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NEW GIANT GLADIOLUS. 



rieua Giant Gladiolus. 



Gorgeous Colors and Marvelous Markings. Enormous Flowers the Size of Tea Plates. 



^T^HIS new race of extraordinarily beautiful Gladiolus represents the grandest achievements 

 A in the perfection of this genus since its introduction. It is a cross between Saundersil 

 and Gandavensis, and has not only retained the long-lasting properties and the beautiful spots of 

 the latter, but its flowers have reached enobmous dimensions, often 7 to 9 inches across, far 

 surpassing any others, and much resembling Orchids of the brightest hues and most curious 

 designs. They grow tall and erect, often standing four or five feet high, with spikes of bloom 

 over two feet in length. They branch freely, in most cases each stem producing three or four 

 spikes of bloom, and bloom much earlier than ordinary varieties. Every color known among 

 Gladiolus is represented, and many never before seen, particularly blues, smoky-grays and 

 purple-blacks, all having beautifully mottled and spotted throats, made up of white, crimson, 

 pink, yellow, etc., and in this peculiar net-work of charming spots and colors lies one of its 

 special points of unsurpassed beauty. (See cut.) 



MIXED VARIETIES, 25c. each, $2.50 per doz., free by mail. 



Gladiolus in Collections. 



f£B~ If by mail, add at the rate of 10c. per dozen for postage. 



BijOU Collection, 12 extra choice seedlings, unnamed, each different. 75c, by mail, 85c, 



Rainbow " 12 choice named varieties SI. 00, " SI. 10 



Special Set of 12 Really Grand Gladiolus 2.75, " 2.85 



Collection af 50 Named Varieties, page 99 4.00, " 4.40 



Gladiolus in JVEi^tu^es. 



SSTlf desired by mail, add for postage 10c. per doz. ' do " , 6 q_ 



All Colors, Mixed la. 30c. $2.00 



American Hybrids, Mixed 5c. 50c. 3.00 



White and Light Varieties, Mixed 5c. 60c. 3.00 



Striped and Variegated Varieties, Mixed oc. 50c. 3.00 



Pink Varieties, Mixed 5c. 50c. 3.00 



Red and Scarlet Varieties, Mixed 4c. 30c. 2.00 



Yellow Varieties, Mixed 5c. 60c. 3.00 



Scarlet and Pink, with. White Throats oc. 60c. 3.50 



Lemoine's Butterfly Gladiolus, Mixed 5c. 60c. 3.50 



One dozen each (108 in all) of the above mixtures, all kept separate, for $4.00; 50 each (450 in 



all) for $12.00; 100 each (900 in all) for $23.00. 



,63r- If desired by mail, add at the rate of 10c. per dozen for postage. 



Henderson's Special Set of 12 



"$EALiliY G^AfiD" GIiADlOLiUS. 



Abricote. A very charming and novel color, soft, satiny, 

 coppery pink, as lustrous in the sunlight as if burnished. 

 Flowers of great size, with large round petals. A robust 

 grower. 50c. each, $5.00 per doz. 



All. Splendid, tall and compact spike, with numerous 

 and perfectly arranged flowers of quite a peculiar and 

 remarkable color; the ground of the upper petals is of 

 a very pale creamy rose, striped and penciled cherry-red ; 

 one (or more frequently two) of the lower petals is yellow, 

 with a rose sheen, and finally rayed or striped purplish 

 red. 



Aurore. A very bright and lovely variety. Flowers of 

 largest size, bright salmon-rose, striped orange, carmine 

 and lilac, with beautiful blotch of cherry-rose streaked 

 with lilac. 



Baroness Burdett Coutts. Delicate lilac tinged with 

 rose, flamed rosy purple. Spike very long, flowers un- 

 usually large. A decided acquisition. 



De Lesseps. Superb large flowers of rosy white suffused 

 with pink, flaming into red carmine-lake at the edges. 

 Strong, upright grower ; fine spike. 



Duchess of Edinburgh. One of the grandest Gladiolus 

 grown. Great, strong spikes of immense flowers, deep 

 lilac pink, with the sheen of satin. 



Pred. Douglass, The finest dark-colored Gladiolus 

 grown. Flowers unusually large, of a rich velvety claret- 

 maroon, beautifully marked and shaded. 



Grand Rouge. A magnificent variety. Splendid, strong 

 spike of enormous flowers ; bright scarlet, with violet 

 blotches. 



Mr. Baines. A splendid grower. Tall spikes of im- 

 mense flowers of burnished orange-red. 



Mile. Marie Mies. Exquisite delicate rose, flamed with 

 carmine, with blotches of rosy purple on pure white 

 ground. Flowers of unusually large size. 



Snow-white. This is the best white Gladiolus. The 

 entire flower is a perfect paper-white, with a slight cream 

 shade on lower half of the lower petal. A suggestion only 

 of purple is sometimes seen on the lower petal, when the 

 flowers are allowed to develop in the field. If the spikes 

 are cut when the first two or four flowers open, and are allowed 

 to develop in water in the house, it is positively snow-white. It 

 is a good strong grower, in many cases producing three 

 spikes from one bulb, (See cut.) Price, 20c. each, $2.00 

 per doz. 



Sunshine. The best yellow ever produced. Strong, up- 

 right grower, with enormous spikes of large flowers of 

 much substance ; color pure, rich yellow. 



PRICE FOR ANY OF THE ABOVE, not specially mentioned, 25c. EACH, $2.50 PER DOZ., OR THE FULL SET OF 12 FOR $2.75, 



OR BY MAIL, $2.85. 



EAtyUtY Of} JLJ^E FLiOLUEfOTG GLtflDlOUUS. 



These beautiful^Early Flowering Gladiolus are greatly prized on account of their blooming in June and July. The 

 flowers are smaller and more refined than those of the Gandavensis section or Autumn flowering Gladiolus ; the colors 

 and markings are very handsome, and in other varieties soft and delicate. Examples : white, with lovely pink and carmine 

 flakes; fiery scarlet, with white flakes; purple, striped white; fiery scarlet, with pink and magenta flakes; salmon 

 ecarlet, flaked magenta, with white streaks ; purest white, etc., etc. 



A Collection of 12 distinct named' varieties for 75c, or by mail, 85c. 

 Mixed Early or June Flowering Gladiolus. 5c. each, 50c. per doz. ; $3.00 per 100, or by mail, $3.25. 



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