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side and Orange Princess are the best of the average priced oranges, although La 
Fiesta will soon be useful when the prices come down. Minuet leads the lavenders. 
King Arthur , Berty Snoiv and Dr. Moody are also very fine. Early Melody , a 
pinkish lavender, is a fine early variety. Picardy with Mildred Louise and 
Debonair are the three leading pinks. Margaret Fulton is the most dependable 
along with Olive Goodrich. Lotus is a fine blush-pink. For early pinks we like 
Cara Mia , Miss Greeley , Schwaben Girl , Prof. Von Slogteren and Miss Joy. In the 
deeper shade of pink, don’t overlook Dream o' Beauty , Constancy , and Robert , the 
First. Good blues are scarce, but Pelegrina and Libelle fill in well until stock of 
Blue Beauty, Blue Admiral and Robert Burns becomes more plentiful. 
The price; does not always show the merit and beauty of any variety. When 
there is a quantity of stock in any variety, the prices drop as with any other com¬ 
modity. New varieties are high only because of their scarcity. Of course, some 
may drop more rapidly in price than others, as they increase faster; while those 
that are poor increasers usually drop very slowly. 
A new glad to get near the top today, must be a glad for all general purposes. 
It must satisfy the florist as well as the garden lover; it must be fine enough to 
exhibit in the showroom; and it must have substance and vigor to endure all of the 
different variations of temperature and environment under which it will be grown. 
The modern glads of the summer and early fall gardens are the most popular of 
all flowers. The spikes grow tall and elegant, sturdy and dignified, slender and 
graceful, and the color range absolutely infinite. 
Robert, The First 
Our first introduction. A huge, heavily ruffled, 
pale rose-purple with an amaranth purple blotch 
(Ridgway). The general effect is a deep rose- 
pink. Eight to ten florets open at one time with 
as high as 20-25 buds to the spike. Winner of 
many first prizes at the Minnesota State Gladiolus 
Society Show and at the Minnesota State Fair. 
It easily won first place in its color class at the 
International Flower Show held in Chicago, 1936. 
Now at a price everyone can afford. 
L. 20c, 10 for $1.50; M. 15c, 10 for $1.00; S. 
10c, 10 for 75c; Bits. 10 for 10c, 100 for 75c. 
