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RIVERVIEW GARDENS, ST. PAUL, MINN. 
ur Gladiolus Report 
The 1937 blooming season was an acid test on the various varieties. All 
weather records were broken for heat and continuous drouth in this section. By 
selection and reselection we weed out those varieties that do not come up to our 
high standards. We have an effective method of disposing of inferior sorts, 
namely, the freezing method. Instead of digging and listing the inferior sorts 
in this catalog at a very cheap price to dispose of the stock, we prefer to allow 
them to freeze in the field. This is for your protection. 
In addition to our list of choice and new varieties, which have been tested 
by us and found to be desirable, we offer to you at the lowest possible prices 
our bargain list. It contains standard varieties that have been selected by 
amateurs and professional growers as reliable and fool proof. Just run through 
the list and you will find such strong, vigorous growers as Aflame, Albatross, 
Betty Nuthall, Bill Sowden, Commander Koehl, Dr. Bennett, Mrs. L. Douglas, 
Picardy, Maid of Orleans, and Mildred Louise, just to mention a few. In our 
choice and new varieties, will be found those that will become standard varieties 
as soon as they are better known and stock becomes plentiful. From Scotland, 
Holland, Germany, France, New Zealand, Australia they come, as well as those 
from Canada and the United States. We can truthfully say we are growers of 
the World's Finest Gladiolus. 
We highly recommend the following varieties: in the reds Bill Sowden and 
Commander Koehl are still two of the finest crimson-reds; but we must not forget 
the old reliable Dr. Bennett. They are prize winners everywhere. Allemania 
is of the Commander Koehl type, but with larger flowers and earlier. The red 
that stands out above all is Del Ray. It is not a dark red, but a nice medium 
shade with a pure white throat, tall spikes with lasting qualities that surpass any 
other Glad that we have ever grown. Erica Morini is a fine, early, warm salmon- 
orange with immense flowers. Ninth Symphony is a clear shade of salmon-red 
without any blotch or markings in the throat. One of our favorites is Red Ad¬ 
miral, a red with an undertone of blue that gives it an unusual and unique 
appearance. Johann S. Bach is one of Pfitzer s finest; an immense, early salmon- 
red. One of the finest and deepest reds of late introduction is Southern Cross. 
Red Phipps, Red Lory, Amador, and Wurtembergia are being grown more and 
more each year by people who know good Glads. 
The last few years have given us some very fine whites. This last blooming 
season Maid of Orleans proved to be the finest all-around white. Star of Beth¬ 
lehem and Bob White, both excellent whites under ordinary conditions did not 
stand up well under the heat. Burtner’s Big Lily is a creamy white with large 
open flowers and a heavy, tall spike. It was iron-clad under all conditions. 
Rolveig, when well grown, is a fine ruffled variety. Heiligtum, Pfitzer’s newest 
white, has a faint touch of pink in it, but made a wonderful spike. Purity was 
the surprise of the season. It was the first to bloom in the field. A pure white, 
fall, wiry stem and a fast increaser. It is the early white cut flower that we have 
