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recent years there has been great improvement as to color and size of this wonderful 
flower, so in compiling our list, great care has been taken to select the best varieties in each 
color. Their long flowering season and stately habit together with their great variety of 
color and adaptability for all decorative purposes, command for them a prominent position 
in every garden. Those who wish to have an exhibition collection will do well to select 
f 'om our list those varieties which are printed in capitals. A succession of bloom may be 
had by planting the bulbs at intervals of two weeks from April 15th to July 15th. 
We guarantee our bulbs to be the largest size and well matured, which is 
absolutely essential for producing exhibition flowers. 
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GLADIOLUS, 
Dearborn. 
AIDA. Striking dark blue with two 
small lilac blotches in throat; 
large flowers on strong, straight 
spike; early bloomer. Doz., $1.15; 
100 , $ 8 . 00 . 
Albania. Purest glistening white, 
finely ruffled edges. Five flowers 
open at a time, and a splendid 
keeper. Doz., 75c; 100, $5.00. 
ALBATROS. One of the best white 
Gladiolus; flowers absolutely 
without blotches or throat mark¬ 
ings; good substance. Doz., 
$1.45; 100, $10.00. 
AMADOR. A new glowing red, 
tall and straight. This variety will 
not burn in the sun. A worth¬ 
while exthibition variety in this 
color. Doz., $3.50; 100, $25.00. 
America. Soft flesh-pink. Doz., 
60c; 100, $4.00. 
Angel’s Dream. Glowing shrimp- 
pink. Many flowers open at a 
time. Fine early Gladiolus. Doz., 
85c; 100, $6.00. 
Anna Eberius. We suggest Chas. 
Dickens. 
Arabia (Persia). We suggest Mor¬ 
occo. 
AVE MARIA. A beautiful shade of 
light blue, small purple blotch. 
Strong spike with 7 or 8 flowers 
open at one time. Doz., $1.45; 
100 , $ 10 . 00 . 
BAGDAD. Smoky old rose, deep¬ 
ening toward edge of petals, 
lighter throat. Exceptionally long 
spike with six or more flowers 
open at a time. Perfect placement. 
Doz., $1.75; 100, $12.00. 
Baron Hulot (True Stock). Royal 
purple, bordering on blue; flow¬ 
ers are not large but of fine color. 
Doz., $1.15; 100, $8.00. 
BELINDE. Soft creamy yellow, 
very large flowers. Many open at 
a time, tall, straight spike. Doz., 
$1.00; 100, $7.00. 
Bengal Tiger. A very striking va¬ 
riety. Color a dull shade of red 
with bluish gray stripes. Doz., 
85c; 100, $6.00. 
Berty Snow. Discarded for Minuet. 
BETTY CO-ED. Soft creamy pink 
with deep cream throat. A very 
pleasing combination. Doz., 
$2.20; 100, $15.00. 
BETTY NUTHALL. A warm, 
light coral with pale orange 
throat and light feathering of 
carmine; flowers often six inches 
across, of splendid substance and 
well-placed on tall, strong spike. 
One of the best of the later intro¬ 
ductions. Doz., 85c; 100, $6.00. 
BILL SOWDEN. A massive deep 
blood-red flower sometimes seven 
inches across. Self color. Doz., 
$2.20; 100, $15.00. 
BLUE DANUBE. Pure amethyst- 
blue with dark blotch. A pleas¬ 
ing combination of colors, 6 to 8 
flowers open at a time on well 
formed, tall spike. Doz., $2.90; 
100 , $ 20 . 00 . 
BLUE ROYALE. Clear violet-blue. 
Larger, taller and stronger grow¬ 
er than any other blue we know. 
Consistent winner wherever 
shown for the past two years. 
Doz., $9.00; 100, $65.00. 
BLUE TRIUMPHATOR. Pale, 
soft china blue with silver gloss, 
lower petals overlaid with mark¬ 
ings of bluish purple. The larg¬ 
est blue yet introduced. Large 
spike, well-placed flowers. Doz., 
$2.90; 100, $20.00. 
BONNY SCOTLAND. See Pre- 
mulinus page. 
CANYON VIOLET. Another ex¬ 
cellent deep violet-blue. One of 
the largest in this color, being a 
tall grower with 5 to 7 flowers 
open at one time. Doz., $12.00; 
100, $90.00. 
Carmen Sylva. Snow-white, large 
flowers well placed on straight, 
tall stems. Extra fine for cut flow¬ 
ers. Doz., 85c; 100, $6.00. 
Catharine Coleman. La France pink, 
overlaid geranium-pink with 
white line in the center of petals, 
base of lower petal blotched 
amaranth-purple, large flowers, 
perfectly placed on strong stem. 
An exceptional variety. Doz., 
$1.00; 100, $7.00. 
CHAS. DICKENS. Purple-violet 
similar to Anna Eberius, but 
taller and more flowers on the 
spike. Doz., 85c; 100, $6.00. 
Chateau Thierry. Orange-cerise- 
yellow bordered with red blotch 
on lower petals. Tall spike. Doz., 
75c; 100, $5.00. 
CHRISTABEL. Soft La France 
pink with sulphur-yellow throat. 
8 to 10 blooms, measuring 6 
inches, open at once. Doz., $8.50; 
100, $60.00. 
COMMANDER KOEHL. A new 
Pfitzer variety, considered one of 
the best dark reds. Beautiful for¬ 
mation with large flowers and tall 
spike. Deep scarlet-blood-red. 
Doz., $1.45; 100, $10.00. 
