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RIVERVIEW GARDENS, ST. PAUL, MINN. 
GLADIOLUS 
Descriptive List of Choice Varieties 
L—Large; M—Medium; S—Small; Bits.—Bulblets 
Aachen—(Mitsch, 19 37). A beautiful, 
daintily ruffled, lustrous cream glad. 
A fine, new commercial and exhibition 
variety. A Picardy seedling. L. $1.20; 
M. 60c; S. 30c; Bits. 5 for 40c. 
Admiral—(Pfitzer, 1937). A brilliant 
scarlet red with a dark crimson point¬ 
ed blotch. The wide open florets of 
heavy substance are well placed on a 
tall, strong stem. L. $4.00; M. $3.00; 
S. $2.25; Bits. 1 for 40c. 
Alayne—(Kinyon, 19 36). Beautiful new 
shade of light rose. Never flecks. 
Straight stems. Blooms somewhat 
ruffled and all face one way. Splendid 
keeper when cut, opening up perfect¬ 
ly to the last tip. L. 25c; M. 15c; S. 
10c; Bits. 12 for 25c. 
Allaglow—(Zimmer, 19 37 ). Tall Be¬ 
gonia rose with rose blotch. One of 
the very fine new varieties. Eighteen 
to twenty buds, all showing color with 
many open at once. L. $1.00; M. 75c; 
S'. 35c; Bits. 1 for 10c. 
Allegro—(Pfitzer, 19 34). Eight laven¬ 
der blue with dark blue blotch. The 
spikes are long, develop perfectly. 
Six or more flowers of large size; 
promising cut flower variety. L. 25c; 
M. 15c; S. 10c; Bits. 6 for 15c. 
Allemania—(Pfitzer, 19 34). A light, 
bright scarlet. Comes earlier than 
Commander Koehl and may replace it 
as a cut flower. L. 20c; M. 15c; S. 
10c; Bits. 10 for 20c. 
Amanda—(Uhrig, 1938). Salmon-pink 
with yellow throat. An extra early 
exhibition type. This new variety did 
not look promising this past year but 
may do better another year. L. $5.00; 
M. $3.00; Bits. 1 for 25c and 10 for 
$ 2 . 00 . 
Amberglow—(Palmer, 1936 ). Soft, but 
brilliant, clear unmarked amber yel¬ 
low. A fine, clear color and other fine 
qualities make it an ideal cut flower, 
yellow. Early. L. 50c; M. 30c; S. 
20c; Bits. 15 for 25c. 
Amrita—(Palmer, 19 37). A fine apri¬ 
cot-buff with medium-sized blooms on 
a good spike. An improved Wasaga. 
L. $1.50; M. $1.00; S. 60c; Bits. 2 
for 25c. 
Angelus—(Palmer, 1936). Warm light 
pink with a small throat marking of 
pure cream. A smooth finished glad. 
L. $1.50; M. $1.00; S. 75c; Bits. 2 
for 25c. 
Arabella—(Pfitzer, 1933). A glossy 
dark purple, almost black and the 
darkest yet introduced. A very large 
flowered variety with florets of heavy 
texture; 14-16 buds with six open at 
a time. A remarkable exhibition va¬ 
riety. L. 20c; M. 15c; S. 10c; Bits. 
5 for 20c. 
Barcarole—(Palmer, 19 37). Fine sal¬ 
mon-orange with a creamy yellow 
mid-rib in the throat. Heavy sub¬ 
stance and perfect placement. Ruf¬ 
fled. L. $2.00; M. $1.25; S. 75c; Bits. 
1 for 25c. 
Beacon—(Palmer, 19 35). Clear bright 
rose-scarlet with large clear cream 
blotch. Very tall straight spikes with 
8-10 blooms open. A very distinctive 
and striking color. See color plate. 
L. 25c; M. 18c; S. 10c; Bits. 10 for 
20c. 
Beautiful Ohio — (Hullibarger, 1936). 
A beautiful light rose with a tint of 
lavender. The color is unusually 
clear. The flower head and place¬ 
ment are of the Minuet type. Sub¬ 
stance heavy; spike strong and 
straight. L. 35c; M. 25c; S'. 20c; 
Bits. 5 for 15c. 
Big Lily—(Burtner, 19 34). A large 
white with a cream throat. Lily¬ 
shaped blooms with a silvery sheen. 
Exceptionally strong grower; good 
substance. L. 15c, 10 for $1.00; M. 
10c, 10 for 75c; S. 5c, 10 for 35c; 
Bits. 10 for 15c. 
