SIR GALAHAD 
JUNE BRIDE (Salbach 1939). Plant 
Patent Applied For. (Picardy X (Mag¬ 
na Blanca x “appleblossom seedling”)). 
Stately and beautiful, this well named 
gladiolus most certainly does resemble 
a queenly bride. It is an aristocratic 
creamy white, whose beauty is striking¬ 
ly accentuated by its blotch of soft red 
(the blotch is so soft in tone that it 
approaches pink). 
Very tall and vigorous, with florets 
so Jarge that it borders on the mam¬ 
moth class. Habit perfect, including 
ideal placement and facing, and excel¬ 
lent substance. Six of 18 florets open 
at once, each being 6 inches in diameter, 
or larger, and wide open. But best of 
all are the dimensions of its height and 
flower spike — for it is 5 to 5^ feet 
tall, and the flower head is actually 
2 Y 2 feet long, and always straight. 
Not only is June Bride a tall, stately 
type of blotched (creamy) white, but 
it is entirely different than any others 
of this type—for the blotch is small, 
and very soft in tone-—actually giving 
just enough color to bring out the soft 
beauty of the white. Truly a variety 
that “has everything” both for cut- 
flower uses, or for beauty in the 
average garden. 
Sold only under the understanding 
that every bulb will be subject to patent 
restrictions, providing, of course, that 
our patent application is granted. As 
with Golden Goddess and Grand Opera, 
a warning to the effect that it can be 
grown for the personal enjoyment of 
the purchaser, but that no stock of June 
Bride may be sold, leased, or given 
away or in any way transferred with¬ 
out the written consent of Carl Salbach, 
the patentee. 
No bulblets or small sized bulbs for 
sale. Bulbs one inch or over in dia- 
ameter — $5.00 each. 
Mammoth gladiolus have always 
attracted a great deal of attention, 
but despite the fact that all five of 
our new introductions are sensa¬ 
tionally large, we consider that the 
color, habit, and form of each is a 
more outstanding factor than their 
tremendous size. 
KING OF HEARTS (Salbach 1939). 
Plant patent applied for. (Picardy X 
Grand Opera). Another mammoth that 
joins with Grand Opera and California 
in being one of the three gladiolus we 
have ever seen grown with florets 
exceeding eight inches in diameter. 
Like the other two, King of Hearts, 
too, is a real giant in every way — for 
it is unusually tall, has a tremendous¬ 
ly long flower head, and its flowers are 
wide open, as tall as broad. In color 
it differs from the other two in that 
it is much closer to red — being “light 
coral red” with “carmine” line in throat 
(by Ridgway) — (actually being sal¬ 
mon, but distinctly on the coral-red 
tone, as we ordinarily imagine these 
shades). 
So outstanding that it won a First 
Award as a seedling at the Eastbay 
Gladiolus Show although judged with 
only three open florets (eventually 
there were seven). Habit ideal in every 
way, including perfect placement and 
facing, and heavy substance. Vigor 
definitely unexcelled — rivalled only by 
some of the other new mammoths we 
are just offering. Spikes 5 feet tall 
with 2 V 2 foot flower head, and florets 
7 to 8 V 2 inches in diameter. Six to 7 of 
16 florets open at once, but the 16 buds 
and florets are so large that, with no 
gapping, they produce a flower head 
much longer than varieties with over 
20 florets and buds. 
Sold only under the understanding 
that every bulb will be subject to 
patent restrictions, providing of course, 
that our patent application is granted. 
As with Golden Goddess and Grand 
Opera, a warning to the effect that it 
can be grown for the personal enjoy¬ 
ment of the purchaser, but that no 
stock of King of Hearts may be sold, 
leased, or given away or in any way 
transferred without the written con¬ 
sent of Carl Salbach. 
No bulblets or small bulbs for sale. 
Bulbs one inch or over in diameter — 
$5.00 each. 
Group Collection 
One bulb each 
Helen of Troy, June Bride, 
King of Hearts and Sir Galahad 
$16.00 
HELEN OF TROY 
SIR GALAHAD (Salbach 1938). Plant 
patent applied for. (Seedling X Seed¬ 
ling). A study in contrast, for the 
purity of its soft, rich, creamy white 
is enhanced by its diamond shaped 
blotch of rich crimson in the deep 
cream colored throat. A pure and 
perfect flower, well named for Galahad, 
the perfect knight. 
Florets wide open, very large — not 
quite as large as Maunga, for instance, 
but gives the appearance of being larg¬ 
er, due to the fact that the florets are 
so wide open. Six of 18 buds open at 
once, with a long flower head. Sub¬ 
stance excellent, habit ideal. 
For a clean, soft flower that is at 
the same time bright, Sir Galahad is 
supreme. Nothing like it, for although 
June Bride also classes as a giant 
blotched creamy white, the blotches are 
different in size, color, and effect — in 
fact, the two are so different that they 
resemble each other only in technical 
classification. 
Sold only under the understanding 
that every bulb will be subject to patent 
restrictions, providing, of course, that 
our patent application is granted. As 
with Golden Goddess and Grand Opera, 
a warning to the effect that it can be 
grown for the personal enjoyment of 
the purchaser, but that no stock of 
Sir Galahad may be sold, leased, or 
given away, or in any way transferred 
without the written consent of Carl 
Salbach, the patentee. 
Stock limited. No bulblets or small 
sized bulbs for sale. Bulbs one inch 
or over in diameter — $5.00 each. 
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