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 standard bulbs listed are 1 }^ inches in 

 diameter or more. 



GREEN 

 Ruffled Lime. New. Heavily ruffled fforets 

 are 5 J^2 inches across and of a true lime-green 

 color. The tall, straight spike will carry 

 twelve open florets at a time. This is a 

 healthy grower. Doz. $2.10. 



RED SHADES 



Allegretto. Vermilion-red. Early. 



Hildegarde. Fine ruffled scarlet. Tall 



spikes. Excellent cut flower. Midseason. 



Kiss of Fire. Bright red. Large and tall. 



Midseason. 



Oscar. Blood-red. Late. 



PINK AND ROSE SHADES 

 Elan. Lovely shade of pale salmon-rose. 

 Late. 



Friendship. Soft light pink. Early. 

 Leeuwenhorst. Clear bright pink. Mid- 

 season. 



Thomas Mann. Deep salmon shaded 

 orange. Early. 



YELLOW SHADES 



Alderbaran. New. Golden yellow with 

 carmine blotch. Early. 



Flowersong. Best deep yellow, nicely 

 ruffled flower. Early. 



ORANGE 

 Orange Gold. Golden orange, true "au- 

 tumn gold." Late. 



WHITE 

 Dancing Doll. Creamy white with red 

 blotch. Midseason. 



Snow Princess. Best pure white. Very 

 large. Early. 



Snow Velvet. New. Velvety ruffled white. 

 Midseason. 



VIOLET AND PURPLE SHADES 



Eighth Wonder. Large flower. Light 

 purple with white throat. Early. 

 Grock. New. Soft lavender. Midseason. 

 Memorial Day. Beautiful violet. Early. 

 Any of tfie preceding 17 varieties, 

 doz. $1.50; $9.75 per 100 



EXHIBITION MIXED GLADIOLUS 



A carefully blended mixture of the most 

 beautiful colors. Doz. $1.25; $8.25 per 100. 



If your bulb order amounts to $25.00 or more, we will pay postage east of the 

 Mississippi. If less than $25.00, please include $3.00 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 $1.25; $8.25 per 100 



BOLGIANO'S SELECT 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, 3 for $1.00; doz. $3.75; 

 $25.00 per 100 



Canna Border 



WASHINGTON, D. C. 



