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THE FOSS HEATON GLAD GARDENS, CRESTON, IOWA 
SUPERIOR MIXTURE 
When I discard a variety, it is not thrown into a mixture. Neither do I grow 
mixtures. This SUPERIOR MIXTURE will be made up of named varieties, listed 
elsewhere in this catalog, and will be mixed at the time I ship the bulbs to you. L_ 
of the 16 color classes will contribute a share of bulbs. If you will state some of 
your favorite colors, will make your special mixture strong on those particular 
colors. Large sizes, 1% inch and over, $1.85 per 100 prepaid. Medium sizes, % inch 
to 1 X A inch, $1.10 per 100 prepaid. All named varieties but not labeled. 
WHOLESALE PRICES 
F. O. B. Creston, Iowa. Priced per 1000, 200 at 1000 rate. 
Variety 
No.l 
No. 2 
No. 3 
No. 4 
Betty Nuthall _ . _ _ 
$15.00 
$12.00 
$10.00 
Capt. Boynton_ 
10.00 
8.00 
Carmen Sylva _ 
8.00 
6.00 
4.00 
Catherine Coleman _ 
12.00 
10.00 
Crinkles _ _ _ 
12.00 
10.00 
Dr. F. E. Bennett _ 
12.00 
10.00 
7.00 
Dr. Moody _ 
15.00 
12.00 
10.00 
7-00 
Emile Aubrun _ 
12.00 
9.00 
7.00 
Giant Nymph_ 
8.00 
6.00 
4.00 
Golden Dream _ _ _ 
8.00 
6.00 
4.00 
Jane Addams _ 
15.00 
12.00 
10.00 
8.00 
John T. Pirie _ . 
10.00 
8.00 
6.00 
Marmora _ 
15.00 
12.00 
10.00 
8-00 
Mrs. F. C. Peters _ 
12.00 
9.00 
7.00 
4.00 
Mrs- Leon Douglas _ . 
4.00 
3.00 
Mrs. H. E. Bothin _ 
10.00 
8.00 
6.00 
Mr. W. H. Phipps _ 
11.00 
8.00 
5.00 
Orange Wonder _ 
15.00 
12.00 
10.00 
8.00 
Pride of Wanakah _ 
6.00 
4.00 
Ruffled Gold __ 
15.00 
10.00 
8.00 
6.00 
Sheila _ 
7.00 
4.00 
Sweet Rose_ _ 
10.00 
8.00 
STANDARD SIZES USED IN THIS CATALOG. 
No. 1 , iy 2 
inch and 
over. No. 2, 1 % 
inch to 1 V 2 inch. No. 3, 1 inch to 1 % inch. No. 
4, % inch to 1 inch. No. 5, 
V 2 inch 
to % inch. No. 6, V 2 inch and under. 
A. G. S. MEMBERSHIP 
If Glads are your hobby, then you will probably want to belong to the American 
Gladiolus Society. This society issues a monthly magazine devoted exclusively to 
Glads. A good place to get all the news about Glads, the experiences of others, the 
reports of the many shows, information on the newer varieties, numerous articles 
on every phase of Glad growing, Glad showing, and Glad enjoyment, and so forth. 
Send your dues of $2.00 to Secretary Roscoe Huff, Spohn Bldg., Goshen, Ind. 
THE WORD “GLAD” NOT TRADE SLANG 
Among the uninitiated it is safe to assume that there is not one person in a dozen 
who is sure of his ground when he has to call this flower by name. A newspaper 
editor once said it takes a brave man to admire the gladiolus audibly. The average 
admirer is really afraid of its name, unless he feels it is allowable just to call them 
“Glads”. The A. G. S. has made a bad situation even worse by decreeing one word 
for both singular and plural, and defying the purists by placing the accent contrary 
to the Latin form. According to the latter the accent should be on the third syllable 
from the end, with the plural ending like the Latin. The A. G. S. adopted the more 
common, or really colloquial, use of the word, having the accent on the second syll¬ 
able from the end. There are many variations in colloquial usage. One of these 
sounds like “glad-dahlias”. Another has the plural ending in the letter “a”. 
There is a happy solution to this difficulty. Just call this flower a “Glad”. This 
will not be slang, or trade cant, such as would be the case, for example, in calling 
