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SUiVIIVIER FLOWERING BULBS 



GLADIOLUS. 



The Gladiolus family contains hundreds of magnificent varieties, comprising 

 all imaginable colors, shades and variegations, from the most gorgeous and 

 dazzling to the softest and most delicate tints. They deserve to be grown in 

 every garden. For cutting they are invaluable, the flowers lasting in water a 

 week. They are of easy culture, grow in any garden soil, never fail to flower 

 the same season, and by successive plantings every two or three weeks, from 

 April to June, can be had in flower from July until checked by frost. The 

 bulbs are easily kept in a paper bag on any convenient shelf until planting 

 time. 



PD ACCT NEWEST HYBRID 



UKUrr b gladiolus 



In Grand Mixture. 



The "Groff" Gladiolus. A new strain of great merit has been evolved by 

 Mr. Groff, a Canadian banker with scientific tendencies, who is widely known 

 as an enthusiastic and successful hybridizer and grower of Gladiolus. His means 

 enabled him to collect from various parts of the world perhaps the finest collec- 

 tion of Gladiolus ever gotten together, and there are thousands of varieties 

 among the different types, sections and strains. Some of his bulbs cost him up 

 to S5.00 each. He flowered and retained the cream of these, then cross-bred 

 and selected annually for over 15 years, until the present Groff strain of Hybrid 

 Gladiolus is _ absolutely unsurpassable and now world-famous. One of Mr. 

 Groff's hobbies is to allow no unhealthy or weak-growing variety to remain in 

 his fields, so that these bulbs we are offering will produce strong, vigorous- 

 growing plants, with long, sturdy spikes. The flowers are extra large, of 

 perfect form, splendid substance, and of the greatest beauty, embracing a 

 range of diversified coloring with combinations of markings almost endless and 

 undreamed of; there are red, scarlet, crimson and garnet shades of. unexcelled 

 brilliancy and intensity; whites, creams, yellows, rose, pinks, salmon, orange, 

 etc.; stained, blotched, dotted, striped, watered and feathered in marvelous 

 variety; rare blues, clematis, lilac and heliotrope shades, charmingly unique and 

 to be found in no other strain of Gladiolus. Mr. Groff does not believe in named 

 varieties, so that every kind produced by him, no matter if surpassing in merit 

 some high-priced European novelty, is consigned to his favorite hybrid mix- 

 ture, insuring to purchasers of these bulbs many delightful surprises. 



Price, GrofF's Genuine, Newest Hybrid Gladiolus Bulbs, in Grand Mixture, 

 7c. each, 75c. per doz., delivered free in the U. S., or $5.00 per 100, buyer 

 paying expressage. 



Giant "Childsi" Gladiolus. 



Choicest Named Varieties. 



This race of extraordinarily beautiful Gladiolus represents a grand achievement 

 in the perfection of this genus. They are of strong, healthy, erect growth, 

 and the flowers reach enormous dimensions, often 7 to 9 inches across. 

 Every color known among Gladiolus is represented, including the brightest 

 hues and most curious designs, many having beautifully mottled and spotted 

 throats made up of white, crimson, pink, yellow, etc. 



PRICES — Delivered Free in the United States. 

 We supply sorts priced at 10c. each for $1.00 per doz.; 15c. each for $1.60 per doz. 



Each. 



Adolph Glose. Slaty-blue, with crimson and white throat 15c. 



Admiral Dewey. Silvery-pink, marked velvety-crimson 15c. 



America. New. Flowers of soft pink; strong, erect, many-flowered spike. 15c. 



Attraction. Rich deep crimson, with large white throat 15c. 



Blanche. Snow-white, with soft rose tintings 15c. 



Brilliant. Beautiful orange-red, with white and carmine throat 10c. 



Burlington. Bright pink tinged orange-scarlet, carmine and white throat. 15c. 

 Cardinal. Large perfect flower of intense cardinal-scarlet, very beautiful. 15c. 

 Columbia. Light scarlet, blotched and penciled purple; throat mottled. 10c. 

 Deborah. Dark red tinged amaranth, large white throat and blotches.. . 10c. 

 Dr. Sellew. Rich rosy-crimson; penciled darker; throat rayed white . . . 10c. 



Elaborate. Fiery-red, penciled amaranth ; large white throat .• • • ■ 15c, 



Gov. McCormack. Rose, mottled silvery-gray, throat white and violet. 10c. 



Harlequin. Striped and mottled white, red and rose loc. 



Henry Gilman. Salmon-scarlet, with white bands and mottled throat. . 10c. 



Melrose. White-flaked pink, deep crimson center 15c. 



Mrs. Beecher. Deep rose-crimson; throat white, freely spotted 10c. 



Nezinscott. Blood-scarlet; throat mottled blackish-crimson and white. . 10c. 

 Oddity. Amaranth-red, suffused purple-blue; throat mottled red and white. 10c. 



Salem. Five salmon-pink with maroon blotches 10c. 



Splendor. Soft rose-pink, magenta stains, white and purple mottling.. . 15c. 



Superb. Pink-flaked and striped salmon-pink ; enormous flowers 15c. 



Variabilis. Enormous spike, color deep pink flaked blue-black.. 10c 



Wm. Falconer. Beautiful clear light pink, large flowers and spike.... 10c. 



COLLECTIONS of Named Giant "CHILDSI" Gladiolus. 



Ei- ii . I Contains 1 bulb each of the I 1 1 nn 

 xqu.site Collection \ 12 varieties priced at 10c . each \ $1.00 



/— r* ii . I Contains 1 bulb each of thel » i en 



Gorgeous Collection j 12 varieties priced at 15c . each } $1.50 



Mixed Giant "CHILDSI" Gladiolus afSs^VS^I 



extra large fine bulbs, 5c. each, 50c. per dozen, delivered free in U. S., 

 or if buyer pays transit, S3. 00 per 100 ; $25.00 per 1,000. 



Henderson's Bulb Culture (offered on page 195) tells about G«-<-«*/ino; all Summer and Winter Flowering Bulbs. Price, 50c 



