EXPLANATION OF THE THREE FIGURES FOLLOWING 
THE VARIETY IN ALPHABETICALLY ARRANGED 
LISTS NO. 1 AND NO. 2 
SIZE AND COLOR CLASSIFICATION: 
The three figures designate the floret size and color classification as adopted 
by the North American Gladiolus Council. The first digit indicates the floret size 
while the last two digits indicate the color classification. 
FLORET SIZES: 
100 — Florets under 2% inches. 
200 — Florets 2% inches thru 3% inches. 
300 — Florets above 3% inches thru 4% inches. 
400 — Florets 4% inches thru 5% inches. 
900 — Florets 5-1/5 inches and larger. 
COLOR CLASSIFICATION: 
00 — White 40 — Pink (Light 
06 — Cream 42 — Pink (Deep) 
10 — Yellow (Light) 50 — Red (Light) 
12 — Yellow (Dark) 52 — Red (Deep) 
16 — Buft 94 — Red (Black) 
20 — Orange (Light) 60 — Rose (Light) 
22 — Orange (Deep) 62 — Rose (Deep) 
24 — Orange (Red-Orange) 66 — Lavender 
30 — Salmon (Light) 70 — Purple 
32 — Salmon (Deep) 76 — Violet (Light) 
36 — Scarlet 78 — Violet (Deep) 
80 — Smoky Shades (Orange, Salmon, Pink and Red) 
86 — Smoky Shades (Lavender and/or Rose) 
90 — Any Other Color; poly-chromes 
Goloreclass numbers: OL, Off 11-13, i223. 25,31 e3s3e3Gy als, ol) 55, 61,63; 
65, 69, 77 and 79 indicate conspicuous markings such as darker blotches and feath- 
ers for the color (indicated by number) immediately preceding those odd numbers, 
as shown on the color table above. 
BLOOMING DATE: 
The set of figures following the floret size and color classification, indicate 
the number of growing days required from planting to date of blooming. The num- 
ber of days to bloom is usually figured for large bulbs. Medium size bulbs usually 
require five or six days longer to bloom. 
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