SALBACH’S PINK 
RECENT INTRODUCTIONS 
Twenty-Three Varieties, Worthy of Your Special Attention 
Checking over the hundreds of. new varieties that we have 
tried, we finally sift down to aproximately two dozen varieties 
which we consider “must haves”. These are, in our opinion, 
the cream of the crop, and we feel that no gladiolus fan should 
be without these varieties, all of which stand out even when 
compared to champions. 
We sincerely commend the following: 
YELLOW 
Golden Goddess. Unquestionably the finest yellow in com¬ 
merce. Protected by the first plant patent issued for any 
gladiolus. 
PINK 
Salbach’s Orchid — One of the very best, nothing like it. 
Holds its own with its namesake, the orchid. Still new, but 
priced with the older varieties. 
Miss Alameda — Easily the finest blotched pink — a variety 
which we cannot praise too highly — headed for the first ten, 
without a doubt. Priced moderately. 
Festival Queen — Almost as large as Miss New Zealand, 
but of a more pleasing color. A “comer”. 
Salbach’s Pink — Beautiful geranium pink. Always a top- 
notcher, but of greater value now that it has shown under test 
that it is the most thrips resistant gladiolus known to date. 
Queen Helen II — Very refined, and as much a champion as 
Helen Jacobs, world’s tennis champion, for whom it was 
named. A seedling of Betty Nuthall that retains all of its 
vigor and growing habits. The best “hot-weather” gladiolus 
we know of. 
Smiling Maestro — W. H. Phipps habit, with blooms larger, 
and salmon rose in color. 
WHITE 
Star of Bethlehem — A beauty, generally accepted as the 
best white grown. 
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Maid of Orleans — A sensationally outstanding white, hav¬ 
ing a creamy throat. 
Maunga — Largest of all whites. Not as well known as 
Star of Bethlehem, being newer — but destined to be a real 
competitor to the latter. 
RED 
Rewi Fallu — Considered to be the very best dark red. 
Beacon — Very tall and showy, scarlet with cream throat. 
One of the very best. 
Allemania — Like Commander Koehl, but closer to scarlet. 
Large and very brilliant. 
Tip Top — Huge blooms, very round and wide open. A red 
that is hard to beat. 
BLUE 
Milford — A sensation. Best of the light blues. Clear 
color, vigorous grower, large flower. 
Blue Peacock — A fine variety, carrying the “bluest” tones 
of all. 
Blue Admiral — A giant dark blue, the improved Veilchen- 
blau. 
ORANGE 
La Fiesta — Untouched for color. Never fades, despite 
having the most brilliant orange color of all. 
Rising Sun — Orange scarlet, clearer color than Mrs. S. A. 
Errey. 
Paradise — Luminous orange yellow. A real leader. 
SMOKY 
Maya Maid — Russet brown. Absolutely unique. The fin¬ 
est novelty since Mother Machree. 
Opal Queen — A light colored smoky, being opalescent yel¬ 
low, but with striking smoky tongue. 
Tennyson — Ox-blood red, an improved Saraband. 
