^^^'e^ GLitDIOLI 



RED SHADES 



RED LORY — Excellent red with 

 many large open flowers at one 

 time. One of the finest dark va- 

 rieties. Each, 6c; doz., 60e. 



AFLAME — Huge light flame red 

 with back of petals brighter than 

 the face. Very popular. Each, 6c; 

 doz., 60c. 



BEACON — Clear bright scarlet 

 with large clear cream blotch. 

 Very tall straight spikes with 

 8 to 10 blooms open. Somewhat 

 ruffled. A very distinctive and 

 striking color. Each 15c; dor., 

 $1.50. 



COMMANDER KOEHL— An out- 

 standing variety in form and 

 color. Gigantic flowers of dork 

 scarlet, well formed, no blotchps. 

 Each, 6c; dor., 60c; 100, $4.00. 



DREAM OF BEAUTY—Large rose 

 red. A shade that is very popu- 

 lar. Tall strong grower. A fine 

 variety for the garden and as 

 o cut flower. In big demand. 

 Each, 8c; doi., 75c. 



DR. F. E. BENNETT— Peach-red, 



overlaid with flame-scarlet, 

 throat stippled with ruby and 

 white. Each, 6c; dox., 60e; 100, 

 $4.00. 



PFITZER'S TRIUMPH — Enor- 

 mous blooms of bright salmon- 

 orange, with very small deeper 

 throat blotch; on account of the 

 gigantic flowers, the stems re- 

 quire staking. Each, 6c; doz., 

 60c; 100, $4.00. 



RED CANNA — Tall, deep purplish 

 red. Each, 8c; doz., 75c; 100, 

 $5.00. 



RED PHIPPS — Light red. Very 

 similar in type to W. H. Phipps 

 but different color and spikes 

 average longer. Each, 5c; dox., 

 75c; 100, $5.00. 



RED AND SCAR- 

 LET MIXED 



Made up by ourselves fron 

 varieties listed ond others 

 Doz., 50c; 100, $3.00. 



YELLOW SHADES 



CADILLAC— Tall spike, flowers 

 well placed and of good form. 

 Seven open at one time, 5 to 7 

 buds. Color, golden apricot fad- 

 ing to apricot-rose toward edge 

 of petals, no throat markings, 

 stamens and pistils creamy 

 white. A very warm and pleosing 

 shade. Eoch, 6c; doz., 60c; 100, 

 $4.00. 



CANBERRA — Beautiful, very 

 clear yellow; long spikes. Each, 

 10c; 12 for 95c; 100 for $7.00. 

 GOLD EAGLE— Deep aolden yel- 

 low. Each, 6c; doz., 60c. 



GOLDEN DREAM — Clear deep 

 yellow; long stems; a very fine, 

 new introduction. Each, 5c; doz., 

 50e; 100, $3.00. 



GOLD£N CHIMES — Clear large 

 yellow with 10 to 12 blooms open 

 on a very tall spike. The finest 

 exhibition yellow. Each, 8e; 

 doz., 75e. 



MISS BLOOMINGTON — Very 

 early tall light yellow. 6 or more 

 well placed blooms open at a 

 time. This is one of the very 

 best of yellows on the market. 

 Each, 6c; doz., 60c. 



LA PALOMA — A beautiful 

 orange color, iorge size, corisid- 

 ered the best in its color. Each, 

 6c; doz., 60c. 



GATE OF HEAVEN — Beautiful 

 ruffled deep yellow with green- 

 ish yellow buds. Medium height. 

 Each, 10c; doz., $1.00; 100, 

 $7.00. 



RUFFLED BEAUTY — One of the 



finest yellow Gladiolus. Extreme- 

 ly ruffled. Several large blooms 

 open on long spike. New. Each, 

 10c; doz., $1.00. 



ORIENT — Sulphur yellow. Very 

 prolific grower with large groce- 

 ful flowers. Each, 8c; dox., 75c; 

 100, $5.50. 



ORANGE MIXED 



Made up by ourselves from 

 varieties listed and others. 

 Doz., 60c; 100, $4.00. 



SMOKY SHADES 



BAGDAD — Large smoky old 

 rose. Each, 6c; dox., 60e; 100, 

 $4.00. 



