“ This seems rather early to inquire about bulbs for another season but we have 
been having such remarkable success with our Mary Frey which we bought from you 
last year that we should like to get more” — Almer Dean, Canada. 
lflAtl (Crow) (Ex) (Dec) (80-85) Deep rose or according to Ridge- 
wa y p 0m egranate purple. 6-8 very large ruffled blooms open 
with several buds showing color. Tall, strong grower. Good propagator. 
Can be grown very fine. Should become extremely popular. 
SllllCPt Cloud (Steves) (Dec) (Com) Early midseason. White 
Jmijd V1UIIU shaded pink toward the edges. Several large well placed 
blooms open. One of the very best Steves varieties. 
Ciindiin^ r*S|«l (Steves) (Prim. Grand) (Com) (82) Clear geranium 
JIHlanillC WAIT* pi n k a yellow throat. 7-8 well placed blooms 
open. A fine variety except that the stems sometimes crook. 
CllficIlfftA Cficin (Steves) (Com) (Dec) Extremely early orange 
JimailiUC Jliaic slightly tinted pink. Deep orange yellow in throat. 
Several good size ruffled blooms open. Very tall, straight stems. Should become 
valuable as an early commercial. 
(Ellis) (Dec) (92) Large massive smoky 
brown. 6-8 blooms open. Always very 
Sword ot Mahomet 
popular. 
The Moor 
(Crow) (Ex) (Dec) (80) 8 good size well placed deep rose 
red blooms open. Somewhat ruffled. A beautiful variety 
but needs good culture to get long spikes. Can be grown wonderfully well. 
I occasionally find a rogue in this variety, a dark red. One customer who got 
one last year said it was the best dark red he had ever seen. 
'TUo (Sprague) (Prim. Grand) (Dec) Shape and color some- 
* ***» VllW thing like a lavender orchid. Badly hooded. Nice for its 
kind. 
(K) (Dec) (90) Very heavily ruffled deep 
red of velvety texture. Several blooms 
One of the finest dark reds I know of. There are other varieties on the 
Thomas A. Edison 
open 
market of this same name but are different colors. 
(K) (Dec) (78) Smoky blue flaked salmon red. Five or more open, 
* One of the best in its color class. 
TlfltaldPA (Errey) (Ex) (Dec) Flesh pink shaded bright rose pink 
* a toward the edge. Small red blotches on cream ground. 8-10 
medium size blooms open. A very pretty thing. Good exhibition variety. 
Tobf»rcilt% (Austin) (Ex) (Com) (108) A late yellow somewhat larger 
m. {h an Golden Dream but with me doesn’t grow so tall. Beautiful 
color. 7-8 blooms open. One of the best. 
Troubadour (^ F ) (^ x ) (Dec) (85) Beautiful clear purple. Tall 
* * VMVOWVI>l grower with long spike of bloom with six or more open. 
I consider this the best clear purple variety. 
Vagabond Prince 
Veilchenblau 
Wasaga 
Palmer strain. See page 25. 
(Pf) (Ex) (Com) (91) Large dark blue, 
height. 
Medium 
Palmer strain. See page 2. 
“The Picardy gladiolus bulbs that you sent me as a prize in the 1933 flower show 
produced the most beautiful gladiolus that I have ever had in my garden and as beautiful 
as ones I have seen anywhere .” — Mrs. C. J. Rowland, Penn. 
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