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BUTZER’S SEED STORE, PORTLAND, OREGON 
GLADIOLUS 
A Selected List of Choice Named Varieties 
The following is a selected list representing all types and colors. The hybridists have succeeded in producing 
a thing of great beauty in the modern Gladiolus, combining length of spike with beautiful symmetry and size 
of the individual blooms. 
Aida (Pfitzer)—Deep blue with small reddish blotch. 
Early and large. Each 6c; doz. 50c. 
Albatros (Pfitzer)—Large pure white with 6 to 8 
blooms open. Blooms have a tendency to face up in the 
so-called lily form. One of the most popular whites 
for home garden and florist use. Each 6c; doz. 50c. 
Ave Maria (Pfitzer)—Medium blue with small pur¬ 
plish blotches. Several large well placed blooms open. 
Best low priced medium blue. Each 5c; doz. 50c. 
Berty Snow (Mair)—Pinkish lavender often flecked 
darker. Good placement and long spike. Quite popular. 
Each 6c; doz. 50c 
Betty Co-ed (Briggs)—A dainty soft creamy pink. 
Lovely for table decorations and small basket work. 
Each 5c; doz. 50c 
Betty Nuthall (Salbach)—Warm coral pink with 
pale yellow throat markings and a slight tinge of 
orange .Extra strong grower and fine for cutting. 
Each 5c; doz. 50c 
Bill Sowden (Fallu)—Immense massive somewhat 
ruffled deep blood red. Usually flaked darker. Every 
one should grow it. Each 6c; doz. 50c. 
Blue Triumphator (Pfitzer)—Immense very light 
silvery blue blooms with small dark blotch. Attractive. 
Each 8c; doz. 75c 
Byron L. Smith (Kunderd)—One of the best; most 
refined lavender pink on white ground; extra fine as 
a cut flower. Each 5c; doz. 50c. 
Commander Koehl (Pfitzer)—Large clear blood red. 
Tall straight spike. A beautiful variety. 
Each 8c; doz. 75c 
Coryphee (Pfitzer)—The most beautiful cameo pink 
Glad in existence. Admired by all who see it. 
Each 6c; doz. 50c 
Debonair (Palmer)—LaFrance pink shading to 
shrimp pink with creamy throat. Medium large 
blooms open on a very tall straight spike. 
Each 10c; doz. 75c 
Dr. F. E. Bennett (Diener)—Fiery scarlet with white 
lines in the throat. One of the best for exhibition or 
commercial purposes. Each 5c; doz. 50c. 
Dr. Moody (Kinyon)—Very beautiful shade of lav¬ 
ender. Long spike of blooms with many open. Strong 
grower. Each 5c; doz. 50c. 
Evelyn Kirtland (Austin)—A wonderfully graceful 
flower of bright coral pink ; a general favorite. 
Each 5c; doz. 50c 
Giant Nymph (Coleman)—Unusually large light 
pink. Extra good cut flower. Each 5c; doz. 50c. 
Gloriana (Betscher)—Rich salmon pink with creamy 
throat. Extra nice. Each 6c; doz. 50c. 
Golden Dream (Groff)—Beautiful clear deep medium 
size yellow with five or six blooms open. Tall strong 
grower. Each 5c; doz. 50c. 
Heavenly Blue (Pfitzer)—A light blue on a stately 
spike. Good color for floral work and well liked as a 
cut flower. Each 6c; doz. 50c. 
Hinemoa (Doney)—Smoky rose with yellow throat. 
Very odd and bizarre. The high light in bouquet or 
garden. Each 10c; doz. 75c. 
Irene (Mair)—Salmon rose, lighter throat. Tall 
graceful spike. Each 10c; doz. 80c. 
Joerg’s White (Joerg)—Immense creamy white 
blooms on a good spike. Another fine and desirable 
white variety. Each 6c; doz. 50c. 
BUTZER’S “ROSE CITY” 
Mixture of Large Flowered 
GLADIOLUS 
All Extra Selected Large Bulbs 
No Second Size 
We have assembled an assortment of distinct choice 
named varieties into a carefully distributed mixture. 
This collection is entirely our own, in which we take 
a reasonable pride. 
By MAIL, 40c per doz; $2.50 per 100. 
By EXPRESS, $2.00 per 100; $15.00 per 1000. 
