GLADIOLUS '/ DISTINCTION 
We are describing herein the best of the newer 
glads. We have discontinued growing a good 
number of varieties, some of which have not 
been found dependable in our gardens, and 
others that for some reason, although very beau¬ 
tiful and fine, have not found favor with the 
public. 
Our price list, issued separately at intervals, 
contains many varieties of proven merit, already 
so well known that they require no description. 
As always you will find our bulbs of the high¬ 
est quality and our service of the best. 
Bagdad (Palmer). Large smoky old rose of 
Picardy type. 
Blue Admiral (Christ). Fine violet blue, one of 
the very best. 
Christabel (Mitsch). Large, soft salmon of great 
beauty. 
Dorothy Dell (Carpenter). Very fine new orange, 
flowers well placed on a graceful spike. 
Esme Desailly (Errey). A salmon pink flower 
which contains rather more yellow than usual. 
Dark penciling in the throat, rounded petals 
and wide open flowers on a tall spike. Very 
fine. 
Georgette (Kingsley). A lovely flower of a clear, 
pure pink, cream blotch with begonia rose 
markings, daintily ruffled. Wonderful sub¬ 
stance, straight spike, exquisite form and col¬ 
oring. 
Golden Flame (Kingsley). Llere is a flower with 
a future. The plant is a strong, clean grower, 
with an always straight, tall spike. 22-24 buds 
to the spike with 6 to 9 flowers open at the 
same time. The color ('RidgewayJ is clear 
coral red blending to a coral pink upper throat, 
lower petals blotched pale orange-yellow with 
very faint markings of crimson deep in the 
throat. Wide open flowers hugging the stem. 
Good producer of large bulblets that germinate 
well. Should be a good commercial variety as 
it is a fine cut flower, and a good keeper. 
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Graf Zeppelin (Pfitzcr). Bright orange scarlet of 
very satiny texture. Tall, straight spike, one 
of the best of that color. 
Heathfield (Errey). Grenadine red with deeper 
blotch. 
Jonkheer van Tets (Pfitzer). One of the three 
best whites on the market. Tall and stately 
with many flowers open. 
Laidley (Errey). Fine spikes of perfectly placed, 
nicely ruffled bloom. Flowers are deep pink- 
on the edges, blending down to a cream throat 
with a small rose blotch. Looks like a piece of 
Dresden china. 
Libelle (Pfitzer). About the color of Mrs. van 
Konynenburg, but the flowers are larger, open 
up better and are well placed on a strong tall 
spike. 
Lochnagar (Mair). A mahogany color with a 
white blotch. Large flowers well placed on a 
very tall spike. Fine exhibition variety. 
Maid of Orleans (Pfitzer). We consider this our 
best white. Well formed flowers of milky white 
loveliness and creamy throat. Tall spikes, 
good substance and placement. 
Mildred Louise (Wentworth). Light salmon pink 
with cream throat. In a class with Picardy. 
Mr. Wm. Cuthberson (Mair). A very pleasing 
flower of rosy pink with light center, ruffled 
and well placed on the spike. Dandy cut flower 
and good exhibition spike. 
Pajarito (Kingsley). Pajarito is Spanish for little 
bird. The lacinated flowers make one think of 
brilliant scarlet birds poised for flight. Un¬ 
usually attractive, and artistic flower. Won 1st 
prize at East Bay Gladiolus Show, Oakland, 
California, 1932, for best basket of lacinated 
glads; also.1st British Gladiolus Society Show, 
1933. 
Pelegrina (Pfitzer). Deep violet blue, black 
throat. The bluest of the glads we have grown. 
Pirate (Palmer). Shades and tints of carmine 
and pomegranate purple, shading deeper on lip 
petals. Large wide open flowers well placed 
on a strong, tall spike. Bright and showy and 
probably the best of the purple-reds. Out¬ 
standing. 
Professor von Slogteren (Alkemadc). Large 
flesh pink flowers of great beauty. Tall and 
vigorous. 
Red Admiral (Roozen). Another fine red, remi¬ 
niscent of Pfitzer’s Triumph. Very promising. 
Red Lory (Errey). Large flowers of carmine 
rose with deeper red blotches. Good form and 
placement. Very tall plant. 
Roi Albert (Lemoine). Coppery salmon flower, 
mulberry blotch edged with cream. One of 
the finest smokies. 
Salbach’s Orchid (Salbach). A pinker Minuet 
with eight to ten flowers open. A fine vigor¬ 
ous plant. 
Tennyson (Kingsley). Flere we have a rich ox- 
blood red with a cream blotch. Belongs to 
the “any other color” class, yet cannot be said 
to be smoky. Tall spike, always straight, 
flowers large, always well placed; we have 
never seen a crooked spike or a misplaced 
flower on Tennyson or Amador. Seven to 
nine flowers open at the same time and 22 to 
28 buds to the spike. Tennyson is a flower of 
great charm, and always a blue-ribbon winner. 
Valencia (Christ). Golden orange, overcast blue. 
Tall and stately. 
Wasaga (Palmer). Clear apricot, buff throat; 
charmingly ruffled. 
Wuertembergia (Pfitzer). Very tall spikes of 
large scarlet flowers with white throat blotch. 
Yvonne (Velthuys). A lovely blush white with 
small rose blotch. Sparkling texture. Many 
large florets on tall spike. 
Yellow Perfection (Pfitzer). Splendid large deep 
yellow, good substance and fine placement. 
Our Collection of Irises, described inside, is rep¬ 
resentative of the best in the different types 
and colors. If you are not on our Iris Mailing 
List, write for price list. 
We grow several hundred varieties not described. 
• Write for prices on any you are interested in. # 
