GLADIOLI 



Gladioli in Mass Planting 



LA FIESTA. Beautiful soft orange-bronze, very tall spike, 

 with many flowers open. (95 days.) 



MAID OF ORLEANS. Beautiful millty white with cream 

 throat. Tall straight plant with up to 8 large well placed 

 blooms open. (80 days.) 



MARGARET FULTON. Clear rich soft rose pink of a 

 beautiful distinct shade. 6 to 8 perfectly placed medium 

 sized blooms open. One of the finest cut flower varieties. 

 (70 days.) 



MARMORA. Massive lavender-gray with purple throat. 

 (85 days.) 



MINUET. A beautiful clear light lavender. Considered the 

 finest gladiolus in this color. (80 days.) 



MORACCO. Glistening dark red, almost black. (90 days.) 



MOTHER MACHREE. Lavender, edged salmon-pink. (90 days.) 



PEGGY LOU. Pure pink with light rosy cast. Long flower 

 head. One of the 1942 Flower Show champions. (95 days.) 



PELEGRINA. Large dark blue. 6 or more perfectly placed 

 blooms open with most of the remaining buds showing color. 

 One of the best dark blue varieties. (75 days.) 



PICARDY. Rich apricot, pink blooms. (85 days.) 



PRIMROSE PRINCESS. Fine light primrose yellow, straight 

 spike. (90 days.) 



RED PHIPPS. Bright red, free blooming, good commercial 

 variety. Many flowers open at one time. (85 days.) 



SALBACH'S ORCHID. Large clear orchid-pink. (90 days.) 



SCHWABEN GIRL. Pure pink without any other shade or 

 blotch. (70 days.) 



SHIRLEY TEMPLE. Huge ruffled cream. (75 days.) 



SONATINE. Light pink often flaked with darker pink. 

 (90 days.) 



VAGABOND PRLNCE. Bronze red, orange blotch. (75 days.) 



Plant Manns' Gladioli Bulbs. They are strictly I'/i inches 

 or more in diameter, sound, true to name, and can be abso- 

 liitely depended upon to produce large, beautiful well-formed 

 blooms. 



Cultural Suggestions: Set bulbs 4 inches deep and 6 

 inches apart, either in rows or massed in beds, borders or 

 among shrubbery. Successive plantings from April to July 

 will bloom from July until frost. They will thrive in any 

 good garden soil, but a sunny location is best. Cultivate 

 frequently and water freely while blooms are forming. 



AFLAME. Orange-red of immense size. (80 days.) 



BEACON. Bright salmon red, cream blotch. (80 days.) 



CHARLES DICKENS. Beautiful purple violet. A very good 

 grower with large flowers on tall spikes. (75 days.) 



COMMANDER KOEHL. Large massive clear blood red. Tall 

 straight spike. Considered by many the best medium red. 

 (85 days.) 



DEBONAIR. La France pink, with cream throat. (90 days.) 



DREAM OF BEAUTY. Purest rose red. (80 days.) 



DR. F. E. BENNETT. Peach red, overlaid with flame scarlet, 

 throat speckled ruby and creamy white. Flowers of large 

 size and on strong stem. (75 days.) 



DUNA. A beautiful clear soft pinky buff. (85 days.) 



GIANT NYMPH. Large light salmon pink. Tall grower. One 

 of the very best commercial pink varieties. (80 days.) 



PRICES 

 Variety Each 



Aflame $0.05 



Beacon .08 



Charles Dickens 05 



Commander Koehl 07 



Debonair 04 



Dream of Beauty 07 



Dr. F. E. Bennett 07 



Duna .05 



Giant Nymph 

 La Fiesta 

 Maid of Orleans 

 Margaret Fulton 



Marmora 



Minuet 

 Moracco 

 Mother Machree 



.05 

 .08 

 .05 

 .05 

 .05 

 .07 

 .07 

 .08 



Pelgrina .07 



Peggy Lou 08 



Picardy 04 



Primrose Princess .05 



Red Phipps .07 



Schwaben Girl 06 



Shirley Temple 08 



Sonatine .06 



Vagabond Prince .08 



Doz. 



$0.50 

 .80 

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 .65 

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 .80 

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 .65 

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Per 

 100 



$3.50 

 6.00 

 3.50 

 4.50 

 3.00 

 4.50 

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 5.50 

 3.50 

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 6.00 

 4.50 

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 3.00 

 3.50 

 4.50 

 4.00 

 6.00 

 4.00 

 5.00 



GLADIOLUS MIXTURES 



MANNS' SPECIAL VARIETY MIXTURE: 



25 Bulbs (mixed) 1 of each listed $1.15. 

 100 Bulbs (mixed) 4 of each listed $3.85. 

 100 Bulbs, in multiples of 10, your selection at 100 rates. 



MANNS' SUPERIOR RAINBOW MIXTURE: Made up of 

 varieties which because of their commercial value and 

 reliable flowering qualities are being produced in such 

 large quantities that low prices are made possible. 

 25c per doz.; $1.85 per 100 



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J. MANNS & CO., Baltimore, Md. 



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