THE SIOUX GARDENS 
T. E. Barber £r Sons 
Grand Forks, N. Dak., U. S. A. 
Again we wish to thank our many friends and customers for their 
consideration during the past and this season. We are presenting a 
list a little out of the ordinary in that we are sacrificing our space 
ordinarily used for sales talk and instructions in growing and treat¬ 
ment of bulbs in order to give you some of the reproductions of the 
new and latest varieties. I do not know whether you care for this kind 
of advertising or not. If so would be pleased to have you say so in 
your card you return to us. 
Many new varieties are coming up and I wish to tell you of a few 
I have observed while assisting with the judging at the Winnipeg 
Show. The championship bloom was a seedling you might call a blush 
pink or white with a very delicate pink shading toward edges of petal. 
Tall, massive spike with ten beautiful ruffled florets open on twenty- 
four bud spike outclassed any spike of Rosemarie Pfitzer I ever saw. 
This seedling won first in seedling class and champion bloom over all, 
was originated by Mr. F. C. Cove and is a cross of Mrs. Anna Pfitzer 
X Picardy. This one looks very promising as I understand the bulblet 
increase is above any variety I have record of. 
Reserve champion bloom was a creamy white seedling, winning 
in the white class and originated by J. Twomey Jr.; being a cross of 
Mrs. Anna Pfitzer X Queen Mary. The spike show was a little on the 
narrow side but very long and showed ten open with 22 buds and 
blooms showing color on a 28 bud spike. 
Highland Chief has been observed for several years and it looks 
very good to place well up toward top in the exhibition Lavenders. 
It is the largest and tallest lavender we have seen and the color is 
the ideal violet-lavender. It is in a class all by itself in this color. 
King's Ransom has also been observed over a period of time and 
we can thoroughly recommend it for an early blooming commercial 
and exhibition basket. The color alone will make it most desirable. 
Peggy Lou is very highly recommended. Although we never saw it 
in bloom we will still advise a start with this variety. The pleasing 
pink color and fine growing habits along with the extremely long 
flower head should be of interest to many as an exhibition variety and 
also for hybridizing purposes. 
Jasper, a scarlet, and Corinne, a light pink and cream, both origi¬ 
nated by E. H. Bennett of Summerland, B. C., won places at this show 
and can be highly recommended. Corinne won C. G. S. silver medal at 
the show. 
We are asking your co-operation in revising our mailing list and 
are enclosing a return post card for you to sign, provided you are still 
interested in glads and are buying a few each year. Regardless of 
whether you already have orders in or requests for lists, will you mail 
back these cards as we will make up our lists from the returned cards 
for next year. Please sign them and return them, thereby saving us 
the expense of mailing our lists to non-interested members. Mail the 
card out before it is lost; no postage is needed. 
All stock is as true as is humanly possible to have it and we will 
correct any mistakes made in shipping. We have no gladiolus thrip 
here and only inspected stock is sent out. 
Our prices are placed at such a level that you will be assured of 
full value for money sent as compared to other growers' prices, and 
with our generous count and extras as has been customary in the past, 
you will be satisfied I can assure you. Unless ordered earlier, stock will 
be sent out as soon after March 1 5th as is possible. 
