GLADIOLUS BULBS 



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. Al- 

 ways dust bulbs with Spergon Gladiolus 

 Dust before planting. 



All bulbs Listed are \]/2 inches in diam- 

 eter or more. 



Blooming Dates: E> Very early, (EM; 

 Early midseason, CM; Midseason, <"LM) 

 Late midseason, (hi Late 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 Orchid. (M) Large. Beautiful 

 pure violet-blue with darker blotch. 

 Fine substance; straight stem. 6 for 

 70c.; doz. SI. 25; S9.00 per 100. 



PINK AND ROSE 



Burma Giant . t,M) A very deep red- 

 dish rose with wide-open, heavily 

 ruffled blooms. Ranks as one of the 

 best of all Glads. Doz. $1.00; $7.50 

 per 100. 



Connecticut Yankee. 85 to 90 days. 

 Qeai blush-pink with a rose-colored 

 throat, opening eight to ten perfectly 

 placed blooms on a 60-inch spike. A 

 consistent blue-ribbon winner and many 

 times a grand champion. Doz. $1.25; 

 ' per 100. 



Gen. Eisenhower. CEM Brilliant begonia- 

 rose. Extremely large flowers on a tall 

 spike. This huge new Glad from 

 Holland is in a class bv itself. Doz. $1.00; 

 I per 100. 



Miss Wisconsin. (LM) Large. Beauti- 

 ful deep rose-pink. Opens six to eight 

 5-inch florets on a medium-height spike. 

 Doz, 95c; < _ .'H) per LOO. 



Spic and Span. 75 to 80 days. Large. 

 Beautiful deep pink with slight salmon 

 shadings. A straight-growing, tall, 

 rugged Glad with beautiful rutlled flor- 

 ten or more open at a time. 6 for 

 70c.; doz. $1.25; |9.00 per 100. 



RED AND SCARLET 



Nancy. M I Bright scarlet-red. A dis- 

 tinctive and vivid color. Opens seven 

 to nine well-placed blooms on a medium- 

 height plant. Doz. 11.00; 17.50 per KM). 



New Europe. M I Large, sparkling 

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

 17.00 per 100. 



Stoplight. (LM) Brilliant clear medium 

 red of fine texture. The large, lightly 

 rullled blooms are flat, wide open and 

 well placed. Doz. 95c.; $7.00 per KM). 



Valeria. 85 to 90 days. Bright light red of 

 a distinctive shade. Opens five to seven 

 large, nicely ruffled blooms at once. 

 Considered one of the very best cut- 

 flower varieties. Doz. $1.00; S7.50 

 per 100. 



LAVENDER AND PURPLE 



Elizabeth the Queen. (M) A beauti- 

 fully ruffled lavender sort with a reddish 

 stippled feather in the throat. Doz. 

 Vic.; $6.75 per 100. 



King Lear. (E) Very clear, deep reddish 

 purple with silvery line on petal edges. 

 Very large and heavily ruffled. Early. 

 Doz. 95c; S7.00 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. 

 SI. CM); $7.50 per 100. 



YELLOW AND ORANGE 



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

 pery orange. Vigorous grower. Long 

 flower-spike. Doz. 90c; S6.75 per 100. 



Spotlight. (Mi Large. Clear medium 

 deep yellow with small scarlet blotch in 

 throat. Doz. $1.15; S8.00 per 100. 



SMOKY SHADES 



Buckeye Bronze. CM) Large. Clear rosy 

 bronze. Opens six to eight lightly ruffled 

 blooms on a 4J/£-foot spike. Very popu- 

 lar. Doz. SI. 15; S8.00 per 100. 



CREAM AND WHITE 



Corona. (M) Creamy white with a rose 

 picotee edge. Doz. $1.15; S8.00 per 100. 



Florence Nightingale. 85 to 90 days. 

 One of the best white Glads, slightlj on 

 the creamy side. Doz. $1.15: $8.00 pel 

 100. 



Snow Princess. (E) Generally con- 

 sidered the finest early, pure white 

 Gladiolus. Large florets on tall, straight 

 spike. Doz. 80c; $6.25 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; S5.75 per 100. 



Bolg 



lano 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. 



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 Cannas, postpaid, each 20c; 



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



$1.25; $8.50 per 100 



Cannas 



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