Clibrans’ Gladioli. 
Autumn Flowering Varieties. 
A fine section, containing many lovely hybrids. Their beautiful and distinct colours, gorgeous and chaste, comprise 
many shades of red, white, yellow, purple, and their combinations. They are perfectly hardy, and succeed in almost 
any ordinary garden soil, but give the best results if planted in a sunny position in a rich well-manured soil. The beds 
should be prepared in the Autumn, digging in deeply plenty of well-rotted manure. Plant at the end of March or early 
in April, place the bulbs 4 inches below the surface, and 9 to 12 inches apart, the rows being 1 to 1£ feet apart. When 
in full growth give plenty of water and occasional applications of liquid manure. Lift in Autumn when the leaves are 
beginning to die down, and store the bulbs away in a dry place until planting time. Gladioli are grand for cutting ; the 
spikes keep fresh in water a considerable time. 
Per 100 Per doz. 
s. d. s. d. 
Per 1 00 Per doz. 
s. d. s. d. 
Alba maxima (White Giant), the best pure 
white, very large, fine spikes 36 0 
America, large, free, in erect spikes 2 to 3 
ft. high, vigorous ; soft lavender 
pink, tinted white ... ... ... 21 0 
Baron Hulot (Blue Jay), the finest blue 
Gladioli ; of a rich deep indigo shade 17 6 
Corry, light blue, dark blotch ... ... 30 0 
Empress of India, deep velvety maroon ... 17 6 
Enchantress, pale lilac, extra fine... ... 22 0 
Flora, pure yellow, lovely ... ... ... 21 0 
Golden West, orange red, overlaid with 
gold, yellow blotch, red spots on 
lower petals, fine ... ... ... 20 0 
Halley, salmon pink, lower petals blotched 
yellow, with carmine markings ; large, 
well expanded, in bold erect spikes... 20 0 
L Immaculee, pure white, in fine spikes... 30 0 
Liebesfeuer, coral scarlet, self, very fine... 35 0 
Loveliness, creamy white, very fine ... 20 0 
Marechal Foch, pink, very fine, early ... — 
Master Wietse, dark violet, a very fine self 25 0 
Niagara, rich, nankeen yellow, veined 
carmine in the centre ... ... 20 0 
Panama, deep rose self, a lovely colour ; 
large, well expanded, fine spikes ... 21 0 
Pink Beauty, dark pink, beautifully 
marked with dark red in the throat 17 6 
Prince of Wales, pure salmon, early, fine... 21 0 
Princeps, rich crimson, with intense shad- 
ings in the throat and white blotches 
across the lower petals ; flowers from 
5 to 6 inches in diameter ... ... 22 6 
5 0 
3 0 
2 6 
4 0 
2 6 
3 0 
3 0 
2 9 
2 9 
4 0 
5 0 
2 9 
10 0 
3 6 
2 9 
3 0 
2 6 
3 0 
3 0 
War, dark scarlet, shaded crimson-black... 
25 
0 
3 
6 
Washington, brick-red, white centre 
25 
0 
3 
6 
White Giant, the finest pure white ; large 
30 
0 
4 
0 
Willie Wigmen, delicate rose, tinged cream, 
large carmine blotch, very beautiful... 
17 
6 
2 
6 
Yellow Hammer, very fine, pure yellow ... 
16 
0 
2 
3 
Brenchleyensis. 
Flowers brilliant scarlet ; hardiest of all 
a 
showy 
and most effective variety, should be extensively planted. 
Extra Selected Bulbs, per 100, 25/- ; per dozen, 3/6. 
Selected Bulbs, per 100, 17/6 ; per dozen, 2/6. 
Childsii. 
Flowers of great substance, frequently seven to nine 
inches across ; perfect form. Every colour known among 
Gladioli is represented, particularly blues, smoky greys, 
and purple-blacks, all having beautifully mottled and 
spotted throats of white, crimson, pink, yellow, etc. 
Finest Mixed Hybrids, per 100, 15/- ; per dozen, 2/3. 
Hybrids of Gandavensis. 
Few flowers are more showy and beautiful than this 
section, which comprises almost every shade of colour, 
unequalled for richness and brilliancy. They may be 
grown out of doors in any ordinary garden soil, and are 
admirably adapted for grouping amongst evergreens. 
Finest Mixture, per 100, 15/- ; per dozen, 2/3. 
Lemoine’s Hardy Hybrid 
Spotted (Butterfly Gladioli). 
They are earlier than the Gandavensis section and 
hardier. The colours are rich and varied, with large 
blotches on the lower petals. They bloom between the 
Early-flowering and the Gandavensis section. 
Finest Mixture, per 100, 15/- ; per dozen, 2/3. 
Red Canna, scarlet, stout spikes ... ... 30 0 
Rosalie, pure light rose, slightly flamed 
darker; very free ... ... ... 20 0 
Schwaben, pure soft yellow, lovely ... 17 6 
Victory, delicate sulphur yellow, deeper 
in the lower petals ; fine ... ... 25 0 
4 0 
2 9 
2 6 
3 6 
Nanceianus (New Hybrids). 
A superb new race of the Gandavensis class, of 
vigorous growth and hardy constitution, succeeding well 
in any ordinary situation. They produce fine erect spikes 
of handsome well-expanded flowers of enormous size, with 
a most pleasing and varied range of colours. 
Finest Mixed Hybrids, per 100, 15/- ; per dozen, 2/3. 
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