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RIVERVIEW GARDENS, ST. PAUL, MINN. 
Robert, the First—Our first introduc¬ 
tion. A huge, heavily ruffled pale 
rose-purple with an amaranth purple 
blotch. Eight to ten florets open at 
one time with as high as 20-25 buds 
to the spike. A constant winner at 
Gladiolus shows. L. 25c, 10 for 
$2.00; M. 15c, 10 for $1.20; S. 10c, 
10 for 80c; Bits. 10 for 10c, 100 for 
75c. 
Rosemarie Pfitzer—(Pfitzer). A very 
light pink with a creamy hue. Forms 
an extra long perfect spike bearing a 
dozen slightly ruffled flowers. L. 10c, 
10 for 80c; M. 7c, 10 for 60c; S. 5c, 
10 for 40c. 
Royal Gold—(Pfitzer). A new light 
yellow. The florets are round and 
of heavy substance and fine form. L. 
$3.00; M. $2.00; S. $1.50; Bits. 1 for 
25c. 
Rudolph Serkin—(Pfitzer). Pure dark 
pansy blue. Eight or more open flor¬ 
ets of heavy substance on a good 
tall spike. Late midseason variety. 
Excellent exhibition variety. L. 50c; 
M. 35c; S. 25c; Bits. 10 for 40c. 
St. Lawrence—(Christ). A magnificent 
brilliant scarlet with a rose-red 
blotch. The florets are huge, well 
placed, and of unusually heavy sub¬ 
stance. L. 50c; M. 30c; S. 20c; Bits. 
10 for 40c. 
Schwaben Girl—(Pfitzer). Pure pink 
without any other shade or blotch; 
a fine self-color. It has a large, 
closely-formed spike, the 8-10 big 
open flowers having rounded petals. 
This glad is one of the earliest to 
flower and really a splendid variety. 
L. 7c, 10 for 50c; M. 10 for 35c; S. 
10 for 20c; Bits. 100 for 50c. 
Seestern— (Pfitzer). Color fine light 
salmon-pink with effective orange- 
scarlet blotch, feathered light yellow 
on the lobe petals. L. 10c, 10 for 
80c; M. 7c, 10 for 60c; S. 5c, 10 for 
40c; Bits. 20 for 10c. 
Serenity—(Zimmer). Snowy-white, of 
a beautiful waxy texture, blending to 
a faint tinting of translucent rose- 
pink at the extreme edges. A greatly 
improved Olive Goodrich. L. $6.00; 
M. $4.50; S. $3.00; Bits. 1 for $1.00. 
Shirley Temple—(Pruitt). A Picardy 
seedling. Color cream with richer 
cream throat. Heavy substance and 
beautifully ruffled. Large wide open 
flowers with many open flowers at 
once on a tall, well balanced spike. 
One of the finest of the 1937 intro¬ 
ductions. L. $3.75; M. $2.00; S. 
$1.00; Bits. 1 for 50c. 
Smiling; Maestro—(Christ). One of the 
foremost of the newer varieties. The 
color is a rich orange-salmon of un¬ 
usual beauty. The spike is straight 
and tall and it carries many open 
flowers. L. 20c, 10 for $1.60; M. 12c, 
10 for $1.00; S. 10c, 10 for 80c; Bits. 
10 for 10c. 
Solveig—(Prestgard). A large ruffled 
white with a touch of rose on each of 
its lower petals. A late variety that 
should be planted as early as possi¬ 
ble. L. 20c; 10 for $1.60; M. 15c, 10 
for $1.00; S. 10c, 10 for 70c; Bits. 10 
for 15c. 
Sonatine—(Pfitzer). Rose with a small 
cherry-red blotch. The florets are 
exceptionally large having very broad 
petals. A tall, strong grower. L. 10c, 
10 for 90c; M. 7c, 10 for 60c; S. 5c, 
10 for 40c; Bits. 15 for 10c. 
Southern Cross—(Whiteley). One of 
the finest and deepest reds of latest 
introduction. The spike is tall, 20 
buds on a straight spike and 8-10 
large round flowers open at a time. 
This variety is most prolific and early, 
making a very fine combination. L. 
10c, 10 for 60c; M. 7c, 10 for 30c; S. 
4c, 10 for 20c; Bits. 2 5 for 10c. 
Star of Bethlehem—(Pfitzer). A pure 
white which, in its color class, is prob¬ 
ably the largest variety in existence. 
Color, snow white with a tinge of 
cream on the lower petals. L. 20c, 
10 for $1.60; M. 10c, 10 for 80c; S. 
8c, 10 for 50c; Bits. 10 for 15c. 
Sunnyside—(Phillips). Cerise pink 
lightly tinted deeper shade with pure 
white center which predominates as 
the flower expands. One of the finest 
of the new varieties from Australia. 
L. 40c; M. 30c; S. 20c; Bits. 4 for 
10c. 
Takina — (Burns). The largest glad 
grown. Massive spikes seven to nine 
open florets, eight inches across. 
Color, rosaline purple, lightly flaked 
a darker shade. Stock limited. L. 
45c; M. 35c; S. 25c; Bits. 5 for 25c. 
Tip Top—(Pfitzer). The finest of the 
Pfitzer’s 1931 introductions. The col¬ 
or is a brilliant scarlet with a darker 
feather in the throat. The spike is 
tall and fine. We highly recommend 
this new red. L. 15c; M. 10c; S. 7c; 
Bits. 10 for 25c. 
Tosca—(Barth). A very deep velvety 
red with a black red throat and the 
petals are also flecked this same black 
red. It opens seven to eight very 
