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HEBERLING'S GLADIOLUS 
SOUTHERN CROSS (Whitely, Australia) Deep red self. The spike is tall with good 
placement, and is considered by some Aust., N. Z., growers to be one of the best 
cut flower varieties yet produced, especially in a hot climate, because it will not 
burn easily. 
SPRAY OF GOLD (Palmer—1931) A deep, clear yellow. This variety does not grow 
tall for us. 
STAR OF BETHLEHEM (Pfitzer—1931) A splendid white by the originator of many 
fine whites. This variety is similar to Maid of Orleans, although it is more nearly 
pure white. 
ST. LAWRENCE (Christ—1934) A magnificent brilliant scarlet with a rose red blotch. 
The florets are huge, well placed, and of unusually heavy substance. 
SUNSHINE GIRL (Stevens—1929) A primulinus grandiflorus variety of a lovely rich 
pink. The throat is blotched with yellow. 
SWEETHEART (Prestgard— ) Lovely decorative white with pink edges. 
SWORD OF MAHOMET (Ellis—1926) A tall, smokey, brownish rose. It produces a 
fine spike and flower head. 
TAIAROA (Miller, New Zealand—1932) A large salmon pink, flaked with slate with 
rose blotch in throat. This variety has been very fine in our garden. It stands 
at the very top of the list of the New Zealand varieties we have imported the past 
two or three years. Taiaroa is much lighter in shade than Mother Machree and 
has a softness and richness of color most outstanding. It has long flower head 
with eight to ten large well placed flowers open at once. Don’t fail to try this 
one. Personally I prefer Taiaroa to Miss New Zealand. 
TAKINA (Burns, New Zealand—1933) The report comes from “down under” that it is 
the largest gladiolus grown. Massive spikes seven to nine open florets, eight 
inches across. Color, Ridgeway’s rosaline purple, lightly flaked a darker shade. 
We have never bloomed it from large bulbs, but we do know that it received 
the Award of Merit in the Mammoth Class at the Ballaret Test Garden. 
TAINUI (Julyan— ) Ground color greenish yellow, overlaid orange scarlet with 
conspicuous blotch of dark red. 
TAWKAKI (Doney— ) Terra cotta chocolate blotch. 
TENNYSON (Kingsley—1930) A rich oxblood red with a cream blotch. Besides its 
fine color, this variety has excellent substance, perfect placement, and a tall spike 
that never crooks or burns. 
THEODORA (Gilrey, Australia— ) A salmon pink that will hold its own in com¬ 
petition. The flowers are large, of good shape, well placed and with nine or ten 
open at one time, making a large spike. 
THOS. A. EDISON (Kunderd—1927) Dark velvety red. Wonderfully formed and in¬ 
tensely ruffled—good substance. 
TIP TOP (Pfitzer—1931) The finest of Pfitzer’s 1931 introductions. This variety usually 
produces six inch flowers, even from medium size bulbs. The color is a brilliant 
scarlet with a darker feather in the throat. The spike is tall and fine. This is 
truly a magnificent variety. 
TOA (Miller—1933) I would call this variety a large improved Pfitzer’s Triumph. It 
has much better and heavier substance than Pfitzer’s Triumph and better healthier 
foliage. The placement is unusually good. The color is very similar to P. T. 
being a rosy salmon with darker blotch. It is strong grower, a good producer of 
bulblets and they germinate well. I consider it as an outstanding exhibition and 
commercial variety. 
TOBERSUN (Austin—1929) A large rich yellow. The tall straight spike carries many 
well placed flowers. 
TRUE BLUE (Christ—1933) A medium blue by the originator of Blue Admiral and 
Smiling Maestro. The color is nearer real blue than many so called blues. The 
florets are not unusually large. 
VEILCH ENBLAU (Pfitzer—1922) One of the finest and most popular of the standard 
blues. 
VEILED BRILLIANCE (Austin—1927) A smoky old rose with a white throat. 
VICTOR (Errey—1919) The ground color is a brilliant lively scarlet, and the petals 
are blotched with clear pure white. For clean contrast in color, Victor has no peer. 
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