Ella V. Baines, The Woman Florist, Springfield, Ohio. 



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TENDER BULBS— Continued 



GLADIOLI — Continued 



AMETHYST — A remarkably strong, open 

 flower of a deep amethyst color, slightly 

 suffused rose. Beautiful for bedding, as 

 it holds its bloom well, with nearly all 

 flowers open at one time _ , 



ANNA EBERI US— A little different in color 

 from anything on the market. Dark 

 velvety Niel rose throat deeper shade.— 



ANNE THOMPSON— Pale sulphur yellow; 

 flowers 5 inches in diameter, spikes 5 to 6 

 feet high. A first-class yellow 



ANNIE WIGMAN (Hofman)— Light yel 

 low with pronounced dark crimson blotch 

 superb. 



APOLLO — Color a deep Begonia-rose, al- 

 most scarlet, with delicate white mark- 

 ings in throat 



ARIZONA ROSE (Kunderd)— A very 

 large flower of finest rose-pink color. Al- 

 most a self color. Very fine 



ATTRACTION — One of the most pleasing 

 of the throated varieties. Deep rose 

 with white throat 



♦AUGUSTA — Opens delicat pink, changing 

 to pure white. If cut just as the first bud 

 begins to open and kept inside it opens 

 pure white with blue anthers 



AUTUMN QUEEN— Color cream yellow 

 upper petals suffused with peach blossom 

 pink; lower petal striped carmine-red. 

 When planted late opens full and wide in 

 late autumn,. 



BARON JOSEF H U LOT— One of the finest 

 deep violet-purple, very dark on petal 

 tips; light on upper petals in throat, lower 

 petal a rich pansy-violet with fleck of 

 primrose-yellow on midvein, anthers lilac 



BEACONFLAME (Kunderd)— The best 

 cutflower and forcing Red Gladiolus. 

 "Makes good" everywhere. Good-sized 

 blooms in spite of long drought in the 

 West, excessive rains in the East, but no 

 stem-rot or decay. Holds its color ; stands 

 up well under hottest sun. Beaconflame 

 •^is a cross between K. Glory and War, in- 

 heriting the strong characteristics of both 

 parents — and then some. Blooms — Large 

 (4 to 5 inches); slightly ruffled. Color- 

 Scarlet Vermilion, slightly lighter in upper 

 throat balanced by unobtrusive crimson 

 lake blotches on lower petals — a harmoni- 

 ous self-colored effect. Spikes — Medium 

 tall; 18 to 20 blooms. Mid-season. 

 Growth — Very vigorous; long, dark leaves 



BERN ICE — Light yellow, buff and pink 

 marks _ 



*BERTREX, the Beautiful— Lustrous 

 white with pencil stripes of lilac in throat 



BEST VIOLET— Tall straight_ stem and 

 spike. Rich violet color with minute 

 golden lines through lower petals. 



BLACK HAWK — Cardinal-red, nearly 

 black center. One of Kunderd's best 

 seedlings _ 



BLUE JAY — Beautiful pale Ageratum- 

 blue, overlaid darker with white blotch 

 and having a red stripe on tongue of lower 

 petals 



BLUE VISTA — Clear glistening white with 

 distinct Iris blue markings in throat._ 



BRENCHLEYENSIS— The mother of all 

 Gladioli. Roseate-orange, outer edge of 

 petal penciled purplish-brown; tnroat 

 touched with canary-yellow and lines of 

 old carmine-red; anthers lilac... 



BUTTERCUP (Kemp) (Prim) — Deep 

 nankin yellow, narrow crimson stripe on 

 lower petals. Early. _ 



BUTTERFLY (Ruffled) (Primulinus)— 

 A delicate salmon-pink, nicely ruffled 



BYRON L. SMITH (1917.)— One of the 

 very best. Most refined lavender pink 

 on white ground. Exceedingly fine as a 

 cut flower. Color equal to a very choice. 

