F. LAGOMARSINO & SONS, SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA 
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GLADIOLUS 
Few summer flowering bulbous plants have enjoyed 
such consistent increasing interest and well deserved 
favor as have these late flowering Gladiolus. They 
are unequalled garden and cut flower subjects in 
view of the wealth of gorgeous blooms they produce. 
Gladiolus will do well in almost any good soil except 
a stiff clay. Plant bulbs 6-9 inches apart and cover 
twice the depth of the bulb, generally 4 inches deep 
for the largest and about 2 inches deep for the smaller 
bulbs. Make the first early planting of the smallest 
bulbs in the spring, as soon as the ground is suffi¬ 
ciently dry and warm. If successive plantings are 
made every two weeks, flowers may be had from 
early summer until frost. The plants should be 
watered freely, particularly when the buds begin to 
show color, as steady, vigorous growth is essential in 
obtaining the choicest blossoms. 
We supply only first-class No. 1 bulbs. 
Note page 51 for color illustrations and Special Col¬ 
lection. 
New and Outstanding Varieties 
STAR OF BETHLEHEM— (Pfitzer) Color snow white 
with tinge of cream on lower petals and the enor¬ 
mous florets, opening 6 to 8 at a time, are well placed 
of beautiful form and carried on very long stems. 
35c each; 3 for 90c. 
JOHANN S. BACH — (Pfitzer) Exhibition type. Color 
orange salmon with white median lines on each petal. 
Builds a tremendous spike with up to 10 open. 50c 
each. 
GATE OF HEAVEN —(Pfitzer) The richest and deep¬ 
est large flowered yellow yet produced. Florets beau¬ 
tifully ruffled. Each 15c; 3 for 35c. 
ROSEMARIE PFITZER —Color very light pink with 
creamy hue. Forms an extra large spike up to 12 
open florets perfectly arranged. Each 30c; 3 for 75c. 
MOORISH KING —(Pfitzer) Dark mahogany maroon 
with velvet sheen. Substance of petals almost like 
leather. Each 20c; 3 for 50c. 
WURTEMBERGIA— (Pfitzer) Color a beautiful scar¬ 
let with large soft cream throat blotch. A fine exhi¬ 
bition variety. Each 10c; 3 for 25c. 
WASAGA —(Palmer) Clear apricot buff. One of the 
most beautiful colors to be found. Strong grower. 
Each 10c; 3 for 25c. 
MARGARET PETER —-An Australian variety of great 
merit. Color white with a bold crimson blotch. Tall 
spike with many open. Robust grower. Each 20c. 
RAMESES —(Stevens) From the originator of Mother 
Machree comes this giant aster purple glad. Florets 
are of large size with fluted petals. Each 10c. 
SPECIAL—1 each of the above 9 exhibition glads for 
$1.50; a $2.00 value. 
ORANGE AND YELLOW 
GATE OF HEAVEN —New rich deep ruffled yellow. 
Each 15c; 3 for 35c. 
LA PALOMA —Finest vivid orange. Flowers of heavy 
texture carried on extra long wiry spikes. 5c each; 
50c per doz. 
GOLD EAGLE —A pure deep yellow which is one of 
the first to bloom. Each 5c; 50c per doz. 
DOROTHY DELL- —A new early light orange, the 
largest in this color. Each 12c; $1.10 per doz. 
Moorish King 
WHITE 
STAR OF BETHLEHEM —The largest and finest pure 
white ever introduced. Each 35c; 3 for 90c. 
MARY O’M INE— (Austin) Pure white with immense 
florets up to 8 inches across, with long finger-like 
petals. Late blooming. Each 5c; 50c per doz. 
MRS. ANNA PFITZER —A huge spike of creamy white 
florets perfectly placed makes this glad one of the 
finest for exhibition. Each 12c; $1.10 per doz. 
MARGARET PETER —Tall white with bold crimson 
blotch. Each 20c; 3 for 50c. 
ALBATROSS —Very fine pure white with large lily¬ 
like flowers on a spike that reaches 5 ft. in height. 
Each 8c; 75c per doz. 
BLUE-PURPLE 
PELEGRINA —Pure dark violet blue variety, a sen¬ 
sation because of its color. Each 10c; 3 for 25c. 
LIBELLE —(Pfitzer) Color a delightful heliotrope 
shade and quite the finest in the blue class. Called 
by the originator an improved Mrs. Konynenburg. 
TROUBADOUR —(Pfitzer) A striking deep violet with 
long straight spike of 10-12 open flowers. A very clear 
attractive color. Each 7c; 70c per doz. 
RAMESES —A giant aster purple variety that is 
among the first to bloom. Each 10c; 90c per doz. 
