J. K . Alexander , i?. Bridgewater , Massachusetts E. Bridgewater Dahlia Gardens 
GLADIOLI—Continued. 
MRS. JOHN HAYS HAMMOND. Alexander’s 
New Gladioli Seedling. Named expressly for 
and with permission of Mrs. John Hays Hammond 
of Prides Crossing, Mass., in recognition of her 
great admiration of beautiful flowers. A beautiful 
begonia rose, blending to and streaked with a glow¬ 
ing velvety carmine-red; throat Baryta yellow 
thickly dotted and splashed a dull carmine-red. 
Gigantic flowers produced upon good sturdy plants. 
One of the largest and finest Gladioli to my knowl¬ 
edge. Highly recommended. $1.00 each. 
MISS FLORA SPRAGUE. White overlaid salmon- 
pink; throat deep carmine-red. 25 cents each. 
PEGGY SAVAGE. Alexander’s New Gladioli 
Seedling. Flaming deep scarlet, with conspicuous 
throat markings of napthalene-yellow. Very large 
and attractive. Highly recommended. $1.00 each. 
MRYTLE. One of the finest and most delicate new 
Gladioli. It is early flowering; in perfect align¬ 
ment on straight spikes, the opening buds very 
closely resemble creamy-pink tinted rosebuds with 
slightly flaring petals. Clearest dainty rose-pink, 
softly dissolving into a throat of clear creamy-white, 
its cool angelic beauty is most entrancing. Dis¬ 
tinctive in form and color; and of good size. It has 
been described as a fine Mayflower pink, almost 
exactly the color of the trailing arbutus. 20 cents 
each; $2.00 per dozen. 
PILGRIM. Rose-red blending to a darker shade at 
tips, with mahogany-red blotch in throat. Medium 
sized spikes producing more than the average 
number of well-expanded flowers. 25 cents each. 
Standard Gladioli. 
I will ship this collection of 52 varieties prepaid for $5.00. 
A Gladiolus bed displaying one color is most effective the Gladioli are ideal for massing, and add greatly to 
the surroundings. 
AMERICA. (Banning.) Universally acknowledged 
“King of Gladioli.” Gigantic flowers of clear 
lavender-pink. 10 cents each; 75 cents per 
dozen; $5.00 per 100. 
AEROPLANE. The color is a beautiful clear, deep 
pink with an exquisite pure white throat. Indi¬ 
vidual flowers are very large and massive, being 
well arranged, and many open at a time. 35 cents 
each; $3.50 per dozen. 
ANNIE WIGMAN. Pale yellow, with a small dark 
blotch in the throat. Very attractive. 10 cents 
each; $1.00 per dozen. 
AUGUSTA. (Hallock.) Lovely pure white with 
blue anthers. 10 cents each; 75 cents per dozen; 
$5.00 per 100. 
BARON J. HULOT. (Lemoine). The finest blue 
to date. A rich deep color of indigo blue. 10 
cents each; $1.00 per dozen. 
BRENCHLEYENSIS. (Youell.) Vermilion-scarlet. 
Fine variety. 10 cents each; 75 cents per dozen. 
CHICAGO WHITE. The Early Snow-white. Ex¬ 
tra early and a fine pure white. 10 cents each; 
$1.00 per dozen. 
COLUMBIA. Bright scarlet, freely blotched and 
penciled with blush-purple. Throat mottled. 10 
cents each: $1.00 per dozen. 
CRACKER JACK. (Cowee.) Large flowers of 
velvety dark red, throats spotted with yellow and 
dark maroon; a most sensational variety. 10 cents 
each; $1.00 per dozen. 
DAWN. (Tracy.) A most beautiful coral-pink 
A long, graceful spike of magnificently formed 
flowers opens up at almost the same time. The 
color and texture of this variety make it indispen¬ 
sable for cutting. 25 cents each; $2.50 per doz. 
EMPRESS OF INDIA. (Velthuys.) Gigantic New 
Dark Gladiolus. The very finest and nearest to 
black of any Gladiolus. A valuable novelty and 
a variety worthy of my highest recommendation; 
of gigantic size and beautiful rich, dark mahogany- 
red color. 10 cents each; $1.00 per dozen; 
$8.00 per 100. 
EUROPA. (Pfitzer.) Sterling Large White Glad¬ 
iolus. This European variety has attracted great 
attention, and is considered by many experts to be 
the best pure white to date, having the finest spikes, 
the best individual flowers, and being the purest 
in its snowy whiteness. 20 cents each; $2.00 per 
dozen. 
FAUST. A large, velvety, carmine-red. A very 
rich color and a long spike. 10 cents each; 
$1.00 per dozen. 
Geo. F. Elcock. Exquisite New Gladioli Seedling. 
A spectacular variety, producing large, well-ex¬ 
panded flowers; cream white effectively over¬ 
laid salmon-pink; throat bright crimson-maron. 
25 cents each. 
GIANT PINK. L arge flower, dark pink shade with 
brilliant throat markings of dark red; tall, strong 
grower; flowers well arranged. 15 cents each; 
$1.50 per dozen. 
GLORY OF HOLLAND. White with slight tinting 
of pale pink, and anthers of delicate lavender. 
10 cents each; $1.00 per dozen. 
GLOWING GEM. Alexander’s New Gladiolus. 
The plants are of strikingly vigorous, healthy 
growth, producing well expanded blossoms per¬ 
fectly arranged upon tall, sturdy spikes. Color 
a beautiful, glowing scarlet. The most promi¬ 
nent feature of this variety is its color, which attracts 
great attention. 50 cents each; $5.00 per dozen. 
HALLEY. (De Ruyter.) Delightful salmon-rose 
with beautiful creamy blotch. Very large. 10 
cents each; 75 cents per dozen. 
HOLLINDIA. A charming shade of salmon, tinted 
yellow. 10 cents each; $1.00 per dozen. 
IDA. (Groff). The flower spike is large; the flowers 
are pure white, daintily overlaid and veined a deli¬ 
cate pinkish lavender; the stamens are purple and the 
stigmas pale carmine. A remarkable variety of 
excellent habit. 20 cents each; $2.00 per dozen. 
INDEPENDENCE. (Woodruff.) Ruch clear, deep 
pink, with throat markings of dark red. A very 
tall and strong grower, of great substance. One 
of the best for cutting. 5 cts. each; 50 cents per 
dozen. 
JESSIE. Fine velvety red, with a long spike of 
flowers. 5 cents each; 50 cents per dozen. 
KEOKUK. Deep, brilliant pink, clouded and 
spotted slate-blue. Very odd. 15 cents each; 
$1.50 per dozen. 
KING HUMBERT. The magnificent flowers are a 
very showy, brilliant scarlet with a pure white 
stripe through the center of each petal. 35 cents 
each; $3.50 per dozen. 
KLONDYKE. (Christy.) Strong, vigorous plant, 
blooming early; flowers round, well opened, of 
clear primrose-yellow, with blotches of vivid crim¬ 
son-maroon on the three lower petals. 10 cents 
each; $1.00 per dozen. 
KUNDERDI “GLORY.” The famous Ruffled 
Gladiolus. (Originated by A. E. Kunderd.) Each 
lower petal is exquisitely ruffled and fluted. Mas¬ 
sive, beautiful flowers which are well expanded; 
color, delicate cream-pink with an effective crim¬ 
son stripe through the center of each lower petal. 
10 cents each; $1.00 per doz. 
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