HEBERLING'S GLADIOLUS 
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SMILING MAESTRO (Christ—1932) One of the foremost of the almost new intro¬ 
ductions. The color is a rich ora*nge salmon of unusual beauty. The spike is 
straight and tall, and it carries many open flowers. This is a seedling of W. H. 
Phipps which is a credit to its parent. 
SONATINE (Pfitzer—1932) Color Atlas-rose with small cherry-red blotches. The 
florets are exceptionally large, having very broad petals. It often grows to the 
height of 6 or 7 feet. The originator predicts a wonderful future for it as a cut 
flower. 
SOUTHERN CROSS (Whitely, Australia) Deep red self. The spike is tall with good 
placement, and is considered by some Aust., N. Z., growers to be one of the best 
cut flower varieties yet produced, especially in a hot climate, because it will not 
burn easily. 
SPANISH CAVALIER (Ellis) A large bright red with cream throat. 
ST. LAWRENCE (Christ—1934) A magnificent brilliant scarlet with a rose red blotch. 
The florets are huge, well placed, and of unusually heavy substance. 
SUPERWHITE (Ellis) A large pure white. Good spike. 
SWEETHEART (Prestgard) Lovely decorative white with pink edges. 
SWORD OF MAHOMET (Ellis—1926) A tall, smokey, brownish rose. It produces a 
fine spike and flower head. 
TAIAROA (Miller, New Zealand—1932) A large salmon pink, flaked with slate with 
rose blotch in throat. This variety has been very fine in our garden. It stands 
at the very top of the list of the New Zealand varieties we have imported the past 
few years. Taiaroa is much lighter in shade than Mother Machree and has 
a softness and richness of color most outstanding. It has long flower head 
with eight to ten large well placed flowers open at once. Don’t fail to try this 
one. Personally I prefer Taiaroa to Miss New Zealand. 
TAKINA (Burns, New Zealand—1933) The report comes from “down under” that it is 
the largest gladiolus grown. Massive spikes seven to nine open florets, eight 
inches across. Color, Ridgeway’s rosaline purple, lightly flaked a darker shade. 
We have never bloomed it from large bulbs, but we do know that it received 
the Award of Merit in the Mammoth Class at the Ballaret Test Garden. 
THE BOUNTY (Nitchman) A new dark red which seems to have merit. 
THE MOOR (Crow) A splendid deep rose red bloom opening eight large well ruffled 
flowers. Spikes are a little short at times but really I regard The Moor as an 
outstanding and beautiful variety. One of the best in its color class. 
TIP TOP (Pfitzer—1931) The finest of Pfitzer’s 1931 introductions. This variety usually 
produces six inch flowers, even from medium size bulbs. The color is a brilliant 
scarlet with a darker feather in the throat. The spike is tall and fine. This is 
truly a magnificent variety. 
TOA (Miller—1933) I would call this variety a large improved Pfitzer’s Triumph. It 
has much better and heavier substance than Pfitzer’s Triumph and better healthier 
foliage. The placement is unusually good. The color is very similar to P. T. 
being a rosy salmon with darker blotch. It is strong grower, a good producer of 
bulblets that germinate well. 1 consider it as an outstanding exhibition and 
commercial variety. 
TOBERSUN (Austin—1929) A large rich yellow. The tall straight spike carries many 
well placed flowers. 
TRAUMERI (Pfitzer) A very large new light lavender. This variety belongs in the 
giant class with immense spike and flower head. Opens six or seven large blooms. 
Good producer and germinator. 
TREVONIAN (Hornberger) A large fine variety that wins much favor with garden 
visitors. A very large heavy plant producing immense spikes of large white flowers 
splashed rosy red on edges of petals. Trevonian will open eight to ten of these 
large florets under favorable conditions and one spike is a magnificent bouquet. 
Should be in every garden. You will like it. 
TRUE BLUE (Christ—1933) A medium blue by the originator of Blue Admiral and 
Smiling Maestro. The color is nearer real blue than many so called blues. The 
florets are not unusually large. 
TUNIA’S BLUE (Both) See page 6 for description. 
TUNIA’S TRIUMPH (Both) See page 5 for description. 
"The Cream of the Stock Goes to the Early Buyers" 
