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COLONIAL GARDENS 
Luxury (Kunderd) (Medium Decorative) 
Flat-open yellow with scarlet throat blotch. The “pansy- 
flowered” gladiolus. 
Graded Dozen: 72c Half-Dozen: 36c 
MadilUl Moillirl -Sully (Lemoine) (Med.Decorative) 
Milk white of waxy texture with brilliant scarlet blotch in 
throat. Very attractive. 
Graded Dozen: 38c Half-Dozen: 19c 
Maid of Orleans (Pfitzer) (Medium Decorative) 
White with creamy throat. Tall growing. The best commercial 
white gladiolus. In heavy demand. 
Graded Dozen: 42c Half-Dozen: 21c 
Mammoth White (Pfitzer) (Exhibition) 
Giant pure white with blooms somewhat crowded. 
Graded Dozen: 33c Half-Dozen: 17c 
Margsiret. Fulton (Ogrodnichek) (Medium Decorative) 
Beautiful rich salmon of distinctive clean-cut form. A wonder¬ 
ful cut flower because of its earliness and ability to withstand 
heat. A favorite cut flower in the South. Recommended as one 
of the best all-around glads listed in this catalog. In effect an 
early Picardy. 
Graded Dozen: 33c Half-Dozen: 17c 
Marmora (Errey) (Exhibition) 
Giant grey with lavender influence, with a peculiar plum- 
colored glow in the throat. Quite sensational when well grown. 
Probably the nearest true grey of any flower. In bouquet work 
harmonizes especially well with the deep violets. No gladiolus 
collection is complete without this leading novelty. 
Graded Dozen: 33c Half-Dozen: 17c 
Mary Flizabofll (Stevens, H.W.) (Medium Decorative) 
Beautiful ruffled white with light yellow throat. Opens 6 to 
8 lovely round florets at one time. In very heavy demand. 
Graded Dozen: 60c Half-Dozen: 30c 
Mary Frry (Gelser) (Medium Decorative) 
Sparkling early lavender with small scarlet blotch. Would 
easily be in the First Hundred if it were not so prone to fleck. 
Graded Dozen: 33c Half-Dozen: 17c 
What are the Best Cut-Flower 
Varieties? 
In addition to our customers who are commercial florists, 
many others sell a few cut-flowers during the season, often 
finding a brisk local demand. For anyone interested in 
learning which varieties make the best cut-flowers (because 
of color, vigor, length and stiffness of spike, earliness, 
ability to bloom out to the tip after being cut, etc.) we 
have starred the outstanding varieties in each color class 
in the tables at the end of this catalog: 
*** indicating an excellent cut flower 
** indicating a very good cut flower 
* indicating a good cut flower 
Some of the loveliest new varieties, while wonderfully 
beautiful for cutting for home use, cannot stand the rough 
handling to which a large scale commercial shipping sort 
is subjected. 
Mill (Orlioril (Pfitzer) (Large Decorative) 
Compact white of good substance. 
For sale next year. 
^M«IX Reger (Pfitzer) (Medium Decorative) 
Light “blue” with sharp white spearhead in throat. This 
new blue has perhaps the finest color of any variety in its color 
class. 
Graded Half-Dozen: $1.75 Quarter-Dozen: 90c 
MuXWOltOII (Baerman) (Exhibition) 
Rose-pink derivative of Picardy similar to the latter in form 
and size. Color lacks the perfect clarity seen in Heritage but is 
nevertheless better than in most giant glads. Maxwelton is des¬ 
tined, we believe, to become a widely grown variety as nothing 
else in its color class approaches it in impressiveness. 
Graded Quarter-Dozen: $27.50 
Miltlrocl Louise (Wentworth) (Large Decorative) 
Very beautiful light salmon with three very faint ruby lines 
in the throat. This glad is especially lovely under artificial light. 
I have seen it grown to exhibition size. Mildred Louise is a close 
rival of Picardy in beauty and performance. Like Picardy, it will 
be grown by the millions. Strongly recommended. 
Graded Dozen: 47c Half-Dozen: 24c 
Alilforil (Rides) (Large Decorative) 
Very large light violet with deeper marking in throat. Larger 
than Pfitzer’s blues, but not quite their equal in color. 
Graded Quarter-Dozen: $1.50 
Minuet (Coleman) (Large Decorative) 
Originated in 1922, this variety remains today the finest lavender 
gladiolus. Before the advent of Picardy it rated first in national 
popularity. Minuet is just the shade of lavender a glad should be, 
with sparkling, silky texture, and beautifully formed florets. One 
of the stand-bys of every collection. 
Graded Dozen: 33c Half-Dozen: 17c 
Miss Alameda (Salbach) (Large Decorative) 
Excellent salmon-pink with rose throat marking. A glad with 
a rugged constitution. 
Graded Dozen: 55c Half-Dozen: 28c 
Miss New Zealand (Julyan) (Exhibition) 
The most ballyhooed gladiolus of the decade. Actually a 
clouded salmon-pink with a ruddy glow in the throat. Will 
open six large (6M inch) florets at one time. Florets, unfortunately, 
are completely undistinguished as to form, lacking both character 
and charm. We list this variety for those curious to try it, but 
question whether it actually deserves inclusion in our Second 
Hundred. 
Graded Quarter-Dozen: $2.50 
Moorish King (Pfitzer) (Large Decorative) 
Velvety maroon with long narrow petals. Fine when well 
grown. 
Graded Dozen: $1.00 Half-Dozen: 50c 
Morning Serenade (C. Fischer) (Large Decorative) 
Vaporous pink and cream, similar to Coryphee but creamier in 
its ground color. An exquisitely soft-toned variety that will 
open eight or more florets at one time. 
For prices see page 1. 
MorOCCO (Pfitzer) (Medium Decorative) 
Maroon flecked black with glistening jet-black buds. Next to 
Uganda in approach to true black. 
Graded Dozen: 33c Half-Dozen: 17c 
Mother IMnelireC* (Stevens) (Large Decorative) 
Soft lavender-grey with salmon tints. Has been considered the 
daintiest smoky. A very popular novelty. 
Graded Dozen: 33c Half-Dozen: 17c 
