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Betty Nuthall (See page 5) 
When I say that the 25 varieties listed on these 
pages are the 25 World's Best, I am not merely 
giving you my own opinion, but the opinion of the 
combined membership of the American Gladiolus 
Society, consisting of the country's leading pro¬ 
fessional growers, breeders and Gladiolus enthu¬ 
siasts. They are listed below in the order of 
merit, as determined by the latest symposium of 
the American Gladiolus Society. With thousands 
of varieties voted upon, Picardy received the 
largest number of votes for three years in suc¬ 
cession, and has been proclaimed The World's 
Finest Gladiolus; Minuet has received the second 
largest number of votes for the third year in suc¬ 
cession, a distinction which it justly deserves as 
the finest orchid toned gladiolus; Commander 
Koehl, now that it is better known, has moved up 
to third place and takes its position as the world's 
finest red gladiolus; Betty Nuthall still maintains 
fourth place as the most lovely blended color 
imaginable, and so on down the list. 
Pursuing my policy of offering only the best, I 
have assembled these 25 varieties into one superb 
collection and now offer them at prices that are 
within the reach of all. SO HERE THEY ARE! 
THERE ARE NO FINER GLADIOLUS IN THE 
WORLD THAN THESE 25 SUPERB VARIETIES. 
Each is the finest of its type. The illustrations 
can give but a faint idea of their great beauty as 
these illustrations are greatly reduced. The indi¬ 
vidual florets are as wide as the pages of this 
catalogue and as Geo. P. Harmon writes us from 
his summer home up in Maine, "Picardy bought 
from you grew six feet tall, with eight perfect 
blossoms six inches across open at one time; Bagdad 
also grew six feet tall, and Golden Goddess six 
feet, six inches tall, with 24 buds and nine perfect 
blooms open at once." You never saw such 
Gladiolus. They carry off the prizes everywhere. 
And so, if you wish the best that money can buy, 
and a collection that will be the sensation of your 
community, my recommendation is that you accept 
the judgment of the combined membership of the 
American Gladiolus Society, and plant in your 
garden this season these 25 varieties which topped 
the list in the last symposium. Following such 
leadership you surely cannot go wrong. 
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