RELIABLE SEEDS, BULBS AND PLANTS 
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GLADIOLUS 
“The Peer of All Summer-Flowering- Bulbs.” Very desirable 
for the garden, needing little attention and thriving in practi¬ 
cally any ordinary soil. The most popular and outstanding 
varieties in a wide range of color are included in our selection. 
Doz. 
AMERICA. The flowers are of im¬ 
mense size, of a beautiful soft pink 
color; indispensable for bedding and 
cutting .$0.60 
AVE MARIA. Light blue, with small 
purple blotches. Good propagator 
and forcer. One of the 10 best glads. 1.00 
BERTY SNOW. Light lavender orchid 
color, giant exhibition variety, con¬ 
sistent winner .75 
BETTY NUTHALL. Glowing orange 
pink, pale orange throat, lightly 
feathered carmine; graceful tall 
spikes; constant prize winner.80 
BREAK O’ DAY. Soft La France pink 
flushed over cream ground, lower 
petals toned Martius yellow with 
finely traced red lines. Early.70 
BYRON L. SMITH. Lavender-pink on 
white ground—equal to that of a 
very fine Cattleya orchid...75 
CARMEN SYLVIA. A pure white that 
stays white under all conditions, 
high rating .70 
CHARLES DICKENS. Magnificent 
royal purple with velvety purple 
blotch, 5 ft. stem, choice.80 
CRIMSON GLOW. Deep, brilliant and 
crimson, overlaid with darker shades; 
lower petals blotched with deep vel¬ 
vety crimson. The flowers are im¬ 
mense and plentifully spread on the 
tall, graceful stem.65 
DR. P. E. BENNETT. Peach red over¬ 
laid with flame scarlet, throat speck¬ 
led ruby, very large flower, strong 
stem . 70 
GLORIANA. Finest golden salmon 
with pure yellow throat; large well 
opened flowers, strong tall stem, 
very beautiful .70 
GOLDEN DREAM. Pure golden yel¬ 
low, purer and better than Golden 
Measure, splendid, tall spike, re¬ 
curved petal, late ..70 
GOLDEN MEASURE. A deep shade 
of yellow, heretofore unknown. This 
is a real gem. Several of these 
gorgeous flowers in bloom at once 
on a tall stem give a most mag¬ 
nificent effect .70 
HALLEY. Large, salmon-pink tinged 
rose; the lower petals have a cream 
blotch with a center stripe of bright 
red .60 
JOHN T. PIRIE. Dark mahogany 
brown, bright carmine blotch, and 
yellow, mid-rib, unusually attractive .80 
LOS ANGELES. Shrimp-pink, with 
orange-carmine throat; distinct and 
elegant .60 
MAMMOTH WHITE. Largest Glad 
flower of them all. A pure paper 
white . 1.25 
MRS. VAN KONYNENBURG. Match¬ 
less aniline blue, giant stem 5 ft. 
tall, without doubt the best blue 
regal flower .80 
MRS. P. C. HORNBERGER. Beauti¬ 
ful spotless white, nicely ruffled, 
exquisite large flowers, sturdy spike .80 
MRS. PRANK PENDLETON. Very 
large and brilliant salmon-pink 
flushed deeper and marked with 
glowing blood-red blotches in the 
throat and on three lower petals.60 
100 
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4.50 
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5.00 
4.00 
6.00 
4.00 
8.50 
MRS. FRANCIS KING. Color light 
scarlet, of attractive shade. 
MRS. LEON DOUGLAS. Begonia 
rose, enlivened by flame scarlet, 
lower petals lemon yellow with 
specks of ruby red. Impressive. 
MRS. P. W. SISSON. Clear cameo 
pink, large, perfect form, prize win¬ 
ner . 
MR. W. H. PHIPPS. La France pink, 
overlaid salmon rose, lighter to¬ 
wards center, lower petals faintly 
striped and speckled ruby, enormous 
flowers, gigantic spike, a real super 
glad.. 
NANCY HANKS. Rich peach red, 
shading to orange pink, grenadine 
tongue, good heat resister. 
OSALIN. Coral pink with soft orange 
markings in throat; many flowers 
open at a time. 
PURPLE GLORY. Exceptional vari¬ 
ety, immense bloom, rich velvety 
maroon red, with darker blotches, 
distinctly ruffled . 
PAUL PFITZER. Glorious velvet 
purple, large ruffled flowers. 
PPITZER’S TRIUMPH. A super glad. 
Superseding super glad (Dr. Ben¬ 
nett) ; better form, larger flowers 
(six inches across), 5 ft. stem, 
bright orange salmon, cherry blotch 
in throat, irresistible. 
SALBACH’ PINK. Large wide open 
pink with soft carmine penciling on 
lower petals ... 
SCHWABEN. A robust, dwarf grow¬ 
er; pure canary yellow. 
SPIRIT OP ST. LOUIS. Deep apricot 
orange, tall straight stems; distinct 
color and very early. 
BURNETT’S SPECIAL MIXTURE. 
AFLAME. Stately begonia rose, shad¬ 
ing to bright orange flame near edge, 
large flowers; fine novelty. 
ALICE TIPLADY. Deep saffron orange 
flame; very popular. 
COPPER BRONZE. Large flower, odd 
but pleasing color described by its 
name . 
MAIDEN’S BLUSH. Enchantress pink; 
earliest Glad of all. 
ORANGE QUEEN. Warm orange yel¬ 
low color, tinted apricot; among the 
best in the Primulinus varieties. 
SOUVENIR. Pure canary yellow, ex¬ 
ceptionally large and very early. 
PRIMULINUS HYBRIDS, MIXED. A 
choice blend of colors from all the 
leading varieties, 1,000 $35.00. 
Doz. 
100 
.50 
3.50 
.65 
4.50 
.70 
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5.00 
.75 
5.50 
1 .70 
5.00 
. .90 
6.50 
.80 
6.00 
.80 
6.00 
.90 
7.00 
1.35 
10.00 
.65 
4.50 
.80 
6.00 
.60 
DS 
4.00 
$0.80 
$6.00 
.60 
4.00 
.70 
5.00 
.60 
4.00 
.70 
5.00 
.65 
4.50 
.60 
4.00 
6.00 
6.00 
4.00 
BURNETT’S “RAINBOW MIXTURE” 
All orders for this mixture, whether for 
fifty, a hundred, or thousand, are made up 
individually from 20 or more choice Named 
Varieties, thereby insuring an even assort¬ 
ment of varieties and colors. It is without 
doubt the very best mixture obtainable. 
Doz. 75c; 100, $5.50; 1,000, $50.00. 
