1904— NOVELTY— 1904 
WORLD'S FAIR COLLECTION OF GROFF'S NEW 
AND RARE GLADIOLI. 
This new collection is prepared from high-class novelties of recent 
production, and a few meritorious named varieties of late European 
introduction. It contains only a few hundred varieties specially selected 
from the cream of high quality and is prepared to meet the demand for 
a limited number of extra choice types rather than a collection of great 
range in variety like the Pan-American Exposition Collection which 
contains over ten thousand varieties. 
The shades of red, scarlet, crimson, cerise, yellow, blue and light 
colors are of the highest order and the purest quality. The flowers are 
of exceptional size and beauty. 
. Price per 100, $25.00. 25 at J 00 rate. 
eroff's extra Select Pan-Jlfflerian exposition Collection - 
Cbe 6old medtil Collection. 
This collection is made up from the choice, new varieties exhibited at 
Buffalo in 1901, and contains varieties of such high proven quahty that 
no grower, however critical, can wish for better value. 
In its preparation, over 600 named varieties have been discarded, and 
every desirable section known is represented — Gandavensis, Lem'oine, 
Nanceianus, Blues, and New Hybrids. 
In this collection the Whites, Lights, and Yellow shades are of the 
purest colors obtainable, relieved in many varieties by stains and blotches 
of most intense and decided contrast. 
The Pinks, Beds, Scarlets, Crimsons, and Cerise shades are of the 
highest quality, with flowers of the largest size and greatest perfection. 
The New Blues, including tints of Lilac, Heliotrope, and Clematis, 
were never before offered in mixture. 
The flowers are of the largest size in their respective types, the spikes 
of correct form, with plants of exceptional vigor and vitality. 
This new collection is the best and latest products of years of costly 
effort and the result of scientific hybridization from the most valuable 
material the world has known. It is prepared specially with the view of 
providing the amateur with a typical collection of the Modern Gladiolus. 
No such was ever before offered, and no better value can be desired. 
Offered in lots of 25, 50, 75 or 100 corms, or upwards. Every col- 
lection separately prepared. So great is the diversity of this excellent 
collection that the purchasers of 1,000 corms will get few duplicates. 
Price per 100, $15.00. 25 at 100 rate. 
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