1934 
CARL SALBACH 
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Gladiolus Quantity Price List—Pages 14-15 
Mammoth White (United Bulb Co.). Very 
large pure alabaster white, fine placement. 
Many open, tall spike. First and second as 
best white, Calif. Flower Festival, 1931. 
Each 15c, 3-30c, 6-45c, 12-90c, 25-$1.65. 
Mardi Gras (Salbacb 1934). A massive giant 
that is one of the showiest gladiolus grown. 
Florets six inches wide, five feet tall, with 
coloring of orange-scarlet and large yellow 
blotch. Six open florets with twelve addi¬ 
tional buds, all well placed. This variety 
is another Magna Blanca seedling with the 
same straight spike growth that charac¬ 
terizes Betty Nuthall and other Salbach 
varieties. 
Color by Ridgway—Grenadine with large 
and bright cadmium blotch on lower petals. 
Large bulbs only, limited to one to a custo¬ 
mer. $3.00 each. 
Marmora (Errey Bros.). A most interesting 
flower. The most popular of the “smoky” 
gladiolus, having placed third among all 
gladiolus in the Amer. Glad. Soc. popularity 
symposium. Good placement with eight or 
more open at once. Tall. Color a lavender 
gray with a glowing petunia colored blotch. 
Each 10c, 3-25c, 6-40c, 12-75c, 25-$1.35. 
Mexican Fire Opal (Salbach) . Pure deep burnt 
orange. Flowers of medium size. Fine sub¬ 
stance, and easily the richest in color of all 
orange gladiolus. Award of merit. South- 
port Show, England, 1932. Each 15c, 3-35c, 
6-50c, 12-$1.00, 25-$1.75. 
Minuet (Coleman). Beautiful clear lavender 
with good size and fine placement. Heavy 
substance and tall, straight stem. Awarded 
first, second, and third as best lavender 
without markings at the 1931 Amer. Glad. 
Soc. Show, and firsts in 1932 and 1933. Rated 
as the second most popular of all gladiolus 
in the Amer. Glad. Society popularity sym¬ 
posium. Also best lavender, Calif. Flower 
Festival, 1933. Each 10c, 3-20c, 6-35c, 12- 
60c, 25-$1.10. 
Miss Alameda (Salbach 1934). Resembles Los 
Angeles in coloring, but with large round 
blooms and as many as six of its eighteen 
or nineteen buds open at once. Has been 
tested and found a fine variety for forcing, 
and is a flower much admired by florists. 
First as best seedling E. B. Glad. Soc. 
Show, 1932. 
Color closer to apricot than Los Angeles, 
described in Ridgway as deep saffrano pink 
with carmine tongue and feathering. Bulbs 
one inch or over in diameter—each $1.00; 
small bulbs, 75c, 3-$2.00; no bblts. 
Salbach's Pink 