250 at the 1000 rate. 
Jubilee (Kemp)—Large rosy lavender. Attractive 
and popular. Each 6c; doz. 50c. 
Los Angeles (Houdyshel)—Beautiful shade of shrimp 
pink. Very early. Each 5c; doz. 50c. 
Maid of Orleans (Pfitzer)—Beautiful milky white 
with cream throat. Tall straight plant with up to 
eight blooms, well placed. Considered the best com¬ 
mercial white on the market. Each 10c; doz. 80c. 
Margaret Fulton (Ogrodnichek)—Early. Clear rich 
soft dark salmon of a beautiful distinct shade. This is 
one of the finest cut flower varieties grown. 
Each 10c; doz. 80c 
Marocco (Pfitzer)—Large maroon, almost black. 
Six large blooms open at a time. Each 6c; doz. 50c. 
Mary Pickford (Kunderd)—A fine flower and spike 
of delicate creamy white, with sulphur yellow throat 
blotch. Each 5c; doz. 50c. 
Mildred Louise (Wentworth)—Prevailing color a 
pure strawberry pink blending to pinard yellow in 
throat. Becoming more popular all the time. 
Each 10c; doz. 75c 
Minuet (Coleman)—Wonderfully beautiful clear light 
pinkish lavender; five to seven heavily textured blooms 
open at once. Each 5c; doz. 50c. 
Miss Joy (Farnsworth)—Light pink, large creamy 
blotch in throat. Dainty and attractive. 
Each 5c; doz. 50c 
Mother Machree (Stevens)—Unusual tall lavender 
orange overcast with grey. Each 6c; doz. 50c. 
Mrs. Leon Douglas (Diener)—Begonia rose striped 
with scarlet. Magnificent spikes of mammoth flowers. 
Each 5c; doz. 45c 
Mrs. Von Konynenburg (Pfitzer)—Good light blue, 
nice tall spike. Each 5c; doz. 45c. 
Mr. W .H. Phipps (Diener)—Iridescent pink to rose 
salmon. Many blooms open. Each 5c; doz. 50c. 
Pelegrina (Pfitzer)—Large dark blue. Six or more 
perfectly placed blooms open with most of the re¬ 
maining buds showing color. A spike of this makes 
a fine showing. Each 6c; doz. 50c. 
Pfitzer’s Triumph (Pfitzer)—Large salmon scarlet. 
Wide open flowers. Attracts attention wherever 
shown. Each 5c; doz. 50c. 
Picardy (Palmer)—A sensation. A Canadian vari¬ 
ety of great beauty. Soft shrimp pink. Blotch of light 
flesh pink. Blooms large and well placed on tall 
straight and strong spike. Each 5c; doz. 50c. 
Primrose Princess (Salbach)—Fairly tall clear prim¬ 
rose yellow. Lower petals darker. Long spike of well 
placed blooms. Considered by some commercial growers 
as one of the best cut flower yellows. Each 5c; doz. 50c 
Prince of Wales (Alkemade)—A very attractive sal¬ 
mon pink and extra early. An old variety that has 
stood the test of time well. Each 5c; doz. 50c. 
Purple Glory (Kunderd)—A ruffled bloom of deep 
maroon red. Good spike and placement. In a color 
class of its own. Each 5c; doz. 50c. 
Rosa Bella (Pfitzer)—Beautiful light rose pink. Six 
blooms open at one time. One of Pfitzer’s masterpieces. 
Each 10c; doz. 80c 
Rose Ash (Diener)—Pastel shade, ashes of roses. 
One of the most popular of the older smokies. 
Each 5c; doz. 50c 
BUTZER’S Dollar Assortment 
of Gladiolus 
g Q ASSORTED BULBS FOR $ 1 
These are Medium or Flowering size bulbs of the 
finest named varieties only. Each assortment put up 
separately by hand containing from 1 to 5 bulbs each 
of 20 different varieties, 80 bulbs in all, but none 
labeled. Not a cheap mixture, but a collection of the 
best, priced so that you can afford to plant them 
liberally, and still have something really choice. All 
will bloom splendidly for anyone, and will make extra 
large bulbs for next year. We guarantee them to 
please you. If not, return them next fall and your 
money will be cheerfully refunded. We send cultural 
directions with each order. 
