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RIVERVIEW GARDENS, ST. PAUL, MINN. 
Our Gladiolus Report 
In our report of the blooming season of 1935, the Gladiolus, as a 
whole, did very well in our test plots where we were able to study them 
very closely. Of course many of the new and much advertiesed varie¬ 
ties did not come up to our high standards that we maintain, but they 
are left in the ground to freeze and not listed in our catalog at bargain 
prices. Beware of bargain prices and the man that .wants to give you 
something for nothing. It just isn’t being done. Our bargain list 
contains standard varieties that have been selected by amateur and 
professional growers as reliable and fool proof. Just run through the 
list and you will find such strong, vigorous growers as Aflame, Albatross, 
Betty Nuthall, Bill Sowden, Bleeding Heart, Commander Koehl, Dr. 
Bennett, Mrs. Leon Douglas, Mr. W. H. Phipps and Picardy just to men¬ 
tion a few. In our choice and new varieties will be found those that 
will live on through the years. It contains the finest new Glads that 
the entire world has produced. From Scotland, Holland, Germany, 
France, New Zealand, Australia they come as well as those from Canada 
and the United States. We can truthfully say we are growers of the 
World's Finest Gladiolus. 
We can highly recommend the following varieties: Bill Sowden and 
Commander Koehl are still two of the finest crimson-reds. They are 
prize winners everywhere. Erica Morini is a fine early, warm salmon- 
orange with immense flowers. The red that stands out above all is 
Del Ray. It is not a dark red, but a nice medium shade with a pure 
white throat; tall spikes with lasting qualities that surpass any other 
Glad that we have ever grown. One of our favorites is Red Admiral; 
a red with an undertone of blue that gives it an unusual and unique 
appearance. Johann S. Bach is one of Pfitzer’s finest; an immense, early 
salmon-red. One of the finest and deepest reds of late introduction is 
Southern Cross. Red Phipps and Red Lory are being grown more and 
more each year by people who know good Glads. 
The last few years have given us some very fine whites. We 
consider Star of Bethlehem at the head of the pure whites; it has pure 
white flowers, good placement, large blooms, fine spike, and ten or more 
blooms out at one time. What more can one ask? For dependability 
Maid of Orleans is outstanding; it has a faint touch of cream in the 
throat and every bulb planted gives rise to a perfect flower. Bob White, 
with a faint rose line in the throat, can be grown by those who have 
failed with Solveig. Solveig, when well grown, is a fine ruffled variety, 
but we suggest starting with small bulbs as large bulbs will not give 
any bulblets under our conditions. Burtner’s Big Lily is a creamy 
white with large open flowers and heavy tall spikes. Although Rose¬ 
marie Pfitzer may be classed as a very light pink, we like to think of it 
as a white that has been slightly tinted with pure pink. At Winnipeg 
it was rated the finest flower in the show. Mrs. Ray P. Chase reminds 
one of the creamy white Easter lily, and florists are using forced spikes 
very effectively at the Easter season. Although the flowers are not 
