A GLADIOLUS FANCIER’S CATALOG 
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Charles Dickens (Pfitzer) (Medium Decorative) 
Old favorite red-purple with a long, rangy spike that makes it 
ideal for basket work. 
Graded Dozen: 33c Half-Dozen: 17c 
Christ abel (Mitsch) (Exhibition) 
A warm light salmon-pink sort that builds a huge spike. Florets 
lack precision of styling. Nevertheless a mighty fine variety. 
Graded Dozen: 63c Half-Dozen: 32c 
Commander Koelll (Pfitzer) (Exhibition) 
Giant blood-red opening about five six-inch florets at one time. 
A tall vigorous grower. Blooms are of heavy substance, very 
glossy, and of distinctive triangular form. The standard of ex¬ 
cellence among red gladioli. 
Graded Dozen: 33c Half-Dozen: 17c 
Constancy (Arenius) (Large Decorative) 
Medium deep rose with deeper glow in throat. About five 
round five-inch florets open at a time. An improved Pride of 
Wanakah. 
Graded Dozen: 33c Half-Dozen: 17c 
Coryphee (Pfitzer) (Medium Decorative) 
LaFrance pink (considered the most beautiful shade of pink, 
being light, pure, with just a suggestion of warmth) — with 
snowy throat and midribs. Florets are round and of a lush, 
melting texture. The most beautiful glad Pfitzer has ever pro¬ 
duced. A very difficult performer in hot dry climates, but superb 
in cool, moist zones. 
Graded Dozen: 33c Half-Dozen: 17c 
Crinkles (Kunderd) (Small Decorative) 
Small velvety rose-pink, very heavily crimped. An old favorite. 
About five three-inch florets open at one time. 
Graded Dozen: 33c Half-Dozen: 17c 
Cynthia (Prestgard) (Medium Decorative) 
Beautiful new apricot of heavy substance with Minuet-\ikc 
marking in throat. Apparently a sister-seedling of Lavinia. 
Graded Half-Dozen: 75c Quarter-Dozen: 38c 
Daffodil (Gelser) (Medium Decorative) 
Tall deep yellow with unusually wiry stem. Somewhat similar 
to Golden Poppy but not quite so deep a color. An unusually 
graceful variety. 
Graded Dozen: 88c Half-Dozen: 44c 
Debonair (Palmer) (Large Decorative) 
Warm light pink fading to a creamy throat with crimson pep- 
perings. May sometimes show a slight sharp flecking of deep 
< —* A four-foot bouquet of Mrs. E. R. McManus and other light pink and 
apricot sorts (all grown from small bulbs) combined with the hardy peren¬ 
nial astor, j Queen Mary (fresh light blue with bright yellow centers). We 
consider this the finest of all the perennial asters and probably the most 
beautiful of all flowers for vasing in combination with the gladiolus. 
Our Queen Mary the past season grew to a height of over six feet with heavy 
branching and with as many as a thousand blooms open on a plant at one 
time (blooms average 1 M inches in diameter). . . . Since we are not in 
the perennial business we do not have these astors for sale. However, 
since there are few places in this country where this variety may be ob¬ 
tained, and since we have several hundred plants of it ourselves, we have 
decided to give part of our stock away. Shipment will have to be made 
separate from bulb shipments and later. To any customer who sends us a 
substantial order ($7.00 minimum) and encloses 10c extra for packing and 
postage, we will send without charge two plants of the Queen Mary astor. 
Given plenty of room, sun, and water these two plants will make fifty in 
two years. (The increase must be transplanted annually, in the spring, 
to get the best results.) 
pink near the edges which is in no way unattractive Makes an 
unusually long spike that is ideal for cutting. An excellent variety. 
Graded Dozen: 77c Half-Dozen: 38c 
Dorothy Dell (Carpenter) (Medium Decorative) 
Neatly formed orange with inconspicuous throat marking. 
Color moderately brilliant, near true orange. 
Graded Dozen: 50c Half-Dozen: 25c 
Dr. C. Hoeg (Hoeg) (Medium Decorative) 
Glossy, velvety maroon with a fine line of silvery grey around 
the edge of each petal. This variety produces uniformly long 
spikes and has unusually clean-cut round florets. The sheen of 
its petals is wonderfully lustrous and velvety, being unequaled 
in richness by any other gladiolus of any color. A bouquet of 
this variety held up in the sun presents a sight never-to-be-for- 
gotten. Florists prefer Dr. Hoeg to red roses for floral work. We 
are never able to meet the demand for this excellent variety. 
Graded Half-Dozen: 88c Quarter-Dozen: 44c 
Dl*. F« E. Beil lie tt (Diener) (Large Decorative) 
Brilliant, slightly ruffled scarlet with small white spearhead in 
throat. An ideal performer. Still the standard of quality among 
scarlet gladioli. 
Graded Dozen: 33c Half-Dozen: 17c 
Dream O’Beauty (Zimmer) (Exhibition) 
Giant American Beauty rose-red with slightly deeper throat. 
Grows five feet tall; opens up to ten florets at one time. Because 
of its vivid coloring this variety is an especial favorite with 
garden visitors. In heavy demand. 
Graded Dozen: 33c Half-Dozen: 17c 
Dlllia (Palmer) (Medium Decorative) 
Soft flesh-pink or pale apricot without markings. An exquis¬ 
itely soft, warm-toned variety of outstanding commercial value. 
Graded Dozen: 40c Half-Dozen: 20c 
Dusk (Prestgard) (Medium Decorative) 
Soft old rose blending to a large ivory throat. An exceptionally 
beautiful variety with round florets of unusually heavy substance. 
The first smoky to bloom each season. 
Graded Dozen: 75c Half-Dozen: 38c 
Early Melody (Arenius) (Large Decorative) 
A lavender of slightly deeper tone than Minuet with a creamy- 
white throat blotch. Has smaller florets than Minuet with one 
or two more open at a time on tall spikes. 
Graded Dozen: 50c Half-Dozen: 25c 
Emile Allbruil (Lemoine) (Exhibition) 
Coppery old rose with a peculiar glow of deeper color in the 
throat. Will make a grand spike if given plenty of water. This 
gladiolus is the parent of more fine varieties than any other sort. 
Graded Dozen: 33c Half-Dozen: 17c 
E. J. McCoy (Briggs) (Exhibition) 
Tall salmon pink, similar to W. H. Phipps but with smaller 
florets and better spike length. Very impressive at a slight dis¬ 
tance, but like many of the older sorts does not stand close inspec¬ 
tion as well as newer varieties of purer color and greater charm 
of form. 
Graded Dozen: 35c Half-Dozen: 18c 
Flaming Meteor (Mitsch) (Large Decorative) 
Giant ruffled scarlet self, leaning less to the orange than Dr. 
Bennett. Opens about four six-inch florets at a time on tall vigorous 
spikes. 
Graded Dozen: 63c Half-Dozen: 32c 
Frilled Champion (Roozen) (Medium Decorative) 
A very beautiful ruffled seedling of Pfitger's Triumph. Would 
easily be in the First Hundred if it made a longer spike. 
Graded Dozen 40c: Half-Dozen: 20c 
