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Here are the 12 Best 
for every live wide-awake seedsman to list. They will sell themselves, for they are the most popular, best adver¬ 
tised Gladiolus in America today. 
All are large flowering, modern exhibition type, show winners every¬ 
where and useful cut flowers commanding better than market prices. 
12 BEST GLADS BY POPULAR APPROVAL 
W. H. PHIPPS, (Diener) Late. LaFrance Pink, overlaid with 
light Rose-salmon. Lighter towards center, with lightly speck¬ 
led Ruby throat markings. From 12 to 20 florets open at a time. 
A Novelty which will cause you to exclaim with wonder. First 
size Bulbs, $16.00 per 1000; second size, $12.00; third size, $9.00. 
MINUET (Coleman) Late mid-season. Beautiful, clear laven¬ 
der, with good size and fine placement. Substance extra good. 
A standard by which others are judged. First size bulbs, $32.00 
per 1000; second size, $25.00; third size, $19.00. 
MRS. LEON DOUGLAS, (Diener) Mid-season. Mammoth in 
size and a veritable giant in height. This Salmon-rose-pink 
glad has rapidly won the favor of Glad fans everywhere. Flame 
and Scarlet splashings and fleckings add to 
the richness of the flower. First size bulbs, 
$16.00 per 1000; second size, $12.00; third size 
.$9.00. 
DR. F. E. BENNETT, (Diener) Early Mid¬ 
season. Brilliant Orange-Scarlet. A color 
much in demand. Extra large and vigorous. 
Acknowledged one of the best. First size 
Bulbs, $16.00 per 1000; second size, $12.00; 
third size, $9.00. 
PFITZER’S TRIUMPH, (Pfitzer) Early mid¬ 
season. Enormous blooms of a bright Orange- 
red color, with small deeper throat blotch. 
Almost a self color, two to four blooms open 
at once. Striking for exhibition purposes. 
Not desirable as an outdoor flower on ac¬ 
count of wilting down in strong sun, and the 
fact that it needs staking to withstand rain 
and wind. Has created a sensation in the 
show-rooms around the world. First size 
Bulbs, $32.00 per 1000; second size, $25.00; 
third size, $19.00. 
MARMORA, (Errey) Mid-season. Very large 
flower of an unusual mauve gray coloring. 
Sometimes called a smoky lavender. This 
variety is of the present popular exhibition type, with eight to 
ten large heavy florets open at once. An outstanding novelty. 
First size Bulbs, $55.00 per 1000; second size, $40.00; third size, 
$32.00. 
GOLDEN DREAM, (Groff) Late. Clear deep yellow. Tall, 
straight, vigorous plant. Very popular. A variety of good 
growth habits. First size Bulbs, $12.50 per 1000; second size, 
$10.00; third size, $8.00. 
BETTY NUTHALL (Salbach) Very Late. Glowing orange-pink 
with lighter throat. A very tall, vigorous grower. Many open 
well placed florets make this an outstanding variety. First 
size Bulbs, $40.00 per 1000; second size, $32.00; third size, $25.00. 
VEILCHENBLAU (Pfitzer) Early Mid-sea¬ 
son. The leading blue Gladiolus. The first 
large, vigorous violet-blue Gladiolus. Has a 
darker blotch on the lower petals, which 
Jj adds to the beauty of the flower. Color sug¬ 
gests that of the Iris. First size bulbs, $32.00 
per 1000; second size $25.00; third size, $19.00. 
PAUL PFITZER (Pfitzer) Early mid-season. 
The best dark violet-red Gladiolus ever of¬ 
fered. Heavily ruffled with very large flow¬ 
ers. Strong and healthy. First size bulbs, 
$40.00 per 1000; second size, $32.00; third size, 
$25.00. 
FERN KYLE (Kunderd) Mid-season. A 
large ruffled creamy white variety, with 
slight amaranth purple throat markings. 
Superb for cutting and for exhibition. First 
size bulbs $20.00 per 1000; second size, $16.00; 
third size, $12.00. 
MARMORA 
YVONNE, (Krelage) Second early. Large 
and lovely blotched blush. Truly sensational. 
Very vigorous. We predict a great future for 
this variety. First size bulbs, $20.00 per 1000; 
second size, $16.00; third size, $12.00. 
SPECIAL OFFER — Best Sellers Collection. 
25 Bulbs each of the above 12 varieties in first 
size (300 Bulbs in all, list value $8.29), correctly 
labelled and carefully packed for only $ 7 . 00 . The 
same in second size, $ 5 . 00 , third size, $ 3 . 75 . 
100 Bulbs each of the above 12 varieties in first 
size (1200 Bulbs in all, list value $33.15) correctly 
labelled and carefully packed for only $ 25 . 00 . The 
same in second size, $ 17 . 50 ; third size, $ 12 . 00 . 
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Cultural directions and leaflet on thrip control free on request 
GEO. W. HUNTER - - Grower 
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