MARMORA — Extra large, laven- 

 der-gray flowers; on long stems; 

 many flowers open at one time. 

 Each, 6c; doz., 60c. 



MOTHER MACHREE — A soft 

 smoky lavender; very large flow- 

 er, beautiful coloring of loven- 

 der and orange. Each, 8e; dox., 

 75c. 



VAGABOND PRINCE (Palmer) — 



Iridescent, qornet brown, lighter 

 in upper throat, small flame, 

 scarlet blotch below. The color 

 combination is very attractive. 

 A aood one for your collection. 

 Each, 10c; doz., $1.00; 100, 

 $7.00. 



WHITE VARIETIES 



ALBATROSS (Pfltzer) — Pure 

 white. Each, 6c; doz., C ; 100, 

 $4.00. 



BOB WHITE— Extra large white 

 with red blotch in center of pet- 

 als. A very fine variety and toll 

 strong grower. Each, 8c; dox., 

 75c. 



MAMMOTH WHITE — Immerse 

 pure white with just a hint of 

 cream. 5 to 6 or more immense 

 flowers open. Fine exhibition va- 

 riety and good commercial. A 

 very fine variety. Each, 5e; doz., 

 50c. 



MAID OF ORLEANS — Milky 

 white, creom throat. Eoch, 6c-. 

 dox., 60c. 



STAR OF BETHLEHEM — Enor- 

 mous snow white. Good exhibi- 

 tion variety. Each, 8c; doz., 

 75e. 



THRIPS 

 TREATMENT 



The U. S. Department of Agri- 

 culture recommends spraying 

 plants weekly after they reach 

 6" in height, with a mixture of 

 1/4 lb. Tortar Emetic, 1 lb. 

 brown sugar to 6 gallons of wa- 

 ter. We can supply Tartar Emet- 

 ic as follows: Vi lb., 60c; 1 lb., 

 $1 .00. 



PINK SHADES 



BETTY NUTHALL— A magnifi- 

 cent, large, coral-pink flower 

 with light oranoe thront. Each, 

 5c; doz., 50c; 100, $3.00. 



DEBONAIR — LaFronce pink 

 shading to shrimp pink with 

 creamy throat blotch lightly pep- 

 pered crimson. A clear light pink 

 except that it sometimes flakes 

 darker. 5 to 8 large blooms open 

 on a very tall always straight 

 spike and with an extremely long 

 flower head. Each, 5c; doz., 50c. 



DUNA — A beautiful soft light 

 pinky buff, shoding to pale yel- 

 low at base of lip petols. Back 

 of petols a shode dnrkor. Each, 

 6e; doz., 60c; 100, $4.00. 



PEGGY LOU — Smooth, deep 

 shrimp pink with a slight rosy 

 cast and a slight peppering of 

 deeper rose in the throat. Each, 

 15c; doz., $1.50; 100, $10.00. 



GIANT NYMPH — Very loroe 

 spike of liaht pink color. Each, 

 5c; doz., 50c; 100, $3.00. 



SONATINE (Pfitzer)— Tall light 

 pink, flaked darker. Large blooms 

 on stiff stems. Each, 8c; doz., 

 75c; 100, $5.00. 



SIX OUTSTAND- 

 ING GLADIOLUS 



Gold Eagle, Bob White, Berty 



Snow, PIcardy 

 Dr. F. E. Bennett and Giant 

 Nymph — 18 bulbs, 3 eoch 

 of the above 6 varieties (val- 

 ue $1.08) for 90e 



36 Bulbs — 6 each of the 

 obove 6 varieties (vahip 



$2.10) for $1.70 



72 Bulbs — 12 each of the 

 above 6 varieties (vnluo 

 $3.55) for $3.10 



MARG. FULTON — Clear rich 

 soft dark solmon of a beautiful 

 distinct shade. One of the finest 

 cut-flower varieties qrown. Each, 

 8c; dox., 60c; 100, $4.00. 



MILDRED LOUISE— Large, beau- 

 tiful salmon pink, with lower 

 petals tipped strawberry pink, 

 blending to pinord yellow in the 

 throat. Each, 8c; dox., 7Sc. 



