GLAD GREETINGS FROM NEW ENGLAND 
Exquisite Beauty in 
New England Decorative Introductions 
For true Charm and Color one naturally turns to the Decorative Types and 
usually to those of Medium Size. New England growers have introduced many 
beautiful, artistic, and outstanding varieties. You will find great pleasure in 
growing New England introductions. 
LADY DAINTY (Clark) 1929. A Decorative Saundersii hybrid. At the 1928 
Exhibition of the N. E. G. S., this seedling won the N. E. G. S. Silver Medal as 
best Primulinus seedling, the American Gladiolus Society Silver Medal as the 
best seedling of all types in the show, and an Award of Merit. Each $.15 
Dozen $1.50. “Lady Dainty, I would say is the most beautiful Gladiolus, as a 
cut flower, that I have ever seen.”—Franklin B. Mead. 
PRINCESS MAFALDA (Clark) 1929. Blossoms orange pink, shading into 
light coral red, lower lip yellow shading into coral red and striped with narrow 
red lines. A most artistic Decorative variety that makes up into an exquisite 
bouquet or into a prize winning basket. Each $.15. Dozen $1.50. 
PRINCESS GIOVANNA (Clark) 1930. Pale red orange, streaked lightly with 
lighter orange red. Each $.10. Dozen $1.00. 
PRINCESS IOLANDA (Clark) 1933. Pale red orange, a little darker at tips. 
Pale yellow blotch extending into throat. Very delicate coloring and most 
artistic shape. Each $.15. Dozen $1.50. 
PRINCESS MARIA (Clark) 1933. Pink. Very Early. Wonderful propa¬ 
gator. Most satisfactory cut flower. Each $.10. Dozen $1.00. 
MARY DAMARIS (Clark) 1936. Medium Decorative. Very clear light 
yellow. First prize N. E. G. S. 1935. Each $.25. Dozen $2.50. 
ELLA MAY (Clark) 1936. Small Decorative. Pure pink and white. First 
prize N. E. G. S. 1935. Each $.25. Dozen $2.50. Prof. Mervyn T. Bailey con¬ 
siders “Ella May as possibly more beautiful than Lady Dainty.” 
Four African Gladiolus Species 
that are summer blooming and a source of delight in the garden, and win Medals 
at Exhibitions: 
Psittacinus (Parrot’s head), red and yellow, hooded. Each $.15. Dozen $1.50. 
Dracocephalus (Dragon’s head), green, veined purple. Each $.10. Dozen $1.00. 
Primulinus, primrose yellow, hooded. Each $.10. Dozen $1.00. 
Saundersii, lily like and most beautiful of all species. Each $4.00. 
THE GLADIOLUS BOOK 
By Forman T. McLean, William Edwin Clark, Eugene 
N. Fischer. 47 illustrations, 16 in full color. 233 pp. $3.00. 
“In no other volume . . . has so much informative and 
valuable material concerning this popular genus been in¬ 
cluded.”— California Garden. 
