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 cut-flowers. Plant the bulbs 4 to 6 inches 

 deep and 6 inches apart. Always dust bulbs 

 with Spergon Gladiolus Dust before planting. 



AH bulbs listed are 1 \-i inches in diameter 

 or more. 



Blooming Dates: (E) Very early, (EM) 

 Early midseason, (M) Midseason, (LM) 

 Late midseason, (L) Late to very late. 



POSTAGE on Gladiolus: If shipment by 

 Parcel Post is desired, add 30c. per doz. 

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

 packing for shipments east of the Mississippi. 



RED AND SCARLET 



Alfred Nobel. (L) Rose- red color with 

 white markings. A tall-growing variety 

 of unsurpassed habit and gorgeous rich 

 color. Doz. $1.15; $8.00 per 100. 



Marshall Montgomery. (M) Very dark, 

 glistening maroon-red with scarlet shad- 

 ings. Strong stem. Doz. $1.00; $7.50 per 

 100. 



Sans Souci. (M) Tall, strong clear scarlet 

 with a narrow white line on the lower 

 petal. Doz. $1.15; $8.00 per 100. 



ALL-AMERICA SELECTIONS 



TWO 1957 INTRODUCTIONS 



CARIBBEAN. Plant Pat. Applied for. (E) 

 The delicate blue tones of this exciting 

 novelty present an unusual combination of 

 rare blue-violet embellished by a rich 

 deep violet throat and a small cream spear. 

 The first distinctly ruffled blue-violet 

 Gladiolus. Each 50c; doz. $5.00. 



MAYTIME. Plant Pat. Applied for. (E) 

 Gracefully ruffled, deep pure pink florets 

 with contrasting large white throats. A 

 long ribbon of color, with a silky tatfeta 

 sheen. Remarkably easy to grow. Each 

 50c; doz. $5.00. 



TWO 1956 INTRODUCTIONS 



ROYAL STEWART. Plant Pat. 1339. 

 Lightly ruffled florets 5 inches in diameter, 

 of clear light red. The long flower heads 

 frequently carry up to 12 flowers open at 

 one time. Vigorous and healthy. Makes 

 a striking picture wherever planted. Each 

 50c; doz. $5.00. 



APPLEBLOSSOM. Plant Pat. 1517. The 

 predominating hue is snowy white, with a 

 faint touch of cream in the throat and an 

 exquisite flush of cool rose-pink at the edges 

 of the petals. An exquisite new variety. 

 Each 50c; doz. $5.00. 



ALL-AMERICA GLADIOLUS COLLECTION S-400 

 1 each of the four above for $1.75 



BLUE 

 Gratia. (M) Pale blue, violet blotch, darker 

 stripe. This is a variety of unusual and 

 striking color, outstanding in the garden 

 and for making flower arrangements. Doz. 

 $1.15; $8.00 per 100. 



PINK AND ROSE 



Burma (Giant). (M) A very deep reddish 

 rose with wide-open, heavily ruffled 

 blooms. Ranks as one of the best of all 

 Glads. Doz. S1.00; $7.50 per 100. 



General Eisenhower. Very large flowers of 

 begonia-pink. Slightly ruffled. Doz. $1.00; 

 $7.50 per 100. 



Picardy. Soft shrimp-pink. Very elegant 

 and a long-time favorite. Doz. 85c; S6.50 

 per 100. 



Spic and Span. 75 to 80 days. Large. 

 Beautiful deep pink with slight salmon 

 shadings. A straight-growing, tall, rugged 

 Glad with beautiful ruffled florets, ten or 

 more open at a time. Doz. $1.15; $8.00 per 

 100. 



LAVENDER AND PURPLE 



Benjamin Britten. Deep lavender, ap- 

 proaching light purple. Fine white line on 

 lower petals. Doz. $1.00; $7.50 per 100. 



Elizabeth the Queen. (M) A beautifully 

 ruffled lavender sort with a reddish 

 stippled feather in the throat. Doz. 95c; 

 $7.00 per 100. 



Memorial Day. Lovely purple with white 

 line in the throat. Doz. $1.00; $7.50 per 

 100. 



Puccini. (M) Lilac-purple color. A unique 

 introduction with stately proportions 

 which will be an asset in any garden. Doz. 

 $1.15; $8.00 per 100. 



YELLOW AND ORANGE 



Bit o'Heaven. (M) A very tall, rich coppery 

 orange. Vigorous grower. Long flower- 

 spike. Doz. 95c; $7.00 per 100. 



Polygoon. (E) Butter-yellow color with car- 

 mine red feathered marks. This is a sen- 

 sational and outstanding variety in color 

 and habits which attracts attention in the 

 garden and on the show table. Doz. $1.15; 

 $8.00 per 100. 



Spotlight. (M) Large. Clear medium deep 

 yellow with small scarlet blotch in throat. 

 Doz. $1.15; $8.00 per 100. 



Yellow Herald. Clear amber-yellow with 

 soft carmine deep in the throat. Large, 

 wide-open blooms. Doz. $1.00; $7.50 per 

 100. 



SMOKY SHADES 



Silhouette. Lilac grey with rose. Doz. 

 $1.00; $7.50 per 100. 



CREAM AND WHITE 



Florence Nightingale. 85 to 90 days. One 

 of the best white Glads, slightly on the 

 creamy side. Doz. 95c; $7.00 per 100. 



Snow Princess. (E) Generally considered 

 the finest early, pure white Gladiolus. 

 Large florets on tall, straight spike. Doz. 

 95c; $7.00 per 100. 



EXHIBITION MIXED GLADIOLUS 



A carefully blended mixture with a 

 wide range of colors. Illustrated on page 

 3 of color insert. Postpaid, doz. $1.00; 

 $6.50 per 100. Not postpaid, doz. 80c; 

 $6.00 per 100. 



Bolgi 



ano s v»annas 



Cannas bloom from early summer until 

 frost. Set the plants 18 inches apart and 

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

 Apricot. Buff-yellow base overspread with 



salmon-pink, making a mass effect of 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. 

 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 Cannas, postpaid, each 20c; 

 doz. $1.75. Not postpaid, each 12c; doz. 

 $1.25; $9.75 per 100. 



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