Hornberger’s Home and Garden Service 
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INTRODUCING; 
AMERICAN COMMANDER (New) 
f Perhaps the most outstanding red gladiolus ever offered, we 
grow Eewi Fallu, and while the latter is a most outstanding 
red, it is entirely different in type, it is an improved Bill Sow- 
den, while American Commander, is an improved Commander 
Koehl, if we may use the expression a glorified Com. Koehl, 
we will abbreviate American Commander, for commercial usage as Am. 
Com, or Am. Commander. 
American Commander, in my opinion, is the outstanding red, for 
commercial usage, much taller than Rewi Fallu, although the latter is of 
good heighth, but Am. Com. with its “free flowering” qualities, tall 
strong spikes, and keeping qualities, is in the very top notch class with 
Picardy and others of this class, but will likely give even better spikes 
from very small bulbs than will Picardy. Below is Originators 
description: 
AMERICAN COMMANDER, somewhat resembles one of its 
parents Commander Koehl, but has larger florets, far better place¬ 
ment, taller and a more robust grower, with extra wide, heavy 
dark green foliage, long flower head, and long, straight stem, 
spikes usually carrying seven to eight open flowers at one time, under 
ordinary field culture, (don’t know what it would do if given special 
cultural conditions) The color is a lovely clear, medium red, much 
brighter than “Koehl” and with more luster and sheen, a solid color 
with no markings or flakings, gives a fine spike under most any condi¬ 
tion of soil or climate, from all sizes of bulbs, a uniform consistent pro¬ 
ducer in spite of the fact that it produces such a tall spike, it does not 
“lop over” like some tall growers, it produces bulblets liberally, even 
from the older large bulbs, bulblets germinate well and make good 
growth, opens well when cut very tight in the bud. Prices this season 
are as below, stock is limited and we will not release bulblets this season. 
Received an H. M. Seedling class, ESGS in 1937. 
AMERICAN COMMANDER. (By Edward New) 
Large bulbs Medium Small 
Prepaid prices each 5.00 3.50 2.50 
5 at 10 rate price. ten 40.00 28.00 20.00 
Special offer: one large and 4 small bulbs for $10.00 
GROWERS Special Offer. 4 large bulbs, 4 medium and 4 small 
for 25.00. 
NOTICE: To all who purchase for commercial growing, if you will 
write to us next August we will then let you know when we expect 
to release bulblets. 
