Archive image from page 15 of Descriptive list of gladiolus (1934). Descriptive list of gladiolus . descriptivelisto1934cham Year: 1934 THE PALMER VARIETIES Originated by Mr. E. F. Palmer of Vineland Station, Ontario, Canada Mr. Palmer is the director of the Government Experiment Station a fruit breeding establishment at Vineland Station, Ontario, Canada, About ten years ago he began to hybridize glads as a hobby. From the start he was very successful. Though now a comparatively young hybridizer his varieties have taken their place among the best. His Picardy, which is probably his most sensa
Archive image from page 15 of Descriptive list of gladiolus (1934). Descriptive list of gladiolus . descriptivelisto1934cham Year: 1934 THE PALMER VARIETIES Originated by Mr. E. F. Palmer of Vineland Station, Ontario, Canada Mr. Palmer is the director of the Government Experiment Station a fruit breeding establishment at Vineland Station, Ontario, Canada, About ten years ago he began to hybridize glads as a hobby. From the start he was very successful. Though now a comparatively young hybridizer his varieties have taken their place among the best. His Picardy, which is probably his most sensational variety, is fast becoming the most popular variety in existence. His first variety. Inspiration, was introduced nearly five years ago. Since then up to this year we have intro- duced sixteen other varieties most of which are making places for themselves among the world's leading glads. Previous to this year, Mr. Palmer being comparatively so young at the game, I have hesitated to make any state- ment about his varieties as strong as I believed they deserved but now 1 feel that the time has come when I can make a statement that cannot be challenged. We all know that not every variety put out by any hybridizer is going to prove a world beater. Occasionally a variety will get by that does not prove to be extra good, in spite of the fact that 1 think all hybridizers mean to introduce only first class varieties. However I Do Believe that the Seventeen Palmer Varieties Intro- F. Palmer duced Previous to this Year will Compare Most Favorably with the Same Number of Varieties Introduced by any Other Hybridizer in the Same Length of Time. This may seem like a strong statement to make about a hybridizer whose varieties have been on the market only for the past five years but I believe that it is absolutely correct. And Mr. Palmer has other wonderfully fine seedlings coming along for future introduction. A well known grower who traveled a great deal and visited all the leading h
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