Gladiolus Bulbs. 
ercepting those specially priced; 
delivered free in the United States. 
This magnificent family contains hundreds of varieties, comprising all imaginable colors, shades and variegations, from the most gorgeous and dazzling to the 
softest and most delicate shades. 
st a : They deserve to be grown in every garden. 
nothing in the floral kingdom so easy of culture and so sure to succeed as the ‘‘ Gladiolus.”’ 
For cutting they are invaluable, the flowers lasting in water a week. There is 
They can be plantedat any time from April to June 15th, and never 
ail to flower the same season; they grow in any garden soil and commence blooming in July, and by successive plantings every two or three weeks can be had in 
flower until checked by frost. 
Abricote. Large rounded petals ofa very fresh apricot-rose, 
tinged lilac. 
Africain. Darkest crimson-black, with a pure white blotch 
in the throat. The darkest and one of the finest colors; 
large flower and spike. 
Ali. Tall and compact spike with numerous and perfectly 
arranged flowers. The ground of the upper petals is of a 
very pale creamy rose, striped and penciled cherry-red; 
lower petals yellow, with a rose sheen, and finely rayed 
or striped purplish red. 1l5c. each, $1.50 per doz. 
Amalthee. Pure white, with large violet-red blotch; ground 
of the corolla velvety violet, the lower petals slightly tinted 
with Hlac. 
Amitic. Large spike of large, fleshy, rose-colored flowers, 
shaded with straw color on the lower petals, streaked with 
purple; the edge flamed with bright rose. 
Andre Leroy. Deep cherry-red, flamed and striped with a 
darker shade; white blotch and white stripe in centre of 
each petal. 
Angele. White, showy and effective. 
Antonius. Scarlet-cherry, slightly tinged with orange, 
flamed carmine; pure white blotch. 
Archduchess Marie-Christine. White, 
with lilac, flamed rosy carmine. 
Aurore. Bright salmon-rose, striped orange, carmine and 
lilac; blotch cherry-rose, streaked lilac 
Baroness Burdett-Coutts. Delicate lilac tinged with rose, 
flamed rosy purple; spike very long, flowers unusually 
large. 30c. each, $3.00 per doz. 
Bayard. Large, carmine-red flowers, slightly tinged with 
lilac, and delicately bunded with white in the centre of the 
petals. 25c. each, $2.50 per doz. 
Bicolore. Large flowers of bright rosy salmori, except 
lower petals, which are ivory-white suffused with rose at 
edges. 20c. each, $2.00 per doz. 
Blondine. Tall, compact spike of large, straw-colored flow- 
ers, slightly streaked at the edges with rosy lilac; very 
delicate shade. 30c. each, $3.00 per doz. 
Brenchleyensis. Vermilion-scarlet; fine old variety. 5c. 
each, 50c. per doz. 
slightly tinged 
Calypso. Flesh-colored rose, streaked rose and blotched 
carmine 
Gameleon. Compact truss of large, slaty-lilac flowers, 
flamed orange, with white bands down the middle of each 
petal; large, creamy white blotch. streaked violet. 
Carnation. Fleshy white, profusely tinged at the edges 
with the richest carmine; lower petals blotched purplish 
carmine 
Ceres. Pure white, spotted with purplish rose. 
Champs de Mars. Solferino, distinct white blotch, border- 
Golden yellow, pure and distinct. 
ed carmine, 
Chrysolora. The finest 
yellow variety. 26c. each, $2.50 per doz. 
Conquete. Large and fine flower of bright cherry-red, with 
a conspicuous pure white blotch; upper petals striped with 
delicate rose. 
Coralie. White, tinted with rose and yellow; flamed with 
bright rose; yellow blotch. 
Diamant. Fleshy white, of a remarkable freshness; throat 
ivory-white; blotched and streaked carmine. 
Duchess ot Edinburgh. Fine form and substance; plant 
strong, attaining a height ef 6 feet; purplish rose, with a 
carmine stripe on the lower divisions. _15c. each, $1.50 doz. 
Emma Thursby. White ground, carmine stripes through 
petals; blotch on the lower division. 
Eugene Scribe. Flowers very large and wide, perfect; 
tender rose, blazed carmine-red, extra fine. 
Eugene Souchet. Bright rose color, relieved by a large 
white blotch and stripes rising from the intense color at 
the edge of the petals. 
Fatma. Very large flowers of ivory-white ground, pro- 
fusely striped and suffused with bright rosy salmon; 
violet blotch. 
Feu Follet. Well-opened flowers, with ivory-white throat, 
richly tinted and striped with carmine at edges of sepals. 
Flamboyant. Large flowers of fiery scarlet. 
Flamingo. Fiery red, blotch of rich purple; large spike of 
well-arranged flowers. 20c. each, $2.00 per doz. 
Gallia. Very long spike of large and handsome rosy white 
flowers, flushed bright carmine at the edges. 20c. each, 
$2.00 per doz. 
Gen. Phil. Sheridan. Fire red, white line running through 
eachene and a large pure white blotch on the lower 
division. 
