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RIVERVIEW GARDENS, ST. PAUL, MINN. 
Mrs. Leon Douglas, Pfitzer’s Triumph, Golden Dream, Mother Machree, 
Emile Auburn, Aflame, Albatross, Commander Koehl, Giant Nymph, 
Mrs. P. W. Sisson, Mammoth White, Purple Glory, Veilchenblau, Aida, 
Gloriana, Ave Maria, Coryphee, Joerg’s White, Berty Snow, Dr. Moody, 
Jonkheer Van Tets, Jane Addams, Mrs. Van Konyenburg, Our Selection, 
Queen Mary, Heavenly Blue, Mrs. F. C. Peters, Longfellow, Paul Pfitzer, 
Charles Dickens, Bill Sowden, Moorish King, Red Lory, Margaret Ful¬ 
ton, Mrs. F. C. Hornberger, Pride of Wanakah, Catherine Coleman, 
Crimson Glow, Orange Wonder, Pearl of California, and Salbach’s Or¬ 
chid. 
Veilchenblau is gorgeous when grown from a full-sized bulb. It is 
tall and large with clear violet-blue flowers. It is one of the very finest 
of Glads, and a prize winner throughout the country. Good spikes of 
Veilchenblau are hard to beat in any show. 
Something should be said about commercial cut flower varieties, 
suitable for forcing as well as those grown in the field during the sum¬ 
mer months. The prerequisites of a good cut flower variety are numer¬ 
ous. It must have a good length of stem, flowers not too massive nor 
too large, but should have all the qualities of a decorative type. A self 
color is preferred over mixed colors, the lighter shades over the darker. 
Such varieties as Mrs. Calvin Coolidge, Orange Queen, Gold Eagle, Sou¬ 
venir, Tiffany, La Paloma, A1 Smith, Gloriana, Giant Nymph, Apricot 
Glow, Los Angeles, Marnia, and Break O’Day are excellent. In the 
grandiflorus or large flowering class the following are very useful as 
cut flowers: Capt. Boynton, Anna Eberius, Carmen Sylva, Crimson 
Glow, Berty Snow, Betty Nuthall, Dr. F. E. Bennett, Longfellow, Pride 
of Wanakah, and Veilchenblau. 
In a rambling way, we have given you a little information which 
may be of interest and of value to you. We have only touched upon 
those varieties which are known by close observation to have met with 
the approval of judges and lovers of Glads throughout the country. The 
modern Glads of the summer and early fall gardens are the most pop¬ 
ular of all flowers. They are valuable to the landscape gardener for 
the color splashes and bedding purposes; to the florists and home dec¬ 
orator, as the most beautiful and lasting of all garden flowers. The 
spikes growing tall and elegant, sturdy and dignified, slender and grace¬ 
ful, and the color range absolutely infinite. There is the single spike 
for the slender vase; a corsage for the luncheon guest; an attractive 
basket for the debutante; and a glorious bouquet for your friends. 
Riverview Gardens received many prizes and awards at the shows 
during the season of 1934. Second highest awards were won for Com¬ 
mercial Growers at the State Gladiolus Society Show. At the Minne¬ 
sota State Fair, the largest and finest show of commercial growers in 
the Northwest, we were winners of the highest awards. The awards 
received, testify as to the quality of our Glad bulbs. These many vic¬ 
tories record leadership in the growing of healthy, vigorous Glads. 
