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CHOICE NAMED GLADIOLUS. 



Price for any of the Gladiolus on this page, 10 cts. each, $1.00 per doz., or by mail, $1.10 per doz.; the set 

 of 50 varieties for $4.00, or by mail, post-paid, $4.40. Single Bulbs mailed free. 



WHITE GLADIOLUS. 



Diamant. Flowers extra large, fleshy white, of a remarkable freshness, throat 

 ivory-white, blotched and streaked carmine, new color of exceptional distinct- 

 ness, early flowering; a magnificent plant. 



John Bull. White, lightly tinged with sulphur. 



La Candeur. White, lightly striped with carmine-violet. 



Shakespeare. White, very slightly suffused with carmine- rose ; large rosy blotch. 



ROSE AND PINK GLADIOLUS. 



Archduchess Marie-Christine. White, slightly tinged with lilac, flamed rosy 



carmine ; large flowers of excellent form, handsome spike. 

 Carnation. Large well-expanded flowers of a fleshy white color, profusely 



tinged at the edges with the richest carmine, the lower petals blotched purplish 



carmine ; fine, long, well-furnished spike. 

 Elizabeth. Dark rose, flamed with bright carmine-purple; purple-carmine 



blotch, white stripes. 

 Eugene Scribe. Flower very large and wide, perfect tender rose, blazed with 



carmine-red. 

 Sylvie. White, slightly edged with 



delicate cherry-rose, throat very 



clear ; perfectly shaped flowers, 



showing the ivory blotch to great 



advantage. 



FLESH AND SALMON 

 GLADIOLUS. 



Calypso. Flesh-colored rose, 



streaked with rose and blotched 



carmine. 

 Patma, Very large flowers of 



ivory-white ground, profusely 



striped and suffused with bright 



rosy salmon ; violet blotch on 



creamy ground. 

 Feu Follet. Well-opened flowers, 



with ivory-white throat, richly 



tinted and striped with carmine 



at the edges of the sepals. 

 Hesperide. Profusely blotched 



and flaked bright rosy salmon on 



a pure white ground; handsome 



spike of grand effect. 

 Seduction. Splendid spike with 



rosy salmon-colored flowers, very 



bright and open, of a delicate 



pearly rose, throat very clear, with 



large, white blotch, feathered 



carmine. 



SCARLET 

 AND DAZZLING RED. 



Brenchleyensis. Bright vermil- 

 ion-scarlet. 

 Flamboyant. Beautiful spike of 



large flowers, fiery scarlet; very 



effective variety. 

 Gen. Phil. Sheridan. Long spike 



of fire-red flowers of large size, 



a distinct white line running 



through each petal, and a large 



pure white blotch on the lower ; 



a remarkably showy variety. 

 Lord Byron. Brilliant scarlet ; 



blotched and flaked pure white ; 



very showy. 

 Myerbeer. Brilliant scarlet, flamed with vermilion amaranth-red blotch. 

 Romulus. Very brilliant dark red, large pure white blotch, white lines on lower 



petals ; very showy. 



hew " SNOW-WHITE 



VIOLET AND PURPLE GLADIOLUS. 



Cleopatra. Soft lilac, the lower petals of a darker hue, suffused with violet ; 



purple feathered blotch. 

 Eugene Barney. Dwarf, splendid spike, very straight and firm, flowers large, 



purplish amaranth, with a sheen of ivory-lilac ; edges slightly mottled with 



slate ; novel and distinct shade. 

 Phidias. Very brilliant purple ground, slightly tinted with violet, large pure 



white blotch, feathered with carmine-cherry ; very showy. 



LILAC GLADIOLUS. 



Apollon. Rosy lilac, with a large light rose blotch ; finely striped white in the 



centre. 

 Leander . Extra large flower of lilac color, beautifully shading off to carmine, a 



distinct white band in the middle of each petal and conspicuous white blotch on 



lower petals ; fine spike. 

 Panorama. Very large spike of well-arranged flowers of a beautiful lilac, shaded 



and mottled with brilliant carmine, throat creamy white, centre of each petal 



banded white, new shade of color, very effective, medium height. 



