Gunvor 
PRESTGARD, 1935 
W E PRESENT two pictures of this variety 
which we are offering for the first time this 
year. The one taken in 1933 represents 
the most beautiful single spike of gladiolus that 
the writer has ever seen. The florets were about 
six inches in diameter, of unrivalled substance, 
and with a superb ruffling. The color is the rich¬ 
est cream imaginable—-in fact you couldn’t 
imagine such a color until you see this glad. One 
might find in Ridgeway’s a tint that superficially 
would match the color of Gunvor but would fail 
entirely to achieve the effect of melting richness. 
The unusual texture of such a glad as this seems 
to carry color beauty into another dimension: 
one doesn’t see merely the opaque surface of the 
GUNVOR PICARDY 
petals: in their warm translucency the heavy 
florets which are like some rich liquid suddenly 
congealed in forms of purest floral beauty, seem 
to give to color a new quality of depth. This 
effect has been approached in several Prestgard 
varieties, but is seen most conspicuously in Gunvor. 
This variety is primarily a fancier’s flower. 
The flowerheads are so heavy that they may need 
support when they come into bloom. 
Price of Gunvor: $1.00 each for large 
bulbs. No small bulbs or bulblets 
sold. No discount for quantity. 
Picardy 
PALMER, 1931 
T HIS variety is too well known to 
require a detailed description. Its 
tall graceful spikes of warm apricot- 
salmon were probably decked with more 
blue ribbons at flower shows the country 
over last season than any other variety. 
We have grown Picardy with as many 
as ten six-inch florets open at one time. 
From medium size bulbs this variety 
throws spikes that often seem taller 
and more graceful than those from large 
bulbs, though not quite so many florets 
will be open at one time. 
The spike pictured on this page is a 
rather unusual one for Picardy. You 
will notice that only the two lower 
florets on the right side are of “A” 
form (having two petals with throat 
markings) while all the others are of 
“B” form (having but one petal with a 
throat marking). As a rule Picardy 
runs to the “A” type florets and makes 
a more graceful, informal looking spike 
than that pictured. It varies consid¬ 
erably, however, and you will find every 
type beautiful. This glad is in heavy 
demand and we cannot recommend it 
too strongly. 
For Prices of Picardy, see general list 
at end of this catalog. 
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