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COLONIAL GARDENS 
COMMANDER KOEHL (Pfitzer) (Exhibition) 
Giant blood-red opening about five six-inch florets at 
one time. A tall vigorous grower. Blooms are of heavy sub¬ 
stance, very glossy, and of distinctive triangular form. The 
standard of excellence among red gladioli. 
Each 3 5 10 25 100 
Large $0.07 $0.15 $0.25 $0.50 $1.00 $4.00 
Medium . .10 .15 .30 .60 2.40 
Small .10 .15 .30 1.20 
Bulblets: Pkg. 10c; 300—40c; 1000—$1.25; quart—$3.00. 
CONQUEST (Mitsch) (Large Decorative) 
Pure light salmon pink with a large creamy yellow throat. 
Very beautiful. (L. 60c; 5—$2.40) (M. 30c; 5—$1.20) (S. 15c; 
5—60c; 25—$2.40) (Blbts. 5—20c; 25—80c; 100—$3.20) 
CREVE COEUR (Young) (Large Decorative) 
Another very distinctive gladiolus, this time in an 
orange buff shade with a very unusual throat marking of 
orange-red on yellow. This variety builds a consistently 
large spike. Well worth adding to your collection. (L. 20c; 
3—50c; 10—$1.60) (M. 10c; 5—40c) (S. 2—10c; 10—40c) 
(Blbts. 10—20c; 100—$1.50) 
DAMARIS (B. L. Palmer) (Large Decorative) 
Tall rose red with many florets showing color at one 
time. (L. $2.00) (M. $1.25) (S. 75c) (Blbts. 2—25c) 
DEBONAIR (Palmer) (Large Decorative) 
Warm light pink fading to a creamy throat with crimson 
pepperings. May sometimes show a slight sharp flecking 
of deep scarlet. 
Each 3 5 10 25 100 
Large $0.07 $0.15 $0.25 $0.50 $1.00 $4.00 
Medium . ' .10 .15 .25 .50 2.00 
Small . .10 .15 .30 1.20 
Bulblets; Pkg. 10c; 500—40c; 1000—80c; quart $2.00. 
DEL RAY (Burtner) (Large Decorative) 
Light scarlet with small cream throat blotch. Very plain 
petalled, but clean-cut, bright and bold. (L. 15c) (M. 10c; 
5—40c) (S. 10—50c) (Blbts. 10—15c) 
DIANE (Krueger) (Large Decorative) 
Tall silky orange-salmon. An exceptionally promising 
commercial. (Any size $6.00 each. Blbts. $1.00 each) 
DR. C. HOEG (Hoeg) (Medium Decorative) 
Glossy, velvety maroon with a fine line of silvery grey 
around the edge of each petal. This variety produces uni¬ 
formly long spikes and has unusually clean-cut round florets. 
The sheen of its petals is wonderfully lustrous and velvety, 
being unequaled in richness by any other gladiolus of any 
color. We are all sold out of this variety this season except 
for small bulbs and bulblets. Pictured on page 13. (S. 2— 
10c; 10—50c; 100—$4.00) (Blbts. 50—20c; 100—40c; 500— 
$1.50; 1000—$3.00; quart—$12.00) 
DR. F. E. BENNETT (Diener) (Large Decorative) 
Brilliant, slightly ruffled scarlet with small white spear¬ 
head in throat. An ideal performer. (L. 7c; 10—50c) (M. 
10—25c) (S. 10—15c; 100—$1.00) (Blbts. Pkg. 10c; 500—50c) 
DREAM O'BEAUTY (Zimmer) (Exhibition) 
Giant American Beauty rose-red with slightly deeper 
throat. Grows five feet tall; opens up to ten florets at one 
time. Because of its vivid coloring this variety is an espe¬ 
cial favorite with garden visitors. In heavy demand. 
Each 3 5 10 25 100 
Large $0.07 $0.15 $0.25 $0.50 $1.00 $4.00 
Medium .10 .15 .25 .50 2.00 
Small . .10 .15 .30 1.20 
Bulblets; Pkg. 10c; 500—40c; 1000—80c; quart $2.00. 
DUNA (Palmer) (Medium Decorative) 
Soft flesh-pink or pale apricot without markings. An ex¬ 
quisitely soft, warm-toned variety of outstanding commer¬ 
cial value. 
Each 3 5 10 25 100 
Large $0.07 $0.15 $0.25 $0.50 $1.00 $4.00 
Medium . .10 .15 .25 .50 2.00 
Small .10 .15 .30 1.20 
Bulblets; Pkg. 10c; 500—40c; 1000—80c; quart $2.00. 
EARLY MELODY (Arenius) (Large Decorative) 
Tall growing pale lavender or light orchid pink with a 
faint sanding of rose in the throat. An excellent cut flower 
lavender that should be more widely grown. 
Each 3 5 10 25 100 
Large $0.07 $0.15 $0.25 $0.50 $1.00 $4.00 
Medium . .10 .15 .25 .50 2.00 
Small ..10 .15 .30 1.20 
Bulblets; Pkg. 10c; 500—40c; 1000—80c; quart $2.00. 
ELLEN MARIE (Pruitt) (Large Decorative) 
Rich orangy salmon with slight ruffling and small wiry 
stem. A universal favorite because of its lovely color. 
(L. $1.00) (M. 50c; 3—$1.00) (S. 25c; 10—$1.75; 25—$2.50) 
(Blbts. 5—25; 50—$1.25) 
EUIDES (Errey) (Large Decorative) 
A paler Rosemarie Pfitzer with perhaps more open flor- 
etc and a more compact spike. (L. 40c) (M. 30c) (S. 20c) 
(Blbts. 5—20c) 
FLAMING METEOR (Mitsch) (Large Decorative) 
Giant ruffled scarlet self, leaning less to the orange than 
Dr. Bennett. Opens about four six-inch florets at a time 
on tall vigorous spikes. (L. 7c; 5—30c) (M. 10—30c) (S. 10 
—15c) (Blbts. 100—30c) 
GLOAMING (Zimmer) (Medium Decorative) 
With the exception of Airy Dream, the most beautiful 
basket gladiolus that we know of (see pictures on page ?). 
The essential qualities of a basket glad are grace (pro¬ 
duced by a long wiry stern and plenty of space between 
the florets) and a feeling of rhythm produced by having 
a precise and extended repetition of color accents—in 
other words, a long ribbon of bloom. This bright purple 
gladiolus has these qualities to a marked degree. GLOAM- 
