Hunter / s 1938 Gladiolus Tr 
Our 21st Year Growing Bulbs for the Seedsmen , 
Florists, and Nurserymen of America 
Here are 20 great glads for 1938 from our extensive trial grounds, selected after being thoroughly teste 
believe buyers interested in adding something new will do well to try this entire collection. Remember" 
buying these varieties. They have been tried out in quantity under our regular field conditions. Selected as the uvm 
rated, well advertised new varieties of the past few seasons. IF YOU CANNOT TRY ALL OF THEM TR 
OR rOUK. I believe it will pay you to get started now with these varieties. Prices are per single bulb so vou mav bu\r 
many as you want to try. J y y 
AMADOR (Kingsley) Mid-season. A very 
fine glowing red Gladiolus that does not burn 
or fade. Five to eight good size florets open 
at once. Opens clear to the tip. First size 
bulbs 10c each. 
***BLUE BEAUTY (Pfitzer 1934) Mid-sea¬ 
son. Color medium violet with edges of petals 
overlaid violet-blue. 6-8 large, wide open 
florets of fine round form. Excellent long 
spike with 20 or more buds. Strong healthy 
grower. Beautiful exhibition variety, suit¬ 
able for cut flower purposes. First size bulbs 
$1.00 each. Bulblets $10.00 per 100. 
***BLUE LADY (Our 1938 introduction.) 
Early mid-season The most promising com¬ 
mercial blue to date. Medium hue of violet 
blue with a deeper throat marking. Much 
better than either Mad. von Konijnenburg 
or Ave Maria on account of a better color, 
larger flowers and better flowering spike. If 
you have had trouble growing blue Gladi¬ 
olus try this one. It has more vigor than 
any others we have tried. First size bulbs 
$1.00 each. Bulblets $20.00 per 100. 
DEBONAIR (Palmer) Late. LaFrance pink 
shading to shrimp pink with creamy throat 
blotch. A clear, light pink except that it 
sometimes flecks darker. 6-8 medium large 
blooms open on a very tall, always straight 
spike, and with an extremely long flower 
head. The tallest Gladiolus in our fields. 
First size bulbs 5c each. 
***GRAFIN LIVIA CHOTEK (Pfitzer 1936 
introduction) Early. Light violet-blue with 
deeper blue throat marking. This is the near¬ 
est blue Gladiolus to date. A sensation at 
the M. G. S. State exhibition at Grand Ha¬ 
ven in 1937. Reminds one of the famous old 
“Badenia”. Very early, vigorous, free bloom¬ 
ing variety that has a particular appeal to 
all lovers of violet-blue Gladiolus. First size 
bulbs $1.00 each. Bulblets $12.50 per 100. 
JALNA (Palmer 1936 introduction) Mid¬ 
season. Pleasing, smoky salmon and rose. 
Ten or more open blooms of exhibition 
type. Seedling of Picardy. Vigorous and 
promising. Charming on account of un¬ 
usual color. Superb cut flower for home 
decoration with remarkable keeping qual¬ 
ities. First size bulbs $1.00 each. Bulblets 
$2.59 per 100. 
MRS. E. J. HEATON (Heaton) Mid-sea¬ 
son. Warm, glowing salmon pink with 
cream throat. Very tall, vigorous grower 
that withstands heat and drought and 
will open 8 florets in the field. Good 
growth habits and most promising as a 
commercial variety. The outstanding 
Gladiolus in our fields this past year. 
First size bulbs 20c each. 
J. S. BACH (Pfitzer) Early. Exhibition sal¬ 
mon red, somewhat lighter in throat, with 
wide median lines on each petal which help 
to beautify the appearance of the flower 
and spike. First size bulbs 50c each. 
KASSEL (Pfitzer) Mid-season. A bright at¬ 
tractive scarlet with no markings. Beautiful, 
well formed, large flowers. Excellent grower 
and a promising cut flower. First size bulbs 
10c each. 
