WHICH ARE THE BEST GLADS? 
No two people have just the same preferences in gladiolus. We know of 
a few who violently dislike certain colors such as the blues, maroons, or 
smokies. Others like the dark ones but have 
an aversion to whites or pastels. Some will 
have only the giants in their gardens, while to 
the rabid miniature fancier anything larger 
than a “300” might be an anathema, And so 
it goes. It is fortunate that the gladiolus has 
such an extremely wide range of color, form, 
and size; truly there is a “glad” for everyone. 
We ourselves are in the fortunate position of 
liking almost all colors; we are somewhat 
partial to heavily ruffled florets, and of course 
insist on good clear color or attractive color 
combinations. We have tried to be quite objec- 
tive in listing the following groupings of the 
300-400-500 size-class varieties, and hope that 
placing them in these categories will aid you in choosing kinds that you will 
particularly like for your 1955 glad garden. 
VERY TALL VARIETIES: Bergen, Brandywine, Chinook, Harris- 
burger, King Size, Lavender Beauty, Look, Mother Fischer, Princess, Red 
Feather, Red Tape, Regina, Rosita, Sceptre, Sierra Snow, Tan Glo, Violet 
Charm, White Cloud, and White Goddess. 
EXTRA LARGE FLORETS: All 500-size varieties are in the “Giant” 
size classification, but there are a few with exceptionally large florets, such 
as Chinook, Copper Bronze, Copper Lustre, Dark David, Edith Warr, Harris- 
burger, King Cotton, King Size, Paul Bunyan, Pink Pride, Red Feather, 
Red Tape, Rosita, Sonata, Sundown, Vanisle, and White Cloud. 
MANY OPEN BLOOMS: Argentine, Bermuda, Boise Belle, Desert 
Dusk, Edgewood, Garnet Ruffles, Golden Boy, Golden Dawn, Harriet, Heir- 
loom, Lorelei, Margery, Noweta Rose, Okinawa, Pennant, Pink Pride, 
Princess, Queen Anne, Red Feather, Red Tape, Richland Rose, Roxana, 
Royal Flush, Sceptre, Sierra Snow, Snowdrift, Southern Belle, Sprite, Sun 
Spot, Tan Glo, Violet Charm, Vision, Welcome, White Goddess, White Sails, 
and Wonder Boy. (All of the above can open at least 8 to 10 at once). 
HEAVILY RUFFLED, FRILLED, OR FLUTED: Bermuda, Boise Belle, 
Burma Rose, Carmen Corliss, Coral Ace, Cream Orchids, Delight, Divinity, 
Garnet Ruffles, Goldruff, Herald, Lorelei, Pink Diamond, Regina, Royal 
Treat, Ruffled Ebony, Snowdrift, Sprite, Vision, White Cloud, White God- 
dess, and White Lace. (Note: Most modern glads are at least somewhat 
waved, eae or ruffled, but those mentioned above are more so than the 
average). 
VERY STRIKING OR UNUSUAL: Ablaze, Ace of Spades, Bermuda, 
Blue Devil, Brenda, Brandywine, Burma Rose, Chartreuse, Columbia, Con- 
trast, Copper Bronze, Copper Lustre, Crimson Tide, Crusader, Dark David, 
Desert Dusk, Doll House, Falcon, Fire Opal, Fiesta, Fortune, Gaiety, 
Herald, Hi Jinks, Karen, Largo, Lavender Blue, Margery, Mesa Mist, Mrs. 
R. Peterson, Noweta Rose, Okinawa, Painted Lady, Persian Rug, Queen 
Anne, Regina, Rosita, Royal Treat, South Seas, Sparkling Eyes, Storm 
Terror, Stormy Weather, Sundown, Thunderbolt, Valentine, Vanisle, Violet 
Charm, Voo-Dun-It, Wonder Boy, and Yuletide. 
AMONG THE MOST BEAUTIFUL: Argentine, Bermuda, Boise Belle, 
Carmen Corliss, Celestial Rose, Columbia, Cream Orchids, David Warr, 
Delight, Divinity, Doll House, Floribunda, Fort Knox, Fortune, Francesca, 
Gaiety, Glad Tidings, Gold, Golden Boy, Goldruff, Harrisburger, King 
Cotton, Largo, Lorelei, Lila Wallace, Pennant, Pink Diamond, Prospector, 
Regina, Roxana, Royal Treat, Ruffled Ebony, Sonata, Sparkling HKyes, 
Sprite, Trafalgar, Vision, White Cloud, and White Lace. 
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