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Breck’s Gladiolus 
Vanity Fair 
RED PHIPPS. Glowing light red variety, 
beautiful for cutting. 75c per doz.; $5.50 
per 100. 
ROSE MIST. (Prim.) Old-rose, edged 
with pale neutral gray. 80c per doz.; 
$6.00 per 100. 
SALBACH’S PINK. Large, wide-open 
flowers of geranium-pink, with carmine 
lip and throat. 70c per doz.; $5.00 per 
100 . 
Cultural Directions 
Plant the bulbs 6 inches deep and at 
least 6 inches apart in good garden soil. 
For exhibition flowers, use Brexone Bulb 
. Food; for general effect, no extra fertilizing 
is needed. Gladiolus may be planted as 
soon as the ground is ready in Spring, and 
continuous blooms may be obtained by 
periodic plantings until July. When the 
tops are brown, lift bulbs and store in a 
cool, dry place over Winter. Full Informa¬ 
tion on request. 
SARABAND. Unusual velvety Bordeaux 
with yellow blotch. Very large, wide- 
open flowers. 75c per doz.; $5.50 per 100. 
SCARLET BEDDER. (Prim.) Clear solid 
scarlet-red self. 75c per doz.; $5.50 per 
100 . 
SHELL PINK. (Prim.) Beautiful shell 
pink, almost self color. 60c per doz.; 
$4.50 per 100. 
SONATINE. A tall light pink Gladiolus 
with a small cherry blotch in the throat. 
85c per doz., $6.50 per 100. 
SOUVENIR. (Prim.) Deep, clear yellow 
—finest shade in this type. 60c per doz.; 
$4.50 per 100. 
STAR OF BETHLEHEM. Immense flo¬ 
rets of pure white with creamy shading 
on lower petals. A stately variety of out¬ 
standing merit. 20c each; $1.80 per doz.; 
$13.50 per 100. 
TIP TOP. A wonderfully clear bright 
scarlet Gladiolus. Tall stately spikes. 
15c each; $1.65 per doz.; $12.50 per 100. 
Breck’s Colorful 
Top-Totch Mixture 
A very choice mixture selected from the 
best of the newer large flowered varieties 
with particular care to include only colors 
and shades which harmonize well together. 
70c per doz.; $5.00 per 100. 
Exhibition Mixture 
Made up by us from popular varieties of 
special vigor, large size, and handsome 
form. 55c per doz.; $4.00 per 100. 
VAGABOND PRINCE. A distinctive va¬ 
riety of iridescent garnet-brown, lighter 
in upper throat, and with a small blotch 
of glowing flame-scarlet on lip petal. A 
gorgeous Gladiolus. 40c each; $4,00 per 
doz. 
VANITY FAIR. Very tall, healthy variety 
of clear rose-pink with deeper blotch in 
the throat. 70c per doz.; $5.00 per 100. 
VEILCHENBLAU. True violet-blue flow¬ 
ers of large size. 80c per doz.; $6.00 per 
100 . 
WASAGA. (Prim.) Very lovely buff-color 
with wide-open, somewhat ruffled 
blooms. Color is clear without markings. 
60c per doz.; $4.50 per 100. 
WHITE BUTTERFLY. (Prim.) A fine 
pure white variety with a creamy throat 
of definite butterfly form. Fine for cut¬ 
ting. 85c per doz.; $6.50 per 100. 
WURTEMBERGIA. Fiery scarlet with 
white throat. Immense blooms on tall, 
straight spikes. One of the showiest 
varieties in our list. 75c per doz.; $5.50 
per 100. 
Gladiolus Mixtures 
Garden Mixture 
A well-balanced mixture including all 
colors and types. An especially useful selec¬ 
tion for brilliant garden display or cutting. 
40c per doz.; $3.00 per 100. 
Primulinus Hybrid Mixture 
Unnamed hybrid seedlings in many 
beautiful combinations of colors mostly in 
shades of tan, buff, salmon, orange, yellow, 
etc. An especially charming type for cut- 
flower use. 50c per doz.; $3.50 per 100. 
An Outstanding Value for 1939 
BRECK’S INVINCIBLE 
GLADIOLUS COLLECTION 
We offer the following 12 varieties in a collection at special prices to 
encourage greater variety in the planting of Gladiolus. Each of these 12 
varieties is a gem in its color and can be relied upon to produce quality 
bloom. 
1. Betty Nuthall. Salmon orange. 
2. Duna. Pinkish buff shaded yel¬ 
low. 
3. Bagdad. Smoky old rose. 
4. Vanity Fair. Clear rose pink. 
5. Debonair. La France pink, shad¬ 
ed shrimp. 
6. E. I. Farrington. Clear soft yel¬ 
low. 
7. Pfitzer’s Triumph. Orange sal¬ 
mon. 
8. Ave Maria. Lovely, light blue. 
9. Mammoth White. Clear white. 
10. Picardy. Lovely, soft shrimp 
pink. 
11. Dr. F. E. Bennett. Fiery red. 
12. Minuet. Light pinkish lavender. 
ILLUSTRATED IN COLOR ON INSIDE BACK COVER. 
FULL DESCRIPTIONS WILL BE FOUND ON PAGES 70, 71 AND 72. 
SPECIAL 
COLLECTION 
OFFERS 
5 bulbs each of the above 
12 varieties (60 bulbs) 
10 bulbs each of the above 
12 varieties (120 bulbs) 
25 bulbs each of the above 
12 varieties (300 bulbs) 
$^.00 
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