RIVERVIEW' GARDENS, ST. PALL, MINN 
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GLADIOLUS 
Descriptive List of Choice Varieties 
L—Large; M—Medium; S—Small; Bits.—Bnlblets 
A. H. Woodfull —(Errey). The color is 
a pale mauve, and the violet blotch, 
which is edged with crimson, has a 
cream line running through it. About 
ten open flowers of excellent size, 
form and substance are perfectly 
placed on the spike. L. 35c; M. 25c; 
S. 15c; Bits., 10 for 15c. 
Amador —(Kingsley). A new glowing 
red that glistens in the sun and 
sparkles equally under electric lights. 
Unlike most reds it does not burn 
nor turn dark at the edges in the 
hot sun. An outstanding new variety. 
L. 25c; M. 15c; Bits., 10 for 25c. 
Amethyst —(Symons). Large flowers of 
regular exhibition form, straight 
spike of a distinct shade of lilac rose 
with deeper rose bordering, white 
center line on each petal. Constant 
winner in its class. L. 20c; M. 15c; 
Bits., 10 for 25c. 
Arabella —(Pfitzer). A glossy dark pur¬ 
ple, almost black and the darkest yet 
introduced. A very large flowered 
variety with florets of heavy texture; 
14-16 buds with six open at a time. 
A remarkable exhibition variety and 
one which is quite new in its color 
class. L. $5.00; Bits., 1 for 75c. 
Bagdad — (Palmer). A magnificent 
smoky old rose, deeper to petal edges 
and lighter in throat. Many large, 
unusual colored florets are open at 
one time on the tall fine spike. L. 
15c; 10 for $1.00; M., 10 for 80c; 
S., 10 for 30c; Bits., 100 for 30c. 
Barbara Phillips — (Phillips). Massive 
spike of a combination of sepia-grey 
and fawn-slate. Difficult to describe. 
A novelty that is still scarce. Up to 
8 large flowers open on a straight 
spike. L. 50c; S. 20c; Bits., 10 for 
40c. 
Berty Mail* —(Mair). Lighter in color 
than Berty Snow, slightly ruffled, and 
seems to be an improvement on that 
variety. L. 30c. 
Blue Admiral —(Christ). Tall straight 
growing variety. Does not open as 
many as Pelegrina, but much taller 
and straighter stem. Color a little 
lighter blue than Pelegrina. An up 
and coming glad. L. $2.00; M. $1.20; 
S. 90c; Bits., 6 for 75c. 
Blue Danube —(Pfitzer). Wonderfully 
pure amethyst-blue with a splendid 
dark blotch, making a very pleasing 
color harmony. The 6-8 open flowers 
are gracefully arranged on the stem 
and form a nice, tall, well formed 
spike. L. 15c. 
Blue Domina —(Christ). The finest of 
the new light blues. Flowers large 
on a tall spike. L. $2.00; M. $1.50; 
S. $1.00; Bits., 10 for $2.00. 
Bob White —(Zimmer). The surprise 
of the 1934 blooming season. An im¬ 
mense white with two rose lines on 
the lower petals. It stood out as one 
of the finest varieties in the garden 
and completely dwarfed the new 
white Solveig. L. 75c; M. 60c; S. 
50c; Bits., 10 for 50c. 
Bonita- —(Kingsley). A very clear aliz¬ 
arine pink with a small cream white 
blotch. A tall spike with many open 
blooms; a very fine variety. L. $1.00; 
M. 70c; S. 40c; Bits., 10 for 70c. 
Brightsid© —(Prestgard). A very early 
commercial orange. Looks very good. 
L. 25c; Bits., 10 for 20c. 
Cadillac— (Vaughan). A tall rich yel¬ 
low. The florets are a golden apricot 
yellow and have no markings in the 
throat. The spike is unusually fine 
and it carries as many as seven open 
flowers. Not just another yellow, but 
a new and different colored yellow. 
L. 40c; 10 for $3.00; M. 30c; 10 for 
$2.00; S. 20c; Bits., 25 for 50c. 
Camelot —(Errey). A clear deep sal¬ 
mon pink with edges of petals occa¬ 
sionally flaked with orange, the crim¬ 
son blotch is powdered cream on the 
edges and the large well shaped and 
placed flowers make up an excellent 
exhibition variety. L. 30c; Bits., 15 
for 25c. 
Constancy —(Arenius). Large clear rose 
with small darker throat blotch. 
Grown from small bulbs, hut looks 
like a good one. L. 25c; M. 20c; S. 
15c; Bits., 2 5 for 25c. 
Coronation —(Palmer). Soft light sal¬ 
mon shading to cream and creamy 
yellow deep in the throat. Many 
large, well placed blooms open on a 
moderately tall, strong spike. L. 40c; 
M. 25c; S. 15c; Bits., 10 for 25c. 
