1935 
CARL SALBACH 
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Salbach’s Pink ( Salbach 1929). Large, wide 
open, glowing geranium pink, with soft car¬ 
mine tongue and throat markings. Long, 
graceful flower spike with eight to sixteen 
open at once. Fine placement and heavy sub¬ 
stance. Last florets open in water as well as 
the first, and are as beautiful as rosebuds. 
Wonderful cut flower and excellent com¬ 
mercial variety. Color picture, page 7, does 
not do full justice to the flower, as it does 
not accurately reproduce the soft colorings 
of the flower. Order early, stock limited. 
Each 10c, 3-25c, 6-40c, 12-75c, 25-$1.35. 
Saraband (Salbach). A very unusual flower, 
rich as an oriental rug. Coloring a velvety 
oriental brownish red shading to red-purple 
called “bordeaux.” Fine placement, tall. Each 
10c, 3-20c, 6-35c, 12-60c, 25-$1.10. 
Senorita {Salbach). One of the few gladiolus 
with true orange coloring. Large flowers of 
true orange with carmine tongue and pen¬ 
ciling. Medium height. A. M., B. G. S., and 
many other prizes. Each 10c, 3-20c, 6-35c, 
12-60c, 25-$1.10. 
Sequoia Blue ( Salbach 1931)). A simply huge, 
light blue with a flower spike three feet long 
and blooms six inches wide. Derives its size 
and vigor from Magna Blanca and its color 
tones from Heavenly Blue. Perfect placement 
on a straight five-foot stalk. Five to six open. 
Should be of great value to breeders due to 
its huge blooms and flower spike. Color light 
bluish lavender with violet tongue. L., $1.00; 
Med., 75c; S., 50c. Bits, 10 for 50c. 
Smiling Maestro {Christ). Deep salmon rose 
flaked brown, one of the most outstanding- 
recent eastern introductions. Very popular— 
winner of many prizes. L., $1.75, 3-$5.00; 
Med., 85c, 3-$2.25; S., 45c, 3-$1.25. Bits, 10 
for 75c, 50 for $2.50. 
Tennyson {Kingsley). A rich velvety brownish 
ox-blood red with cream blotch in throat. Six 
to eight open on tall, straight spike. L., 35c 
each, 12-$3.00; Med., 25c, 12-$2.00. Bits., 20 
for 50c. 
Tip-Top {Pfitzer). An immense wide open 
scarlet. One of the finest recent Pfitzer 
originations. L., $1.50; Med., $1.00; S., 75c. 
Bits., 6 for 75c. 
Veilchenblau {Pfitzer). A large, clear, deep 
violet blue. Tall and vigorous. Most popular 
dark violet in A. G. S. symposium. Each 10c, 
3-20c, 6-35c, 12-60c, 25-$1.10. 
Wasaga {Palmer). One of the most delicately 
colored gladiolus. Clear light apricot of medi¬ 
um size with four to five florets open. The 
American introducer says of Wasaga, “The 
most beautifully colored of any glad. I have 
seen.” Excepting Picardy we regard this as 
Palmer’s finest variety. L., 30c each, $3.00 
doz.; Med., 20c, 12-$2.00; S., 15c, 3-35c, 6-55c, 
12-$1.00. Bits., 10 for 25c, 100 for $2.00. 
W. H. Phipps {Diener). Voted fifth most popu¬ 
lar of all gladiolus in the 1934 American 
Gladiolus Society symposium, and a consis¬ 
tent prize winner. Magnificent salmon pink. 
Flowers large, ten or more open at once, and 
long flower spike. Each 10c, 3-20c, 6-35c, 
12-60c, 25-$1.10. 
Salbach’s Pink 
