Finest Gladiolus 
ELLEN MARIE. A seedling from Pic¬ 
ardy that resembles its parent in many 
ways, but is somewhat deeper and pink¬ 
er in tone. Best described as a med¬ 
ium light yellow-toned pink. Early 
mid-season. Large, 75c ea., 3 for $2.00; 
Med., 40c ea., 3 for $1.00, 6 for $1.75, 
12 for $3.00; Small, 20c ea., 3 for 50c, 
12 for $1.80; Bits., 15 for 40c, 100 for 
$2.50. 
EMILE AUBRUN. Immense flowers of 
rich smoky red. Glowing carmine 
blotch in throat. Six open, placement 
perfect, always a winner. Very strik¬ 
ing, being the richest of the smoky 
type gladiolus, as bright and still as 
rich as velvet. 
Each 
3 
6 
12 
25 
100 
L. .10 
.20 
.35 
.65 
1.20 
4.00 
M. 
.15 
.20 
.35 
.70 
2.40 
S. 
.15 
.25 
.40 
1.35 
Bulblets 
— 100 
for 
.30, 350 
for 
.75. 
ETENARD. A very unusual wide open 
pearly white with large blotch of crim¬ 
son on lower petals. Large bulbs only. 
10c, 3 for 20c, 6 for 35c, 12 for 65c, 
25 for $1.20, 100 for $4.00. 
FESTIVAL QUEEN (Salbach 1934). A 
huge clear geranium pink self with soft 
carmine markings on lower petals. Im¬ 
mense blooms over six inches across, 
five or six open at one time with twelve 
or thirteen buds to come. Consistently 
placed, and correctly faced. 
One of. the parents of Grand Opera, 
our sensational giant pink which meas¬ 
ures as large as Miss New Zealand. 
Festival Queen is a “must have” for 
breeders because its characteristic huge 
well expanded florets carry on freely 
in its offspring. 
Wide rounded blooms give the ap¬ 
pearance of greater size. Available 
at a much lower price than others of 
the new “giant” gladiolus. 
Each 
3 
6 
12 
25 
100 
L. 
.25 
.60 
1.10 
2.00 
3.75 
M. 
.15 
.35 
.60 
1.00 
1.75 
6.50 
S. 
.10 
.20 
.35 
.60 
1.10 
4.00 
Bulblets — 50 for .50. 
FRANK J. McCOY. A splendid salmon 
with deeper blotch. A most remark¬ 
able exhibition flower — not too con¬ 
sistent — but its best spikes are always 
contenders for blue ribbons. Has won 
many championships as best flower in 
the show. Late. 
Large bulbs only — 10c ea., 3 for 20c, 
6 for 35c, 12 for 65c, 25 for $1.20, 
100 for $4.00. 
GERTRUDE SWENSON. Perfect place¬ 
ment, tall and straight, with 10 to 14 
open at once. Color bright rosy mauve 
with small white blotch on lower petals, 
feathered mauve. Florets of medium 
size. 
Each 
3 
6 
12 
25 
100 
L. .20 
.45 
.80 
1.50 
2.85 
.... 
M. .15 
.30 
.50 
.85 
1.50 
5.50 
S. .10 
.15 
.30 
.50 
.90 
3.50 
Bulblets 
— 35 for .50, 100 for $1.00. 
GOLDEN DREAM. A fine rich yellow 
with good substance. No med., or small. 
Large, 10c ea., 3 for 20c, 6 for 35c, 12 
for 60c, 25 for $1.10, 100 for $4.00; 
Bits., 100 for 25c, 300 for 50c. 
GOLDEN GODDESS (Salbach 1935). The 
first patented gladiolus. Sold under the 
protection of United States Plant 
Patent No. 77. 
A deep rich yellow which we intro¬ 
duced as a “ten year ahead yellow”. 
