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CURRIE BROTHERS COMPANY, MILWAUKEE, WIS. 



Gladiolus. 



GLADIOLUS BULBS 



ALL LARGE FLOWERING BULBS. 



The Gladiolus is rapidly coming to be the universal flower for outdoor culture, certainly one of the most satis- 

 factory to grow, and good soil suits them. 



Plant the bulbs as soon as all danger from frost is past, about 4 inches deep and 6 to 8 inches apart. By planting 

 at intervals up to the first of July, these fine flowers can be had in bloom all through the Summer and Fall, the later 

 flowers being the best. 



About the end of October, when the leaves begin to wither, the bulbs should be taken up, dried in the open air, 

 and then stored in a dry place, where they will not be touched by frost but kept cool. 



America — One of the grandest Gladioli yet introduced. Color a beautiful soft flesh pink, slightly tinged with lavender. 

 The flowers are unusually large. Each 5c; doz. 50c; 100 $3.00. 



Augusta — Pure white, with blue anthers. Each 5c; doz. 50c; 100 $3.00. 



Baron J. Hulot — The finest true-blue Gladiolus yet known. Flowers thickly set on a tall, strong spike; color velvety 



purple. Each 8c; doz. 80c; 100 $5.00. 



Brenchleyensis — An old favorite for massing. Fine vermilion-scarlet. One of the most satisfactory in cultivation. 

 Each 4c; per doz. 40c; 100 $2.50. 



JUNE — New. Produces one of the finest formed spikes of any variety we know of. The color is white, flaked with 

 rose pink, the markings varying more or less in every spike but always in a pleasing way. Each 25c; dozen $2.75; 



per 100 $18.00. 



Mrs. Francis King — A fine, very large, light scarlet variety. Flowers excellent for cutting. Each 5c; per doz. 

 oOc; 100 $3.00. 



May— White flaked rose, fine. Each 10c; per doz. $1.00; 100 $7.00. 



Niagara — Of the "America" type, flowers larger, often 4H inches across; color a delightful cream shade with the two 

 lower inside petals blending to canary yellow. Flower spike very erect and stout. Each 12c; per doz. $1.25; 100 

 $8.00. 



Peace — One of the finest Whites. Flowers large, of a beautiful white, with a pale lilac feathering on the under petals. 

 Spike long, heavy and straight. Each 15c; per doz. $1.50; per 100 $10.00. 



Princeps — A grand large flower, color brilliant scarlet-crimson, blotched white on the lower petals. Each 10c; per 

 doz. $1.00; 100 $7.00. 



Panama — A seedling of America and the same in form and habit, but deeper pink in color. Very large flowers on a long stout spike. Each 10c; per doz. 

 $1.00; per 100 $7.00. 



Sulphur King — One of the very finest yellows. The flowers are of the clearest sulphur yellow, borne on a very long spike. This variety took first prize 

 for the best yellow at the meeting of the American Gladiolus Society in Boston, 1916. Each 30c; per doz. $3.00; per 100 $20.00. 



Grofl's Newest Hybrids — The flowers possess a wonderful range of color, including whites and lights, scarlet, crimson, rare blues, lilac and heliotrope 

 shades. Each oc; per doz. 50c; per 100 $3.00. 



Giant Childsi, in Splendid Mixture — Of great substance and gigantic size. Flower spikes have been cut measuring 2 feet in length. Each 4c; per 

 doz. 40c; per 100 $2.50. 



SPLENDID MIXTURES OF GLADIOLUS. 



Per Per 



Each doz. 100 



Pink Shades $ .04 $ .40 $2.50 



Striped and Variegated 05 .50 3.00 



Scarlet and Red Shades 04 .40 2.00 



Yellow Shades -06 .60 4.00 



White and Light Shades 05 .50 3.00 



Lemoine's Butterfly Mixture 04 .40 2 . 00 



Extra Choice American Hybrids 05 .50 2.75 



Choice Colors, Mixed 03 .30 . 1.50 



Single Bulbs and Dozen Lots Mailed Free, 100 Lots by Express, Purchaser's Ex- 

 pense, or by Mail for 50c per 100 Extra. 



MONTBRETIA. 



One of the brightest and best of the Summer flowering bulbs, they produce graceful flow- 

 ers like the Gladioli but much smaller, the plants are of a branching habit and attain a height 

 of about two feet. The bulbs should be planted in clumps of six to twelve or more. Plant 

 bulbs about 4 or 5 inches deep, protecting them with a liberal mulching during the winter. 



The flowers are very dainty and ezcellent for cut flowers. Mixed colors. Each 8c; per 

 doc 30c; per 100 $2.00. 



Montbretias. 



