Giant Childsii Gladiolus. 



This race of extraordinarily beautiful Gladiolus represents a grand achieve- 

 ment in the perfection of this genius. They are of strong, healthy, erect growth, 

 and the flowers reach enormous dimensions, often 7 to 9 inches across. 

 Every color known among Gladiolus is represented, including the brightest 

 hues and most curious designs, many having beautifully mottled and spotted 

 throats made up of white, crimson, pink, yellow, etc. Gladiolus deserve to be 

 grown in every garden. For cutting they are invaluable, the flowers lasting 

 in water a week. They are of easy culture, flower the same season, and by 

 successive plantings every two or three weeks, from April to June, can be had 

 in flower from July until fall. 



We supply sorts priced at Sc. each for 80c . per doz.; 10c, each for SI .00 per doz.; 13c. 

 each for St. 25 per doz.; 15c. each for SI .50 per doz.; 18c. each for $1 .80 per doz. 



For delivery in U.S. add 10c. per doz. Bulbs mailed free at the single price. 



Each. 



America. Flowers of soft pink; strong, erect, many-flowered spike 10 



Attraction. Rich deep crimson, with large white throat 12 



Blanche. Snow-white, with soft rose tintings 18 



Brilliant. Beautiful orange-red, with white and carmine throat 08 



Burlington. Bright pink tinged orange-scarlet, carmine and white throat. . .12 

 Cardinal. Large perfect flower of intense cardinal-scarlet, very beautiful.. .18 

 Columbia. Light scarlet, blotched and penciled purple; throat mottled.. .08 



Deborah. Dark red tinged amaranth, large white throat and blotches 08 



Dr. Parkhurst. Long spike of brilliant red flowers having a white mottled 



throat 18 



Dr. Sellew. Rich rosy-crimson; penciled darker; throat rayed white 08 



Gov. McCormack. Rose, mottled: silvery-f;ray, throat white and violet 08 



Harlequin. Striped and mottled white, red and rose 18 



Henry Gilman. Salmon-scarlet, with white bands and mottled throat 08 



I. S. Hendrickson. Beautifully mottled white and deep pink 12 



Mrs. Beecher. Deep rose-crimson; tnroat white, freely spotted 10 



Mrs. Francis King. Large flowers on tall stems; light scarlet with crimson 



blotches on lower petals 08 



Mrs. Goldsmith. Soft rose with lighter tintings; large flower and fine spike .18 

 Oddity. Amaranth-red, suffused purple-blue; throat mottled red and white .08 



Rose Spray. Large fine white sprayed with rose color 20 



Salem. Fine salmon-pink with maroon blotched 08 



Superb. Pink-flaked and striped salmon-pink; enormous flowers 08 



Taconic. Shades of pink with blush throat and lemon and crimson markings 



on lower petals 12 



Variabilis. Enormous spike, color deep pink, flaked blue-black 08 



Wm. Falconer. Beautiful clear light pink, large flowers and spike 08 



COLLECTIONS OF NAMED GIANT GLADIOLUS. 



Exquisite Collection ] T%^jjg^g- «£*„]* \ 85c. 



Gorgeous Collection 



Contains 1 bulb each of the 12 

 varieties priced at 10c. to 20c. each 



$1.50 



Mixed Giant Childsii Gladiolus Mf ^uS^iS 



markings; extra large fine bulbs, 

 For delivery in the U . 



40c. per dozen, $3.00 per 100; 526.00 per 1,000. 

 5. add He. per doe., or 7'c. per KO. 



Ten Grand, New Gladiolus. 



These 10 new modern Gladiolus are triumphs of the hybridizer's art. far 

 surpassing in size, form and beautiful colorings the prized favorites of a few 

 years ago. At our Gladiolus Show, where we had over 200 varieties on ex- 

 hibition, these ten especially were a revelation to many visitors. 

 Blue Jay (Groff's). Plant vigorous, often six feet high; flowers large, and of a 



bright, light blue color with white shadings that contrast strikingly. 



60 cts. each; $6.00 per doz. 

 Charmer. Large, broad-petalled flowers of soft mauve-pink blending off, 



lighter in the throat which is penciled with carmine lake with a large blotch of 



same color on the central lower petal. 60c. each; $6.00 per doz. 



Dazzler. Vivid salmon-scarlet marked in throat with deeper orange-red with 



a lake stripe through the center; very large flowers; fine long well filled spike. 



60c. each; S6.00 per doz. 

 Dorothy Burnham. Flowers of enormous size; rosy flame color with large, 



pure white throat, splendid SOc. each; SS.OO per doz. 



Enchantress. Blush-white lightly flaked with lake-pink towards the margins: 



throat encircled on the lower petals with carmine lake-blotch: a dusting of 



golden-bronze zoning the blotch is unique. 60c. each, S6.00 per doz. 



Fascinator. Magnificent salmon-pink flamed with carmine; blush throat with 



lake pencilings; very large flowers and tall well filled spike. 



60c. each; S6.00 per doz. 

 Gorgeous. Immense flowers of vivid scarlet with strongly contrasting large, 



white throat blotch on the lower petals; long, well filled spike. 



60c. each; S6.00 per doz. 

 Meadowvale. One of the purest whites with a touch of vivd crimson in the 



throat; the three lower petals are marked with faint pink. 



25c. each; $2. 50 per doz. 

 Peace (Groff's). The grandest white in the world. Flowers are large, of good 



form, correctly placed on a heavy straight spike. Color beautiful white with 



a pale lilac feathering on the inferior petals. 60c. each; S6.00 per doz. 



Viola. A Lemoine-like flower of deep violet-blue with a white throat, the three 



lower petals having a large purplish-garnet blotch, edged with canary-yellow. 



60c. each; S6.00 per doz. 



The collection of 10 Grand, New Gladiolus, 1 bulb each of the above for $5.00. 



Groffs 



Newest 

 Hybrid 



Gladiolu 



In Grand 

 S Mixture. 



This strain of great merit has been evolved by Mr. Groff. a Canadian banker 

 with scientific tendencies, who is widely known as an enthusiastic and successful 

 hybridizer and grower of Gladiolus. His means enabled him to collect from 

 various parts of the world perhaps the finest collection of Gladiolus ever gotten 

 together. He flowered and retained the cream of these, then cross-bred and 

 selected annually for over 15 years, until the present Groff strain of Hybrid 

 Gladiolus is absolutely unsurpassable. The flowers are extra large, of perfect 

 form, splendid substance, and of the greatest beauty, embracing a range of 

 diversified coloring with combinations of markings almost endless and undreamed 

 of, insuring to purchasers of these bulbs many delightful surprises. 



Price, Groff's Genuine. Newest Hybrid Gladiolus Bulbs, in Grand Mixture, 



50c. per doz., $3.50 per 100. 



For delivery in the U. S. add lCc. per doz., or 75c. per 100. 



Henderson's Bulb Culture (offered on page 196 ) tells about Growing all Summer and Winter Flowering Bulbs. Price, 50c. 



