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COLONIAL GARDENS 
(Gloaming (Zimmer) (Large Decorative) 
Very tall wiry purple with about eight round medium-sized 
florets open at one time. Texture is clear and silky. The small 
throat mark is pure cream. In performance this glad is the peer 
of any in our entire list, growing consistently five to five and 
one-half feet tall with every spike in the row practically identical. 
Should become the leading commercial purple. 
For prices see page 2. 
Golddl rilillies (Ellis) (Large Decorative) 
A compact, slightly ruffled light yellow of good size and clear 
color. A general favorite that should be in every garden. 
Graded Dozen: 77c Half-Dozen: 38c 
Golddl Dream (Groff) (Medium Decorative) 
Tall medium yellow with medium-sized florets beautifully 
recurved and rose-like in the bud. The first good yellow gladiolus 
developed by modern hybridizers. 
Graded Dozen: 33c Half-Dozen: 17c 
Goltlcil Frills (Kunderd) (Small Decorative) 
Small heavily frilled deep yellow, very widely open, with rose 
feather in the throat. Wiry stem. Fine for small bouquets. 
Graded Dozen: 35c Half-Dozen: 18c 
Goldcil Goddess (Salbach) (Large Decorative) 
Medium-deep plain-petaled yellow with many florets open at 
one time. Since we have decided not to handle patented varieties, 
we merely list it to keep our catalog comprehensive of all leading 
sorts, allowing our customers to obtain it direct from the origi¬ 
nator (Mr. Carl Salbach, 657 Woodmont Ave., Berkeley, Cal.). 
The price is $1.00 each. 
Golden Poppy (Prestgard) (Medium Decorative) 
A gladiolus of the same shining gold color as the California 
poppy — and somewhat similar in roundness of form. A tall 
grower with a wiry stem. The throat is entirely free from any 
marking. This is the richest, deepest-toned yellow gladiolus. 
A florist’s container full of tall spikes of this lustrous deep yellow 
sort is something hard to beat. In our experience florists invari¬ 
ably select it in preference to any other yellow glad. 
Graded Dozen: 40c Half-Dozen: 20c 
GFCCI1 Figlll. (Pfitzer) (Medium Decorative) 
Greenish white beautifully ruffled. An interesting novelty. 
Graded Quarter-Dozen: $8.00 
The 25 Largest Glads 
Though we are much more concerned about beauty of 
color and form than about size, we thought it might be 
interesting to enumerate the largest glads, roughly in the 
order of their size, as we recall them from the show table 
and elsewhere. ... It will be noted that about half of 
these giant varieties are descended from Emile Aubrun and 
one-fourth from W. H. Phipps. 
1. Heritage 
13. 
Marmora 
2. F. J. McCoy 
14. 
Shirley Temple 
3. W. H. Phipps 
15. 
Christabel 
4. Maxwelton 
16. 
Dream O ' Beauty 
5- Picardy 
17. 
Commander Koehl 
6. Mrs. Leon Douglas 
18. 
Aflame 
7- Bagdad 
19. 
J. S. Bach 
8. Miss New Zealand 
20. 
Rewi Fallu 
9. Red Lory 
21. 
Solveig 
10. Emile Aubrun 
22. 
Flaming Meteor 
11. Resolution 
23- 
Mammoth White 
12. Smiling Maestro 
24. 
Regent 
25. Mildred Louise 
GllllVOI* (Prestgard) (Large Decorative) 
Rich cream with slightly deeper throat, very heavily frilled. 
Opens about five florets nearly six inches across at one time. 
Petal substance is literally as heavy as chamois but is of a waxy, 
crystalline texture shimmering as if filled with congealed light. 
An incomparably beautiful gladiolus, but somewhat tempera¬ 
mental. 
Graded Half-Dozen: $2.50 Quarter-Dozen: $1.50 
Hector (Palmer) (Medium Decorative) 
Light scarlet nicely ruffled. Opens three large blooms. 
Graded Half-Dozen: $2.00 Quarter-Dozen: $1.25 
Heiligtuni (Pfitzer) (Medium Decorative) 
A new white of slightly heavier substance and slightly more 
pointed petals than Star of Bethlehem. Makes a fine tall spike. 
Graded Quarter-Dozen: $6.00 
HemileS (Crow) (Medium Decorative) 
Plain petaled buff of leathery texture. Quite impressive when 
well grown. 
Graded Half-Dozen: $1.75 Quarter-Dozen: 90c 
Heritage (Ristow) (Exhibition) 
Pure pink of unusually fresh tone with snow-white throat and 
mid-ribs. We displayed this variety at the Century of Progress, 
1934, with fourteen fresh florets open at one time, florets starting 
at a diameter of inches and maintaining their size well up the 
spike. Growers who saw it freely admitted that it was THE 
LARGEST GLADIOLUS EVER EXHIBITED IN AMERICA. 
At the International Horticultural Exposition in Chicago, Sep¬ 
tember 1936, Heritage again won the championship. If bloomed 
during extremely torrid weather this glad may disappoint. Better 
try planting it about June 1 (for September blooming). Also, it 
often does better from medium-sized bulbs than from large. 
Graded Half-Dozen: $1.00 Quarter-Dozen: 50c 
Hilieinoa (Doney) (Large Decorative) 
Perhaps the most striking novelty in this catalog. Old rose 
heavily flecked chocolate with a large cream throat — startling 
as a rift in a cloudy sky. 
Graded Dozen: 38c Half-Dozen: 19c 
Honor (Kinyon) (Large Decorative) 
Lavender near-self of more opaque texture than Minuet and just 
a trifle deeper color. Not the equal of Minuet in style. One of 
the best of the newer lavenders. 
Graded Half-Dozen: $3.00 Quarter-Dozen: $1.75 
Ida belle FireslOlie (Austin-Libis) (Large Decorative) 
One of the largest lavenders. Similar to Jane Addams in color 
and sheen but opens more florets. Petals are of the elongated 
type. This variety should be better known. 
Graded Dozen: 90c Half-Dozen: 45c 
Improved Henry Ford (Ellis) (Large Decorative) 
Clear rich purple with long petals and unusually silky sheen. 
A fine grower. I have always felt that this variety was very 
nearly of First Hundred calibre. 
Graded Dozen: 50c Half-Dozen: 25c 
Incense (Miller) (Small Decorative) 
Orange-red, fading to a large yellow throat. Round florets on 
a wiry, kinky stem. This is the first definitely fragrant gladiolus. 
possessing a very pleasant tea rose scent, sufficiently strong to be 
detected several feet from a bouquet. Get your bulbs direct from 
the originator (Mrs. Anna Miller, Nashport, Ohio). The price, 
I believe, is $2.00 per bulb. 
Iswla Bella (Pfitzer) (Large Decorative) 
Very pale lavender with innocuous throat marking. Petals 
nicely recurved. The first lavender variety from Pfitzer. 
Graded Quarter-Dozen: $7.50 