RED LORY (Errey) Mid-season. Carmine 
rose with large purplish red blotch. Large 
flowers and nearly the whole spike opens 
at once. The Australian exhibition type of 
ten or more open bloom. First size bulbs 10c 
each. 
SHIRLEY TEMPLE (Pruitt 1937 intro¬ 
duction) Mid-season. Light cream with a 
rich creamy yellow throat. Large, ruf¬ 
fled, six-inch florets, 6-7 open at one time. 
A seedling of Picardy. Tall, vigorous 
grower. Flower of good texture and sub¬ 
stance. The aristocrat of Gladiolus today. 
First size bulbs $5.00 each. Bulblets 59e 
each, 10 for $4.00. 
SILVER COMET (Kunderd) Mid-season. 
Creamy white with light violet feather on 
lower petal. Tall graceful plant. Five-inch 
florets with wide open, recurved petals of 
excellent texture. First size bulbs 5c each. 
MRS. E. J. HEATON 
SONATINE (Pfitzer) Early mid-season. 
Atlas-rose with small, cherry-red blotch. 
The florets are exceptionally large, hav¬ 
ing very broad petals, are strongly at¬ 
tached to the stems which grow to a 
height of 5-6 feet and withstand practi¬ 
cally all weather conditions. First size 
bulbs 10c each. 
LA FIESTA (Salbach 1935) Mid-season. Re¬ 
markable new' color in Gladiolus. A clear, 
bright, apricot orange that does not fade 
in the sun. A very gay appearing flower with 
very long flowering spikes that have been a 
sensation this past season. First size bulbs 
25c each. 
NEW ERA (Ellis-Majeski 1936 introduction) 
Mid-season. A real pink, extremely ruffled 
and frilled. Eosine pink blended with La¬ 
France pink. 7-10 open florets. Good place¬ 
ment and texture. A prize winning beauty 
that you will want. Large bulbs $3.50 each. 
Bulblets 25c each, 10 for $2.00, 100 for $16.00. 
OLIVE MARIE BROWN (Phelps) Mid-sea¬ 
son. Clear apricot orange with as many as 
12 or more open bloom at one time. Medium 
size flowers and a wonderful new color for 
florists’ work. 1931 Award of Merit National 
Show at Cleveland. First size bulbs 25c each. 
TINAMBA (Errey) Late. Pale pink flaked 
with salmon rose. The center petals being 
marked and shaded with mauve and cream. 
Very large spreading flowers. A real beauty 
with many open flowers of exhibition qual¬ 
ity. First size bulbs 10c each. 
TIP-TOP (Pfitzer) Early mid-season. A 
wonderful, warm scarlet red. A large, sturdy 
novelty carrying 5 to 6 wide-open, flat flow¬ 
ers of real “Pfitzer” type open at once. First 
size bulbs 10c each. 
VAGABOND PRINCE (Palmer 1935 in¬ 
troduction) Mid-season. Glowing earnet 
brown with warm, flame-scarlet blotch. 
8-10 open bloom. A seedling of Picardy 
and a gorgeous novelty of a most unus¬ 
ual color. First size bulbs 50c each. Bulb¬ 
lets $3.00 per 100. 
YUKON (Kunderd) Late. Intensely ruffled, 
beautiful white which when first opened 
has a rich cream hue which fades whiter 
as flower ages. A very aristocratic and love¬ 
ly new Gladiolus for home decoration. First 
size bulbs 10c each. 
SPECIAL OFFER--Hunter # s Trial Garden Novelty Collection 
1 bulb each of the above 20 varieties as offered above (20 bulbs, value $15.00) <t* “t /A/"\ 
for only _ 
Correctly labeled and carefully packed. Net Cash with order. Prepaid to any address in the U. S. A. This offer made solely that 
you may try these new Gladiolus in your garden. We would appreciate hearing your opinion of these and a report of your success 
with same this autumn. 
GEO. W. HUNTER, Grower, R. F. D. 4, Dowagiac, Mich. 
"Depend on Hunter for Gladiolus" 
