Show You and Your Garden Gladiolus Expert lists 1 1 Utah Suited Varieties By II H. Folsom Tel Telegram Garden Editor I This is the concluding article I on gladiolus written by Miles l C. C Labrum prominent gladiolus In it Mr Labrum suggests some outstanding Varieties varieties varieties va va- which will thrive in our area Gladiolus have long led other flowers in beautiful salmon col cal ors Reaching near perfection for outstanding beauty is ruffled Gorgeous Deb still holds favor or with many fans but hut two fine additions to this class in Chinook and Boldface make it a alight tight light race for supremacy Scarlet gives us many to select from froni but butin butin in this guide to good gladiolus II Red Wing ring and Dieppe must be considered the current leaders Popular Varieties In JIn the light pink class anyone I may make his personal choice from more than two dozen exceptionally ex cx- fine varieties Among I eX-I these that are more popular are Hearts Desire Phantom Beauty Rosa Van Lima Evangeline and C. C D. D Fortnam Spie and Span is the leader of the deep pinks and is considered to be one of I II the best glads of all time Boise I IBelle Belle an Idaho origination is isa a distinctive flower in deep pink and bright yellow attire Huge Mid America continues to lead the light reds but is now being pressed by stately Leah Gorham an excellent Utah nation For the mens men's favorite color of deep red the choice IsRoyal is isI isRoyal Royal Flash but for some in the I lower price brackets choose Birch Red Red Charm or Mighty Monarch l I Lead in Class I Leaders in the red black class are arc Black Cherry and Ace of oC I II I Spades The Ace has some distinctive distinctive dis dis- white hite stamens for a striking sinking c con contrast o n t r a s t. t Excellent gladiolus available in the rose roseand roseand and lavender color classes are I such beauties as Miss l Wisconsin I light lavender rose Noweta Rose I mammoth variety with many I florets open at al one time lime Burma I a deep ruffled roseA roseA rose A CIA fine new ne' lavender at modest cost is Col W W. W G G. Atkinson an outstanding performer in our Intermountain In- In area Elizabeth the In I Queen Bridal Orchid and Parthenia Parthenia Par- Par thenia thema are arc all good lavenders enders The award of the finest intro intro- I for 1951 has been acI acclaimed acclaimed ac ac- I claimed for King David a fine ruffled purple with sliver edging edg edg- I ing Other good purples arc are Rajah King Lear and Lancaster No True Blue There is no true blue gladiolus on the market but some near blues in the violet iolet hues arc are worthwhile Ravel light violet and Abu Hassen deep violet iolet are aregood aregood aregood good ones Blue Devil is creating a sensation with its combination of deep violet iolet with a rose blotch on a cream throat Utah are arc contributing ing their share of glorious new gladiolus Some of the mag- mag mag-I mag ones are arc Deseret from the gardens of John Ellis of Farmington Farmington Far- Far Kathleen orchid pink I and yellow and a miniature Beauty Baby pink and cream from Miles C. C Labrum and Leah Gorham clear scarlet red with witha vitha a white throat from Roy B. B G Gorham orham |