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THE FOSS HEATON GLAD GARDENS, CRESTON, IOWA 
Variety 
Per 
Large 
Medium 
Small 
Per 
Bulblet 
Salbach’s Orchid (rose pink) __ 
_____ 1 
.20 
Sheila _ _ . 
___ 12 
.40 
.20 
.15 
100 
9 ‘ 
• «— • 
(salmon pink) _ 
... 100 
2.10 
1.10 
.70 
Sweet Rose _ _ 
____ 12 
.40 
.20 
.15 
100 
.21 
(rose pink) _ 
... 100 
2.10 
1.10 
.70 
Sultan (red) _ 
______ 1 
.50 
Tobersun (yellow) _ _ 
.... 12 
.60 
.30 
.20 
100 
.31 
Twilight _ . _ 
___ 12 
.40 
.20 
.15 
100 
.21 
(cream) _ 
100 
1.10 
.70 
Veilchenblau (blue) . _ 
..... 12 
.60 
.30 
100 
.2! 
Winged Victory _ _ 
...... 1 
.10 
.07 
_ _ 
100 
.31 
(dark pink) _ 
.... 12 
1.00 
.60 
.35 
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, which 
are listed elsewhere in this catalog, and will be mixed at the time I ship the bulbs to 
you. Each of the different color classes will contribute a share of bulbs. If you will 
state some of your favorite colors, I will make your special mixture stronger on those 
particular colors. Large sizes, 1 x k inch and over, $2.00 per 100 prepaid. Medium 
sizes, 3 A inch to 114 inch, $1.00 per 100 prepaid. All named varieties but not labeled. 
WHOLESALE PRICES. NOT PREPAID 
F. O. B. Creston, Iowa. Priced per 1000, 250 at 1000 rate. 
Variety 
No. 3 
No. 4 
Betty Nuthall _ 
_____ $10.00 
$8.00 
Crinkles _ 
_____ 10.00 
8.00 
Dr. F. E. Bennett — 
_____ 10.00 
8.00 
Giant Nymph _ 
9.00 
7.00 
Golden Dream _ 
9.00 
7.00 
Jane Addams _ 
_____ 10.00 
8.00 
John T. Pirie _ 
9.00 
7.00 
Variety 
No. 3 
No. 4 
La Paloma _ 
_____ $10.00 
$8.00 
Marmora _ 
__ 10.00 
8.00 
Mrs. F. C. Peters _ 
_____ 9.00 
7.00 
Mrs. H. E. Bothin ___ 
9.00 
7.00 
Mrs. Leon Douglas ___ 
_____ 9.00 
7.00 
Mr. W. H. Phipps _ 
__ 10.00 
8.00 
Sheila _ 
9.00 
7.00 
A. G. S. MEMBERSHIP 
Join the American Gladiolus Society. This society issues a monthly magazine, 
devoted exclusively to Glads. Send your dues of $2.00 to the Secretary, Mr. Roscoe 
Huff, Spohn Bldg., Goshen, Ind. 
SWEET AND BRIEF 
Spiritual exhilaration can be maintained for a brief time only, as Edgar Allen 
Poe pointed out with reference to poetry. Therefore, poems must be short and flow¬ 
ers should die. However, for those who have a genuine appreciation of the beautiful 
such things do have a very real existence in the memory. And when again they make 
a brief appearance in reality, their enjoyment is all the more keen, without any 
danger of a flagging of interest. 
The colors of most flowers, and notably the Glads, have the purity of the rain¬ 
bow hues without admixtures of neutral gray. That is the reason they seem so bright, 
and also the reason they attract us humans to them, as well as the insects. Such col¬ 
ors are comparatively rare in Nature. If they were anywhere near as common 
in Nature as the dull colors, we would be led to distraction. Their enjoyment is keen 
in proportion as they are rare. Such rare things as the flowers in Nature cannot be 
successfully imitated. Artificial flowers are just what they are,—artificial. The 
glowing warmth, the sparkle, and the informality of the living flower are what con¬ 
stitutes its rareness. 
WHY NOT ENJOY THEM NOW? 
Life is short, why not make it sweet? If we love flowers, it seems more sensible 
to enjoy them while we are above ground than to have them piled on us when we are 