Best evidence of the fact that Golden 
Goddess exceeds even our claims is 
shown by the following selections from 
many unsolicited comments: 
“Golden Goddess has been wonderful 
here this year” — Eastern grower. 
“It has caused a sensation here in 
Australia . . . have grown it with 16 
open flowers on a spike and the spike 
had 24 buds.” 
“I took a chance and split the bulb 
. . . one had 26 and the other 25 buds 
and they opened up 12 in good condi¬ 
tion. The heights were respectively 
54 and 56 inches. The color left little 
to be desired; facing was ideal — 90 
to 95 rating with me.” — Canadian 
customer. 
“Easily the best in its color I have 
grown” — American customer; and 
“Sixteen open in good condition, ten 
more to go”—Pac. Northwest customer. 
“Golden Goddess in the yellow class 
may be termed with Picardy in its color 
class” — Eastern cut-flower grower. 
Ten to twelve of the twenty-one to 
twenty-six florets open at once in a 
deep, rich golden yellow. Every bud 
opens when cut, and the florets are of 
good size, the flower spike long, and 
the color clear and deep with no mark¬ 
ings or shadings of another color. 
Golden Goddess is the first patented 
gladiolus, and a warning is supplied 
with each bulb to the effect that it can 
be grown for the personal enjoyment 
of the purchaser, but that no stock of 
Golden Goddess may be sold, leased, 
or given away or in any way trans¬ 
ferred without the written consent of 
Carl Salbach, the patentee. 
A few reliable firms have been 
granted permission to sell bulbs of 
Golden Goddess in the United States 
this year, using a stock supplied by us. 
Large bulbs only — 20c ea., 3 for 45c, 
6 for 80c, 12 for $1.50, 25 for $2.85, 
100 for $9.00. 
Winners . . . 
“Golden Goddess . . . each spike was a 
bouquet and what’s the use of growing 
the other yellows.” 
— R. H. K., Conn. 
“Golden Goddess has been excellent and 
the reports from my customers who 
bought it from me, place it as a top- 
notcher.” 
— G. D. M., Scotland. 
“Grand Opera ... It is as straight as a 
mullin stalk with eight very large blooms 
open. It is the tallest glad I have ever 
seen.” — D. S. P., Oregon 
MAUNGA GRAND SLAM 
GRAND OPERA (Salbach 1938). Sold 
under the protection of plant patent 
No. 280. 
Definitely, one of the most sensa¬ 
tional gladiolus that has ever been of¬ 
fered to date, for it not only sets a 
new standard with its gigantic size, but 
it is backed up by most attractive 
form, and by the most beautiful soft 
coloring imaginable. It is practically 
impossible to create, by the printed 
word, the breath-taking impression giv¬ 
en by a spike of Grand Opera. The 
first bloom of this magnificent creation, 
grown from a small bulb, actually 
“stole the show” at the 1933 California 
Flower Festival, although it was but 
a single bloom in our thousand-foot 
display. Blooms since then have been 
every bit as sensational — individ¬ 
ual florets have reached 814 inches. 
Florets are consistently large. Even 
the very tip blossoms bloom out 
perfectly. Grows from 514 to 6 
feet tall, placement perfect, with five 
to six of the 16 to 18 huge blooms 
open at once. The color is between 
La France and Geranium pink (Ridg- 
way); very soft, but clear in tone. The 
throat is inconspicously feathered spec¬ 
trum red. Mid-season. Altogether a 
gladiolus meriting a ranking of first- 
rate on color alone. With us, Grand 
Opera has been even better than 
Picardy for breeding. Sold under the 
restriction that it can be grown for the 
personal enjoyment of the purchaser, 
but that no stock of Grand Opera may 
be sold, leased, or given away or in 
any way transferred without the writ¬ 
ten consent of Carl Salbach, the 
patentee. 
Stock exceedingly scare. No bulb- 
lets or small sized bulbs for sale. Bulbs 
one inch or over in diameter, $5.00 ea. 
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