Selected Gladiolm 
jOHH WILK & CO., Inc. 
Doz. 
Capt. Boynton. Soft lavender over 
white ground, purple blotches. 
Strong grower, long spikes.60 
Charles Dickens. Purple violet simi¬ 
lar to Anna Eberius, but taller 
spikes and more flowers on the 
stem. A very good grower and 
choice variety .. 
Crimson Glow. Deep, brilliant and 
crimson, overlaid with darker 
shades; lower petals blotched 
with deep velvety crimson. The 
flowers are immense and plenti¬ 
fully spread on the tall, grace¬ 
ful stem ..50 
Dr. F. E. Bennett. Peach red, over¬ 
laid with flame scarlet, throat 
speckled ruby and creamy white; 
very large flowers of great sub¬ 
stance, many open at a time on 
strong stem; sturdy grower.75 
Early Sunrise. Very vigorous. 
Spikes 3 to 4 ft. high; flower ex¬ 
tra large; light salmon scarlet 
with pencil stripe of cream 
through center of flower. Ex¬ 
tremely earl 3 ^ Blooms in the 
same period as Halley but much 
larger flowers and stronger 
spikes . 1.00 
E. J. Shaylor. Early, tall, beautiful, 
deep-rose pink, ruffled .75 
Evelyn Kirtland. Very warm rose 
pink, deeper at the edges of the 
petals, shading towards shell 
pink in the center; brilliant scar¬ 
let blotches on the lower petals; 
strong stem, making it one of 
the most desirable varieties for 
cutting .75 
Giant Nymph. Light rose pink, 
with creamy yellow throat; very 
large open flowers, well ar¬ 
ranged on long stems, grows 6 
feet tall .75 
Gloriana. Finest golden salmon 
with pure yellow throat. Large, 
well opened flowers; many open 
at a time on always straight, 
strong and tall stem. A very 
beautiful variety .60 
Golden Dream. Pure golden yellow, 
the spike and size of flower is 
like Golden Measure, though its 
color is better and clearer yellow. 
This variety will become one of 
the leading yellow cutflowers.65 
100 
4.00 
Do,'.. 
Golden Measure. Pure golden yel¬ 
low; very large flowers of good 
substance; robust grower and 
considered the best yellow on 
the market; a Superglad...65 
100 
4.50 
Joerg’s White. Beautiful large flow¬ 
ers, the finest of the pure white 
petalled varieties, lower petal 
shaded creamy yellow in the 
throat. A wonderful exhibition 
flower measuring five inches 
across ... 1.00 6.00 
Le Marechal Foch. Beautiful Shade 
of light pink. One of the largest 
flowers m existence; one of the 
earliest in bloom. A perfect 
flower. An improved America. .75 4.00 
Los Angeles. Beautiful shrimp 
pink, tinted orange carmine 
throat, one of the outstanding 
5.00 novelties .60 4.00 
Marietta. Delicate shade of light 
salmon, beautifully blended with 
light orange; deeper blotch of 
salmon red on lower petals, 
making a very rich color com¬ 
bination; large flowers, on tall. 
statelv spikes . 
. 1.00 
6.00 
Mary Pickford. Delicate 
creamy 
white. Very loyely. 
.75 
4.50 
4.00 Minuet. Beautiful, clear, light laven¬ 
der, four to six large, heavily 
textured blooms open at once on 
a good, strong stem. This is the 
lavender by which all other 
lavenders are judged. Con¬ 
sidered by most growers as the 
last word in a light lavender 
gladiolus .—.85 6.00 
4 50 
Mother Machree. Beautiful lav¬ 
ender, overlaid with shade of 
salmon-pink towards the edges; 
difficult to describe, but very 
attractive; might be called a 
smoky. Large, well-placed 
4.50 flowers; six to ten open at a 
time, borne on tall, strong 
stems. Should be in every gar¬ 
den ... 1.00 6.00 
Mrs. Dr. Norton. Pure, soft, white, 
edged with soft pink on lower 
4.00 petals; sulphurish blotch .65 4.50 
Mrs. F. C. Hornberger. Beautiful 
pure white witliout any mark¬ 
ings; nicely ruffled, wide open, 
perfectly placed flowers of good 
texture; many flowers open on 
4.50 strong, sturdy spike..60 4.00 
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