1935 
CARL SALBACH 
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Festival Queen ( Salbach 1934). A truly huge 
clear geranium pink with soft carmine feath¬ 
erings on the lower petals. Five to six fully 
expanded blooms with twelve or thirteen ad¬ 
ditional buds. Consistently placed and cor¬ 
rectly faced. Immense blooms over six inches 
across. A “must have” for breeders as its 
characteristics of huge well expanded blooms 
carry on freely. L., $3.00; Med., $2.00; S., 
$1.50. Bits., 3 for $1.25. 
Frederick Christ ( Diener). Very large flowers 
of delicate shrimp pink, canary throat. A 
beautiful color combination. Many open. One 
of Diener’s best. Each 15c, 3-35c, 6-50c, 12- 
$1.00, 25-$1.75. 
Gay Hussar ( Salbach ). Orange-red, shading to 
strawberry pink. Fine placement. Six or more 
open at once. Each 10c, 3-20c, 6-35c, 12-60c, 
25-$1.10. 
Gertrude Swenson (Swenson). A $100 gladi¬ 
olus from Australia that qualifies as the fine 
rosy mauve that so many hybridists have 
been striving for. Has won prizes as “Cham¬ 
pion” or best bloom displayed in four Aus¬ 
tralian shows, and has been highly praised in 
America. 
Perfect placement, tall and straight, with 
ten to fourteen florets open at once. Color— 
bright rosy mauve with small white blotch 
on lower petals, feathered mauve. L., $2.50; 
Med., $1.50; S., $1.00. Bits, 6 for 50c. 
Golden Dream (Groff). A clear deep golden 
yellow of splendid substance; very tall, many 
open at one time. Most popular yellow in 
Amer. Glad. Soc. symposium. Each, 10c, 
3-15c, 6-30c, 12-50c, 25-$1.00. 
GOLDEN GODDESS (Salbach 1935). The 
first patented gladiolus. Description, price, 
restrictions and color picture on pages two 
and three. The most outstanding variety of 
recent introduction. 
Grand Slam (Salbach 1933). A sport from 
Pfitzer’s Triumph which retains the growing 
habits of the latter, but is a bright salmon- 
orange in color. Has been one of the most 
admired varieties we have grown. Large 
blooms, graceful, slightly ruffled. Has been 
highly praised in all parts of the country. 
Each 20c, 3-50c, 6-80c, 12-$1.50. 
Heavenly Blue (Pfitzer). Large, clear, deli¬ 
cate lavender blue of great refinement and 
elegance. Long graceful spikes, many open. 
Blooms to the very tip when cut. Lighter 
than Mrs. Van Konynenburg. Order early, 
stock limited. Each 15c, 3-35c, 6-50c, 12-$1.00. 
Helen Jacobs (Salbach 1930). Large, clear 
jasper pink, lower petals straw colored with 
pink edges. Tall, vigorous growth with six to 
eight perfectly placed blooms open at one 
time. Early. Heavy substance. A splendid 
commercial variety. Each 10c, 3-25c, 6-40c, 
12-75c, 25-$1.35. 
Helen Wills (Salbach). An elegant, clean, 
large, white shading to soft canary on lower 
petals. Tall, vigorous and of wonderful sub¬ 
stance. Each 10c, 3-25c, 6-40c, 12-75c, 25- 
$1.35. 
LA FIESTA (Salbach 1935). A bright true 
orange that does not fade. See page three for 
price, description and color picture. A dis¬ 
tinctly new color in gladiolus. 
Lucifer (Errey). Tall and striking. Flame red 
with red-violet blotch. Each 25c, 6-$1.25. 
Mme. Sully (De Groat). Ivory white with car¬ 
mine blotches in throat. Very distinct and 
beautiful, particularly in mass. Each 10c, 
3-25c, 6-40c, 12-75c, 25-$1.35. 
Magna Blanca (Salbach 1930). Huge, ivory 
white of heavy substance and good place¬ 
ment. Six or more open at once. Probably the 
tallest gladiolus grown, having been grown 
as high as eight feet. A rapid increaser. 
Excellent for breeding, being a parent of 
Mardi Gras and Sequoia Blue, two 1934 Sal- 
bach introductions. A. M., R. H. S., England. 
Splendid blooms from small bulbs. See page 
12. Each 10c, 3-25c, 6-40c, 12-75c, 25-$1.35. 
Mammoth White ( United Bulb Co.) . Immense, 
pure alabaster white. Fine placement, many 
open, tall spike. Its clear color and large wide 
open blooms make it most effective. A fine 
florist variety. Each 10c, 3-25c, 6-40c, 12-75c, 
25-$1.35. 
Marmora (Errey Bros.). The most popular of 
the “smoky” gladiolus, voted third among all 
gladiolus in the Amer. Glad. Soc. popularity 
symposium. Good placement with eight or 
more open at once. Tall. Color a lavender 
gray with a glowing red-violet blotch. Each 
10c, 3-25c, 6-40c, 12-75c, 25-$1.35. 
Mexican Fire Opal (Salbach). Pure deep burnt 
orange. Flowers of medium size. Fine sub¬ 
stance, and easily the richest in color of all 
orange gladiolus. Award of merit, South- 
port Show, England, 1932. Each 10c, 3-20c, 
6-35c, 12-60c, 25-$1.10. 
Mildred Louise (Wentworth). A fine, large, 
strawberry pink, blending to yellow in throat 
with red pencillings. Tall, with huge florets. 
Good substance. L., 30c, 6-$1.50, 12-$3.00; 
Med., 20c, 6-$1.00, 12-$2.00; S., 15c, 6-75c, 12- 
$1.35. Bits., 10 for 50c. 
Milford (Rides). We consider this outstanding 
gladiolus to be the finest recent New Zealand 
creation, not even excepting Takina and Miss 
New Zealand. Good size, habit, placement 
and color so fine that we rate Milford a truly 
sensational gladiolus. 
Clear azure blue, with inconspicuous throat 
markings. A great improvement over the 
popular Heavenly Blue, being larger and 
deeper in color. Not as big as our giant Se¬ 
quoia Blue but possesses a more beautiful, 
delicate coloring. Med., $5.00 each; S., $3.50 
each. Bits., 75c each. 
Minuet (Coleman). Beautiful clear lavender 
with good size and fine placement. Heavy 
substance and tall, straight stem. Awarded 
first, second, and third as best lavender with¬ 
out markings at the 1931 Amer. Glad. Soc. 
Show, and first in 1932, 1933 and 1934. Rated 
as the second most popular of all gladiolus 
in the Amer. Glad. Society popularity sym¬ 
posium. Also best lavender, Calif. Flower 
Festival, 1933. Each 10c, 3-25c, 6-40c, 12-75c, 
25-$1.35. 
