THE LIBIS GARDENS 
Specializing in Bulbs for "Better Glads” 
The GLADIOLUS 
The most Charming and Stately Flower. 
"To know them is to love them” 
Every garden should have a planting of this flower of easy culture. 
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Our gladiolus stock consists of healthy, vigorous bulbs of select varieties. 
Each year varieties are eliminated which seem the least interesting to visitors, 
and are no longer worth while; each year some of the better, newer sorts are added. 
Thus the desirability of varieties is constantly subject to popular approval, and is con¬ 
stantly attaining a higher excellence. 
Our stocks are inspected by the Ohio State Department of Agriculture. We hold 
a certificate of nursery inspection issued by that Department. 
All bulbs offered for sale are treated to assure freedom from possible thrips in¬ 
festation. 
Sizes —Large bulbs are 1 % inches or more in diameter; Medium bulbs are 3 T to 
1 14 inches; and Small bulbs are from % to % inches. 
TERMS OF SALE 
Gladiolus orders are usually shipped during March and April, being somewhat 
governed by weather conditions; Dahlias, Lily bulbs and Chrysanthemums, during 
April and May. 
Orders of $1 or over are shipped prepaid. We guarantee their safe arrival and 
satisfactory condition. Orders of less than $1 should include 15 cents for postage. 
All stock is guaranteed true to name. We shall gladly replace anything found to 
be otherwise, or correct any error, to the extent of the price paid. 
All stock is subject to prior sale. 
Remittance should accompany your order, unless other arrangements are made. 
Make your remittance payable to 
L. J. LIBIS 
North Portage Path 
R. D. No. 7 - - Akron, Ohio 
Member of 
American Gladiolus Society 
Ohio State Gladiolus Society 
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We wish to call your attention to the following varieties among our recent in¬ 
troductions which are particularly popular with our customers: Matin Song, a cameo 
pink; Coral Reef, a deep geranium pink with very large flower heads; Elizabeth Libis, 
an early blooming orchid lavender, large flowers, tall graceful spikes; Idabelle Firestone, 
an excellent exhibition and commencial lavender; Reminiscence, a mid-season orchid; 
Rose Gold, the kind that harmonizes well with autumn shades. 
Prominent florists are enthusiastic in praising the above varieties. 
Visitors to our gardens are delighted by the wonderful blooms. The news spreads. 
Many visitors come. An artist asks permission to paint the picture. Again the news 
spreads—and on a mid-September day several artists transfer to canvas the field of 
blooms. 
You may have the pleasure of these wonderful flowers in your garden. Peruse the 
pages of this booklet, and you will find listed all the flowers that delight the visitors, 
and the artists who paint the picture. 
