GLADIOLUS BULBS 



Standard Gladiolus 



Plant groups of Gladiolus bulbs every two 

 weeks, from April 15 to July 10, for bright 

 masses of garden color all summer and plenty 

 of cut-flowers. Plant the bulbs 4 to 6 inches 

 deep and 6 inches apart. Always dust bulbs 

 with Spergon Gladiolus Dust before planting. 



All bulbs listed are 1 Y2 inches in diameter 

 or more. 



GREEN ICE 



The best of the new greens. Slightly 

 ruffled, greenish cream florets, shading 

 darker in the throat. Unusual. 2 bulbs 

 50c.; doz. $2.50. 



RED SHADES 



Marshal Montgomery. Deep velvety red 

 with large, wide-open florets. Late mid- 

 season. 



Sans Souci. Tall, clear scarlet with a nar- 

 row white line on the lower petal. Late 

 midseason. 



Winston Churchill. Blood-red with dark 

 glow. Midseason. 



WASHINGTON, D. C. 



STANDARD GLADIOLUS, continued 



PINK AND ROSE SHADES 



Benares. Delicate soft rose, scarlet near 

 base. Late midseason. 



Leeuwenhorst. Clear bright pink. Mid- 

 season. 



Pactolus. Salmon-rose with fiery red blotch. 

 Early. 



Picardy. Lovely apricot-pink. Late mid- 

 season. 



YELLOW SHADES 



Golden Fiction. Buttercup-yellow with 

 yellow-green throat. Midseason. 



Spotlight. Medium deep yellow with small 

 scarlet blotch. Midseason. 



ORANGE 

 Old Gold. Solid orange color. Midseason. 



WHITE 



Snow Princess. Pure white. Mids 

 Sunny Boy. New creamy white with gera- 

 nium-red mark. Midseason. 

 VIOLET AND PURPLE SHADES 

 Mable Violet. One of the best pure violets. 



Midseason. 

 New Times. A new rich velvety purple. 

 Midseason. 



LAVENDER 



Pastel Beauty. New orchid-lavender with 



phlox-purple markings. Midseason. 



Any of the preceding 15 varieties, 



Doz. 85c.; $6.50 per 100 



EXHIBITION MIXED GLADIOLUS 



A carefully blended mixture of the most 

 beautiful colors. See in color on inside back 

 cover. Doz. 80c.; S6.00 per 100. 



If your bulb order amounts to S9.00 or more, we will pay postage east of the 

 Mississippi. If less than $9.00, please include 50c. to cover postage and packing. 



Miniature Gladiolus 



Miniature Glads are unsurpassed for elegance and charm. They are most graceful and 

 highly distinctive for their unusual coloring and dainty habit. A welcome addition for flower 

 arrangements and table decorations. Bulbs are smaller than standard varieties. 



Fantasy. A beautiful lavender shade. 1 Rosy Morn. Clear pink. 



Hesperia. Sparkling red. White City. Pure white. 



Pretoria. The best orange. I Yellow Cloud. A deep yellow. 



Any of the above Miniatures, doz. $1.00; $7.50 per 100 



BOLGIANO'S CANNAS 



Cannas bloom from early summer until 



frost. Set the plants 18 inches apart and 



3 to 4 inches deep. Water well at all times. 



City of Portland. Contrasting with the 



rich deep green foliage are flowers of a 



bright pink color. Medium height. See in 



color on inside back cover. 



King Humbert. Large, heart-shaped, 



purplish bronze leaves forming a sharp 



contrast to the immense blooms which 



are velvety orange-scarlet, rose-tinted and 



margined at the base. Medium height. 



The President. Rich, glowing scarlet; 

 superior in quantity and quality of bloom 

 to any other red variety. Green foliage. 

 Medium height. 



Yellow King Humbert. A sport of the 

 well-known bronze-leaved variety, but 

 with green foliage. Masses of golden 

 yellow flowers, dotted red; occasionally 

 some will be streaked red. Tall. 



Any of above Cannas, each 15c.; doz. $1.50; 

 $11.50 per 100 



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