Appraising The New Ones 
As has been the case in the past few years, we in the Northeastern 
part of the country experienced more than our share of adverse growing 
weather. An exceptionally wet spring was followed by a hot dry July 
and August which ended up in a deluge of rain far greater than any- 
thing ever seen in this area before. In spite of all this we managed to 
appraise most all of the newer varieties we grew and to further evaluate 
those we had grown previously. In general, we were quite pleased with 
the quality of last year’s introductions as well as the continued fine 
performance of the older varieties. 
Suppose we take an imaginary walk through our fields and have a 
look at the newer varieties blooming there. Just by some happy cir- 
cumstance every variety is in full bloom so we can see them all — each in its own special 
beauty and perfection. 
Among the white glads we are much taken by the new Illini White with its tall perfect 
spikes — they all look like blue ribbon winners and it should be a good commercial as well. 
Then there is Svowclad, a really good cutter; Svowdrift with its beautiful ruffled tho sometimes 
misplaced florets; Roxana with its ruffling and faint greenish throat. It is hard to overlook 
the long rows of the leading exhibiticn whites — namely Sierra Snow, Florence Nightingale, 
and Mother Fischer. The last two are also tops as commercials. Next we view Silver Court, 
the whitest white: Cathedral with its formal and ruffled florets; and the tall massive White 
Goddess. As we leave the white glads, we have the thought that as a group they are perhaps 
stronger than any other class. 
Among the blotched whites we like Queen Anne as grown from very small bulbs, Good 
Morning with its tall stretchy spikes and interesting rose halo, and White Sails with as many 
as 12 ruffled and crisp blooms open. The florets really go for White Sails too. Fine show 
glads are Sparkling Eyes and Crusader with their pleasing purple throats. White Tower stands 
at formal attention next to Presto which has outdone itself with a full row of perfect spikes. 
Among the cream glads Le/f Ericsson is still the leader for both exhibition and commercial 
purposes tho the competition is getting tough. Adorable from Holland is outstanding with 
florets as beautiful as Connie G but with more reliable spike production. Intrigue looks very 
promising from small bulbs and Jubilee is a taller easy growing version of Columbia. For the 
cut flower grower there are Catriona, very early and reliable, and Richard Crooks, also early 
but with a bold red throat. 
In looking at the light yellow varieties we are impressed by the tall stately growth of 
Howard V. Wright — a fine cut flower and show glad. Prospector with its unrivaled beauty 
and Gold Bank with its tall ruffled spikes also look impressive. 
The beauty of Gold catches our eye among the deep yellow varieties and it certainly ts a 
topnotcher in cut flowers rivaled only by Fort Knox with its long flower head and Forsythia 
with its large rugged spikes and ruffled blooms. They are superior for exhibition as well. 
Smaller Catherine Beath has intensive color value and is a leading show winner while Golden 
Diana and Gelber Hercules are certainly worth growing. Conrad is a pleasing combination 
of red and yellow on tall slender spikes. 
The buff glads seem over-powered by the newer A. B. Coutts and the older Patro! and 
it’s a toss-up as to which is best. Patrol is perhaps brighter in color while A. B. Coutts has 
the larger spikes. Both can win grand championships. 
Looking across the orange glads we see a dazzling display of color. Bright new Fortune 
looks like a top notch cut flower with its brilliant color while Regina reaffirms our former 
opinion that it is one of the truly great glads. A reliable grower is Display with tall easy 
cutting spikes. Circe leads for exhibition because of its massive spikes of deep orange while 
Boccherini is a leading commercial. Fire Opal has a pleasing contrast of orange and yellow — 
easy to see why it is becoming so popular. < : 
Towering among the light salmon varieties are King Size, a true grant in every way, and 
Dolly Vardon which sometimes has blooms 7” across. These two should interest the giant 
glad fans. For real beauty there are shorter growing Carmen Corliss, gorgeously ruffled 
Gorgeous Deb, and Delight, another ruffled beauty. Mountaineer shows its ability to open as 
many as 10 huge formal florets and towers over beautiful little Attica, a pleasing rosy salmon 
and yellow blend. 
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