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MARKET GARDENERS’ SEED STORE 
GENERAL LIST OF GLADIOLUS 
SET OUT ONLY THE FINEST VARIETIES 
When you put in Gladioli, be sure you have the best kinds it is possible to obtain. 
Don’t buy ordinary common kinds just because they are a few cents cheaper. Set out 
the very best and you will have the finest collection of blooms in your neighborhood. 
Doz. Per 100 
Marmora. A huge greyish lavender with a petunia blotch. Makes a 
spectacular spike which is always a winner in its own color class. 
Probably the largest of the smokies.$0.35 $2.50 
Red Fire. A seedling of Princeps. Entire flower of richest, pure self- 
colored bright-red. Very striking and showy. Our best bright-red 
gladiolus .35 2.50 
Mrs. Leon Douglas. Immense begonia rose flower striped with flame and 
brilliant scarlet. Lip pale lemon, slightly speckled with ruby. A giant 
among Gladioli .35 2.50 
Morocco. A very dark red, almost black. Many flowers open on a tall 
slender spike. This is about the best grower of the dark reds.35 2.50 
Toberson. A medium-large deep rich yellow. Tall straight spikes carry 
six or more open florets.50 3.25 
Minuet. The last word in light lavender Gladiolus. It is the lavender by 
which other lavenders are judged. Immense exhibition flower.50 3.25 
Betty Nuthall. A magnificent variety that has been taking the shows by 
storm. It is an immense light coral pink with a pale orange throat. 
Very tall spikes and flowers 6 inches across.35 2.50 
Giant Nymph. La France pink with creamy yellow throat. A magnificent 
new variety of great size, perfect arrangement and long spike.35 2.50 
Picardy is the most spectacular pink of the last few years and has liter¬ 
ally taken the “glad” world by storm. The very large flowers of won¬ 
derful form, the warmth of the coloring, the tall spikes on which 
the flowers are ideally spaced, all combine to make Picardy the 
glad of indescribable charm.35 2.50 
Maid of Orleans. We consider this our best commercial white. Well 
formed flowers of milk white loveliness and creamy throat. Tall 
spikes, good substance and placement.50 3.25 
Mrs. Dr. Norton. Silvery white base tinged with pink, deepening towards 
the edges of the petals, creamy blotches in throat on lower petals; 
tall, vigorous grower. One of the most beautiful Glads.35 2.50 
Dr. F. E. Bennett. One of the best brilliant peach reds, large massive, 
perfect flowers, borne on strong stems.35 2.50 
Pelegrina. The best dark blue in commerce. Seven or eight large flowers 
open and nearly all buds showing color. Like a piece of rich velvet.. .35 2.50 
Giant Flowered Mixed. A mixture of the best Giant Flowered sorts in 
a wide range of shades and colors, and includes many named varie¬ 
ties of special merit.20 1.25 
