Gladiolus Classification 
SIZE AND COLOR NUMBERS 
In this catalog color and size of a variety are 
according to the revised “List of Gladiolus 
Varieties Classified for Show Purposes, 1953,’’ as 
issued by the North American Gladiolus Council, 
which is bound in the June, 1953, Bulletin of that 
organization. Its designation of color or size does 
not always agree with the color or size of that 
variety according to other listings, such as that 
of the New England Gladiolus Society, as pub- 
lished in its magazine for February, 1953. Not 
everyone sees a color or size the same, so it is 
not surprising that a variety may be given a 
different size or color by different persons. How- 
ever, it is necessary in a catalog to adopt one 
listing for consistency, so our size and color 
numbers agree with those of the N.A.G.C. list 
mentioned above. 
The first digit of the three digit number after 
each variety indicates the usual size of its florets: 
1. Miniature, less than 2’ 
2. Small, 214” through 314” 
3. Medium, above 314” through 444” 
4. Large, above 414” but less than 519” 
5. Giant, 54” or over 
The second and third digit of the classification 
number give the color. An even third digit indi- 
cates a variety without conspicuous markings, 
while an odd third digit indicates conspicuous 
markings on the color which is one numeral 
lower. For instance, 541 is a giant bloom of a 
light pink with conspicuous markings, such as 
Ballerina, while 210 would indicate a small 
light yellow with no conspicuous markings, such 
as Dresden, as per the following: 
CoDE COLOR 
00 White 
01 White with markings 
06 Cream 
07 Cream with markings 
10 Light Yellow 
11. Light Yellow with markings 
12 Deep Yellow 
13. Deep Yellow with markings 
16 + Buff 
17. Buff with markings 
20 ~=—s— Light Orange 
21 Light Orange with markings 
22 Deep Orange 
23 Deep Orange with markings 
24 Red Orange 
25. Red Orange with markings 
30 = Light Salmon 
COLOR 
31. Light Salmon with markings 
32 Deep Salmon 
33. Deep Salmon with markings 
36 = Scarlet 
37 ~= Scarlet with markings 
40 = Light Pink 
41 Light Pink with markings 
42 Medium Pink 
43 Medium Pink with markings 
44 Deep Pink 
45 Deep Pink with markings 
50 Light Red 
51 Light Red with markings 
See Deco ed 
53. Deep Red with markings 
54 Black Red 
55 Black Red with markings 
60 Light Rose 
61 Light Rose with markings 
62 Medium Rose 
63 Medium Rose with markings 
64 Deep Rose 
65 Deep Rose with markings 
66 Light Lavender 
67 Light Lavender with markings 
68 Deep Lavender 
69 Deep Lavender with markings 
70 ~=Purple 
71. ~+Purple with markings 
76 ~=—- Light Violet 
77. ~—s« Light Violet with markings 
78 Deep Violet 
79 Deep Violet with markings 
80 Smoky Shades W.O.W.C.M. 
82. Orange Smoky 
83 Salmon Smoky 
84 Pink Smoky 
85 Red Smoky 
86 Lavender or Rose Smoky 
90 Any Other Color or Polychrome 
91 <Any Other Color or Polychrome with 
markings 
In our listing of varieties by color in the next 
few pages we usually combine varieties of a color 
with and without conspicuous markings under 
one heading, as in the case of deep yellow (12), 
but where (13) appears after the variety name 
under (12) it indicates that the variety has a 
conspicuous marking. However, in the case of 
white the varieties are listed separately with or 
without markings, (00) and (01), and the same 
is true of light pink (40) and (41). 
a ea CARERS Eee 
“Last year was the first time | grew Aureole and | ordered 25 No. 4 bulbs from you. They were 
exquisitely beautiful. | won a blue ribbon at the Ann Arbor State Show on a 3-spike entry from them— 
with plenty of competition. 
—Mrs. G. W. Whitney, Mich. 
