GLADIOLUS BULBS 



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 cat-Bowers. Plant the bulbs 

 ep and 6 inches apart. Al- 

 ius! bulbs with Spergon Gladiolus 

 Dust before plant i: - 



All bulbs listed are 1 ' _> inches in diam- 

 r more. 



Blooming Dates: I rfy, EM 



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Postage on Gladiolus: If shipment by 

 Parcel Post is desired, add 20c. per doz. 

 bulbs. 50c. for 100 bulbs to cover postage and 

 packing for shipments east of the Mississippi. 



BLUE 



Blue Beauty. rge Medium blue 



rd the edges. Opens 

 a tall, straight stem. 

 Doc $1.15; $8.00 per I 



Blue Orchid. M 1 rge. Beautiful 



pun ie with darker blotch. 



Fine sub- traight stem. 6 for 



70c; d :x.-r 100. 



Gladiolus 



PINK AND ROSE 



Burma Giant . M A very deep red- 

 dish rose with wide-open, heavily 

 ruffled blooms. Ranks as one of the 

 best of all Glads. () for 70c; doz. JUS; 

 $9.00 per 100. 



Gen. Eisenhower. EM Brilliant begonia- 

 rose. Extremely large Sowers on a tall 

 spike. This huge new Glad from 

 1 lolland is in a class by itself. Doz. $1.15; 

 •■ per 100. 



MiSS Wisconsin. I \l large. Beauti- 

 ful deep rose-pink. Open-, six to eight 

 5-inch florets on a medium-height spike. 

 Doz. 95c; $7.00 per 100. 



Picardy- I \1 Soft apricot-pink with 

 silver] sheen. A strong grower. Doz. 

 $1.00; $7.50 per 100. 



Spic and Span. 5 to 80 days. 1 argc 



Beautiful deep pink with slight salmon 



shadings. A straight-growing, tall, 



ged Glad with beautiful milled (lor- 



•en or more open at a time. 6 for 



70c.; doz. $1.25; $9.00 per KM). 



RED AND SCARLET 



Nancy. \1 Bright scarlet-red. A dis- 

 tinetive and vivid color. Opens seven 

 to nine well-placed blooms on a medium- 

 height plant. Doz. SI. 35; $10.00 per 100. 



New Europe. Ml Large, sparkling 

 orange-scarlet. Very line. Doz. 95c.; 



- per 100. 



Red Charm. (M) A most charming rich 

 red. A grand show flower. Doz. Sl.(H); 

 $7.50 per 100. 



Stoplight. 1M) Brilliant clear medium 

 red of fine texture. The large, lightly 

 ruflled blooms are flat, wide open and 

 well placed. Doz. <>5c; $7.00 per 100. 



LAVENDER AND PURPLE 

 Elizabeth the Queen. Mi A beauti- 

 fully ruflled lavender sort with a reddish 

 stippled feather in the throat. Doz. 

 f >5c; $7.00 per 100. 

 King Lear. (E) Very clear, deep reddish 

 purple with silvery line on petal edges. 

 \ ery large and heavily rutlled. Early. 

 Doz. 95c; $7.00 per 100. 

 Purple Supreme. (L) Large, well- 

 placed, bright purple flowers edged with 

 silver. \\ ill open eight to ten blooms 

 on a spike. A superb cut-flower. Doz. 

 $1.00; $7.50 per 100. 



YELLOW AND ORANGE 

 Bit o'Heaven. M I A very tall, rich cop- 

 pcrv orange. Vigorous grower. Long 

 flower-spike. Doz. 90c; $6.75 per 100. 



Spotlight. (M) Large. Clear medium 

 deep yellow with small scarlet blotch in 

 throat. Doz. SI. 15; $8.00 per 100. 



Yellow Herald. 65 to 70 days. Large; 

 early. Amber-yellow, carmine in the 

 throat. The large, wide-open flowers 

 are beautifully faced and spaced on a 

 strong, upright stem. Doz. SI .00; S7.50 

 per 100. 



CREAM AND WHITE 



Corona. (M) Creamy white with a rose 

 picotee edge. Doz. SI. 15; $8.00 per 100. 



Silver Wings. (L) Giant. This is a white 

 sport of Picardy. All the Picardy quali- 

 ties in a pure white flower. Doz. SI. 00; 

 $7.50 per 100. 



Snow Princess. (E) Generally con- 

 sidered the finest early, pure white 

 Gladiolus. Large florets on tall, straight 

 spike. Doz. 75c; S5.80 per 100. 



Cannas 



SMOKY SHADES 



Vagabond Prince. (M I Iridescent brown, 

 lighter in upper throat with small blotch 

 of glowing scarlet on lip petals — a most 

 unusual color combination. Doz. $1.15; 

 $8.00 per 100. 



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Cannas bloom from early summer until 

 frost. Set the plants 18 inches apart and 

 3 to 4 inches deep. (Water well at all 

 times.) 



Ambassador. Rich cherry-red flowers of 

 immense size. Foliage and stalks bronze. 

 4 ft. 



Apricot. Buff-yellow base overspread 

 with salmon-pink, making a mass effect 

 ol rich apricot. Green foliage. 4 ft. 



City of Portland. Contrasting with the 

 rich, deep green foliage are flowers of a 

 bright pink color. 5 ft. 



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. 4 ft. 



King Midas. Green foliage. Large flow- 

 ers of pure gold. 3 ft. 



The President. Rich, glowing scarlet; 

 superior in quantity and quality of 

 bloom to any other red variety. Green 

 foliage. 4 ft. 



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. 4 ft. 



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

 Not postpaid, each 12c; doz. $1.25; $8.50 per 

 100. 



EXHIBITION MIXED GLADIOLUS 



A carefully blended mixture with a 

 wide range of colors sure to produce a 

 gorgeous display in your garden. Doz. 

 75c; $5.50 per 100. 



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