SCHLING’S MODERN GLADIOLUS 
Catherine Coleman 
Collection F— 3 bulbs each of 
Collection G— 6 bulbs each of 
Collection H—12 bulbs each of 
COLLECTIONS 
the 12 choice varieties marked 
the 12 choice varieties marked 
the 12 choice varieties marked 
with * (36 bulbs in all), $3 50 
with * (72 bulbs in all), 6 50 
with * (144 bulbs in all), 12 50 
The main planting of Gladiolus bulbs should be made the latter part of April or the 
first of May, and additional plantings every three weeks until July 1, to secure a succession 
of bloom until frost. Plant bulbs 5 inches deep and from 6 to 8 inches apart. 
*Ave Maria. Light blue, with small purple blotches. 
*Berty Snow. Clear lavender; very large flowers on strong spike. 
Captain Boynton. White, flushed with lavender, with maroon blotch 
on lower petals. A giant prize-winner. 
Cardinal Prince. An outstanding clear flame-red. Very lovely. 
Carmen Sylva. Pure white; slight violet markings deep in throat. 
Catherine Coleman. Rich coral-pink with throat-markings of American 
Beauty tinge. Rare and exceedingly choice. 
*Coryphee. Beautiful pink similar to Ophelia rose. 
Crimson Glow. Vivid scarlet with lighter shadings in the throat. 
Dr. F. E. Bennett. Flame-scarlet over peach-red. Strong spikes. 
Duchess of York. Deep violet-blue, like Baron Hulot, but twice its size. 
Fern Kyle. A massive creamy white exhibition Gladiolus. Easily the best 
of its color. 
Giant Nymph. Soft rose-pink with creamy yellow throat. Flowers often 
6 inches across. 
Gloriana. Large; salmon with yellow throat. 
'•'Golden Dream. Exquisite deep yellow. 
Helen Wills. Fine, large, pure white; very delicate canary-yellow mark¬ 
ings on throat and lower petals. 
Henry C. Goehl. White, slightly flushed pink; lower segments blotched 
crimson. 
John T. Pirie. Mahogany-brown. Unusually attractive. 
'•'Kirchhof’s Violet. Very deep violet-blue. One of the best of this shade 
Marmora. Lavender-gray, petunia blotch. An exquisite variety. 
*Marocco. A very large, fine deep red. 
Minuet. Rich lavender self; very large; fine substance. 
*Mrs. F. C. Hornberger. Lovely, wide-open, ruffled, pure white flowers on 
strong spike. 
Mrs. Frank Pendleton. Salmon-pink, with brilliant 
carmine blotches in throat. 
Mrs. Leon Douglas. Begonia-rose, overlaid with scar 
let-flame shadings; huge, wide-open flowers. 
Mrs. P. W. Sisson. Cameo-pink. Very strong, tall 
spike. 
Mrs. van Konynenburg. An exquisite aniline-blue 
Huge flowers are borne on 5-foot stems with 6 to 
8 open at one time. 
Mrs. W. H. Phipps. Flesh-pink blooms, 16 to 18 open 
at one time on strong spike. A super giant. 
*Patricia Carter. Large, very clear shell-pink flowers. 
*Paul Pfitzer. Beautiful reddish purple. Finest of 
this color. Excellent grower. 
Peace. White, lily-like flowers, with fine lilac pencil¬ 
lines in throat; tall spike. 
Pearl of California. Soft La-France-pink flowers, often 
5 inches across, on strong spike. 
*Pfitzer’s Triumph. Orange-salmon, blotched red on 
lower petals. 
'•'Primrose Princess. Large, wide-open, clear primrose- 
yellow flowers on strong spike. 
'•'Rita Beck. Blooms shell-pink, with scarlet lines on lip, 6 to 8 open at one Doz. 
time. Tall, straight stem.$1 25 
Saraband. Very large, wide-open flowers of rich velvety bordeaux, with 
light yellow blotch. Unusually attractive. 1 
Scarlet Bedder. Very large, clear, scarlet-red self. 1 
Sidney Plummer. Soft yellow, suffused delicate pink—exquisite color. 
Sunnymede. A rare shade of orange-yellow; long spike. 
Veilchenblau. Real fine deep violet-blue of large size and good form. 1 
Virginia. Massive spikes. Raspberry-red, suffused with scarlet. 
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See also the 4 outstanding varieties shown in color on page 97 
Schling’s Mixture of Giant-Flowering Gladiolus 
Contains an endless variety of color, striped, mottled and variegated, as well as a fine selection 
of clear colors; especially abounds in shades of white, pink, salmon, orange, yellow, and heliotrope. 
75 cts. per doz., $5 per 100, $45 per 1,000. 
Popular Mixed. To encourage large plantings of Gladiolus at a nominal cost, we recom- 
— ■ mend this mixture. It includes a great variety of colors, and the 
quality is superb. 50 cts. per doz., $3.50 per 100, $30 per 1,000. 
Tri-Tox-Cide. Kills Gladiolus thrips. Non-poisonous insecticide-fungicide dust contain- 
- ing stabilized Rotenone. Developed as a specific control of Gladiolus 
thrips—safe and most effective. Should be applied in the early stages of growth. Lb. $1, 5 lbs. $3.50, 
25-lb. drum $13.50, 50-lb. drum $25, 100-lb. drum $45. 
Garden Lilies from June to August. See page 98 
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