Gen, Sherman, 
Grand Rouge. 
blotch, 
Gulliver. Large, bright carmine flowers, with conspicuous 
white bands in the middle of each petal; pale yellow blotch, 
slightly streaked violet. 
Hesperide. Profusely blotched and flaked bright rosy 
salmon on a pure white ground. 
Isnac Buchanan. Very fine yellow. 
John Bull. White slightly tinged with sulphur. 
La Candeur. White, lightly striped with carmine-violet. 
Lamarck (de). Cherry, slightly tinted with orange, blazed 
with red; centre is very well lighted, very large, pure 
white stain. 
Latone. Tall and very compact spike; fine flowers of a deli- 
cate rose, with creamy white blotch and stripes. 
Leander. Large flower of lilac color, beautifully shading 
off to carmine; distinct white band in each petal, and con- 
spicuous white blotch 
Lord Byron. Brilliant scarlet, blotched pure white. 
Loredan. Brightcherry-rose flowers, speckled with creamy 
white, and slightly shaded with slate color at the edges of 
the petals. 15c. each, $1.50 per doz. 
Madame Auber. Compact spike of extra large and well- 
shaped flowers of a very pale rosy lilac; blotch creamy 
white; dappled light rose on some of the flowers. 30c. 
each, $3.00 per doz. 
Madame Monneret. Delicate rose. 
Martha Washington. Light yellow, of large size, in a 
well-arranged spike; lower petals tinged with rose. 
Meyerbeer. Brilliant scarlet, flamed with vermilion; am- 
aranth-red blotch. 
Large, fine scarlet. 4 
Large flowers of bright scarlet; small violet 
The bulbs can be furnished by us until May 15th. They are easily kept in a paper bag on any convenient shelf until planting time. 
Mile. Maries Mies. Delicate rose, flamed with carmine; 
slight blotch of rosy purple;densespike. 15c. each, $1.50 doz. 
Mr. Bains. A beautiful, distinct color, a clear light red, 
self-color. 
Mr. Krelage. Terra cotta-red, flamed with smoke-color; 
white blotch with carmine lining. 
Napoleon III. Bright scarlet; white line in each petal. 
Nereide. Long and compact spike of large flowers of 
mother-of-pearl rose, suffused with lilac; blotched bright 
violet. A grand flower. 35c. each, $3.50 per doz. 
Octoroon. A beautiful salmon-pink; very distinct. 
Pactole. Beautiful yellow, slightly tinged with rose at the 
edges; blotch of darker shade. 
Panorama. Large spike of well-arranged flowers; beauti- 
ful lilac shaded and mottled with brilliant carmine; throat, 
creamy white; centre of each petal banded white. 
Papillon. A compact, well-formed spike, with flowers of a 
yellow ground, conspicuously flaked and bordered with 
carmine. 
Pepita. Bright golden yellow flowers, slightly striped car- 
mine at the edges of the petals, towards the end of the 
flowering season. 
Proserpine. Rosy white. 
Pyramide. Perfect spike, broader at the lower part than 
at the top; large, well-expanded orange-rose. 
Reine Victoria. Pure white, carmine-violet blotch. 
Richard Ceeur-de-Lion. Fine spike of large flowers of a 
bright crimson-red color flamed and edged with garnet; 
lower petals spotted and blotched golden yellow. 
Romulus. Very brilliant dark red; large, pure white blotch; 
large white lines on the lower petals. 
Seduction. Rosy salmon; very bright and open, throat very 
clear, with large white blotch, and is feathered carmine. 
Shakespeare. White; very slightly suffused with carmine- 
rose; large, rosy blotch. x 
Snow-White. Pure snow-white, the only pure white Glad- 
iolus in existence. It also has large, well-open flowers, and 
an enormous spike of the most perfect and beautiful shape. 
15c. each, $1.50 per doz. 
Stanley. Handsome spike of well-shaped flowers, very 
open, large, rosy salmon, flamed all over with the deepest 
rose color; small, rosy yellow blotch. 15c. each, $1.50 doz. 
Teresita. Upper petals of pure white, suffused with rose 
and striped carmine at the edges; lower petals pale rose, 
largely blotched and striped with bright violet. | i 
The Queen. Grand immense flowers, white, tinged with 
blush and flaked carmine. 
Therese de Vilmorin. Tall spike; flowers of a creamy 
white, passing into pure white, with a few purplish rose 
stripes in centre. _25ce. each, $3.50 per doz. 
Van Spandonk. Fiery red; splendid. 
Victor Jacqueminot. Fine compact spike of bright orange 
flowers, profusely flamed with scarlet; ground violet; blotch 
bright violet, streaked and speckled pure white. 15c. each, 
$1.50 per doz. i 
ampa. Fine, open flowers, which are often double; beau- 
tiful tender rose, mottled at the edges with carmine; pur- 
plish carmine feather. 
PRICE for any of the above-named Gladiolus Bulbs, 10c. each, $1.00 per doz., excepting for those specially Priced. 
THE ENTIRE SET OF 75 NAMED GLADIOLUS, 
FERED ON THIS 
PAGE, FOR 
$8 50 DELIVERED FREE ANYWHERE 
0 9 IN THE UNITED STATES, 
