GLADIOLUS 
Mildred Louise. Originator’s description: “Prevailing 
color a pure strawberry-pink self on upper petals 
with lower petals tipped strawberry-pink, blending 
to pinard-yellow in the throat with faint spectrum- 
red pencilings on midrib quite deep in the throat. 
Anthers delphinium-blue.’’ (Ridgway color chart.) 
$1.40 per doz., $11 per 100. 
M iss New Zealand. The first of a new giant strain. 
Immense apricot-salmon blooms, suffused with 
rose, and peach-color blotch in throat, 8 or more 
open at once. Has been grown with 8-inch flowers 
but ordinarily they do not get so large. The bloom 
spike is so heavy that it needs staking. $15 per doz. 
*Mother Machree. Misty lavender, suffused and 
overlaid with salmon-pink toward the edges of the 
petals. $1.25 per doz., $9 per 100. 
Mrs. Calvin Coolidge. Dainty shell-pink. $2 per 
doz., $15 per 100. 
*Mrs. Frank Pendleton. Salmon-pink, with brilliant 
carmine blotches in throat. 85c. per doz., $6 per 100. 
Mrs. Gertrude Pfitzer. Strong-growing variety with 
blooms of medium shade of blue. $1.25 per doz., 
$8 per 100. 
*Mrs. Leon Douglas. Begonia-rose, overlaid with 
scarlet-flame shadings; huge, wide-open flowers. 
85 cts. per doz., $6 per 100. 
Mrs. W. H. Phipps. Flesh-pink blooms, 16 to 18 
open at one time on strong spike. A super-giant. 
$1 per doz., $7 per 100. 
Orange Princess. Beautiful salmon-orange with 
small crimson feather; somewhat ruffled. Very good 
propagator. $2 per doz., $15 per 100. 
*Our Selection. A glorious salmon-red, flaked with a 
deeper shade; lower petals blotched cerise, bordered 
with cream. $1.15 per doz., $8 per 100. 
Paul Pfitzer. Beautiful reddish purple. Finest of this 
color. Excellent grower. $1.25 per doz., $9 per 100. 
Pelegrina. A pure dark violet-blue with the two 
lower petals darker violet. Does not fade in the 
hottest sun. $3 per doz., $22 per 100. 
Phyllis McQuistion. Midseason. Large, deep glow¬ 
ing shrimp-pink, shading a little lighter in the 
throat. Tall, straight, vigorous plant. Spikes of 
18 to 20 buds with 5 or more large flowers open at 
once. $2.50 per doz., $20 per 100. 
Picardy. Shrimp-pink, with lower petals flesh-pink, 
shading to shrimp-pink at edges—an unusual color. 
Blooms are placed on tall, strong spikes. $1.50 per 
doz., $10 per 100. 
Pirate. Dark rose-red, shading to pomegranate- 
purple. Tall, straight spikes with 5 or 6 flowers 
open at once. $4 per doz., $28 per 100. 
Polar Ice. Early. Medium to large white blooms, 
with several open at once on spike. $2^per doz., 
$15 per 100. 
Purple Glory. Large, ruffled, deep velvety maroon 
blooms. Popular old variety. $1.25 per doz., 
$9 per 100. 
Red Lory. Carmine-rose, with large purplish red 
blotches. Large flowers and nearly the whole spike 
open at once. Needs good culture to get long spikes. 
$1.50 per doz., $10 per 100. 
Red Phipps. Late midseason. Light red. Similar in 
habit to W. H. Phipps but spikes average longer. 
$1.25 per doz., $9 per 100. 
Rose Marie Pfitzer. Ruffled white blooms, tinted 
pink, peach and cream color, which varies somewhat, 
sometimes being rather pale. Eight or more im¬ 
mense, closely set blooms open at a time. $2.50 per 
doz., $20 per 100. 
Schwaben Girl. Beautiful clear pink without shade 
or blotch. A real gem. $3.50 per doz., $25 per 100. 
Spray of Gold. Large, somew'hat ruffled, beautiful 
clear deep yellow blooms, with no markings what¬ 
ever, 4 or 5 open at one time. $1.25 per doz., $9 
per 100. 
