PETES HEflfcE^SON St CO.— GLtADlOIiUS. 



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CHOICE * NKMED •• GLADIOLUS. 



those which flower somewhzf later, B; still later, C; the latest It. 

 Therefore! to induce trial of these magnificent sorts, we offer them this season at a very low and uniform price, 



mail, 12 cts. each, $1.25 per dozen'; or the set of 60 varieties for $6.00. 



ORANGE-RED GLADIOLUS. 



Antiope. B. Light orange -cherry, with a dark carmine 

 blotch on pure white ground. 



Mac-Mahon. C. Satin orange-colored cherry-rose, stripe J 

 red ; first-rate. 



Pyramide. B. Handsome and perfect spike, broader at 

 the lower part than at the top ; large, well-expanded flow, 

 ers of the brightest and most delicate orange-rose ; plant 

 of medium height, exceptionally fine. 



Roi Leopold. B. Blush rose, slightly suffnsed with 

 orange and shaded deep currant-red, white blotch. 



Varieties which flower first are marked A.; 

 The exquisite beauty of the CHOICE NAMED GLADIOLUS Is not sufficiently known. 



Price for any of the Gladiolus on this page, free ty 

 WHITE GLADIOLUS. 



■Amalthee. A. Pure white : large violet-red blotch, 

 ground of the corolla velvety violet, the lower petals 

 slightly tinted with lilac in stripes. 



Xa Candeur. C. White, lightly striped with carmine- 

 violet. 



.John Bull. A. 'White, slightly tinged with sulphur. 



Diamant. A. Flowers extra large, fleshy white, of a 

 remarkable freshness, throat ivory-white, blotched and 

 streaked carmine, new color of exceptional distinctness, 

 early flowering ; a magnificent plant. 



Shaiespeare. A. White, very slightly suffused with 

 carmine-rose ; large rosy blotch 



ROSE AND PINK GLRDIOLUS. 



Archduchess Marie-Christine. A. White; slightly 

 tinged with lilac, flamed rosy carmine ; large flowers of 

 excellent form, very handsome spike. 



Carnation. A. 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 spiie, 



President Lincoln. Blush white ground, suffused with 

 bright rose at the edges : lower petals heavily blotched 

 and penciled with crimson. 



^Elizabeth. B. Dark rose, flamed with bright carmine- 

 purple ; large purple-carmine blotch with white Btripes. 



Eugene Scribe. A. Flower very large and wide, perfect 

 tender rose, with blazed carmine-red. 



Sylvie. A. White, slightly edged with delicate cherry- 

 rose, throat very clear ; perfectly shaped flowers, showing, 

 the ivory blotch to great advantage. 



FLESH BUD SALMON GLADIOLUS. 



Sieolore. B. Very distinct and striking variety, with 

 large flowers of bright rosy salmon, with the exception of 

 the lower petals, which are ivory-white, suffused with, 

 rose at the edges. 



Calypso. D. Flesh-colored rose, streaked with rose and 

 blotched carmine. 



Patma. C. Very large flowers of ivory-white ground, 

 profusely striped and suffused with bright rosy salmon; 

 violet blotch on creamy ground. 



Sesperide. B. Profusely blotched and flaked bright 

 rosy salmon on a pure white ground ; handsome spiie of 

 grand effect. 



Ten Follet. B. Well-opened-flowers, with ivory-white 

 throat, richly tinted and striped with carmine at the 

 edges of the sepals. 



Seduction. B. Splendid spike with rosy salmon-colored 

 flowers, very bright and open, of a delicate pearly rose, 

 throat very clear, with large white blotch, feathered car- 

 mine. 



SCARLET AND DAZZLING RED. 



Oen. Phil. Sheridan. Long spike of fire-red flowers of 

 large size, a distinct white line rnnnlng through each 

 petal, and a large pure white blotch on the lower ; a re- 

 markably showy variety. 



Xlamboyant. R Beautiful spike of large flowers, fiery 

 scarlet ; very effective variety. 



Brenchleyensis. C. Bright vermilion -scarlet. 



General Sherman. Large, magnificent scarlet, fine 

 spike. 



Lord Byron. B. Brilliant scarlet, blotched and flaked 

 pure white; very showy. 



Myerbeer. C. Brilliant scarlet, flamed with vermilion 

 amaranth-red blotch. 



Bomulus. A. Very brilliant dark red. large pure 

 white blotch, white lines on lower petals ; very showy. 



VIOLET AND PURPLE GLADIOLUS. 



Bernard de Jussieu. A. Violotshaded cherry and 



purple, purple blotch on white ground. 

 Cleopatra. C. Soft lilac, the lower petals of a darkor 



hue suffused with violet; purple feathered blotch. 

