Gladiolus 
TECHNY, ILLINOIS 
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Pricota (Austr.). Self-colored orange. Many 
open at once. Per 10: L 75c; M 50c; S 25c; 
Bits, 100 for 40c. 
Purple Glory (Kun.). Deep rich dark red, 
heavily ruffled. Per 10: L 40c; M 25c; 
S 10c; Bits, 100 for 15c. 
Queen Louise (Pfitzer). 88 days. A pure 
white Glad with striking round petals. This 
fine variety throws a very heavy spike of 
ideal form and massive prolific growth with 
6-8 flowers open. Per 10: L $1.00; M 50c; 
S 25c; Bits, 100 for 20c. 
Queen Mary (Mair). 83 days. Creamy white, 
ruffled rose-pink. Nearly all florets open at 
the same time. Each: L 15c. 
Queen of Bremen (Zimmer). 71 days. Soft 
amaranth pink. Early. Per 10: L 30c; 
M 20c; S 10c; Bits, 100 for 10c. 
Ramesses (Stevens). Aster purple with a 
blotch of crimson. Blooms very large, beau¬ 
tifully ruffled and twisted. Starlike. Very 
distinct. Per 10: L 90c; M 00c; S 30c; 
Bits, 100 for 40c. 
Ratana (Burns, N. Z.). A splendid decorative 
variety. Color, crimson, darker flecking 
towards edges of petals, which produces a 
rich glossy appearance. Usually five wide 
open ruffled florets out at once. Each: 
L $1.00; M 60c; S 30c; Bits, Each 10c. 
Red Feather (Gilrey). Beautiful red with 
scarlet feathers. Each: L 15c; Bits, 10 for 
10c. 
Red Lory (Errey). Orange-crimson with 
purple carmine blotch. Perfect spike with 
10-12 open florets. Perfect placement. Per 
10: L $1.00; M 60c; S 30c; Bits, 100 for 
30c. 
Richard Wagner (Christ). Very fine creamy 
white. Ruffled. Many flowers open. Per 10: 
L $1.00; M 60c; S 30c; Bits, 100 for 25c. 
Rita Phillips (Phillips). Apricot salmon from 
Australia. Very good. Each: L 80c; M 50c; 
S 30c; Bits, 10 for 50c. 
Rosemarie Pfitzer (Pfitzer). Very light pink, 
with cream. Tall spike and large florets. A 
real beauty. Each: L 40c; M 25c; S 15c; 
Bits, 10 for 25c. 
Ruffled Gold (Goodrich). 80 days. Beautifully 
ruffled, medium colored yellow. Per 10: 
L 40c; M 25c; S 10c; Bits, 100 for 10. 
.St. Bruno (Mair). Salmon-pink edged steel 
blue. Tall spike. Each: L 30c; M 20c; 
S 10c; Bits, 10 for 25c. 
St. Nicholas (Mair). Deep lilac with white 
lines in the petals. Each: L 15c; M 10c; 
S 5c; Bits, 10 for 10c. 
Salbach’s Orchid (Salbach). Similar to Minuet 
in color but more pink and also larger. 
Eight large blooms open, heavy substance 
and fine placement. Per 10: L 70c; M 40c; 
S 25c; Bits, 100 for 40c. 
Salhach’s Pink (Salbach). Glowing geranium 
pink. Large wide-open flowers with soft 
carmine tongue with throat markings. Tall 
straight spike, many flowers opdn. Per 10: 
L 70c; M 40c; S 25c; Bits, 100 for 40c. 
Schubert (Pfitzer). Very lovely creamy yel¬ 
low with vivid scarlet blotch creating a 
pleasant, harmonizing color combination. 
Very vigorous grower. Per 10: L $1.00; 
M 60c; S 30c; Bits, 100 for 30c. 
Schwaben Girl (Pfitzer). Pure pink self-color. 
Tall spike with 8-10 large flowers open. 
Very early. A Glad that has a future. Per 
10: L $1.00; M 60c; S 40c; Bits, 100 for 
30c. 
Smiling Maestro (Rev. Christ). A rich orange 
salmon of unusual beauty. Very large flow¬ 
ers and many open. Each: L 75c; M 50c; 
S 30c; Bits, 10 for 40c. 
Solenge (Pety). 91 days. Soft creamy white 
tinted pink. Per 10: L 40c; M 25c; S 10c; 
Bits, 100 for 20c. 
Solveig (Prestgard). Giant ruffled white, 
small rose throat mark, heavy texture. 
Straight spike with many large perfectly 
placed florets open. Winner of first-class cer¬ 
tificate A. G. S., 1931. Each: L $1.50; 
M $1.00; S 50c; Bits, 10 for 80c. 
Sonatine (Pfitzer). 9 3 days. A salmon-rose 
with small cherry-red blotch. Flowers ex¬ 
ceptionally large with broad petals of firm 
substance. Growth over 6 ft. tall and very 
sturdy. An excellent cut-flower with a good 
future. Each: L $1.00; M 60c; S 30c; 
Bits, 10 for 60c. 
Squire Ulmer (Grossman). Rhodamine pur¬ 
ple, overlaid aster purple. Early. Per 10: 
L 50c; M 30c; S 15c; Bits, 100 for 15c. 
Star of Bethlehem Pfitzer). Probably the 
largest and the best variety of this color in 
existence. Snowy white with tinge of cream 
on lower petals. 6-8 enormous florets open 
at a time. Well placed and of beautiful 
form. Each: L 50c; M 35c; S 25c; Bits, 
10 for 80c. 
Stuttgardia (Pfitzer). 83 days. Large bril¬ 
liant orange scarlet with no blotches. Per 
10: L 60c; M 40c; S 20c; Bits, 100 for 30c. 
Sultan (Crow). Ruffled rose-red. Heavy tex¬ 
ture, 6-8 open. Per 10: L $1.20; M 80c; 
S 60c; Bits, 100 for 75c. 
Sweetheart (Prestgard). Foundation color an 
immaculate snowy white. Edges of petals 
flushed pink. Bright and cheerful. Per 10: 
L $1.50; M $1.00; S 60c; Bits, 10 for 25c. 
Tainui (Julyan, N. Z.). Ground color greenish 
yellow, overlaid orange scarlet with con¬ 
spicuous blotch of dark red. Each: L $1.20; 
M 80c; S 40c; Bits, 10 for $1.00. 
Takina (Burns, N. Z.). Probably the largest 
Glad in existence with from 7-9 florets open 
at a time, on a massive straight spike. 
Color, rosaline purple lightly flaked a 
darker shade. Each: L $4.00; M $2.50; 
S $2.00; Bits, Each 50c. 
Techny Chimes (See page 2). 
Tennyson (Kingsley). Rich brownish oxblood 
red, cream in throat. Good substance with 
6-8 open. Tall straight spike. Per 10: 
L $1.40; M 90c; S 50c; Bits, 100 for 60c. 
The Orchid (Sprague). 7 2 days. Very pale 
lavender. In form and color it resembles an 
orchid. Very dainty. Fine for table decora¬ 
tion. Per 10: L 40c; M 30c; ,S 15c; Bits, 
100 for 30c. 
Thomas Edison (Kun.). 90 days. Rich clear 
dark-red heavily ruffled. Per 10: L $1.00; 
M 60c; S 40c; Bits, 10 for 10c. 
Tinamba (Errey). Pale pink flaked with sal¬ 
mon rose. Very large spreading flowers. A 
real beauty. Per 10: L 60c; M 30c; S 15c; 
Bits, 100 for 20c. 
