GLADIOLUS 
MILDRED LOUISE 
This Gladiolus was brought to the attention of the 
Glad fans by its originator, the late Mr. M. W. Went¬ 
worth, of Battle Creek, Michigan. In the fall of 1931, it 
was exhibited for the first time, being sent to the Metro¬ 
politan Gladiolus Show in New York, the Atlantic City 
Flower and Garden Pageant, the Michigan State Gladiolus 
Show, and many other flower and garden shows. 
This beautiful Gladiolus was not only the outstand¬ 
ing introduction of that year, but has actually been in¬ 
creasing its prestige and popularity with growers and 
fans ever since. 
The prevailing color of this super gladiolus, MILDRED 
LOUISE, is strawberry pink fading into a soft yellow in 
the throat. The flower seems to give off a soft glow 
when cut and taken indoors. 
The stem is gracefully strong and flexible. The 
beautiful, triangular shaped florets open wide, measuring 
five and one-half inches or more without distortion. 
There are eighteen to twenty buds on each spike. The 
florets lie close to the stem, though there is no crowding 
nor open spaces between them. The petals are firm and 
of good substance, thus making a bloom of unusual value 
as a cut flower. The foliage is of a deep sea-green color; 
the spikes uniformly straight; the stems rarely branched. 
It is an excellent propagator. 
MILDRED LOUISE is an exhibition gladiolus that is 
at the same time an extremely good shipper, making it 
especially fine as a commercial flower. 
Another very good feature of this Glad is that it 
blooms on the average of 76 days, while most of the other 
leading glads are handicapped by being 10 to 20 days later 
in maturing. 
Being the originators of this prize winner, we have 
plenty of good healthy bulbs to fill your orders to your 
entire satisfaction. 
MILDRED LOUISE 
No. 1 
2 
3 
4 
5 
6 
Bits. 
I 
$ .40 
.35 
.30 
.25 
.20 
.15 
.05 
10 
3.20 
2.80 
2.40 
2.00 
1.60 
1.20 
.50 
100 
24.00 
20.00 
16.00 
12.00 
10.00 
9.00 
4.00 
5 at the 10 price; 2 5 at the 100 
WENTWORTH GARDENS 
