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Le Pouss.n— Light red, white blotch 
May—A lovely pure white flower, finely 
flaked bright rosy crimson; superb. 
Madame Mon ne ret—Delicate mse. 
Mr. Bains— A wonderful distinct color, 
a clear, light red; self color. 
Napoleon Ili-Briglit scarlet; white 
line in each petal. 
Octoroon— A beautiful salmon-pink; 
very distinct. 
Reine Blanche— Pure white, dark car¬ 
mine blotch. 
Reverend Berkeley-Light rose and 
tinged with violet-carmine,feather¬ 
ed white blotch. 
Sylph ide-Pure white, flamed car¬ 
mine. Extra large and fine. 
CLASS. 
Choicest Named Gladiolus. 
5-CENT CLASS. 
Price of the following 20 fine sorts , 5c. each; 5 for 15c.; or more 
at 3c. each. Any sorts at 25c. per doz. One each of the 20 
sorts for 50c. 
Ad ison— Dark amaranth, with white stripes. 
Afrlcam— -Darkest crimson-black, with a pure white blotch 
in the throat. The darkest and one of the finest colors; 
large flower and spike. 
Augusta— Lovely pure white, with blue anthers. 
Brench leyensis —"Vermillion-scarlet: fine old variety. 
Ce res— Pure white, spotted with purplish rose. 
Conquete— Large and line flower of bright cherry-red, with 
a conspicuous pure white-blotch, upper petals striped 
with delicate rose. 
Cen. Phil. Sheridan-Fiery red.'white line running through 
each petal, and a large, pure white blotch on the lower 
divison. 
Hesperide— Profusely blotched and flaked bright rosy sal- 
mon on a pure white ground. 
Isaac Buch anan-^-Very fine yellow. 
John Buli— White, slightly tinted with sulphur. 
Lamarck (De)— Cherry slightly tinted with orange, blazed 
with red • center well lighted, very large.pure white stain. 
Price of these 70 sorts , 10c. each; any 3 for 20c.; or 60c. per d oz 
One each of the 70 sorts for $3,00. 
Amitie—Large spike of large,fleshy,rose-eoloredflowers, 
shaded with straw-color on the lower petals, streaked 
with purple; the edge flamed with rose. 
Ajax—Beautiful striped. 
Amalthee —Pure white with violet-red blotch; groundof the 
corolla velvety violet, the lower petals tinted lilac. 
Anna—Cherry, tinged orange. 
Aurorc—Bright salmon-rose, striped orange, carmine and 
lilac; blotch cherry-rose, streaked violet. 
Bayard—Large carmine-red flowers, slightly tinged with 
_ lilac and delicately banded with white in the center. 
BlcoI ore—Large flowers of bright rosy salmon, except lower 
. petals,which are ivory-white, suffused with rose at edges. 
Big Medicine— Blush-white, marked violet; 
Biondme— Tall, compact spike of. large, straw-colored 
flowers, slightly streaked at the edges with rosy lilac. 
Canary Bird— Finest yellow. 
Cameleon— Compact truss, of large, slaty-lilac flowers, 
flamed orange, with white bands down the middle of 
each petal; large creamy white blotch, streaked violet. 
Carnation Fleshy white, profusely tinted at the edges with 
richest carmine, lower petals blotched purplish carmine, 
Chamont— Lilac, shaded with purple. 
Champs de Mars—Salfirino, distinct white blotch, bordered 
carmine. 
Chrysolora— Golden yellow, pure and distinct. 
Corsa i re—Compact spike, large flowers of intense dark and 
velvety scarlet, and tinted with brown at the edges. 
Countess Craven— Bose, flaked carmine. 
Dehcatissime —White, suffused with soft carmine-lilac, 
the pure white lower petal edged lilac. 
Diamant Fleshy white, of a remarkable freshness: throat 
ivory-white, blotched and streaked carmine. 
li 0 Sg Mauve,suffused with rose; center pure white. 
Elizabeth—Dark rose, flamed bright carmine purple; large 
purple-carmineblotch, with white stripes. 
Emma Thursby— White ground; carmine stripes through 
petals: blotch on the lower division. 
Eugene Scribe— Flowers very large and, wide; perfect 
tender rose, blazed carmine-red; extra fine. 
Eugene Souchet— Bright rose color, relieved by a large 
white blotch and stripes, rising from the intense color at 
the edge of the petals, 
Fairmount—Blush-white, blotched carmine. 
Fatma—very large flowers of ivory-white ground, profusely 
striped with bright rosy salmon; violet "blotch.. 
Feu Foliet—Well opened flowers, with ivory-white throat, 
richly tinted and striped with carmine at the edges. 
Flamboyant—Large flowers of fierv scarlet. 
Fu Iton—Yelvety vermillion. 
