Florists 7 Favorite Century of Progress Collection 
All gladiolus are beautiful but those florists and growers 
who make money must plant profitable money making 
varieties. When you force a gladiolus bulb you want the 
maximum percentage of salable bloom, you want colors 
you can use and flowers that will stand some handling. 
You must have varieties that will pay out over and above 
production costs when the flowers are sold. With these 
points in mind I have personally selected this list from 
our 82 varieties planted at the Century of Progress to 
give the florists of America a representative collection of 
gladiolus for forcing in the greenhouse or planting out- 
of-doors. 
GOLD EAGLE (Austin) Very early. 
Deep rich yellow, slightly ruffled, with 
straight, slender, wiry spikes. Very vig¬ 
orous and gaining in popularity. Fine 
for forcing and planting in succession. 
First size bulbs $14.00 per 1000, second 
size $9.00, third size $7.00. 
LOS ANGELES (Houdyshell) Second 
early. Delicate shrimp pink with bright¬ 
er throat marking. Splendid for cutting 
and in California it is called the “cut 
and come again” Gladiolus. Very vig 
orous and worth while. A leader every¬ 
where, for forcing and all florists’ uses. 
First size bulbs $14.00 per 1000, second 
size $9.00, third size $7.00. 
MAD. VON KONIJNENBURG (Pfit- 
zer) Early Mid-season. Light violet- 
blue — the very nearest blue to date. 
Tall, has stem weakness so requires 
staking. Especially recommended to 
those desiring a novelty blue Gladiolus. 
The most vigorous and rapid grower in 
this color class. Splendid forcer. First 
size bulbs $22.00 per 1000, second size 
$16.00, third size $12.00. 
MAGIC (Kunderd). Early tall light vio¬ 
let with large rich purple throat blotch¬ 
es. Flowers only small to medium in 
size but a useful color for florists’ 
work. Early forcer and one of the most 
dependable. First size bulbs $22.00 per 
1000, second size $16.00, third size $12. 
MRS. F. C. PETERS 
MRS. F. C. PETERS (Fischer) Late. 
Beautiful lilac-pink with purplish 
blotch in throat. Resembles an orchid 
in color. Form ideal and very popular 
everywhere. Late forcer. First size 
bulbs $16.00 per 1000, second size $10.00, 
third size $8.00. 
NANCY HANKS (Salbach) Early mid¬ 
season Apricot, tinted orange-pink, 
with red markings in throat. Medium 
height flowers large, with several open. 
In demand everywhere. Dependable 
forcer. First size bulbs $14.00 per 1000, 
second size $9.00, third size $7.00. 
ORANGE QUEEN (Pfitzer) Second 
early. A new and charming hue of Ap¬ 
ricot Orange. Form is also different. 
Altogether a more pleasing and worth¬ 
while variety would be hard to find. 
Ideal for cutting, sure for forcing, a 
standard commercial in every way. 
First size bulbs $12.00 per 1000, second 
size $8.00, third size $6.00. 
RUTH HUNTINGTON (Kunderd) 
Late mid-season. Violet lilac pink, with 
deeper velvety red blotch on lower 
petals. Worthy of a place in every 
planting no matter how small. Nicely 
ruffled and artistically arranged on 
the spike. Late forcer. First size bulbs 
$18 per 1000, second size $12.00, third 
size $9.00. 
MARY FREY (Gelser) Early Mid-season. Warm lilac pink 
with throat marking which reminds one of Mrs. F. C. Peters 
but of a lighter color, and much earlier in season. A very 
charming cut flower and forces easily. First size bulbs $22.00 
per 1000, second size $16.00, third size $12.00. 
MING TOY (Kunderd) Early. Tall, buff yellow. A color that 
blends well in florists’ work and modern indoor decoration. 
One of the older favorites and very dependable for forcing and 
cutting. First size bulbs $12.00 per 1000, second size $8, third $6. 
VIRGINIA (Scarlet Princeps) (Kunderd) Midseason. This 
variety is still the vogue. Scarlet red with slightly deeper 
throat. A wonderful bedding or landscape variety and a sup¬ 
erb forcer. Several large round blooms are open at one time. 
First size bulbs $14 per 1000, second size $9, third size $7. 
ZONA (Kunderd) Early. Charming pink and yellow combina¬ 
tion giving a three tone color effect. A dainty, graceful glad 
that is early, sure and very, very vigorous. First size bulbs 
$14.00 per 1000, second size $9.00, third size $7.00. 
Special Offer—florists’ Favorite Century of Progress Forcing Collection 
50 bulbs each of the above 12 varieties in first size (600 bulbs) correctly labelled and carefully packed for 
only $8.00. The same in second size bulbs for $5.00. F. O. B. Dowagiac, Mich. 
100 Bulbs of a variety at the 1000 rate, for smaller quantities add 20% 
View of one of our Gladiolus Fields -— Annual production several million bulbs 
