Bolgiano's Magnificent 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. 



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 20c. for 10 bulbs, 

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

 ing for shipments east of the Mississippi. 



BLUE 



Blue Beauty. (M) Large. Medium blue 

 shading darker toward the edges. Opens 

 five or six flowers on a tall, straight stem. 

 Doz. $1.15; $7.50 per 100. 



PINK AND ROSE 



Dream o'Beauty. (M) A rose-red va- 

 riety of great beauty. A fine exhibition 

 variety. Doz. 85c; $6.25 per 100. 



Ethel Cave-Cole. (E) Large, pure light 

 pink, sometimes flaked. Spikes large 

 and strong, with nine to ten well-placed 

 blooms. Doz. 85c; $6.25 per 100. 



Gladiolus 



Miss Wisconsin. (LM) Large. Beauti- 

 ful deep rose-pink. Opens six to eight 

 5-inch florets on a medium-height spike. 

 3 for 45c; doz. $1.45; $10.50 per 100. 



Picardy. (LM) Soft apricot-pink with 

 silvery sheen. A strong grower. Doz. 

 90c; $6.50 per 100. 



Tahiti. (M) A deep rose-colored ex- 

 hibition variety with a white throat. 

 Doz. 90c; $6.50 per 100. 



RED AND SCARLET 



Jules Amott. (M) Glistening deep red. 



Blooms perfectly placed on firm spikes. 



Doz. 95c; $7.00 per 100. 

 New Europe. (M) Large, sparkling 



orange-scarlet. Very fine. Doz. 90c; 



$6.50 per 100. 

 Red Charm. (M) A most charming rich 



red. A grand show flower. Each 15c; 



doz. $1.15; $7.75 per 100. 

 Stoplight. (LM) Brilliant clear medium 



red of fine texture. The large, lightly 



ruffled blooms are flat, wide open and 



well placed. Doz. 90c; $6.50 per 100. 



LAVENDER AND PURPLE 



Elizabeth the Queen. (M) A beauti- 

 fully ruffled lavender sort with a reddish 

 stippled feather in the throat. Doz. 

 $1.15; $7.50 per 100. 



King Lear. (E) Very clear, deep reddish 

 purple with silvery line on petal edges. 

 Very large and heavily ruffled. Early. 

 Doz. 90c; $6.50 per 100. 



Purple Supreme. (L) Large, well- 

 placed, bright purple flowers edged with 

 silver. Will open eight to ten blooms 

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

 $1.15; $7.50 per 100. 



YELLOW AND ORANGE 

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

 pery orange. Vigorous grower. Long 

 flower-spike. Doz. 75c; $5.50 per 100. 

 Oregon Gold. (L) Massive, tall, medium 

 light yellow, blending deeper in the 

 throat. Doz. $1.15; $7.50 per 100. 

 Spotlight. (M) Large. Clear medium 

 deep yellow with small scarlet blotch in 

 throat. 3 for 35c; doz. $1.25; $8.50 

 per 100. 



CREAM AND WHITE 



Corona. (M) Creamy white with a rose 

 picotee edge. Doz. $1.15; $7.50 per 100. 



Leading Lady. (LM) A cream sport of 

 Picardy. Beautiful cream-white in color 

 with canary-yellow throat. Doz. $1.20; 

 $8.25 per 100. 



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

 sport of Picardy. All the Picardy quali- 

 ties in a pure white flower. Doz. $1.25; 

 $8.50 per 100. 



Snow Princess. (E) Generally con- 

 sidered the finest early, pure white 

 Gladiolus. Large florets on tall, straight 

 spike. Doz. 70c; $5.00 per 100. 



White Gold. (M) Very large, clear light 

 cream shading to a golden throat. Tall 

 and very vigorous. Doz. 90c; $6.50 

 per 100. 



SMOKY SHADES 



Vagabond Prince. (M) Iridescent brown, 

 lighter in upper throat with small blotch 

 of glowing scarlet on lip petals — a most 

 unusual color combination. Doz. $1.15; 

 $7.50 per 100. 



Cannas 



Bolgiano's Cannas 



Cannas bloom from early summer until 

 frost. For best results, spade the beds 18 

 inches deep and incorporate in the soil a 

 liberal amount of well-decayed manure of 

 any kind. Water well at all times. Set the 

 plants 18 inches apart and 3 to 4 inches 

 deep. 



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 

 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. 



Eureka. A beautiful creamy white Canna 

 with large, bold flowers. The foliage is 

 rich dark green. 4 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. 



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

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

 100. 



EXHIBITION M3XED GLADIOLUS 



A carefully blended mixture of 

 first-size bulbs with a wide range of 

 colors sure to produce a gorgeous dis- 

 play in your garden. Doz. 70c; $5.00 

 per 100; $45.00 per 1000. 



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F. W. BOLGIANO & CO., INC. 



