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RIVERVIEW GARDENS, ST. PAUL, MINN 
GLADIOLUS 
Descriptive List of Choice Varieties 
L—Large; M—Medium; S—Small; Bits.—Bulblets 
Adelaide—(Christ, 19 36). A huge lav¬ 
ender, larger and clearer than Min¬ 
uet. One of a set of new introduc¬ 
tions from the originator of such 
fine varieties as Blue Admiral and 
Smiling Maestro. M. $5.00; S. 
$3.00; Bits, each 50c. 
Amador —(Kingsley). A new glowing 
red that glistens in the sun and 
sparkles equally under electric lights. 
Unlike most reds it does not burn 
nor turn dark at the edges in the 
hot sun. An outstanding new variety. 
L. 15c; M. 10c; S. 8c; Bits. 25 for 
35c. 
Amethyst —(Symons). Large flowers of 
regular exhibition form, straight 
spike of a distinct shade of lilac rose 
with deeper rose bordering, white 
center line on each petal. Constant 
winner in its class. L. 10c; M. 8c; 
S. 5c; Bits. 20 for 10c. 
Arabella —(Pfitzer). A glossy dark pur¬ 
ple, almost black and the darkest yet 
introduced. A very large flowered 
variety with florets of heavy texture; 
14-16 buds with six open at a time. 
A remarkable exhibition variety and 
one that stands at the top in its color 
class. L. $1.35; M. $1.00; Bits, 
each 15c. 
Bagdad — (Palmer). A magnificent 
smoky old rose, deeper towards the 
edges of the petals and lighter in the 
throat. Many large unusual colored 
florets are open at one time on the 
tall, fine spike. L. 10c, 10 for 70c; 
M. 7c, 10 for 40c; S. 5c, 10 for 25c; 
Bits. 100 for 20c. 
Barbara Phillips — (Phillips). Massive 
spike of a combination of sepia-grey 
and fawn-slate. Difficult to describe. 
A novelty that is still scarce. Up to 
8 large flowers open on a straight 
spike. L. 25c; M. 20c; S. 15c; Bits. 
10 for 20c. 
Big Lily—(Burtner). A large white 
with a cream throat. Lily-shaped 
blooms with a silvery sheen. Excep¬ 
tionally strong grower; good sub¬ 
stance. L. 40c, 10 for $3.00; M. 25c, 
10 for $2.00; S. 15c, 10 for $1.00; 
Bits. 10 for 25c. 
Blue Admiral —(Christ). Tall, straight 
growing variety. It does not open as 
many flowers at a time as Pelegrina, 
but has a much taller, straighter 
stem. Color a dark blue. An up and 
coming Glad. L. 40c; M. 30c; S. 
20c; Bits. 10 for 35c. 
Blue Danube —(Pfitzer). Wonderfully 
pure amethyst-blue with a splendid 
dark blotch, making a very pleasing 
color harmony. The 6-8 open flowers 
are gracefully arranged on the stem 
and form a nice, tall, well formed 
spike. L. 10c, 10 for 45c; M. 5c, 10 
for 35c; S. 10 for 25c; Bits. 100 for 
25c. 
Blue Domina —■ (Christ). One of the 
finest of the new light blues. Flow¬ 
ers large on a tall, straight spike. 
L. $1.00; M. 75c; S'. 50c; Bits. 10 
for 75c. 
Bob White —(Zimmer). The surprise 
of the 1934 blooming season. An im¬ 
mense white with two rose lines on 
the lower petals. It stood out as one 
of the finest varieties in the garden. 
L. 20c, 10 for $1.50; M. 15c, 10 for 
$1.00; S. 10c; 10 for 50c; Bits. 10 
for 20c. 
Bonita—(Kingsley). A very clear aliz¬ 
arine pink with a small cream white 
blotch. A tall spike with many open 
blooms. A very fine exhibition and 
cut flower variety. L. 50c; M. 30c; 
S. 20c; Bits. 10 for 40c. 
Bonnie Blue —(Christ, 1936). A large, 
light blue, and quoting Rev. Christ, 
“It is superior to any other of my 
blues thus far introduced.” A re¬ 
markable variety. L. $10.00; M. 
$8.00; S. $5.00; Bits, each 50c. 
Brightside —(Prestgard). A very early 
commercial orange. Looks very good. 
L. 15c; M. 10c; S. 8c. 
Cadillac—(Vaughan). A tall rich yel¬ 
low. The florets are a golden apricot 
yellow and have no markings in the 
throat. The spike is unusually fine 
and it carries as many as seven open 
flowers. L. 25c, 10 for $2.00; M. 
15c, 10 for $1.20; S. 10c, 10 for 80c; 
Bits. 2 5 for 50c. 