ORANGE-RED GLADIOLUS. 



Antiope. Light orange-cherry, with a dark carmine blotch on pure white ground. 

 Mac-Malion. Satin orange-colored cherry-rose, striped red ; first-rate. 

 Pyramide. Handsome and perfect spike, broader at the lower part than at the 



top ; large, well-expanded flowers of the brightest and most delicate orange-rose ; 



plant of medium height, exceptionally fine. 



CARMINE GLADIOLUS. 



Dumont D'Urville. Very long spike ; a bright cherry, flaked and striped rich 



carmine ; distinct pure white blotch, white stripe in the centre of each petal. 

 Eugene Souchet. Fine spike, bright carmine-rose color, relieved by a large 



white blotch and stripes, rising from the intense colors at edges of the petals ; 



very fine, effective variety. 

 Semiramis. Carmine-rose on white ground, flamed with bright carmine ; 



unrivaled variety. 

 Zenobia. Bose, slightly tinted with violet, flamed with dark carmine, large white 



blotch feathered with carmine ; very fine. 



CHERRY-RED AND 

 CRIMSON. 



Achille. Beautiful currant-red, 

 white stripe in the middle of each 

 petal. 



Antonius. Scarlet-cherry, slightly 

 tinged with orange, flamed car- 

 mine, pure white blotch. 



Lamarck. Very long spike of 

 large fl. cherry color, slightly 

 tinted with orange, blazed with 

 red, centre very well lighted, with 

 a large pure white stain ; a very 

 fine variety. 



Le Tintoret. Fine cherry-rose, 

 flamed with carmine, carmine 

 blotched on yellow-tinted ground. 



GARNET AND 

 AMARANTH RED. 



Addison. Dark amaranth with 

 white stripes. 



Africain. Entirely distinct variety 

 of quite a novel color, slaty brown 

 on scarlet ground, streaked with 

 scarlet and pure white, with con- 

 spicuous white blotch ; a dark- 

 colored variety of remarkable 

 effect; dense spike. 



Constance. Of semi-dwarf habit, 

 very vigorous, producing regu- 

 larly compact and well-furnished 

 spikes of amaranth-red flowers, 

 with a small creamy white blotch. 



YELLOW GLADIOLUS. 



Pepita. The most free-flowering 

 yellow Gladiolus grown ; spike 

 fairly compact, flowers bright gol- 

 den yellow, becoming slightly 

 striped at the edges of the petals 

 with carmine as the flowers age. 



GLADIOLUS, OFFERED ON PAGE 



Croesus. Very large flower ; yellow, shaded darker toward the centre, flamed 

 carmine at the edges, and feathered amaranth-red on salmon ground. 



Isaac Buchanan. Finest yellow for massing. 



Martha Washington. Light yellow, lower petals slightly tinged rose, large 

 flowers and fine spikes. 



BUTTERFLY GLADIOLUS. 



LEAIOINE'S LARGE STAINED HYBRIDS. 



Engeissiri. Very deep pink ; lower petals blotched bright maroon. 



Enfant de Nancy. Flowers medium sized, purplish red, lower petals deep 



crimson. Color and blotching entirely unknown heretofore in Gladioli. 

 Incendiary. Velvety dark red ; magnificently marked. 

 Lamartine. Large flowers ; rosy flesh, large bright maroon blotch on the lower 



petals. 

 Lemoiiiei. Good-sized flowers, closely set on the spike ; upper petals of a 



creamy white color, tinted salmon-red, the lower ones spotted with deep purplish 



crimson, bordered with bright yellow and salmony red. 

 "W. E. Gumbleton. Flowers very large and open ; purplish rose, streaked with 



rich carmine ; spots velvet, surrounded with yellow ; an unusually beautiful 



variety. 



Price for any of the above, lO cts. each, $1.00 per doz.; or by mail, $1.10 per doz.; the collection of 

 50 varieties on this page for $4.00, or by mail, post-paid, $4.40. 



SINGLE BULBS MAILED FREE. 