PHYLLIS McQUISTON — Large 

 deep glowing shrimp pink shad- 

 ing little lighter in the throat. 

 Toll vigorous plant. Five or more 

 large blooms open on a long 

 spike. A beautiful variety. Eoch, 

 6e; dox., 60e. 



E. J. SHAYLOR— A beautifully 

 ruffled rose-pink with smoll 

 blotch of rose-red. Each, 6c; 

 doz., 50c; 100, $3.00. 



PICARDY — A most sensotional 

 flower of dclicote apricot-pink. 

 Each, 5c; doz., 50c; 100, $3.00. 



MRS. FRANK PENDLETON — 



Salmon-pink with dark carmine 

 blotch in the throat. Each, 6c; 

 doz., 65c; 100, $4.50. 



SMILING MAESTRO— Large deep 

 solmon rose flaked darker. Scv- 

 erol immense hlooms open ot a 

 time. Each, 10c; doz., $1.00; 

 100, $7.50. 



SCHWABEN GIRL — Pure pink 

 self color. 7 to 8 large beautiful 

 blooms open at o time. Dis- 

 tinctive ond showy. Each, lOe; 

 dox., $1.00; 100, $7.00. 



DR. NELSON SHOOK — Deep 

 tyrion rose of a dark shade. 

 Strong grower, large strong 

 spikes. Each, 8c; dox., 75c; 100, 

 $5.50. 



SHIRLEY TEMPLE (Pruitt)— Ex. 



Color, rich cream, almost white, 

 with richer cream throat mark. 

 6 to 8 very large, most beouti- 

 fully ruffled flowers open ot one 

 time. A maximum spike is equal 

 in size to Picardy. Despite its 

 enormous size it corries not the 

 least bit of coarseness. As a cut- 

 flower it will stand up with the 

 best of them, the lost bud on 

 the spike blooming out perfect- 

 ly. It blooms some later than 

 Picardy. Each, lOe; dox., $1.00. 



W. H. PHIPPS— La France pink, 

 overlaid light rose-salmon; one 

 of the finest exhibition varieties. 

 Each, 5c; dox., 50c; 100, $3.00. 



CURRIES GIANT 

 EXHIBITION 



Mixtures of Gladiolus 



— Every bulb in this mixture 

 has been selected with the 

 utmost core for coloring ond 

 size of flower; no other mix- 

 ture con boost of such care- 

 ful selection. Doz., 50e; 100, 

 $3.50; 1,000, $30.00. 



BLUE SHADES 



ANNA EBERIUS ( Dicncr)— Dork, 

 velvety maroon-purple. Each, 

 8c; doz., 75c; 100, $5.00. 



AVE MARIA — Extremely good 

 blue-purple. Strong grower, flow- 

 ers well arranged. Each, 8c; doz., 

 75c; 100, $5.00. 



BERTY SNOW — An exhibition 

 glad. Exquisite orchid. Each, 6e; 

 doz., 60c; 100, $4.00. 



BLUE DANUBE— Pure amethyst 

 blue with real blue blotch. Each, 

 8c; doz., 75c; 100, $5.00. 



CHARLES DICKENS— Bright ra- 

 diont purple with velvety blotch. 

 Each, 6c; doz., 60c; 100, $4.00. 



GRAY BLUE— A lovely light blue 

 flower of immense size. Very 

 beautiful new shade of rose 

 lavender. Spikes stroight ond 

 strong. Each, 10c; doz., $1.00. 



MINUET— Light lovender, with 

 4 to 6 Iorge, heovy blooms open 

 at one time. Each, 6c; doz., 60c; 

 100, $4.00. 



PURPLE GLORY— Dark amaranth 

 purple, lower petals bordeaux 

 purple, speckled white in throat. 

 Each, 8c; doz., 75c; 100, $5.00. 



PELEGRINA— Deep blue. Each, 

 8c; doz., 75c; 100, $5.00. 



PAUL PFITZER— Lorge, velvety 

 purple. Each, 10c; doz., $1.00; 

 100, $7.00. 



BLUE SHADES 



Mixed 

 8c Each 75c Doi 



CURRIE BROTHERS CO., MILWAUKEE, WIS. 



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