GERTRUDE SWENSON 
What is really beautiful needs no adorning. 
We do not grind down the pearl upon a pol¬ 
ishing stone.— Sakata. 
DA CAPO (Pfitzer). To my mind one of the best recent Pfitzer varieties. Very early 
extra large silvery pink flowers with white blotches. Quite prolific. L. 70c each; 
M. 50c each; S. 30c each; Bits. 10 for 80c. 
D. A. HAY (Whiteley). Pink with cream throat. Noted prize winner in New Zealand. 
M. 10 for 80c; S. 10 for 40c; Bits. 100 for 80c. 
DANNY BOY (Julyan). Brownish slate with many open. A striking exhibition smoky 
of most unusual coloring. L. 10 for $1.20; M. 10 for 80c; S. 10 for 40c; Bits. 100 for 80c. 
DECEMBER SNOW (Nitchman). New commercial white. L. $2.50 each; M. $1.50 each; 
S. 60c each; Bits. 20c each. 
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DEBONAIR (Palmer). Tall commercial salir.on pink with cream throat. L. 10 for 50c; 
M. 10 for 30c; S. 10 for 15c; Bits. 100 for 15c. 
DEL RAY (Burtner). Light red with cream blotches. Large and fine. A striking variety. 
L. 25c each; M. 15c each; Bits. 10 for 20c.i 
EARLY MELODY (Arenius). Early commercial pinkish lavender with very fine willowy 
spikes. Fine propagator. L. 10 for 50c; M. 10 for 30c; S. 10 for 15c; Bits. 100 for 20c. 
EDITH ROBSON (H. A. Brown). Salmon pink with red throat. L. 10 for 50c; M. 10 for 
30c; Bits. 100 for 20c. 
ELOISE (Dorrett-Gove). Lavender with darker lines in the throat. Tall strong grower 
and tremendous propagator. L. 6Cc each; Bits. 10 for 50c. 
ELSIE ADELE (Stewart). Light LaFrance pink with cream throat. Beautiful color and 
nice spikes. L. 30c each; M. 20c each; Bits. 10 for 25c. 
EMILE AUBRUN (Lemoine). Bronzy slate and salmon. One of the older exhibition 
varieties which has had more influence in the heredity of modern varieties than any 
other. L. 10 for 5Cc; M. 10 for 25c; Bits. ICO for 15c. 
ERIC THE RED (Ellis). Tall bright red. L. $2.00 each; M. $1.00 each; Bits. 20c each. 
EVENSONG (Palmer). Attractive smoky with good long tapering spikes. L. 10 for 50c; 
M. 10 for 30c; Bits. 100 for 30c. 
FLAMING METEOR (Mitsch). See page (5. 
FLAMINGO (Christ). Rose pink with white throat blotches. L. $3.50 each; M. $2.00 
each; S. $1.00 each; Bits. 3Cc each. 
FRASCATI (Pfitzer). Rose red with carmine feather. L. $2.50 each; M. $1.75 each; 
Bits. 30c each. 
FRILLED CHAMPION (Roozen). Ruffled deep orange salmon. L. 10 for 60c; M. 10 for 
40c; S. 10 for 20c; Bits. 100 for 20c. 
FROSTPINK ORNATUS (Evans). Very pretty ruffled silvery pink. Prolific. L. $3.00 
each; M. $2.00 each; S. $1.00 each; Bits. 30c each. 
GABRIEL (Errey). Salmon flecked slate and gray. Fine spike. About ten blooms open 
making it fine for exhibition. L. 10 for $1.60; M. 10 for 80c; S. 10 for 40c; Bits. 
10 for 15c. 
GEM OF SPARTA (Ellis). Large ruffled apricot. L. $1.50 each; M. $1.00 each; S. 50c 
each; Bits. 20c each. 
GERTRUDE SWENSON (Swenson). Fine exhibition lavender. Opens up to 12 or more 
blooms well laced on long spikes. Better grower and propagator than most of its 
type. Have had big spikes of this from bulblets. L. 25c each; M. 15c each; S. 10c 
each; Bits. 10 for 10c. 
GLADYS CLEGG (Symons). Salmon with red throat. Quite showy. L. 25c each; M. 15c 
each; S. 10c each; Bits. 10 for 20c. 
GOLDEN CHIMES (Ellis). Large ruffled light yellow. One of the best. L. 10 for 60c; 
M. 10 for 35c; S. 10 for 15c; Bits. 100 for ^c. 
GOLDEN GODDESS (Salbach). The first p|itented Glad. While not very large, this 
variety opens up many blooms. Fine form and color on spikes with an extra large 
number of buds. Large bulbs, 35c each, 3 for $1.C0. 
GOLDEN FLEECE (Ellis). Deep yellow self. Quite early. L. 50c each; M. 30c each; 
Bits. 10 for 40c. 
GOLDEN POPPY (Prestgard). Very deep yellow sometimes shaded orange. A good cut 
flower variety. L. 10 for 50c; M. 10 for 35c; S. 10 for 20c; Bits. 100 for 25c. 
GOLDSTAUB (Pfitzer). This appears to be one of the very best extra early good yellows 
of fairly large size. Should make a tine commercial. Sometimes the first of all to 
bloom Rapid propagator. L. 70c each; M. 50c each; S. 25c each; Bits. 10 for 80c. 
MISS NEW ZEALAND 
To gild refined gold, to paint the lii\, 
To throw a perfume on the violet. 
To smooth the ice, or add another hue 
Unto the rainbow, or with the taper-light 
To seek the beauteous eye of heaven to garnish. 
Is wasteful and ridiculous excess. 
—Shakespeare. 
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