 Eugrene Barney. A. 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. C. Very brilliant purple ground, slightly 



tinted with violet, large pure white blotch, feathered 



with carmine-cherry ; very showy. 



SP1K£ OF GLADIOLUS. 



LILAC GLADIOLUS. 



Apollon. B. Rosy lilac with a largo light rose blotch : 

 finely striped white in tho centre 



Delicatissima. t C. White, suffused with soft car- 

 mine-lilac, tbo pure whito lower petals edged lilac. 



Leander. B. Extra large flower of lilac color, beau- 

 tifully shading off to carmine, a distinct white band 

 in the middlo of each petal and conspicuous white 

 blotch on lower petals, fine spike. 



Panorama. B. Very large spike of well imaged 



CANINE GLADIOLUS. 



Dnmont D'Urville. A. -Very long spiie; a bright 

 cherry, 'flaked and striped rich carmine ; distinct pure 

 white blotch, white stripe in the centre of each petal. 



Bug'ene Souchet. C. Fine spike, bright carmine-rose 

 color, relieved by a large white blotch and stripes, rising 

 .from the intense colors at the edges of the petals; very 

 fine, effective variety. 



Themis. B. Fine spike of delicate satin-rose colored 

 flowers, conspicuously flushed with carmine, cream-col- 

 ored blotch ; beautif uL 



Zenobia. B. Bose, slightly tinted with "violet, flamed 

 with dark carmine, large white blotch feathered with 

 carmine; very fine. 



Semiramis. D. Carmine-rose on whito ground, flamed 

 with brightcarmine ; .unrivaled variety. 



CHERRY-RED and CRLflSON. 



Achille. C. Beautiful currant-rod,' white stripe in the 



middle of each petal. 

 Lamarck. D. Very long spike of large fl. cherry coL. 



slightly tinted with orange, blazed with red, centre very 



well lighted, with a large pure white stain ; a very flue 



variety, 

 Le Tintoret. C. Fine chorry-rose. flamed .with carmine, 



carmine blotch on yellow-tinted ground. 

 Antonius. C. Scarlet-cherry, slightly tinged with orangR 



flamed carmine, pure white blotch. 

 Conquete. C. Large and fine flower of bright cherry* 



red. with a conspicuous pure white blotch ; upper petals 



striped with delicate rose. 



GARNET AND AMARANTH RED- 



Addison. B. Dark amaranth with white stripes. 



Constance. B. Of semi-dwarf habit, very vigorous, 

 producing regularly compact and well-furnished spike* 

 of amaranth- red flowers, with a small creamy white 

 blotch. 



Africain. C. Entirely distinct variety of quite a novel 

 color, 6laty brown on scarlet ground, streaked with scarlet 

 and pure white, with conspicuous white blotch j a dark- 

 colored variety of remarkable effect ; dense spike. 



YELLOW GLADIOLUS. 



Chrysolora. This is the finest variety of its color in ex> 

 istence; the spikes are large and perfectly shapel : color, 

 a superb rich yellow, exquisitely threaded crimson at 

 base of petals. 



Croesus. B. Very large flower, yellow, shaded darker 

 toward the centre, flamed carmine at the edges, and 

 feathered amaranth -red on salmon ground. 



Isaac Buchanan. C. Finest yellow for massing. 



Martha Washington. B. Light yellow, lower petals 

 slightly tinged rose, large flowers, and fine spikes. 



BUTTERFLY GLADIOLUS. 



LEMOINE'S LARGE STAINED HYBRIDS. 

 Entreissiri. Very deep pink ; lower potals blotched 

 bright maroon 

 Enfant de Nancy. Flowers medium sized, purplish 



rod. 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 



marooc blotch on the lower petals. 

 Lemoinoi. Good-sized flowers, closely set on the spike; 



upper petals of a creamy white color, tinted salmon- 



red, the lower ones spotted with deep purpliih crim- 

 son, bordored with bright yellow and salmony red. 

 V. E. Gumbleton. Flowers very large and open: 

 purplish rose, streaked with rich c.trmine : spots vel- 

 vet, surrounded with yellow ; au unusually beautiful 

 variety. 



flowers of a beautiful lilac, shaded and mottled with Marie Lemoine. Long spike of fine, well-expanded 

 brilliant carmine, throat creamy white, centre of each I flowers; upper divisions of a pale creamy color, 

 petal banded white, new shade of color, very effec- flushed salmon-lilac ; lower division spotted purplish 

 live, of medium height | violet bordered doep yellow 



Tries for aay of lie abo?e, tree by nail, 12c eash, S1.2S par do.,; or tbo collection of 60 rarieties o& ibis pigs (eacb separately aaaed) fcr SS.U. 



