WHICH ARE THE BEST GLADS? 
No two people will agree on the answer to that question, however we 
hope that grouping them into the following categories will help you choose 
varieties that you will especially like, in the 3-4-500 classes. 
TALL GROWING VARIETIES: Ace of Spades, Boise Belle, Brandy- 
wine, C. D. Fortnam, Celestial Rose, Cherokee, Chinook, Delight, Desert Dusk, 
Dolly Varden, Fort Knox, Francesca, Garden Gold, Golden Dawn, Harris- 
burger, Hi Jinks, H. V. Wright, King Cotton, King Size, Lavender Beauty, 
Leah Gorham, Look, Margery, Mesa Mist, Mother Fischer, Pauline, Pink 
Pride, Poinsettia, Princess, Red Cherry, Red Feather, Red Radiance, Regina, 
Rosita, Royal Scot, Seashell, Sierra Snow, South Seas, The Rajah, Trail’s 
End, Valda, White Goddess, White Symphony, Wonder Boy. 
VERY LARGE FLORETS: All 500 size varieties are in the “giant” size 
classification, but there are a few with exceptionally large flowers, such as 
Burma Rose, Coral Ace, Copper Lustre, Dark David, Dolly Varden, Falcon, 
Garden Gold, Harrisburger, King Cotton, King Size, Look, Pink Pride, Red 
Feather, Rosita, Seashell, Trail’s End, Vanisle, and White Cloud. 
MANY OPEN BLOOMS: Bermuda, Black Cherry, Boise Belle, Brandy- 
wine, C. D. Fortnam, Copper Lustre, Crystal Orchid, Desert Dusk, Garnet 
Glow, Garnet Ruffles, Golden Dawn, Goldruff, Harriet, Harrisburger, Heir- 
loom, Jessie Mae, Karen, King Cotton, King David, King Size, Lavender Blue, 
Leif Ericsson, Margery, Mother Fischer, Noweta Rose, Okinawa, Pennant, 
Pink Pride, Poinsettia, Princess, Red Feather, Red Tape, Red Wing, Rosita, 
Royal Flush, Royal Treat, Sierra Snow, Southern Belle, Spic & Span, Sprite, 
Stormy Weather, Sunset Gold, Sun Spot, Tyrone, Vision, Welcome, White God- 
dess, Wonder Boy. 
HEAVILY RUFFLED, FLUTED, OR FRILLED: Andrena, Aureole, Ber- 
muda, Boise Belle, Carmen Corliss, Coral Ace, Cream Orchids, Crimson Tide, 
Delight, Divinity, Fort Knox, Francesca, Garnet Glow, Garnet Ruffles, Gold, 
Goldruff, King David, Largo, Marvelous, Painted Lady, Prospector, Regina, 
Royal Treat, Ruffled Ebony, Ruffled Gold, Seashell, Sprite, Sun Spot, The 
Rajah, Vision, Wedgwood, White Cloud, White Goddess, and White Lace. 
VERY STRIKING OR UNUSUAL: Ablaze, Ace of Spades, Bermuda, 
Black Cherry, Blue Devil, Boise Belle, Brandywine, Burma Rose, Cherokee, 
Columbia, Copper Lustre, Coral Ace, Corsage, Cream Orchids, Crimson Tide, 
Crown Jewel, Crusader, Dark David, Desert Dusk, Embers, Falcon, Flair, 
Garnet Glow, Garnet Ruffles, Glad Tidings, Gray Summit, Hamlet, Hi Jinks, 
Karen, King David, King Size, Largo, Lavender Blue, Leah Gorham, Margery, 
Mesa Mist, Mrs. Rhoda Peterson, Noweta Rose, Okinawa, Painted Lady, 
Persian Rug, Presto, Rosita, Rosy Future, Royal Treat, Ruffled Ebony, Sky- 
lark, Southern Belle, South Seas, Storm Terror, Stormy Weather, Sunset 
Gold, The Rajah, Thunderbolt, Valentine, Vanisle, Voo-Dun-It, and Yuletide. 
AMONG THE MOST BEAUTIFUL: Ablaze, Andrena, Bermuda, Boise 
Belle, Carmen Corliss, Celestial Rose, Columbia, Coral Ace, Crusader, Delight, 
Divinity, Falcon, Fort Knox, Forsythia, Francesca, Garnet Glow, Garnet 
Ruffles, Glad Tidings, Gold, Goldruff, Harriet, Harrisburger, Hi Jinks, King 
Cotton, King David, Largo, Lavender Beauty, Lavender Blue, Leah Gorham, 
Lila Wallace, Lodestar, Look, Margery, Marvelous, Nordic Queen, Pennant, 
Pink Chiffon, Poinsettia, Princess, Prospector, Regina, Rosita, Royal Flush, 
Royal Treat, Ruffled Ebony, Ruffled Gold, Seashell, Sprite, Sun Spot, The 
Rajah, Trail’s End, Vision, Wedgwood, Welcome, White Cloud, White Lace 
and Wonder Boy. 
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