Bolsiano's Masnificent Gladiolus 



Pl.int groups of Gladiolus bulbs every 

 two weeks, from April 15 to July 10, for 

 bright masses of garden cx)lor all summer 

 and plenty of cut-flowers. Plant the bulbs 

 4 to t) incKes deep and 6 inches ap;irt. 

 Btooming Dates: (E) \'ery early, (ELM) 

 E.irly niidst-ison. (M) Midseason. (LM) 

 Lite niidse.is«in, L' Lite to very late. 



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. M Lirge. Medium blue 

 shading darker toward the edges. Opens 

 five or six flowers on a tall, straight stem. 

 [>./."^c.:-~."»Oper 100. 



Blue Orchid. 80 to 85 days. Large. 

 Beautiful pure violet-blue with darker 

 blotch. Fine substance; straight stem, 

 with five or six florets open. One of 

 the best blues. Doz. $1.25; $0.00 per 100 



PINK AND ROSE 



Burma Giant . si to •*<• days. A very 

 deep rcadi--h rose with wide-op>en, 

 heavily rurtled blooms. Oi>ens up to 

 eight ruffled florets of heavy substance 

 on a straight spike. Ranks as one of the 

 best of ail Glads. Doz. 51.25; S'MK) 

 per !<"'. 



Gladiohis 



Ethel Cave-Cole. ^E) Ljjrge, pure light 

 pink, sometimes flaked. Spikes large 

 and strong, with nine to ten well-placed 

 blooms. Doz. SSc; S<>.25 per 100. 



Miss Wisconsin. (L.M> Large. Beauti- 

 tul deep rose-pink. Opens six to eight 

 5-inch florets on a medium-height spike. 

 3 for 45c.; doz. SI. 25; i^.W per UX). 



Picardy. (L.M^ Soft apricot-pink with 

 sil\crv sheen. A strong grower. Doz. 

 <'^c.;57.(M)per 100. 



Spic and Span. 75 to 80 days, l^rge. 

 Beautiful deep pink with slight salmon 

 shadings. A straight-growing, tall, 

 rugged Glad with beautiful ruffled flor- 

 ets, ten or more open at a time. 3 for 

 50c.; do/. ?1.75: Sn.(K) per HKl. 



RED AND SCARLET 

 Jules Amott. (.M) Glistening deep red. 



Blooms perfectly placed on hrm spikes. 



Doz. 'Xk.: f^).50 per 100. 

 New Europe. (i\l) Large, sparkling 



orange-scarlet. V'er\' fine. Doz. 90c.; 



S6.50 per 100. 

 Red Charm. (\l) A most charming rich 



red. .\ grand show flower. Each 15c.; 



do/. >1.15; S7.50 per UK). 

 Stoplight. (L.M) Brilliant clear medium 



red of Ime texture. The large, lightly 



ruffled blooms are flat, wide open and 



well placed. Doz. 00c.; ?^i.50 per 100. 



LAVENDER AND PURPLE 

 Elizabeth the Queen. (Mi A beauti- 

 liilK rutllicl lavender sort with a reddish 

 stippled leather in the throat. Doz. 

 05c.; S7.00 per UK). 

 King Lear. (E) Very clear, deep reddish 

 purple with silvery line on petal edges. 

 \ erv larire and heavily ruflled. Early. 

 1)../. 05c.; S7.l«) 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. 

 95c.; $7.00 per 100. 



YELLOW AND ORANGE 

 Bit o'Heaven. (Mi A very tali, rich cop- 

 pery orange. Vigorous grower. Long 

 llower-spike. Doz. 80c.; S6.00 per UX). 

 Spotlight. (Ml Large. Clear medium 

 diep yellow with small scarlet blotch in 

 throat. Doz. SI. 15; S8.fX) 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. 95c.; 

 S7.00per UK'). 



CREAM AND WHITE 



Corona. (M; Creamy white with a rose 

 picotee edge. Doz. $"1.15; S8.(XJ per 100. 



Leading Lady. (L.Mj A cream sport of 

 Picardy. Beautiful cream-white in color 

 with canary-yellow throat. Doz. SI. 20; 

 88.25 per 100. 



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

 sport of Picardy. All the Picardy quali- 

 ties in a pure white flower. Doz. SL15; 

 S7.50 per 100. 



Snow Princess. (E) Generally con- 

 sidered the finest early, pure white 

 Gladiolus. Large florets on tall, straight 

 spike. Doz. 75c. ; S5. 50 per 100. 



White Gold. (Mj Very large, clear light 

 cream shading to a golden throat. Tall 

 and very vigorous. Doz. 90c.; $6.50 

 per 100. 



Cannas 



SMOKY SHADES 

 Vagabond Prince. (M) Iridescent brown, 

 lit;lit(r in upper throat with small blotch 

 of glowing scarlet on lip petals — a most 

 unusual color combination. Doz. $1.15; 

 S8.()0 per 100. 



B 



ol3iano s Lannas 



Ciinnas 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 

 iiiHiiensc size. Foliage and stalks bronze. 

 4 ft. 



Apricot. Bufl^-yellow base overspread 

 with salmon-pink, making a mass efi^ect 

 of rich apricot. Green foliage. 4 ft. 



City of Portland. Contrasting with the 

 rich, deej) 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 pun- 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 ISc; doz. $1.50. 

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

 100. 



EXHIBITION MIXED 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. 



WASHINGTON, D. C. 



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