BURBAAK'S BULB CATALOGUE 5 
New Gladiolus 
"Scarlet" 
Height, two and one-half feet; vigorous, healthy, and a good multi- 
plier. Clear scarlet except that lower petals are feathered deep crimson 
and bordered white. Bulbs, each, 75c; ten, $5. 
New Gladiolus 
"Penstemon" 
Enormously prolific; height, three and one-half feet. Very large 
bright red flowers; lower petals feathered light yellow and splashed 
crimson. Bulbs, each, 60c; ten, $5. 
New Gladiolus 
"Acanthus" 
Height, three feet; pure pale crimson and slightly tinged orange; 
flowers four inches across; very abundant bloomer and free multiplier. 
Bulbs, each, 60c; ten, $5. 
New Gladiolus 
"Abutilon" 
Very dwarf; height, two feet; almost pure red. Fine for bedding 
and masses. Bulbs, each, 40c; ten, $3. 
New Gladiolus 
"Elora" 
Height, three and one-half feet; great bloomer, even from the smallest 
bulbs; slender blue green foliage; long, full truss; flowers produced in 
greatest abundance, four and a half to five inches across; WHITE 
suffused with pale violet; yellow throat with dainty crimson feather- 
ings; very striking. Multiplies with great rapidity. No other Gladiolus 
compares with it in health and vigor. It is destined to be the fore- 
runner of a new race. Bulbs, each, $3; large bulblets, each, 35c; ten, $3. 
Gladiolus bulbs can be planted at any lime of year, when most con- 
venient to the planter, in all climates where the ground does not freeze 
over three inches in depth; in colder climates, all Spring and Summer; 
and, if planted in succession, will yield a wealth of blooms which no 
other flower can surpass in abundance, beauty, variety, or ease of 
culture. 
