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RIVERVIEW GARDENS, ST. PAUL, MINN. 
Gertrude Swenson—(Swenson, Aust.). 
Beautiful shade of mauve with a 
white blotch on the lower petals and 
a light mauve feather. L. 20c; M. 
15c; S. 10c; Bits. 2 0 for 25c. 
Golden Fleece—(Ellis). A rich deep 
yellow that we have been growing for 
a number of years and believe that 
it rates near the top in this class. 
L. 30c; M. 20c; Bits. 10 for 40c. 
Golden Lancer—(Heberling, 19 37). A 
yellow sport of Marnia. L. 20c; M. 
15c; S. 10c; Bits. 25 for 15c. 
Green Light—(Pfitzer, 1935). General 
effect white, with greenish gloss. 
Heavily ruffled medium large florets. 
Five open. Midseason exhibition va¬ 
riety. L. 40c; M. 30c; S. 20c; Bits. 
4 for 20c. 
Harlekin—(Pfitzer, 19 35). An unusual 
coloring of cherry red with golden 
yellow marking and blotch. Seven 
open on a good long spike. A fine 
decorative. L. 50c; M. 30c; S. 20c; 
Bits. 10 for 30c. 
Hector—(Palmer, 1936). A light 
early scarlet, nicely ruffled. Grew 
somewhat short for us the past sea¬ 
son, but was a blaze of color over a 
long period. L. 10c, 10 for 80c; M. 
7c, 10 for 50c; Bits. 15 for 10c. 
Heiligtum—(Pfitzer, 19 35). A fine 
white, good form and placement. 
Seven large open florets, long spike 
and excellent grower. A fine exhibi¬ 
tion variety. L. 40c; M. 30c; S. 25c; 
Bits. 5 for 25c. 
Hildred—(Love, 19 38). Lavender with¬ 
out markings. Nine medium sized 
florets open on a spike of good height 
that will average 20-2 2 buds. Re¬ 
ceived highest awards in 1937. $2.00 
each, any size. Bits. 25c, 12 for 
$2.50. 
Hindenburg’s Memory— (Pfitzer, 19 3 7). 
The most striking glad in our gar¬ 
dens the last season. Gigantic size 
blooms of deep scarlet red. The 
immense florets measure 6 to 7 inches 
across and are remarkably well placed 
on a strong, tall spike. L. $6.00; 
M. $4.00; S. $2.00; Bits. 1 for 60c. 
Indian Princess — (Zimmer, 193 7). 
Decorative tall Tyrian rose. A nice 
straight spike with blooms well 
placed. Heavily ruffled. One of the 
finest of the new introductions. High¬ 
ly recommended. L. $1.00; M. 75c; 
S. 35c; Bits. 1 for 10c. 
Isola Bella—(Pfitzer, 1935). Color 
Cattleya pink with a soft lilac hue. 
Eight to ten large open flowers, 
slightly ruffled, good grower. Mid¬ 
season exhibition variety. L. 35c; M. 
25c; S. 15c; Bits. 5 for 15c. 
Jalna—(Palmer, 1936). Terra cotta 
heavily and uniformly striped and 
flecked slate grey. Unusual and dif¬ 
ferent. Good grower. L. 40c; M. 
25c; S. 15c; Bits. 12 for 20c. 
Johann S. Bach—(Pfitzer, 1932). This 
gladiolus is an exquisite very early 
flowering exhibition variety. Color 
fine orange salmon, somewhat light¬ 
er in the throat, with medium lines 
on each petal which help to beautify 
the appearance of the flower and 
spike. A tall, strong spike carrying 
10 to 12 flowers open at a time. 
Strong grower. L. 15c; M. 10c; S. 
5c; Bits. 15 for 15c. 
Johann Strauss—(Pfitzer, 1933). Color 
salmon pink to peach red with a har¬ 
monizing creamy Neapolitan yellow 
throat. The wing petals of the flow¬ 
ers are very broad and of heavy sub¬ 
stance. A strong, healthy variety 
which propagates quickly. L. 25c; 
M. 15c; S. 10c; Bits. 10 for 15c. 
Joseph Hayden— (Pfitzer, 19 3 6). A 
light heliotrope-violet with effective 
dark violet blotches on the lower pet¬ 
als. An unusual combination. L. 
$2.00; M. $1.50; S. $1.00; Bits. 1 for 
30c. 
Just Rite—(Zimmer, 1937). Dazzling 
scarlet red. Eight to ten blooms open 
at once on a 20-bud spike. Medium 
tall decorative. L. $1.00; M. 75c; 
S. 30c; Bits. 1 for 10c. 
La Fiesta—(Salbach, 1935). Clear, 
bright orange that does not fade. 
Flowers of fair size on a fine spike. 
L. 25c; M. 15c; S'. 10c; Bits. 10 for 
25c. 
