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Rockferd Seed Farms—H. W. BUCKBEE, ROCKFORD, ILL.—Forest City Greenhouses 
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GIANT RUFFLED 
GLADIOLI 
E. J. SHAYLOR. Deep rose, ruffled. 
JOE COLEMAN. Very good ruffled red. 
PURPLE GLORY. Velvety maroon; ruffled. 
RUTH HUNTINGTON. Tall lavender; ruf¬ 
fled. 
TARO. American Beauty Rose; ruffled. 
CRINCKLES. Orange-salmon. 
SPECIAL OFFER 
10c Each All Six for 50c 
Fine Gladioli to Color, $ 2^ & 
Post Paid 
Fine Crimson . 35c doz. 
Fine White .....35c doz. 
Fine Pink . ...35c doz. 
Fine Yellow . ....35c doz. 
Fine Orchid .. ..35c doz. 
Fine Scarlet . 35c doz. 
Fine Blue . 40c doz. 
Fine Purple . 40c doz. 
FAMOUS GLADIOLI—for Cut Flowers 
Your Choice of Named Varieties 
S C Each 
60 
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Where 
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20 c 
2 h 
The Cream of the GLADIOLI 
BERTY SNOW. Lavender 
Purple Glory 
Unbeatable Gladiolus Mixtures 
35c per doz. $1.25 for 50 
Giant Fancy Flowering Mixed 
Orchid Gladioli 
The new and fancy orchid flowering Gladioli 
in this mixture comprise numerous ruffled var¬ 
ieties and some of the choicest named sorts, 
ranging in color from the delicate pinks through 
to deep crimson and wonderful yellow, tan, 
mauve, lavender and purple shades. 
The grower will obtain great pleasure in 
watching the flowers develop with their gay 
colors and odd markings. Bulbs should be planted 
in the open after severe frosts are past. 
Superb Gladioli, All Type 
Mixture 
Large flowering splendid Hybrid Gladioli 
which have constantly improved year after year, 
give the greatest variety of colors, wonderful 
large flowering strains making up a first class 
mixture of “Childsii,” Lemoine’s,” “Groffs Hy¬ 
brids,” “Ruffled,” “Primulinus,” “Kunderds,” 
etc* 
Butterfly Mixed Gladioli 
Obtained by crossing the species Primulinus 
with the larger varieties. They have retained 
the daintiness and graceful form of their Pri¬ 
mulinus parent even to the “Hood” formed by 
the drooping of the upper petal, and have an 
added beauty of exquisite coloring, from the 
softest primrose to a beautiful rose. A very 
distinct and attractive typo for cut flowers. 
BETTY NUTHALL. Coral-pink, large 
and tall. 
DR. F. E. BENNETT. Brilliant scarlet. 
EARLY SUNRISE. Flaming salmon-pink. 
ELIZABETH TABOR. Very early pink. 
FAY LANPHIER. Large rose-pink. 
GIANT NYMPH. Very popular tall pink. 
JENNY LIND. Soft apricot-pink. 
LAVENDER BRIDE. Deep lavender- 
rose. 
PAUL PFITZER. Velvety purple. 
PERSIA. Velvety maroon; splendid. 
PFITZER’S TRIUMPH. Large bright 
salmon-orange. 
ROYAL LAVENDER. Deep lavender- 
pink. < 
SOVERIGN. Improved Baron Hulot. 
VEILCHENBLAU. Blue-violet. 
HERADA. Ruffled; a strong grower, an early bloomer of a fine purplish-blue. 
MRS. LEON DOUGLAS. Ruffled, a strong grower, eighteen to twenty-four 
inches of a beautiful, bright salmon pink. 
NANCY HANKS. Ruffled, a new variety of great merit; color, bright orange 
with salmon markings. 
MING TOY. A large flowering yellow, outer markings of burnt orange. 
DOROTHY McKIBBIN. Ruffled, a new variety of large size with large open 
mottled lilac-pink flowers. 
CRIMSON GLOW. A giant crimson, one of the largest of the Gladiolus family; 
flowers 5 to 6 inches of deep crimson maroon. 
IDA VAN. A beautiful bright red, a strong grower, and an early bloomer. 
LILY WHITE. The earliest pure white and sweet scented. 
LOS ANGELES. Ruffled, a new variety of great merit; fine for cut flowers, and 
good keeper, color a beautiful shrimp-pink. 
LOUISE. A strong growing dark lavender-purple. 
MARY PICKFORD. A favorite among the light colored varieties; a beautiful 
cream-white with large ruffled flowers. 
ANNIE LAURIE. Ruffled, new, a beautiful soft pink, a mid-season variety, one 
of the leading varieties for cut purposes. 
GOLDEN DREAM. Ruffled, new, a beautiful golden yellow of the mid-season 
type. 
MARY FENNEL. Ruffled, a beautiful cerise pink, an early bloomer, and fine 
for cut flowers. 
NORA. New, a beautiful light blue, of fine texture; grows about 18 to 24 inches 
with long spikes with light blue flowers. 
MR. MARKS. A fine dark blue variety with large lavender blue flowers. A 
strong grower and early bloomer. 
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