, soon followed by HEART O’GOLD with its yellow 
lips, and SPINDRIFT, with a creamy yellow center. In whites with deeper 
markings, we have found a good new one in WHITE TOWER. It is very 
large and tall, and the deep pink throat spot is very attractive. SILVER 
STAR is still the best white and purple combination we know of. WHITE 
CHALLENGE has a somewhat more diffused throat spot; it can make 
superb show spikes. The new WHITE SYMPHONY has slight markings, 
but for all practical purposes is a clear creamy-white in the 500 class. 
It looks very promising. 
CREAM (06-07). We believe that COLUMBIA is correctly classified 
here, although there are some who feel that “cream with markings” 
applies only to throat markings; we think it should include a picotee edging 
also. COLUMBIA seems destined to become a very famous glad. It will 
win many prizes, but it is as a fine commercial that it will really shine. 
Fall orders have been very heavy; if you want some COLUMBIA this year 
we advise early ordering. We are already sold out of large bulbs. 
CONNIE G may be a little variable, but it can be magnificent—it was 
just that for us last summer. DIVINITY will be a prize-winner in its class, 
and it is a very lovely flower. LA VALLE and SPARKS are tall husky 
growers which elicit much admiration. Both have showy throat markings; 
SPARKS is more sensational, LA VALLE somewhat more refined. 
LIGHT YELLOW (10-11). AUREOLE continues to find favor for its 
lovely color and ruffling, although to those who enjoy the little glads 
DRESDEN is just as attractive. LODESTAR has fine color and nice 
floret ruffling. RETTA JO resembles Aureole in a little lighter shade 
but with even heavier petal substance. Although GENE’s ruffled flowers 
seem a bit small for the sturdy stems, it is a useful early cutflower. 
SEQUIN is really a beautiful yellow that seems to have been overlooked 
by some growers. We don’t know of a more reliable yellow than LANCE- 
LOT; a very attractive flower and a fine cutter. 
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