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H. W. BUCKBEE, ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS. 



NEW AND MAGNIFICENT GLADIOLUS. 



Dazzling In Splendor, 



Culture — Gladioli are of the 

 simplest culture. Plant at 

 any time from April to July, 

 in any fairly good soil, well 

 spaded. Set in rows 3 inches 

 apart, or in masses 6 inches 

 apart each way. Plant in full 

 sun, if possible, and keep 

 down weeds. They bloom 

 from July to October. After 

 fall frost, lift the bulbs and 

 after removing the tops let 

 them dry 2 or 3 weeks under 

 cover. After removing the 

 roots store them in a cool, 

 dry place, away from frost, 

 for planting the following 

 spring. 



A Perfect Rainbow of Colors, 

 Gorgeous Beyond Description. 



NOTE MY LOW PRICES. 



NEW GIANT GLADIOLUS. 



(Gorgeous Colors and Mar- 

 velous Markings. Flowers 

 Size of Tea Plates.) 



This new race of extraordi- 

 nary beautiful Gladiolus rep- 

 resents the perfection of this 

 genus since its introduction. 

 The flowers have reached 

 enormous dimensions, often 

 7 to 9 inches across, far sur- 

 passing any others and much 

 resembling Orchids of the 

 brightest hues and most cur- 

 ious designs. Every color 

 known among Gladioli is rep- 

 resented, and 1 many never 

 before seen, many having 

 beautifully mottled and spot- 

 ted throats, made up of 

 white, crimson, pink, yellow, 

 etc., of unsurpassed beauty. 

 New Giant Mixed Gladiolus 

 10c. each; $1.00 per doz. 



ORCHID, or Rainbow Gladiolus. 



(Extraordinary Beautiful 

 Gladiolus.) 



This new race represents 

 the grandest achievement in 

 the perfection of this genus 

 since its introduction. The 

 flowers are marvelous. Con- 

 tain all the colors of the 

 rainbow and glisten in the 

 sunlight. The blossoms are 

 of enormous size, often being 

 as large as tea plates, freely 

 produced on long graceful 

 stems. 



Choicest Mixture of bulbs 

 which are well worth from 

 20c. to 40c. each, my price 

 15c. each, 4 for 50c., 12 for 

 $1.25. 



GLADIOLUS — SNOW WHITE. 



Pure snow white, the only 

 pure white Gladiolus in ex- 

 istence. It also has large, well 

 open flowers, and an enor- 

 mous spike of the most per- 

 fect and beautiful shape. (See 

 cut.) 10c. each; 3 for 25c. 



All Postpaid at Prices Slated. 



THE FINEST STOCK ON EARTH. 



GLADIOLUS CH1LDSI. 



SPECIAL OFFER: 10 Ceots Each; 

 Set of 5 for 25 Cents. 



Columbia — Light orange scarlet, freely 

 Mctcr.ed and penciled, with blush pur- 

 ple. .Throat freely marked and mot- 

 tled. 



Hohonk — A strong, rank grower: fluwors 

 of large size and great substance: iteet> 

 dark pink with spotted throat; shaded 

 orange and flaked with maroon. 

 Mrs. Henry Ward Beecher — Beautifnf- 

 deep rosy crimson: large, well opened 

 fiower with white throat, freely marked" 

 and spotted with bright carmine. 

 Win. Falconer — Spikes of great length 

 and flowers of euormous size. Light 

 pink and blush, two delicate shades, 

 freely mottled and intermixed: throat - 

 spotted with crimson and white. 

 Henry Gillman — Deep salmon scarlet with 

 pure white bands through each petal. 

 The throat showing the peculiar spot- 

 ting and mottling of this class. 



Buckbee's S"" d „ Gladiolus. 



F YOU LOVE FLOWERS, PLANT 

 BUCKBEE'S GLADIOLUS. 



6now 

 White- 



Buckbee's American Gladiolus. 



This selection is made up from splendid named varieties, 

 brightest and most varied colors, white, yellow, pink. rose, 

 blush, intense scarlet, carmine, violet, striped, blotched, 

 variegated, etc. 



Each. Doz. Per 100 



All Colors, Mixed. 4 bulbs for 10c 25c. $2.00 



American Hybrids. Mixed 5c. 50c. 3.00 



White and Light Varieties, Mixed 3c. 30c. 2.25 



Striped and Variegated Varieties, Mixed.. 3c. 30c. 



Pink Varieties, Mixed 3c. 30c. 



Red and Scarlet Varieties, Mixed (3 bulbs for 10c.) 30c. 



Yellow Varieties, Mixed 4c. 



Scarlet and Pink, with White Throats 5c. 



40c. 

 50c. 



2.25 

 2.25 

 2.25 

 3.00 

 3.00 



Named 



The following are sorts which can be 

 depended upon to give good results; each 

 variety is the acknowledged leader of its 

 color: 



African — Black crimson, with pure 

 white blotch on throat, the dark- 

 est colored of all. 10c. each. 

 Chameleon — Compact spike, 

 color a rich combination of 

 slate, orange, white and 

 violet, odd. 10c. each. 

 Duchess of Edinburgh 

 — Purplish rose, car- 

 mine stripe on lower 

 petals. One of the 

 finest. 15c. each. 

 Grand Rouge — 

 Enormous spike 

 of largest flam- 

 ing scarlet, the 

 finest of its 

 color. 20c. each. 



Isaac Buch- 

 anan — (Golden 

 Sceptre)— Clear 

 canary yellow. 

 10c. 



Lord Byron — 

 Brilliant scar- 

 let with a pure 

 white blotch. 10c. 



Martha Wash- 

 ington — Fine 

 spikes, light yel- 

 low, lower petals 

 tinged with rose. 

 10c. each. 

 May — White ground 

 penciled with, crim- 

 son. 10c. each. 

 Meyerbeer — Bright scar- 

 let, flamed with vermil- 

 ion. 10c. 

 Octoroon — A beautiful shade 

 of salmon pink. 15c. each. 

 President Lincoln — Blush-white, 

 suffused with bright rose. 10c. each. 

 Shakespeare — A fine variety, white, 

 slightly suffused with carmine rose, large rose blotch. 

 10c. each. 



^PFPIAI OFFFR 0NE E4Cn 0F THE above twelve grand 



VARIETIES. PREPAID BY MAIL FOR 75c. 



Lemoine's Butterfly Hybrids. 



Mixed — This mixture is made up of named sorts, which 

 were imported from the originator. The remarkable rich- 

 ness of the colorings of this class rival the finest Orchids. 

 5c. each; 40c. doz. 



Kelway's Choice Hybrids, 



Grown from stock of the Celebrated English Hybridizer, 

 produces immense spikes in great variety of coloring. 5c. 

 each; 50c. per doz. 



Time and Money Wasted When You Plant Poor Seed. Get Buckbee's Seed and Save Trouble. 