Star of Bethlehem. Very large white bloom which 
some growers consider the finest of its color on the 
market. $4.50 per doz., $32 per 100. 
*Sunnymede. A rare shade of orange-yellow; long 
spike. 85 cts. per doz., $6 per 100. 
Sweetheart. Lovely decorative; white with pink 
edges. $2.25 per doz., $16 per 100. 
Symphony. Light rosy pink with clear cream blotch. 
Sornewhat the color of Coryphee but tall and 
straight. Never crooks. Medium-large flowers, 6 to 
8 or more open at a time. $2 per doz., $14 per 100. 
Tangerine. An exquisite variety, producing tall, 
graceful spikes of large, glowing orange flowers. A 
decided improvement on La Paloma. $2.50 per doz., 
$18 per 100. 
Wasaga. Glowing, capucine-buff, wide-open, waved, 
and moderately ruffled. $4 per doz., $28 per 100. 
White Butterfly. Pure white flowers with creamy 
throats. $1.25 per doz., $8 per 100. 
Wurtenbergia. Beautiful scarlet, with soft creamy 
throat-blotch. Flowers of huge size on strong spikes. 
$3.50 per doz., $26 per 100. 
COLLECTIONS 
Collection— 3 bulbs each of the 12 choice varieties marked with * (36 bulbs in all), $3 50 
Collection— 6 bulbs each of the 12 choice varieties marked with * (72 bulbs in all), 6 00 
Collection—12 bulbs each of the 12 choice varieties marked with * (144 bulbs in all), 10 00 
Schling’s Mixture of Giant-Flowering Gladiolus 
Contains an endless variety of color, striped, mottled and variegated, as well as a fine selection of 
clear colors; especially abounds in shades of white, pink, salmon, orange, yellow, and heliotrope. 75 cts. 
per doz., $5 per 100, $45 per 1,000. 
Popular Mixed. ^^^cpurage large plantings of Gladiolus at a nominal cost,'we recommend 
- - this mixture. It includes a great variety of colors, and the quality is superb. 
50 cts. per doz., $3.50 per 100, $30 per 1,000. 
Tri-Tox-Cide. Kills Gladiolus thrips. Non-poisonous insecticide-fungicide dust containing stabil- 
-1 ized Rotenone. Developed as a specific control of Gladiolus thrips—safe and most 
effective. Should be applied in the early stages of growth. Lb. $1, 5 lbs. $3.50, 25-lb. drum $13.50, 50-lb. 
drum $25, 100-lb. drum $45. 
The Lovely Primulinus or Orchid Gladiolus 
Exquisite in Form and Coloring. The Last Word in Gladiolus for Dainty Decorations 
An early type with hooded flowers most gracefully placed on long, slender spikes and of the most artistic colors, 
ranging from sulphur-yellow to chrome-yellow, through all shades of orange, salmon, cream, and pink. 
Apricot Glow. Lovely warm buff, edged soft apricot. 85 cts. White Butterfly. Pure white flowers with creamy throat, 
per doz $6 per 100. $1.25 per doz., $8 per 100. 
Queen- A glowing copper-orange self color. Very Our Selected Hybrids. Assortment of all the newest and 
strikmg. 85 cts. per doz., .$6 per 100. rarest Hybrids. 85 cts. per doz., $5.50 per 100, $50 per 1,000. 
Nose iVlist. Old-rose edged with pallid neutral gray: very 
large. 85 cts. per doz., $6 per 100. PRIMULINUS COLLECTIONS 
Salmon Beauty. Extremely large; deep salmon with yellow 3 bulbs each of 6 varieties (18 in all).$1 35 
throat. 85 cts. per doz., $6 per 100. 6 bulbs each of 6 varieties (36 in ali). 2 50 
bouvenir. A rich, clear, deep yellow self; tall spike. 85 cts. per 12 bulbs each of 6 varieties (72 in all). 4 75 
doz., $6 per 100. 25 bulbs each of 6 varieties (150 in ali). 8 00 
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