 Cattleya orchid 



CANARY BIRD — Fine canary-yellow 

 Early; one of the best _ 



CAPTAIN ASHER CARTER BAKER— 



Rich, velvety red with darker center; 



^flowers 5 inches in diameter, spikes 4 to 



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CAROLINE FREAR BURKE— Pure white 

 with ruby throat; flowers 7 inches in di- 

 ameter, spikes 5 to 6 feet high 



CATHERINA— Wonderful grayish light 

 blue, lower petals a deeper blue with 

 brownish-red spot._ 



CHATEAU THIERRY— Dark orange-rose 

 with yellow spots 



♦CHICAGO WHITE— Pure white with nar- 

 row lines, crimson-carmine on midribs of 

 three lower petals surrounded by a little 

 amber 



CLARICE — Rich rosy purple flaked and 

 suffused with deeper tint. Large, well- 

 opened flowers on strong spike. 



CLEAR EYE— New, tall, early, robust. 

 Strong grower. Long spikes. Broad 

 dark green foliage; rich deep scarlet with 

 a white center; broad flower of fine form. 

 Certified Haarlem and London 



COLUMBIA — Light orange-scarlet freely 

 blotched and penciled with blush-purple. 

 Throat freely mottled _ 



CONSPICUOUS (Blue Bird)— Light blue, 

 striped with a yellow blotch bordered with 

 darker blue, resembles a butterfly... 



COSTA RICA — Clear delicate lilac with 

 old rose center; large extra fine spike; 

 flowers 6 to 7 inches in diameter, spikes 

 5 to 6 feet high 



CRACKER JACK— Dark red, of a rich vel- 

 vety texture; blotch of maroon on a yel- 

 low ground.- 



♦CRIMSON GLOW— Glorious, brilliant, 

 satiny "Crimson Glow" a color that is 

 fetching and pleasing to all 



CRYSTAL WHITE (Kunderd) — Tall 

 spike, large bloom, many open at a time 

 and is all its name implies. Very beauti- 

 ful 



♦DAISY RAND — Ivory-white, heavily 

 splashed with pink, giving appearance of 

 solid pink flower 



DAVID STARR JORDAN — Immense 

 flame colored, with lighter specked 

 throat; flowers very open, like immense 

 Amaryllis with the wiry upright stems; 

 flowers 6 to 7 inches in diameter, spikes 

 4 to 5 feet high 



♦DAWN (Groff) — Pale salmon-carmine 

 with light and dark shadings. Blotch of 

 velvety poppy-red in throat. A large 

 flower of Orchid type.- 



♦DAWN (Tracy) — The most beautiful 

 coral-pink Gladiolus ever offered, 



DELICE — A choice early, variety. Clear 

 dainty pink, self-colored... 



DIENER'S WHITE— Milk white with just 

 a faint tinge of pink in throat; flowers 6 

 inches in diameter, spikes 5 to 6 feet high 



DISTINCTION — Claret dark throat 

 streaked with yellow 



♦DOMINION (Synonym Red Emperor) 

 — A pure deep scarlet or blood-red; in- 

 mense flower of great substance, well 

 placed upon a tall spike 



DOROTHY McKIBBEN (Ruffled.)— 

 The new ruffled pink, a pure apple-blos- 

 som tint extraordinarily early. Elegantly 

 ruffled. „ 



DR. FREDERICK J. V. SKIFF— Clear 

 flesh-pink light ruby center; sometimes 

 slightly striped with rose pink; strong 

 vigorous growth; abundant foliage; one 

 bulb will very often bring up to 130 per- 

 fect flowers 6 inches in diameter, spikes 5 

 to 6 feet high 



DR. LINCOLN COTHRAN — Salmon 

 pink blue striped yellow throat; fine form 

 and bloom; flowers 5 inches in diameter, 

 spikes 4 to 5 feet high _ 



D. J. WHITNEY— Salmon-flesh, with two 

 striped and spotted yellow and red under- 

 petals; opens in a full cluster at the apex 

 of the stem, giving the appearance of a 

 Canna; flowers 5J^ inches in diameter, 

 spikes 4 to 5 feet high. Earliest of all; 

 good for forcing 



EARLI ANA — An extra Seedling of America 

 Color soft lavender-pink tinted flesh-pink 



EARLY PINK — Large early salmon-pink.. 



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