GLADIOU 



Gladioli in Mass Planting 



PINK 



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



DUNA. A beautiful clear soft pinky buflf. (85 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.) 



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



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



PHYLLIS .McQUISTON. Large pure pink, lighter throat. 



(100 days.) 



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



ROSA VAN LIMA. Large beautiful light pink, pencilled 



throat. (75 days.) 



SONATINE. Light pink often flaked with darker pink. 



(90 days.) 



RED 



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



DREA.M OF BEAUTY. Purest rose red. (80 days.) 



EXCELLENCE. Large bright scarlet, early. (75 days.) 



FLAMING SWORD. Deep red, ready. (70 days.) 



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



NEW EUROPE. A recent introduction from the Netherlands, 

 developed during the war years. Vivid garnet red with a 

 small purple stripe in the throat. The strong and long spikes 

 bear magnificently shaped enormous florets, from which at 

 least 10 are open at a time. (85 days.) 



SOUTHERN CROSS. A fine tall rich red variety. (85 days.) 



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



WHITE 



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

 VREDENBURG. Large pure white. (75 days.) 



YELLOW 



GATE OF HEAVEN. Very rich pure yellow, beautifully 

 ruffled and of good substance. Early. (75 days.) . 



GOLD EAGLE. Early yellow. (70 days.) 



Plant Manns' Gladioli Bulbs. They are strictly 1% inches 

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

 lutely depended upon to produce large, beautiful well-formed 

 blooms. 



Cultural Snggestions: 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. 



BLUE 



AVE MARIA. Fine large flowers of a light violet blue color 

 with darker throat. (85 days.) 



LAVENDER 



MINUET. A beautiful clear light lavender. Considered the 

 finest gladiolus in this color. (80 days.) 



OLD ROSE 



BAGDAD. Smoky old rose somewhat toward the edge and 

 lighter in throat. (90 days.) 



ORANGE 



BIT O' HEAVEN. Fine commercial light orange. Tall, 



straight spike. (90 days.) 



PURPLE 



CHARLES DICKENS. Beautiful purple violet. A very good 

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



PRICES 





Per 



Variety 



Each 



Doz. 



100 



Ave Maria 



$0.12 



$1.20 



$8.00 



Bagdad 



09 



.90 



6.50 



Beacon 



Bit O' Heaven 



.12 



1.20 

 .90 



8.00 

 6.00 



.09 



Charles Dickens 



12 



1.20 



8.00 



Debonair 



.10 



1.00 

 1.00 



7.00 

 7.00 



Dream of Beauty 



10 



Duna 



09 



.90 



6.50 



Excellence 



10 



1.00 



7.00 



Flaming Sword 



09 



.90 



6.00 



Gate of Heaven . 



.12 



1.20 



8.00 



Gold Eagle 



.09 



.90 



6.00 



Margaret Fulton 



.09 



.90 



6.50 



Minuet 



.14 



1.40 



9.00 



Moracco 



.12 



1.20 



8.00 



New Europe 



.15 



1.50 



10.00 



Peggy Lou 



.13 



1.30 



8.50 



Phyllis McQuiston 



.09 



.90 



6.50 



Plcardy 



.13 



1.30 



8.50 



Rosa Van Lima 



12 



1.20 

 1.20 



8.00 

 8.00 



Shirley Temple 



12 



Sonatine 



11 



1.10 



7.50 



Southern Cross 



.10 



1.00 



7.00 



Vagabond Prince 



.12 



1.20 



8.00 



Vredenburg 



.13 



1.30 



8.50 



GLADIOLUS MIXTURES 



MANNS' SPECIAL VARIETY MIXTURE: 

 25 Bulbs (mixed) 1 of each listed $1.95. 

 100 Bulbs (mixed) 4 of each listed $7.25. 

 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. 

 70c per doz.; $4.25 per 100 



Superior Seeds 



J. MANNS & CO., Baltimore, Md. 



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