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MARKET GARDENERS’ SEED STORE 
GENERAL LIST OF GLADIOLUS 
SET OUT ONLY THE FINEST VARIETIES 
When you put in Gladioli, be sure you have the best kinds it is possible to obtain. 
Don’t buy ordinary common kinds just because they are a few cents cheaper. Set out 
the very best and you will have the finest collection of blooms in your neighborhood. 
Doz. Per 100 
Veilchenblau Blueking. The color is a beautiful violet-blue, lightening 
toward the center. The entire flower appears, at the first glance, to 
be made of blue velvet the sheen is so beautiful.$0.35 $2.50 
Red Fire. A seedling of Princeps. Entire flower of richest, pure self- 
colored bright-red. Very striking and showy. Our best bright-red 
gladiolus .35 2.50 
Mrs. Leon Douglas. Immense begonia rose flower striped with flame and 
brilliant scarlet. Lip pale lemon, slightly speckled with ruby. A giant 
among Gladioli .35 2.50 
Persia. Deep velvety maroon, with shiny black buds. Most unusual and 
one of the choicest varieties in existence today.35 2.50 
Gold Eagle. Of all the recent introductions of pure yellow varieties there 
are none to compare with Mrs. Austin’s new Gold Eagle. The flowers 
are large, perfectly placed, of a real golden yellow, and extra early. . .35 2.50 
Minuet. The last word in light lavender Gladiolus. It is the lavender by 
which other lavenders are judged. Immense exhibition flower.35 2.50 
Betty Nuthall. A magnificent variety that has been taking the shows by 
storm. It is an immense light coral pink with a pale orange throat. 
Very tall spikes and flowers 6 inches across.35 2.50 
•Giant Nymph. La France pink with creamy yellow throat. A magnificent 
new variety of great size, perfect arrangement and long spike.35 2.50 
Richard Diener. Large blooms of a pure Geranium-pink shade with a 
light sprinkling of ruby-red in the throat.35 2.50 
Purple Glory. The giant of Kunderd’s New Ruffled race. A wonderful 
flower of deep velvety maroon-red, with almost black blotches. 
(Flowers are not purple as the name would indicate.) Tall; blooms 
late .35 2.50 
Mrs. Dr. Norton. Silvery white base tinged with pink, deepening towards 
the edges of the petals, creamy blotches in throat on lower petals; 
tall, vigorous grower. One of the most beautiful Glads.35 2.50 
Dr. F. E. Bennett. One of the best brilliant peach reds, large massive, 
perfect flowers, borne on strong stems.35 2.50 
•Charles Dickens. A tall large flowering purple violet with many open at 
one time. Similar color to Anna Eberius, but very much better.35 2.50 
•Giant Flowered Mixed. A mixture of the best Giant Flowered sorts in 
a wide range of shades and colors, and includes many named varie¬ 
ties of special merit. One of the most satisfactory mixtures of 
Gladioli obtainable and one that is sure to give satisfaction.20 1.25 
