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HEBERLING’S GLADIOLUS 
Descriptions of Varieties 
AFLAME (Hornberger—1925) A giant, flame red primulinus grandiflorus variety. Both 
the individual florets and the spike of this variety are huge. 
A. H. WOODFULL (Errey—1929) A clear pale mauve. The violet blotch, which is edged 
with crimson, has a cream line running through it. 
AIDA (Pfitzer—1926) A dark violet blue variety. The florets are blotched with red in 
the throat. It is very early. 
ALBATROS (Pfitzer—1926) A massive pure white. The spike is very tall, the florets 
large and the color perfect. This is undoubtedly one of the finest whites. 
ALIGHT (Hornberger—1932) A Sport of Aflame, a wonderful new variety a shade lighter 
in color than Aflame, and with its large white throat blotch makes it a very dis¬ 
tinctive and charming variety; easy to propagate. As this is a color Sport of 
Aflame, it has all the habits and qualities of its parent, except the difference in 
coloring. 
ALMA NEEDHAM (Selbach—1932) A large La France pink. 
AMADOR (Kingsley—1931) A new glowing red glad that glistens and sparkles and 
glows with spectacular brilliance, whether in the sunlight or under an electric lamp. 
The form, substance and placement are all that can be desired, and, unlike many 
reds, it does not burn in the sun. The florets are large, and the spike is always 
straight. I cannot recommend Amador too highly. 
AMAZON (Gilrey) A tall lavender pink with a white throat. Very large florets. 
ANGEL’S DREAM (Ellis—1926) Tall, graceful La France pink. The spike is excep¬ 
tionally long, but it sometimes crooks in hot weather. 
ANNIE LAURIE (Brown) Heavily ruffled delicate pink. Overlaid with light rose pink. 
Good commercial. Wonderful propagator. 
ANTIONE (Kunderd—1928) The richest pure yellow I have ever seen. The florets are 
slightly ruffled. 
APRICOT GLOW (Palmer—1928) A very fine, clear, apricot prim, grand. 
AVE MARIA (Pfitzer—1927) A large light blue with purple blotch. This is a favorite 
of Pfitzer’s earlier light blues with many people. It has substance that is above 
the average for its color, and its spike and placement are good. 
BAGDAD (Palmer—1930) A magnificent smoky old rose, deeper to petal edges and 
lighter in throat. Many large, unusual colored florets are open at one time on the 
tall, straight, fine spike. Bagdad is a good propagator and a truly outstanding 
variety. 
BALBOA (Briggs—1926) Orange pink with yellow throat. The eight or ten open 
florets produce a rich and pleasing effect. 
BELLA DONNA (Pfitzer—1931) A new, delicate, light blue from the gardens of the 
most prolific producer of good blues. Bella Donna is one of the best of its color. 
BERTY SNOW (Mair—1918) A fine large lavender. Although the florets sometimes 
fleck, they seem even more beautiful because of this fact. 
BETTY NUTHALL (Salbach—1928) Undoubtedly one of the finest varieties ever 
originated. The florets are of the richest salmon orange shading to yellow in the 
throat. The spike is extremely tall and straight, and it carries twenty or more buds. 
Eight to ten perfectly placed flowers open at once. 
BILL SOWDEN (Fallu—1929) A huge, deep, rich red. This variety frequently produces 
six inch flowers; it is considered by many to be the best red. Its spikes, although 
not unusually long, are very good. 
BLEEDING HEART (Brown—1927) Fine light pink with large red blotch. To those 
fanciers of blotched glads who mourn the passing of Pendleton, Bleeding Heart 
will be a delightful acquisition. The spike is tall and straight, and it carries many 
well placed open flowers and buds. 
BLUE ADMIRAL (Christ—1932) In my opinion this variety is one of the best blue 
ever to have been introduced. Its color is a most pleasing medium blue. It fre¬ 
quently produces florets five and one-half inches or more across. The spike is 
unusually tall and straight and the placement is very good. 
BLUE DANUBE (Pfitzer—1929) A very fine light blue. The color is a shade lighter 
than Mrs. Van Konyenburg, and the placement is better. The spike is exceptionally 
tall. 
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