OHIO STATE GLADIOLUS SOCIETY TRIALS, 1952 
attachment, produces blooms at desired seasons, has sufficient length and bud 
count; cuts, keeps, ships and opens easily even though cut in tight bud. And 
above all it has that high degree of color value which moves the variety easier 
and at better price than others offered in the same color classification having 
inferior color value. On occasion, attractive form of floret assists in 
this respect. 
11. A brief color description follows each variety. 
BEST GLADIOLUS IN THE TEST GARDENS—1952 
Size Color Rating 
NAME Originator Yr.Int. Class Season Flowerhead Inch Value Exh. Com’. 
A. B. Coutts Coutts 53 ~=«#D 16 M_ 8-8-8-24 6 90 A A 
Huge peachy buff with deep yellow throat, frosty appearance. 
Afrika K & M N.I. 590°" EM” 6-8-4-18* 6 Soe eb B 
Deep metallic reddish brown with broken fine white lines on lip petal. 
Ambra K&M NE 4ALOREM © 6-6-8=20 % 5 89 B 
Medium yellow with a deep throat, slightly frilled. 
Armstrong 4511 Armstrong N.I. 432 M  9-7-6-22 5 86 A B 
Deep salmon with buffy salmon throat, typical Picardy brush. 
Attica K&M Nees E M  8-6-6-20 3 Sham x 
Light salmon blending deeper toward margin. Very deep yellow throat. 
Ballerine Hull 53 =A M_ 8-6-5-19 5 37, .B B 
Tall light pink with deep rosy pink throat mark over a cream blotch. 
Bambi Pierce N.I. 290 M 6-6-6-18 2% 84 B B 
Ruffled chartreuse with dull rosy markings. 
Butt 40624 Butt IN. Dg432 M_~ 8-9-8-25 5 845 5 B 
Salmon red feathered deeper with large deep cream throat. 
Butt 4105-A-3 Butt N.I. 470 LM 8-5-8-21 5 o4 6B A 
Velvety purple with creamy line on lip petals. Excellent stems. 
Butt 4145-A-10 Butt Nile 552 M_ 6-8-6-20 6 87 A A 
Medium-deep red with cream dart on the lip petal. 
Butt W-45093 Butt N.I. 5386 M_  8-9-4-21 5% 86 A B 
Tall scarlet, feathered. Deeper rose red line on lip petal. 
Cantata Visser N.I. 564 M_~ 7-6-6-19 6 #6) 2.65 B 
Dark reddish rose. 
Chartreuse Rohrback 52e 406 M_ “17-7-4-18 5 84 B B 
Deep greenish cream paling with age to a smooth greenish cream. 
Craig 215 Craig N.I. 562 M_ {7-0-6-19 6 85 B B 
Deeply feathered Corona type wtih a deep cream throat. 
Craig 253 Craig N.I. 460 M  8-6-8-22,,154% —86° 6 A 
Corona type with rounded florets, very tall, long flowerheads. 
Eridge Visser N.I. 476 EM _ 6-8-7-21 5 84. B B 
Tall violet with real blue cast, throat deeper, vigorous. 
Fancy DeBe N.I. 540 M's 5. 6-6-5-17 py Gri 8 Cai gage eB 
Tall smooth light buffy pink with Picardy throat—fine red line on midrib. 
Femina Ke & <M N.I. 2838 EM  6-6-12-24 2% SG) eqs x 
Deep salmon with large red throat bordered cream—slight ruffle—semi face up. 
Ficht 4004 Ficht N.I. 536 M_~ 8-8-6-22 6 89 A 
Brilliant scarlet with deeper veinations in the throat. 
Frolic Bork 538 210 EM 6-6-5-17 3 SD eae x 
Miniature Pactolus—deep amber yellow with a bright orange scarlet blotch, 
ruffled and waved. 
Furchtlos und Treu Pfitzer Nil? 522) °LM ) 5-9-8-22 "7 484 B B 
Huge medium red, feathered along margin deep black red. 36-40 inch flowerheads. 
Goldruff Palmer 53 3100 0LM ~ 9-5-7-21 "74 90 B B 
Clean medium-deep, somewhat salmony yellow with deeper yellow lips, very 
ruffled and creased. 
Grand National Salman N-1ee542)) UM!) 7-7-7-21 Ore S86 B B 
Medium deep pink with a pale cream blotch with cream midrib. 
Gremlin Butt 52 ged E 6-4-7-17 3 San A A 
Deep salmon feathered salmon scarlet, deep cream throat, red pepper on throat. 
Gustav Mahler K & M Nei 476 EK 6-6-7-19 5 Sid: eA! A 
Medium blue violet, small rosy over blotch on white. Very strong growth. 
Harrisburger Mikle BOmeeAb OPT VLOr 726-7220 1642 esse A B 
Medium red self of great vigor. 
