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MISS MARY E. MARTIN, FLORAL PARK, NEW YORK. 



Gladiolus Bulbs* 



gladiolus Jt 



yj ^ Fio%i 



are about the m' 

 beautiful and use: 

 of our summer fiowe 

 The spikes are lar 

 like a flaming ton 

 soft and delicate, a 

 varied in a hundr 

 hues, also marked li 

 orchids. 



Cut the spikes a.. 

 place in water wh- 

 the two lower fl.owe 

 first open. 



All the flowers w 

 open perfectl}' and i 

 main in bloom over 

 week. 



Plant Bulbs 4 inct 



deep in ordinary s 

 as soon as you c 

 work the ground 

 the spring, and up 

 July 1st. 



Superfine American Seedlings, 



No finer selection of these grand flowers can be made than 

 mixture Deep, rich crimsons, snow whites, soft pinks, pe' 

 whites, variegated, marbled, blotched, striped and spotted. 3 

 lOc, 2Sc. per dozen, $1.50 per 100, by express. 



Second size, all blooming bulbs, same qualitv as first size, 

 for 1 5c. , 25 for 25c. , 100 for $ 1 . 



Yellow Mixture. These contain a good many Isaac Buchana 

 the best of all the yellows. The shades of color run from light 

 deep N ellow. 3 for lOc, 5 for 15c., 12 for 30c. 



White Mixture. My white mixture is very carefully grown an 

 contains many of the best whites known. It is composed largely e 

 the best named kinds. 3 for lOc, 5 for 15c., 12 for 30c. 



Scarlets. Fine for bedding or borders, verv brilliant. 

 12 for 20c., $1 per 100 by express. 



3 for 6c. 



fjybrid GUdiolus Childsiu ^ th]?'spe'c& a?e fmmense' 

 The flowers are very open and the colors very brilliant and 

 unusual Finest qualitv ; all kinds mixed. 6c, each. .^ " '• 15c., 

 6fo --• '^^ — ^ 



^^ric-a-bra.c Collection, " *^ «^ 



^■^ Curious Species and Hybrids. 



Saundersoni, Magnificent species. Sparkling crimson, 

 Dracocephalus. Dragon's head. Old gold and bronze, 



Childsii. Mammoth hybrids, 



ngleside Hybrids, -' 



Butterfly or Orchid, 



^ 



Sc. ea' 

 5c. ' 

 6c. ' 

 I'Oc. ' 

 3c. • 



1 each of the above five beautiful and curious sorts icx 20c. 



