4 (400) (Fischer, 1954) (75 days) 
Snowdrift (White Christmas x Dawn 
Glow) (Seedling No. 269-47) 
From Dawn Glow, an outstanding breeder, and White 
Christmas, an outstanding beauty, came the hybrid 
vigor that expresses itself in 30-inch flowerheads with 
10 open right down the row. This is the exhibitor’s 
white par excellence. You’ll love Snowdrift for its 
chaste round florets of heaviest substance and snowiest 
texture. Placement is very formal with bud count 
generally about 24. 
Snowdrift was single-spike seedling champion at the 
Central ‘International Glad Show at Madison, Wiscon- 
sin, in 1950 and has since won numerous awards. Like 
Pink Diamond and Fire Opal, it won an “A” rating 
in the 1953 garden of Mike Sherman who writes the 
annual glad summary for the February issue of Flower 
Grower. Like our other two introductions, it also won 
the coveted “worthy of introduction” label of the 
Hybridizers’ Testing Group. It was next to the high- 
est-rated seedling among 86 seedlings from 23 hybrid- 
izers tested in 1953 by the Rhode Island Gladiolus 
Society. 
Here are some of its 1953 show winnings (see the 
alphabetical list and page 6-: 
“Your seedling 269-47 (Snowdrift) won a First Class 
Certificate at the Central International Glad Show at 
Chicago and was also SECOND DAY CHAMPION in 
the Seedling Section.” 
—W. Jay Dittman (Registrar, North American Glad- 
iolus Council), Michigan. 
“A spike of your ruffled white seedling 269-47 
(Snowdrift) grown and shown by Tom (?) Braddock 
at the LeRoy show was again given the award for 
best seedling in the show.” 
—Merle Doty (President North American Gladiolus 
Council), Illinois. 
“969-47 (Snowdrift): This was very good—the best 
seedling that we grew. Head: 32 inches. Held 10 open 
florets and placement was excellent. Against heavy 
competition our spike of 269-47 was seedling champ of 
the Iowa State show this year. At the Minnesota State 
Show it won the NEGS Best Seedling rosette with 10 
open florets and placement was excellent. Against 
heavy competition our spike of 269-47 was seedling 
champ of the Iowa State show this year. At the Min- 
nesota State Show it won the NEGS Best Seedling 
rosette with 10 open florets. It was much admired by 
everyone and we noted numerous people making nota- 
tions of the seedling numbers.” 
—Marvin and Meivin Schrimpf,, Wisconsin. 
Any size, each, $2; 6 for $10; 12 for $20. 
1L, 1M, 1S, 10 Blbts. for $6. 
5L, 5M, 15S, 100 Blbts. for $40. 
\% pint bulblets for $150. 
An opalescent bowl enhances the grouping of blue salvia, 
oegipodium foliage and richly-toned dahlias that echo the 
velvety throat coloring of the handsome CRUSADER 
gladiolus. 
