HEBERLING'S GLADIOLUS 
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DESCRIPTIONS OF VARIETIES 
ABABA (Ellis) A very tall bronze red with many open. This is one of the finest of the 
new varieties. We predict that Ababa will make many new friends. We recommend 
this variety very highly. Fairly prolific and bulblets good germinators. 
ABE (Ellis) A very tall and stately variety of rich apricot salmon. An excellent com- 
mercial variety and outstanding in every respect. A good producer of bulblets for 
us which germinate well. 
AFLAME (Hornberger—1925) A giant, flame red primulinus grandiflorous variety. Both 
the individual florets and the spike of this variety are huge. 
AIDA (Pfitzer—1926) A dark violet blue variety. The florets are blotched with red in 
the throat. It is very early. 
ALBATROS (Pfitzer—1926) A massive pure white. The spike is very tall, the florets 
large and the color perfect. This is undoubtedly one of the finest whites. 
ALIGHT (Hornberger—1932) A Sport of Aflame, a wonderful new variety a shade lighter 
in color than Aflame, and with its large white throat blotch makes it a very dis 
tinctive and charming variety; easy to propagate. As this is a color Sport of 
Aflame, it has all the habits and qualities of its parent, except the difference in 
coloring. 
ALLEMANIA (Pfitzer) A giant bright red. Deep in color but more bright and lustrous 
than Com. Koehl, and has better facing usually than that variety. Probably the 
largest in its color class. Sometimes crooks in adverse weather. Good propagator. 
AMADOR (Kingsley—1931) A new glowing red glad that glistens and sparkles and 
glows with spectacular brilliance, whether in the sunlight or under an electric lamp. 
The form, substance and placement are all that can be desired, and, unlike many 
reds, it does not burn in the sun. The florets are large, and the spike is always 
straight. I cannot recommend Amador too highly. 
AMAZON (Gilrey) A tall lavender pink with a white throat. Very large florets. 
APRICOT GLOW (Palmer—1928) A very fine, clear, apricot prim, grand. 
AVE MARIA (Pfitzer—1927) A large light blue with purple blotch. This is a favorite 
of Pfitzer's earlier light blues with many people. It has substance that is above 
the average for its color, and its spike and placement are good. 
BAGDAD (Palmer—1930) A magnificent smoky old rose, deeper to petal edges and 
lighter in throat. Many large, unusual colored florets are open at one time on the 
tall, straight, fine spike. Bagdad is a good propagator and a truly outstanding 
variety. 
BEAUTIFUL OHIO —See page 3 for description. 
BELLA DONNA (Pfitzer—1931) A new, delicate, light blue from the gardens of the 
most prolific producer of good blues. Bella Donna is one of the best of its color 
BEOWULF (Nitchman) A very good late blooming lavender rose with fine tall spikes. 
This is our second season in growing this variety and we have watched it care¬ 
fully and find it to be a very worthwhile variety. It is a good producer of bulblets 
and they germinate well. We feel sure this variety is destined to become an out¬ 
standing commercial. 
BERTY SNOW (Mair—1918) A fine large lavender. Although the florets sometimes 
fleck, they seem even more beautiful because of this fact. 
BETSY BOB-UP (Canine) A light creamy apricot sport of Betty Nutliall. This appears 
to have excellent commercial possibilities, some liking it better than its parent 
Very prolific. 
BETTY NUTHALL (Salbach—1928) Undoubtedly one of the finest varieties ever 
originated. The florets are of the richest salmon orange shading to yellow in the 
throat. The spike is extremely tall and straight, and it carries twenty or more buds. 
Eight to ten perfectly placed flowers open at once. 
BILL SOWDEN (Fallu—1929) A huge, deep, rich red. This variety frequently produces 
six inch flowers; it is considered by many to be the best red. Its spikes, although 
not unusually long, are very good. 
BLEEDING HEART (Brown—1927) Fine light pink with large red blotch. To those 
fanciers of blotched glads who mourn the passing of Pendleton, Bleeding Heart 
will be a delightful acquisition. The spike is tall and straight, and it carries many 
well placed open flowers and buds. 
"The Cream of the Stock Goes to the Early Buyers" 
