Carl Salbach ... 
Finest Gladiolus 
GERTRUDE SWENSON. A $100.00 gladiolus from Australia 
that qualifies as the fine rosy mauve that so many hybridists 
have been striving for. Has won prizes as “Champion’' or 
best bloom displayed in four Australian shows, and has been 
highly praised in America. 
Perfect placement, tall and straight, with ten to fourteen 
florets open at once. Color—bright rosy mauve with small 
white blotch on lower petals, feathered mauve. No small 
bulbs available. Large 60c, 3 for $1.50; Med., 35c, 3 for 
$1.00. Bulblets - 15 for 50c. 
GRAND SLAM (Salbach 1933). A sport from Pfitzer’s 
Triumph. Bright salmon orange, a most pleasing color. 
Large graceful blooms that are slightly ruffled. Heavy 
substance. Grand Slam has been highly praised in all 
parts of the country. A new gladiolus, but such a rapid 
increaser that we price it at: 
Each 3 6 12 25 100 
Large - - 10c 25c 40c 75c $1.35 $4.50 
Medium - . 15c 25c 45c 85c 2.75 
Small - - . 15c 30c 55c 1.50 
Bulblets - 100 for 35c 300 for 75c. 
GYPSY LASS (Herborn-Salbach 1937). Most distinctive of 
any new scarlet reds, thanks to a glowing carmine blotch. 
This outstanding new variety reminds one of the old Martha 
Washington in pattern, but it is so much more brilliant, 
so much larger and taller, and has so much more vigor, 
that there is actually no basis for comparison between the 
two flowers. 
A gladiolus with a real future, as its scarlet tones are 
in themselves as bright as any, but when set off by the 
carmine blotch flame into even greater brilliance. Six to 
seven huge and well placed florets open at once, all wide 
open—as showy a flower as one could imagine. No small 
bulbs, and no bulblets for sale. 
Bulbs one inch and over $5.00 each. 
HEAVENLY BLUE. Clear lavender blue of great refinement. 
Long, graceful spikes, many open. Blooms to the tip when 
cut. The best light blue, excepting the new and more 
expensive variety, Milford. Stock of Heavenly Blue is al¬ 
ways short of the demand, but while available, Large 
bulbs only: 15c each, 3 - 35c, 6 - 55c 12 for $1.00. 
HELEN WILLS (Salbach). A large clear white, shading to 
soft canary yellow at the throat. Tall, vigorous and of won¬ 
derful substance. Priced at: 
Each 
3 
6 
12 
25 
100 
Large 
- - 10c 
20c 
35c 
60c 
$1.10 
$4.00 
Medium 
- 
15c 
20c 
35c 
70c 
2.25 
Small 
- 
15c 
25c 
40c 
1.35 
Bulblets 
- 100 for 25c; 300 for 50c. 
JONKHEER VON TETS. 
Very large tall, white, 
with wide 
open blooms and good substance. Opens well when cut. A 
very fine new white. Priced 
at: 
Each 
3 
6 
12 
25 
100 
Large 
- - 15c 
30c 
45c 
85c 
$1.60 
$6.00 
Medium 
- - 10c 
20c 
30c 
50c 
90c 
3.50 
Small 
- 
20c 
35c 
60c 
2.00 
Bulblets 
- 50 for 50c, 
150 for $1.00. 
Something Outstanding 
“My garden is only a small one,” a customer told us, “but I 
spend about $20.00 a year for water and fertilizer. . If I buy 
cheap seeds, plants, and bulbs, I can have a lot of pretty 
flowers —but if I spend about $5.00 more for good stock, like 
yours, I can have a real garden — something outstanding 
that I can be proud of, and which I will enjoy to the utmost.” 
Certainly a more logical conclusion, particularly when one 
considers that in addition to the actual cost of growing, one 
invests a good many hours of toil and thought in the plan¬ 
ning, preparation, and care of a garden. We offer you the 
greatest possible value for your garden dollars, because we 
discontinue any item that is relegated to second place in its 
line — and because we never sacrifice quality for cheapness’ 
sake in any other manner. 
_ PICARDY 
Gladiolus Lovers 
will enjoy a membership in the New England Gladiolus So¬ 
ciety. The 272-page year-book, “Gladiolus”, is alone worth 
many times the $1.00 yearly membership fee. Mail checks 
to the secretary, G. Edgar Folk, Oakdale, Mass. 
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