GLADIOLUS BULBS 



STANDARD GLADIOLUS, continued 



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}/^ inches in diameter 

 or more. 



GREEN ICE 



The best of the new greens, 

 ruffled, greenish cream florets, 

 darker in the throat. Unusual. 

 55c.-, doz. $1.95; $15.00 per 100. 



Slightly 

 shading 

 3 bulbs 



RED SHADES 



Allegretto. New. Vermilion-red. Early. 

 Mansoer. Deep velvety maroon-red. Mid- 

 season. 



Oscar. Blood-red. Late. 

 Winston Churchill. Blood-red with dark 

 glow. Midscason. 



PINK AND ROSE SHADES 

 Alfred Nobel. Salmon-rose with white 

 markings. Midseason. 



Dr. Fleming. New. Rose-pink. Mid- 

 season. 



Friendship. Very fine and delicate pink 

 with white streaks in petals and creamy 

 throat. Early. 



Leeuwenhorst. Clear bright pink. Mid- 

 season. 



YELLOW SHADES 



Flowersong. Best deep yellow, nicely 

 ruffled flower. Early. 



Golden Fiction. Uniform primrose-yellow, 

 flower of great substance. Midseason. 



ORANGE 

 Orange Gold. Golden orange, true "au- 

 tumn gold." Late. 



WHITE 



Mary Housley. Creamy white with ver- 

 milion-red blotch. Midseason. 

 Snow Princess. Best pure white. Very 

 large. Early. 



White Friendship. New. Ruffled white. 

 Early. 



VIOLET AND PURPLE SHADES 

 Beverley Ann. True soft lavender, very 

 delicate. Very large, ruffled. Late. 

 Blue Conqueror. Dark pansy-blue, lighter 

 toward center. Midseason. 

 Mabel Violet. Excellent violet. Midseason. 



Any of the preceding 17 varieties, 

 doz. $1.00; $7.50 per 100 



EXHIBITION MIXED GLADIOLUS 



A carefully blended mixture of the most 

 beautiful colors. Doz. 95c.; S7.25 per 100. 



If your bulb order amounts to $9.00 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. The flowers are smaller than the standard varieties but 

 the flower stalks are fairly tall. 



Atom. Bright scarlet. White City. Pure white. 



Rosy Morn. Clear pink. Yellow Gold. A deep yellow. 



Any of the above Miniatures, doz. $1.10; $7.75 per 100 



BGLGIANO'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. 

 King Humbert. Large, heart-shaped, 

 purplish bronze leaves forming a sharp 

 contrast to the immense blooms which are 

 velvety orange-scarlet, rose-tinted and mar- 

 gined at the base. Medium height. 



The President. Rich, glowing scarlet; su- 

 perior in quantity and quality of bloom to 

 any other red variety. Green foliage. Me- 

 dium height. 



Yellow King Humbert. A sport of the 

 well-known bronze-leaved variety, but with 

 green foliage. Masses of golden yellow flow- 

 ers, dotted red; occasionally some will be 

 streaked red. Tall. 



Any of above Cannas, each 15c.; doz. $1.55; 

 $11.75 per 100 



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