Hunter's 20th Anniversary Collection of Florists' Favorite Gladiolus 
1937 marks the 20th year that I have been growing Gladiolus. 
In these 20 years over two thousand varieties have come under 
my personal observation and many of these have been thoroughly 
tested. While all Gladiolus are beautiful, those florists and grow¬ 
ers who make money must plant profitable, money-making 
varieties. When you force a Gladiolus bulb, you want the maxi¬ 
mum percentage of salable bloom. You want colors you can use 
and flowers that will stand some handling. You must have 
varieties that will pay out over and above production costs 
when the flowers are sold. With these points in mind and with 
a background of twenty years’ actual growing and working with 
the Gladiolus, I am pleased to present to the florists of America 
a representative collection of useful commercial Gladiolus. 
DR. F. E. BENNETT (Diener) Early mid¬ 
season. Brilliant orange-scarlet. A color 
much in demand. Extra large and vigorous. 
Acknowledged one of the best. Second size 
bulbs $10.00 per 1000, third size $8.00. 
VIRGINIA (Scarlet Princeps) (Kunderd) 
Mid season. This variety is still the vogue. 
Scarlet-red with slightly deeper throat. A 
wonderful bedding or landscape variety and 
a superb forcer. Several large round blooms 
are open at one time. Second size bulbs 
$10.00 per 1000, third size $7.00. 
MARMORA (Errey) Mid-season. Very large 
flowers of an unusual mauve gray coloring. 
Sometimes called a smoky lavender. This 
variety is of the present popular exhibition 
type with eight to ten large, heavy florets 
open at once. An outstanding novelty. Sec¬ 
ond size bulbs $10.00 per 1000, third size 
$ 8 . 00 . 
YELLOW FAVORITE (Kunderd) Second 
early. Light yellow deeper on lower petals 
with soft red pencilings in throat. Good, 
vigorous, large-flowering light color for 
florists’ work. Healthy early forcer. First 
size bulbs $14.00 per 1000, second size $10.00, 
third size $5.00, fourth size $3.00. 
APRICOT GLOW (Palmer) Second early. Beautiful, clear, warm 
apricot. Medium tall spikes. Fine for baskets and florists’ work. 
First size bulbs $14.00 per 1000, second size $10.00, third size $5.00, 
fourth size $3.00. 
BETTY NUTHALL (Salbach) Very late. Glowing orange-pink 
with lighter throat. A very tall, vigorous 
grower. Many open, well placed florets 
make this an outstanding variety. First 
size bulbs $16.00 per 1000, second size $10.00, 
third size $7.00, fourth size $4.00. 
100 bulbs of a variety 
at the 1000 rate, for 
smaller quantities 
add 20% 
GOLDEN DREAM (Groff) Late. Clear deep 
yellow. Tall, straight, vigorous plant. Very 
popular. A variety of good growth habits. 
First size bulbs $14.00 per 1000, second size 
$10.00, third size $6.00, fourth size $4.00. 
WHITE BUTTERFLY (Kunderd) Early. 
White with creamy throat. Wiry slender 
stem, dainty graceful Gladiolus. Becoming 
more and more popular as the best early 
forcing white. Second size bulbs $10.00 per 
1000, third size $8.00. 
MARMORA 
MORAVIAN (Kunderd) Second early. Beautiful florists’ 
lavender. Nicely ruffled and a charming useful flower. We 
believe this variety will eventually become the standard 
lavender for forcing purposes and recommend that everyone 
give it a trial. First' size bulbs $20.00 per 1000, second size 
$10.00, third size $8.00, fourth size $6.00. 
QUEEN OF BREMEN (Zimmer) Early. A new and beau¬ 
tiful rosy lavender-pink Gladiolus. This was outstanding this 
season as an early florists’ cut flower. Flowers are not large 
but of an appealing color and freely produced. Second size 
bulbs $10.00 per 1000, third size $7.00. 
SUNSHINE GIRL (Steves) Second early. 
Bright salmon-pink with yellow throat. 
Often seven well placed florets open at 
one time. An excellent keeper and out¬ 
standing this past season in spite of heat 
and drought. Very vigorous. First size 
bulbs $20.00 per 1000, second size $10.00, 
third size $8.00, fourth size $6.00. 
EARLY DAWN (Briggs) Early. New 
rich geranium pink, very large indi¬ 
vidual blooms. Tall grower and excellent 
propagator. First size bulbs $30.00 per 
1000, second size $20.00, third size $16.00, 
fourth size $12.00. 
5 Great Mixtures to 
Choose From 
For Every Purse and Purpose 
CHEAP STANDARD MIXTURE 
Most for the money, for the chap who 
must meet competition or thinks he must. 
Good sound bulbs. First size $10.00 per 
1000, second size $7.09, third size $4.00, 
fourth size $3.00. 
REGULAR FLORISTS’ MIXTURE 
Our Specialty. Known wherever good 
glads are grown. Ten acres devoted to this 
mixture every year. A rainbow of colors 
in the varieties that are most popular. 
First size $12.00 per 1000, second size 
$8.00, third size $5.00, fourth size $4.00. 
SPECIAL EXHIBITION MIXTURE 
Large flowering show varieties. Blended 
to represent a modern collection of good 
Gladiolus. Prize winners everywhere. 
First size $14.00 per 1000, second size 
$10.00, third size $7.00, fourth size $5.00. 
PIIIMULINUS MIXTURE 
Our own blend of favorite cut flower pri- 
mulinus varieties. First size $10.00 per 
1000, second size $8.00, third size $5.00, 
fourth size $4.00. 
FANCY BLENDED MIXTURE 
Our new 1937 blend of ten giant Gladio¬ 
lus blended together in equal proportions. 
First size $20.00 per 1000, second size $12, 
third size $9.00, fourth size $7.00. 
SPECIAL OFFERS 
Hunter’s 20th Anniversary Special Florists’ Collection, 50 bulbs each 
of above 12 varieties in second size bulbs (600 bulbs in all, value $6.50) 
correctly labelled and carefully packed for $5.00 
F. O. B. Dowagiac, Net Cash with order. 
A double collection, or 100 bulbs each of the above 12 varieties in 
second size, for only $9.50, and with every double collection sold before 
April 15th, will include twelve bulbs of beautiful Virginia Skelly gratis 
for trial. 
$ 5.00 
$0.50 
is 
VIRGINIA SKELLY (Kunderd- 
Skelly) Early mid-season. Dainty, 
graceful, ruffled pink and cream. 
General color probably best de¬ 
scribed as blush. This variety 
shown in quantity at the National 
Gladiolus Show in South Bend, 
Indiana, August, 1935, created a 
sensation on account of its beau¬ 
tiful color and good keeping qual¬ 
ities. Virginia Skelly is a vigorous, 
free blooming florists’ Gladiolus 
that will stand drought, hot weath¬ 
er and poor soil conditions better 
than any variety of this color so far 
introduced. Especially fine for 
forcing and we predict a great 
future. 
Large bulbs 20c each or $2.00 per 
dozen. We are reserving all plant¬ 
ing stocks and bulblets but would 
be glad to quote all sizes against 
the 1937 crop. Write us. 
