DEEP YELLOW (12-13). As far as color is concerned the goal of 
years of hybridizing seems to have been reached in the new golden yellow, 
GOLD. If this color can be combined with a little more stretch and a 
few more buds in the flowerhead, it would be hard to improve upon. GOLD 
should become very popular; its substance, ruffling, and color are superb. 
ROBERT ALAN and SUNDANCE have long flowerheads with many open 
florets. CATHAY is a close rival of Lodestar; large bulbs often split and 
produce short spikes however. GOLDEN DAWN was one of the most 
promising new yellows we tried out last season; its florets are of good 
size and it opens and holds well in hot weather, a trait that is some- 
what lacking in the small variety LITTLE GOLD which has a pithy stem 
and does not take up water very well. Nevertheless, LITTLE GOLD is 
one of the loveliest of all the small glads. PERDITA and MANCHU are 
the best blotched yellows; it would be hard to choose between them al- 
though the latter is taller and perhaps a little more showy. PERDITA 
excels in opening and keeping qualities. We have always liked GARDEN 
GOLD for its huge flowers of excellent color. 
BUFF (16-17). SUN SPOT continues to rate as one of the top glads 
in garnering championship rosettes at the shows. Its “2nd Day” champion- 
ship awards attest to its opening and keeping qualities; it even won a “3rd 
Day” championship this year! SUN SPOT is a grand commercial too; a 
florist favorite. The newer PEACH GLOW may give it some competition 
in a year or two; it looked promising last summer. PATROL is usually 
found in the winner’s circle at the big shows. PACTOLUS is perhaps 
the most striking variety in the garden; its bold scarlet blotch is un- 
rivalled by any. MONA LISA reminds one of Athlone or Susquehanna 
but with even larger florets. In spite of some crooked stems, QUIBERON 
is a good glad and a real show variety. FIGURINE is a small apricot or 
bronzy-buff with markings that is liked by many miniature fanciers. 
ORANGE (20-25). For first early cutting SUNBEAM is quite good, 
although we would like it better if the flowers were larger. OCTOBER 
SUNSHINE gives fine brightly-colored spikes that are welcomed by the 
florists. SKYLARK is extremely bright and showy; very attractive. 
ORANGEADE is very large and quite unique in color; we like it in spite 
of a few faults. CIRCE and CHIEF PONTIAC are the best red-orange 
glads we know of, unless the new MANDARIN might be so classified. 
LIGHT SALMON (30-31). BERMUDA is noteworthy as perhaps the 
most heavily ruffled glad yet introduced. This has been quite sensational 
for us. GORGEOUS DEB is its closest competitor with truly gorgeous 
color and ruffling. PHARAOH is a grand grower and color was excellent 
here last summer. COACHMAN opens a wonderful ribbon of bloom on a 
massive spike, while at the other extreme little JINGLES is the best 
small glad we know of in this class. 
DEEP SALMON (82-33). CHINOOK continues to give us some of the 
huskiest spikes of any variety. The winning basket of CHINOOK at Ya- 
kima last summer was quite sensational. DOLLY VARDEN rivals it in 
growth with a different color and perhaps more attractive floret form. 
HI HO should make a good commercial; every spike in the row is uni- 
formly good. MAY TARRANT has show possibilities; it opens a lot of 
large florets at once. BOLDFACE is still as popular as ever. In a 
medium-sized flower, THISISIT is a pretty salmon pink with a distinct 
fragrance. In the smalls, TWINKLES is always outstanding; one of the 
most admired of all the little glads. 
SCARLET (36-37). RED WING and RED CHERRY seem to have no 
strong competitors for show or for cutting except the older DIEPPE. 
These three do not compete as to blooming season, and they make a grand 
trio of fine scarlets. BONFIRE is a real comer with a very brilliant color. 
ESQUIRE is a tall strong grower and probably a good show glad, although 
a little coarse for our taste. HAROLD K is a sturdy medium scarlet- 
red that we think highly of, and little ATOM is one small glad we hope 
we will never be without; very cute! 
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