R.B.BUCHANAN SEEDCQ MEMPHIS.TENNESSEE. 
BUCHANAN’S GLADIOLUS BULBS 
CULTURE—They are not only showy in the garden,' 
but, when cut with the first flower open, will last for 
10 days in the house. The newer colorings defy the 
choicest orchids. Plant bulbs 3 to 4 inches deep, 6 inches 
apart, and stake when 2 feet high. Flowers appear from 
early July until late in the fall. 
Minuet 
SPECIAL GLADIOLUS OFFER 
12 Splendid Varieties for 50c, Post Paid 
One each of the following: Leon Doug¬ 
las, Los Angeles, Betty Nuthall, Mrs. P. W. 
Sisson, Giant Nymph, Dr. F. E. Bennett, 
W. H. Phipps, Dr. Nelson Shook, Picardy, 
Virginia, Chas. Dickens, Cadillac. 
BUCHANAN’S 
RAINBOW COLLECTION 
A Superb Flower Show in Your 
Own Garden 
Post Paid to You for a $1.00 Bill 
This unsurpassed Gladiola collection 
includes one bulb of each variety in the 
50c collection and also 3 bulbs of each of 
the following varieties, which gives you 
more value for your money than any 
Gladiola collection we have ever offered. 
Minuet, Ave Maria, Dearborn, Mary 
Shary. 
GLADIOLUS READY FOR SHIPMENT 
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ALBATROSS. Unquestionably the clearest white 
Gladiolus ever grown. 5 feet tall. Many flowers open 
at one time. 
BETTY NUTHALL. Magnificent, new, light salmon- 
pink with pale orange throat and light feathering of 
carmine. Flowers often 6 inches across, 6 to 8 open at 
one time, of splendid substance, and well placed on 
strong, tall spikes. 
MRS. LEON DOUGLAS. Begonia-Rose overlaid 
with flame and brilliant scarlet. Said to be the largest 
gladiolus in existence. 
LOS ANGELES. The noted “Cut and come again” 
variety. Bright pink shading to geranium-pink. A 
tall rugged growing variety. 
W. H. PHIPPS. Enormous flowers of clear pink, over¬ 
laid with salmon-rose. Often 20 flowers open at one 
time, making this variety wonderful for cut-flower use. 
MRS. P. W. SISSON. Immense, ruffled, soft pink. 
Many flowers open at one time. 
GIANT NYMPH. Extra large flowers of exquisite 
rose-pink with pale gold throats. Vigorous grower and 
one of the finest varieties. 
DR. NELSON SHOOK. Tyrian rose. Fascinating 
brilliant American Beauty shade. A most distinctive 
variety, bearing flowers on large strong spikes. 
PAUL PFITZER. Brilliant sparkling wine-red. Vigorous 
grower with immense flowers, borne on strong erect 
spikes. Very showy, creating a sensation in all shows. 
VIRGINIA. One of the most popular reds because of 
its earliness and the lasting brilliancy of the flowers.... 
DR. F. E. BENNETT. An outstanding Gladiolus 
Gorgeous peach-red overlaid with flame scarlet. Throat 
stippled with ruby and white. Tall spike with many 
well placed blooms open at one time. 
CADILLAC. Tall spike, flowers well placed and of 
good form. 7 open at one time, 5 to 7 buds. Color, 
golden apricot fading to apricot-rose toward edge of 
petals, no throat markings, stamens and pistils creamy 
white. 
DEARBORN. Immense florets of deep flesh color, 
light coral reflex, lip amber yellow, blending to flesh, 
marked with a feathering of deep crimson. Tall, straight 
spike with twenty or more florets, four to six open at a 
time, measuring five to six inches in diameter. A giant 
gladiolus that blooms early. 
MARY SHARY. Clear soft primrose-yellow with a 
deeper yellow in throat, faint marking in throat. Spike 
tall, straight and strong. Flowers well placed, six to 
eight open. By artificial light remains a beautiful 
yellow for evening decorations. 
MINUET. Magnificent new variety and a blue ribbon 
winner at every show. Without a doubt the finest clear 
lavender in existence. Five to six exquisite orchid like 
flowers open at one time. 
CHARLES DICKENS. A deep rich shade of royal 
purple with a deeper color in the throat. Tall vigorous 
growing plant.. 
MRS. T. J. KNUDSON. Clear light violet, shading 
deeper towards the outer edges of petals. The throat 
has a deep violet plume, tipped or capped by a char¬ 
acteristic bright creamy spire giving it a very striking 
effect. Florets are medium in size, with many, well 
placed, open at one time. 
PICARDY. A most sensational flower of delicate 
apricot-pink. Flowers extremely large, slightly ruffled 
and of heavy wax-like substance. 
MRS. FRANCES L. KARCHER. Light salmon, 
blending to an orange on outer edge of petals, throat 
petals striped with crimson. Reflex orange-crimson 
Tall straight spike, flowers well placed, six to eight 
blooms open, free bloomer, early. 
COMMANDER KOEHL. Huge, wide open blooms 
of brilliant, dark scarlet, almost black, no markings or 
blotches. Heavy substance. Vigorous. 
MOTHER MACHREE. A most beautiful blending of 
suffused violet, salmon pink and cream does not fully 
describe this beauty. Very tall and stately. 
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