A GLADIOLUS FANCIER’S CATALOG 
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Baron Munchausen (Zimmer) (Exhibition) 
The Baron himself. Enormous rich scarlet. 
Any size bulb: $25.00 each. 
Boaroil (Palmer) (Large Decorative) 
Vivid vermilion-scarlet that hits one squarely in the eyes. The 
distinct throat blotches are cream or pale sulphur. Petals have 
a curious clipped form suggesting an abortive laciniation, and 
giving to each starry floret the fugitive poise of momentarily 
arrested motion. Petals have that fine suede finish that Picardy 
gives to so many of its seedlings. 
Graded Half-Dozen: $7.50 Quarter-Dozen: $4.50 
Beautiful Ollio (Hullibarger) (Medium Decorative) 
Here is a glad of a claret-pink color found in many so-called 
pink phloxes and cyclamens. A very nice variety that should have 
special value as a cut flower. 
Graded Half-Dozen: $24.00 Quarter-Dozen: $12.00 
Berty Snow (Mair) (Large Decorative) 
Luscious lavender fading to a creamy white throat often marked 
with a stray sanding or two of deep rose. This is an unusually 
thirsty glad and will sulk in dry weather. Well grown it rivals 
M.inuet. 
Graded Dozen: 33c Half-Dozen: 17c 
Be tsy-Bob-U p (Canine) (Large Decorative) 
A cream-colored sport of the stalwart Betty Nuthall. Identical 
in size and form with Betty. 
Graded Dozen $1.20: Half-Dozen: 60c 
Betty Nut hall (Salbach) (Large Decorative) 
Tall, late blooming salmon with yellow throat. 
Graded Dozen: 33c Half-Dozen: 17c 
Bill So’wdeil (Fallu) (Exhibition) 
Deep, vivid red of giant size. Florets are of the long-eared 
type, twisted slightly at the ends. Like many other varieties, 
this sort often throws longer spikes from small and medium sized 
bulbs than from large — especially in dry seasons. 
Graded Dozen: 40c Half-Dozen: 20c 
Bit O’ Heaven (Crow) (Medium Decorative) 
New orange with yellow throat. 
See Regular Price List. 
Bleeding Heart (Brown) (Large Decorative) 
Pinky-white with a generous outpouring of crimson at the base 
of the petals making a warm, bright suffusion — rounded, con¬ 
trasting. The petals so modestly pulled back, needlepointed, give 
this flower an air of winsome circumspection, a curtsying grace. 
Graded Dozen: 33c Half-Dozen: 17c 
Blue Admiral (Christ) (Large Decorative) 
Big, bluff, not too refined in color, this vigorous deep “blue” 
has won its place on all around worth. 
Graded Half-Dozen: 52c Quarter-Dozen: 26c 
Blue Danube (Pfitzer) (Medium Decorative) 
An unusually clean and clear-cut light blue glad with an eye¬ 
like marking in the throat. 
Graded Dozen: 33c Half-Dozen: 17c 
Bob-White (Zimmer) (Large Decorative) 
Waxy, glossy snow-white of good substance with a small rose- 
red spearhead imbedded deep in the throat. 
Graded Dozen: 57c Half-Dozen: 29c 
Bonneville (Ellis ) (Medium Decorative) 
Unusually lustrous, glistening pink of a deep tone midway 
between salmon pink and pure pink. Produces a neat conservative 
spike with about five florets open at one time. 
Graded Dozen: 42c Half-Dozen: 21c 
Briglilside (Prestgard) (Medium Decorative) 
The most beautiful orange gladiolus. Actually a medley of 
colors but orange in general effect, the principal hue being a 
rich canary yellow which blends to bittersweet orange at the tips 
of the petals. The upper throat is rich apricot. Brightside has 
unusually lustrous texture at once crystaline and waxy, due in 
part to the remarkable thickness of its petals. This glad is very 
beautifully ruffled. In 1935 Brightside lacked but one vote of being 
selected the most beautiful gladiolus at the New York City 
Gladiolus Show. A generous bouquet of this variety alone is 
unbelievably rich and glowing. Brightside is destined to be grown 
by the millions for florists’ use. 
Graded Dozen: 40c Half-Dozen: 20c 
Camellia (Palmer) (Medium Decorative) 
Apricot-buff, flushed pink on the backs of the petals, which are 
attractively recurved. The small, neat throat marking does not 
detract. 
For sale next year. 
Cavalier (Baerman) (Medium Decorative) 
The flair for lacy frills and elaborate styling that distinguished 
the early Cavaliers is suggested to perfection in this richly ruffled 
cream and apricot flower. The heavy substance and bland, waxy 
texture of the petals produce an effect of suave, distinctive charm. 
In beauty of form no gladiolus that we have ever seen surpasses 
this variety. 
For prices see page 1. 
Champlain (Palmer) (Large Decorative) 
Vigorous light “blue” near-self with inconspicuous throat 
marking of a deeper shade. 
Graded Dozen: $1.00 Half-Dozen: 50c 
Changeable Silk (Baerman) (Large Decorative) 
Fresh-toned light rose-pink of good substance partially over- 
lain with a distinct silvery sheen. A sensational break in 
color. Florets are well rounded with a touch of ruffling. Spike 
is of good length. Infinitely daintier and more beautiful than 
any “smoky” gladiolus. 
For prices see page 1. 
What is a “Graded Dozen”? 
Customers buying glads for the first time often order 
large bulbs exclusively, thinking it necessary to do so to 
get large flowers. Experienced glad fanciers usually divide 
their purchases between large, medium, and small sizes, 
having discovered that medium bulbs often give spikes 
practically equal to those from large bulbs (occasionally 
even better) and that many small bulbs, costing much less, 
will also bloom the first season — though usually, of 
course, about a month later. Buying different sizes thus 
tends to spread out the blooming season. Medium and 
small bulbs also give more multiplication and produce 
peppy young No. 1 bulbs for the next season. 
To facilitate our customers’ ordering in mixed sizes we 
have decided to list all varieties, except the very expensive, 
in GRADED DOZENS. A Graded Dozen consists of 4 
large, 4 medium, and 4 small bulbs. A Graded Half-Dozen 
is 2 large, 2 medium, and 2 small. A Graded Quarter- 
Dozen is 1 large, 1 medium, and 1 small. 
You may order either from the prices accompanying this 
descriptive list (i.e. by the graded dozen, etc.) or from the 
complete price list by specific sizes in the back of this 
catalog. If you are ordering in small lots we recommend 
graded dozens as the way to get the most glad enjoyment 
for your money. Many customers who wish to buy in 
larger lots will find the hundred and thousand rates (applic¬ 
able to quantities of 25 and 250 respectively) even more 
economical. Large bulbs are over 1H inches in diameter; 
medium bulbs are X to IX inches in diameter; while small 
bulbs are under X inch in diameter. 
