OELSER BROTHERS 
DALTON, NEW YORK 
Our Introductions Previous Years 
ALICE REID (1929) LaFrance pink, overlaid with 
gei’anium pink. Long straight spikes of well 
placed flowers, which open perfectly to the last 
one. Very early. Large bulbs 20c, Medium 10c 
Small 10c for 2. 
APACHE (1933). Ground color orange heavily 
overlaid with smoky purple and streaked with 
very dark purple, almost black. Large yellow 
blotch in throat. A very odd color combination. 
Good healthy grower with tall straight spikes and 
many good sized flowers open at a time. 2nd 
prize seedling, Empire State Gladiolus Show 1932. 
Large bulbs $2.00. Small 50c. 
APPEAL (1931) Tall graceful plant with several 
very large butterfly like flowers open at one 
time. Color, beautiful shade of geranium pink 
with conspicuous yellow lip. Rapid propgatoi-. 
Large bulbs 25c, Medium 15c, Small 10 c. 
EMPRESS (1933). Rose pink with edges of petals 
streaked deeper pink. Large conspicuous green¬ 
ish yellow blotch in throat. 12 or more large 
well placed flowers open at a time with unopened 
buds all showing color. One spike makes a good 
bouquet. A good exhibition novelty. 1st prize 
seedling. Empire State Gladiolus Show 1932. 
Large bulbs $3.00. Small $1.00. 
FLOR-RICO (1929) Rhodamine purple,, upper 
petals and throat light mallow purple. Intensely 
ruffled and flatted with three to four large flow¬ 
ers of extra heavy substance open at one time. 
A distinct purple gladiolus. Large bulbs 25c, 
Medium 15c, Small 10c. 
MARY FREY (1926) Lavender pink with ruby 
blotch on lower petals. Flowers are of large size, 
perfectly placed on a long straight slender stem 
with six to nine open at one time. Extra early. 
Winner of Vaughan’s Silver Medal for best com¬ 
mercial seedlings. Winner of $500 Trial Gi’ound 
Challenge Trophy. Large bulbs 10c, Medium 10c 
for 2,, small 10c for 4. 
ONEGO (1928) Mallow purple with rhodamine 
purple blotch in throat. Good sized flowers. One 
of the best in its color. Large bulbs 10c, 
Medium 10c for 2. 
RED PIRATE (1931) Tall, healthy plant with 4 to 
5 large wide open blooms at a time. Color, dark 
rose red to carmine, ,with almost black throat 
blotch. A very distinct and pleasing shade of 
I’ed. Good propagator. Large bulbs $1.00, Me¬ 
dium 50c, Small 25c. 
SHAWNEE (1931) Tall, vigorous grower with 5 to 
0 unusual colored flowers open at one time. 
Color, pansy purple shading to vinaceous purple 
in the thi-oat. Carmine blotch on lower petal. 
General color effect, a smoky purple. Very 
early. Large bulbs 25c, Medium 15c, Small 10c. 
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