Sample blooms of the new Burbank Gladioli 
Burbank's Twentieth Century Gladiolus 
The New Gladiolus — A Revelation 
This new Burbank strain of Gladiolus 
will take its place in the hearts of the 
people like the Shasta Daisy : the most 
world-wide popular flower creation of 
the century. 
Thirty years ago the Gandavensis type 
of Gladiolus was the leader, but the 
flowers were so fugacious that they were 
of no value in dry sunny climates, the 
flowers wilting each day, almost as soon 
as open, like the Flaccida type of Can- 
nas. By many years growth of seed- 
lings and most rigid selection Mr. Bur- 
bank has developed a new strain with 
short, compact stocks bearing flowers of 
great substance. "Gladiolus America" 
has been esteemed both by American 
and European growers as being by far 
the most vigorous and easily grown 
Gladioli known. All the beautiful Gladi- 
oli here offered originated from America 
as a seed parent, but all new or unusually 
choice or unique varieties obtainable 
anywhere at any cost were used for pol- 
len parents. The results after years of 
work were astounding and we now have 
without doubt the largest, most brilliant, 
and most varied ones groAving on this 
earth, and of a new and distinct type. 
This is amply demonstrated, not only 
from experience and actual comparison 
point by point, but these facts are con- 
ceded by those who are growing Gladiolus 
themselves and who have carefully exam- 
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