HEBERLING'S GLADIOLUS 
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BEAUTIFUL OHIO 
Introduced by Heberling’s Gladiolus Fall 1935; originated by J. A. Hullibarger, 
Route 1, Bowling Green, Ohio. 
Commercial type of a beautiful Terian pink with a touch of Tyrian rose in throat, 
almost a self color. It opens from five to eight florets at once from four and one half 
to five inches in diameter. Spikes are about forty four inches tall and flower head and 
flowers are of the Minuet type with eighteen to twenty open flowers and buds to the 
spike. 
This variety comes with a straight clean spike and generally good placements, 
does not crook and stands heat well. Is a great favorite with Florists wherever it is 
known and harmonizes with Minuet and Golden Lancer especially well in makeup work. 
It also works in well with rose shade of roses. It is destined to go places commercially. 
It should be exhibited in the decorative class. 
It produces a fair amount of bulblets from young bulbs and they germinate well. 
This season our germination was about 90%. The larger bulblets making size two and 
three bulbs. Stock is small as yet. Bulbs clean and healthy. 
We predict that 
“Why not now.” 
this variety will be 
eventually grown 
by all 
commercial 
growers. 
Per 
No. 1 
No. 2 
No. 3 
No. 4 
No. 5 
No. 6 
Per 
Bulblets 
1 
$ 2.00 
$ 1.60 
$ 1.20 
$1.00 
$ .80 
$ .60 
1 
$ .20 
10 
16.00 
12.80 
9.60 
8.00 
6.40 
5.00 
10 
1.60 
100 
100.00 
90.00 
80.00 
70.00 
60.00 
50.00 
100 
1000 
12.00 
100.00 
REPORTED AWARDS TO BEAUTIFUL OHIO 
1937 
Blue Ribbon in spike classes at N. E. G. S. Boston Show. 
Blue Ribbon in basket class at Illinois Show, Springfield, Ill. 
Also Red Ribbon in basket class at Illinois Show, Springfield, Ill. 
Red Ribbon in spike classes at Illinois Show, Springfield, Ill. 
Blue Ribbon in 100 foot display at Detroit Show. 
Blue Ribbon in 100 foot display at Columbus, O., National Show. 
Blue Ribbon in 100 foot display at Springfield, Ill., Illinois Show. 
1936 
Beautiful Ohio was awarded the Blue Ribbon in the three spike class at the New 
England Gladiolus Show at Boston in 1936. Beautiful Ohio in mixed basket was 
awarded gold medal at the same show. 
At Beverly, Mass., in the twelve vase class of three spikes each, Beautiful Ohio 
filled one of the twelve vases in the set receiving the Blue Ribbon. 
At Springfield, Illinois, August 22, 1936, Beautiful Ohio received four Blue Ribbons 
as follows: — 
FIRST Single Spike Class. FIRST In Twenty-five Spike Basket Class. 
FIRST Three Spike Class. FIRST In Mantel Decoration Class. 
Mr. J. R. Heberling, August 30, 1937. 
Easton, Illinois. 
Dear Mr. Heberling: 
I enjoyed my short visit very much a few weeks ago with you and your gladioli 
gardens. On my trip I saw several gladioli gardens, and there is no question but that 
yours was in the finest condition of any that I visited. Your glad, “Beautiful Ohio,” 
was one of the most outstanding of the newer varieties that I saw. I laid the spike 
that you gave me on the back seat of my car, where it remained for about six hours. 
It was so wilted that I almost did not carry it into the hotel, but I decided to do so 
in order to experiment a little. Within a very short time it revived, and by morning 
several of the buds had opened. Moreover, the once wilted florets showed not the least 
effect of their ill treatment. I thought you might be interested in these facts con¬ 
cerning “Beautiful Ohio.” 
I wish you would place my name on your mailing list in order that I may receive 
your new 1938 catalogue. I want to again express my appreciation for the kind courtesy 
you showed me on my recent visit. 
WHR: GS 
Yours sincerely, 
W. H. R. 
Missouri. 
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