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JOS. W. VESTAL & SON - Box 871 - LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS 
Vestal's Glorious Gladiolus 
Probably the most popular of all summer-flowering bulbs for cutting and garden display, and they are of easiest 
culture. Plant the bulbs 3 to 5 inches deep in rich, well-prepared soil. See that they are cultivated regularly and 
are not allowed to suffer from lack of water. 
BETTY NUTHALL. A glorious new variety with 
flowers of sparkling orange-pink, deepening to coral and 
illumined with golden orange in the throat. Blooms are 
often 6 inches across, in magnificent spikes. 8c each; 
12 for 75c; 100 for $4.00. 
MINUET. One of the finest blue varieties, with 
flowers of clear light lavender, almost the shade of a 
florists’ orchid. 8c each; 12 for 75c; 100 for $5.00. 
PFITZER’S TRIUMPH. Gorgeous, lily-like flow¬ 
ers of brilliant scarlet, shaded with salmon and velvety 
tones. A sensational color and handsome, massive 
spikes. 8c each; 12 for 75c; 100 for $4.00. 
PICARDY. Large, sensational, apricot-pink flowers, 
many open at once. One of the best Gladiolus for all 
purposes. 10c each; 12 for $1.00; 100 for $6.00. 
W. H. PHIPPS. A very lovely clear pink flower 
overlaid with a warm glow of salmon-rose, some¬ 
times flecked with ruby. Huge, overlapping blooms 
borne on splendid spikes. 8c each; 12 for 75c; 100 
for $4.00. 
SPECIALLY SELECTED VARIETIES 
6c each; 12 for 50c, postpaid; 100 for $3.00, not postpaid 
Alice Tiplady. A very lovel y and popular variety with 
coppery orange or brownish buff flowers of beautiful shape. 
Anna Eberius. Dark velvety purple flowers with 
deeper tones. 
Carmen Sylva. Pure snow-white flowers with lilac 
penciling in throat. 
Dr. F. E. Bennett. Vivid, fiery scarlet with an 
orange flame. 
E. J. Shaylor. Beautiful ruffled blooms of deep rose- 
pink, with crimson feathering. 
Giant Nymph. Shining, wide-spread rose-pink 
flowers with creamy yellow throats. 
Golden Measure. Very clear, pure golden yellow 
flowers arranged in robust spikes. 
Los Angeles. Giant, glowing flowers of brilliant 
shrimp-pink, marked with showy orange-carmine 
blotch in the throat. 
Marnia. Pale orange-yellow flowers with a peach- 
colored sheen and scarlet splashes in the throat. 
Joe Coleman. Prettily ruffled cherry-crimson flow¬ 
ers with rosy white throat blotched orange. 
Mrs. F. C. Peters. Beautiful shade of rosy lilac with 
glowing crimson blotch. Very large flowers on long 
sturdy spikes. 
Mrs. Frank Pendleton. A famous salmon-pink 
variety with a vivid maroon blotch. 
Mrs. Leon Douglas. Immense blooms of luminous 
coral-rose blotched with ruby-crimson. Very showy 
and striking. 
1910 Rose. Very large flowers of pure rose-pink of 
an extra-fine shade. 
Wilbrinck. A very early variety, much favored for 
cutting. Flowers delicate pink. 
German Iris 
15c each; 12 for $1.50; 100 for $8.00 
An extremely dependable and showy garden subject. Thrives in particularly dry and sunny places and blooms 
abundantly in late spring or early summer. A selection of a half-dozen or a dozen varieties will provide a blooming 
season more than six weeks long. They require little or no care and increase rapidly, providing a never-failing 
source of lovely bloom. 
Ambassadeur. Stout, erect stems with magnificent 
flowers of rich lavender and maroon, suffused with bronze. 
A. E. Kunderd. S. bronzy yellow; F. magenta-red, 
tinged with bronze; orange beard. A very fine variety. 
24 in. 
Albert Victor. (Pallida.) S. soft blue; F. beautiful 
lavender. A larger, fine variety. 40 in. 
Caprice. A very fine wine-colored Iris. Flowers not 
very big but borne on slender, erect stems. Makes a 
fine mass in the garden. 
Dr. Bernice. Very large, deep tawny bronze and 
mahogany-crimson flower. 
Florence. Lovely old pale blue-purple variety—a 
self color too seldom seen today. 
Gertrude. Handsome flowers of clear violet-blue. 
Her Majesty. A very fine deep rose-pink Iris with 
masses of medium-sized flowers on sturdy stems. Very 
fine for naturalizing. 
Khedive. Unusually handsome Iris with huge flow¬ 
ers of soft rosy lavender. 
Kochi. Wild I ris from southern Europe. Deep 
blackish purple—a very rich coloring. A general fa¬ 
vorite. 24 in. 
Monsignor. A fine, medium-sized, deep violet with 
markings of brownish purple. 
Purple Prince. A superb dark violet Iris with 
claret-purple falls. 
Queen of May. One of the most popular for land¬ 
scape use. Medium-sized flowers of soft rosy lavender, 
very close to pink. 
Sherwin-Wright. Very dwarf, brilliant yellow Iris 
with falls of orange-red. Showy. 
Violacea Grandiflora. Exceptionally early-flower¬ 
ing clear blue variety. Handsome. 
JAPANESE IRIS (Iris Kaempferi) 
Very different from the German Iris, these Japanese 
Iris hold their petals horizontally, and they come into 
bloom about a month later. The individual flowers may 
be as much as 10 inches across. Will grow in any ordi¬ 
nary garden. Flowers range through shades of purple, 
violet, crimson, lavender, and white, and many are 
marked with conspicuous golden blotches at the center. 
Double- and Single-flowered, 30c each; 3 for 75c. 
SIBERIAN IRIS (Iris sibirica) 
A very graceful type with ribbon-like foliage in huge 
clumps from which erect, stiff stems arise 3 to 4 feet 
high, bearing sprays of medium-sized, clear blue flowers 
of very striking appearance. Excellent for cutting and 
also unsurpassed for landscape use. They are gracefully 
beautiful with their delicately poised flowers. They like 
dampness and are at their best when planted around a 
pool or near water. 25c each; 3 for 65c. 
