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THE GLADIOLUS FANCIER’S 
Salbach’s Pink 
spike so commonly now that sensational 
spikes are required to displace it. Blooms 
amazingly from S bulbs. Easy propaga¬ 
tion makes the prices seem ridiculous. If 
ever a bulb was worth many times the 
price asked, this is the time, and the kind. 
See illustration. Two lsts for Dr. Pease, 
Ill. Five lsts at Ohio (one of them ours). 
Two lsts A.G.S. Champion bloom of the 
show. A.G.S., C.G.S., Minn., Wis., Cal¬ 
gary, Port Arthur, Empire State, all ’35. 
Our com’l. Exh. Champ., A.G.S., ’36. 
Also Grand Champ, as follows: (Our cus¬ 
tomer, Mrs. John Sherwin) A.G.S., Winni¬ 
peg, Empire S.G.S., Conn., and C.G.S., 
all ’36. L.06(100,4.00) M.03(100,1.80) 
S(100,.80) Bits (100,.10; pt.,1.00) 
PITITI 95 *—ffj Exh. Salmon apricot, 
flaked deeper, throat powdered henna. 
10-12 very large florets open. Placement 
sometimes irregular. Performs best in 
light soils with plenty of water as the 
spike develops. Champ, bloom Papanui, 
N. Z., ’34. A.M. Burnley Test Gardens, 
’35. LI.00 M.60 S.40 Bits (100,4.00) 
QUEEN HELEN II 98 *— ft Dec. Color 
deep shrimp to apricot orange, prominent 
yellow blotch. New. A Salbach introduc¬ 
tion likely to go the way of fame of Betty 
Nuthall (seedling parent). Good place¬ 
ment, wide open florets of good size, fine 
substance and excellent cut flower habits. 
Does not burn in hot and dry climates. 6 
open, 18 total buds. A good propagator, 
so we assure you this is the year to buy it. 
L. 08(100,6.00) M.05(100,4.00) S.03(100, 
2.00) Bits (100,.20; pt.,3.00) 
RAPTURE 97 *—Dec. Light salmon with 
diffused creamy yellow throat. Very tall, 
strong grower and propagator. Five or 
more large, round florets open. A Dec. 
type with color rather close to that of the 
Exh. type, Mildred Louise. L. 07(100,- 
5.00) M. 05(100,3.00) S.03(1.75) Bits 
( 100 ,. 20 ) 
SALBACH’S PINK 106 **— fftt Exh. 
Wide open, velvety, geranium pink. Soft 
carmine hair lines in throat. Substance 
unsurpassed. 10-16 mammoth florets open 
at once, consistently making a bulk of 
flowerhead easily equal to that of Mr. 
Phipps when at its best, on an extra stout 
stem. Wash, and San Leandro, ’33. Auk- 
land, ’36. See illustration. L.07(100, 
4.50) M.05(100,2.75) S.03(100,1.50) Bits 
( 100 ,. 20 ) 
PURE PINK 
D. A. HAY 88 **—ffl Exh. A bright shade 
of light pink not to be found elsewhere in 
this color group. Blending well into a 
large, white throat. 10 or more open. 
Spike ensemble about perfect. Champ, 
bloom two shows, N.Z., Champ over a 
larger spike of Picardy, Winnipeg, ’32. 
C.G.S., ’33. Detroit, ’35. Our lsts both 
Ohio and A.G.S., ’35. A.M., Ballarat, 
Grants Pass and Aukland, all ’36. L.30 
M. 20 S.10 Bits (100,2.00) 
FRANK J. McCOY 105 **— fftJ Exh. 
Immense, tall, strong spike of pure pink. 
Surely, we put this variety on the map. 
This was our 2nd largest seller last year 
and will undoubtedly run a race with Mag¬ 
na Blanca and Picardy again. See illustra¬ 
tion. Our lsts, both Mah., ’31 and A.G.S., 
’31. These latter three spikes were easily 
the most spectacular, pure pink blooms in 
the entire auditorium, attracting much at¬ 
tention. N.E.G.S., ’32. Our 1st Ohio, ’33. 
Now comes our customer, Dr. Pease, to the 
A.G.S. Exhibition at Century of Progress, 
1934, with six spikes about equal, one of 
them acclaimed Champion Exh. spike and 
Grand Champion of the show. The cut 
spike was 62 inches tall, 14 open, 8 more 
buds, florets 6 inches tapering to 5. He 
also won 1st with this variety in color 
Bulbs priced per each. 12 sold at 10 rate. 6 at 5 rate. 25 at 100 rate. 
Bits any amount at rate offered. Delivered Prepaid in U. S. 
