GENERAL LIST 
GENERAL LIST 
# GLADIOLUS # 
PLEASE READ BEFORE ORDERING 
Cash with order, or 25% deposit if future deliveiy is desired, balance 
C. 0. D. Delivery charges prepaid on orders of $1.00 or more, except as 
elsewhere stated. If less, add 15c toward shipping cost. No order taken 
for planting sizes (No. 5 and No. 6) after May 1st, and for large bulbs 
after June 1st. Can furnish mixtures until June 15th. No single item less 
than 10c. I ship anytime. Yes! I give overcount. Plea.se do not hold me 
to any obvious errors that may appear in this price list. 
Money orders should be made out to: 
Springfield, Mass., Postoffice. 
With evei-y order I include cultural directions. 
Visitors are always welcome at my fields during the blooming season. 
THE ARENIUS ORIGINATIONS 
Large Medium Small Bulblett 
__ Per Up %”.1!/4" Per 
Imperial Purple (Arenlus) New introduction of 1940. 1 think here Is the purple we have all 
been looking for. Color a deep, bright, clear rhodamlne purple, practically a self color. 
Grows 6 ft. tall, 5 inch blooms, 5-6 open, healthy dark green foliage, blooms always well 
placed on a straight stem. The only fault that I have noticed (if it can be called a fault) 
IS that it is only a fair propagator. As stock is still quite limited, It is priced as follows: 
1 $10.00 $7.00 $4.00 1 $1.00 
10 7.50 
Constancy (Arenius) Large rose pink with small darker blotch, (iood commercial. 
10 .40 .20 .10 100 .10 
Coral Cluster (Arenius) Clear coral pink with smaller, deeper red lines in throat. 5-6 open, 
always straight, well placed blooms and fine keeping qualities. 
10 1.00 .75 .60 100 .35 
Early Melody (Arenius) This early, tall pinkish lavender is just becoming w'ell knowm. Have 
many fine reports of its outstanding quality as a commercial lavender. 
10 .40 .20 .10 100 .10 
King Arthur (Arenius) Liarge. very ruffled, deep mauve lavender. I believe this variety is still 
the finest color In the deep lavenders, although inclined to be tempermental. However, 
with good culture, it will produce outstanding blooms. 
10 .40 .20 .. 100 .10 
Lavender Delight (Arenius) Clear, deep lavender wdth cream throat. Probably the clearest 
lavender glad. Strong, easy grower of medium height. Fine for florists’ work. 
10 .40 .20 .10 100 .10 
Lavender Queen (Arenius). Deep violet lavender, usually clear, sometimes flecked a little. 
Spike tall, straight, with 6-8 blooms perfectly placed. Midseason. Fine propagator. Mv 
best lavender . 1 .20 .15 .10 10 .10 
10 1.60 1.20 .80 100 .75 
Mauve Magic (Arenius). Very tall mauve lavender. Giant in growth and length of flower 
spike . 10 .40 .20 .10 100 .10 
Miss Elegance (Arenius) Tall cream with small red line thru center of each petal. Straight 
spike, 5-6 open, of wide open form. Midseason 
10 .60 .40 .20 100 .15 
Pinnacle (Arenius) Rose pink blending to a lighter throat. Tall straight spike with a long 
flower spike, 8-10 open, and many buds showing color. Think you will like It. 
10 .50 . .30 .15 100 .15 
Radiance (Arenius). A bright, clear red, much the same color as Dream of Beauty. Earlv 
medium height. Easy grower and propagator_ 10 .40 .20 .10 100 .10 
Red Ruffles (Arenius) Extremely ruffled orange red, opening 7-8 wide open blooms on a tall 
spike. Slow'propagator and makes poor bulbs.... 1 .25 .15 .10 10 .20 
10 2.00 1.20 .80 100 $1.25 
Scarlet Glow (Arenius) Veiy bright, clear scarlet, self color. Tall spike with 6 Inch blooms. 
Verj' showy . 1 .50 .35 .20 10 .10 
10 4.00 2.60 1.50 100 .50 
Large Medium Small 
Per 1/4” UP 
Bulblets 
Per 
Aacken (Mitsch). A beautiful ruffled cream. 6-S open on a medium spike. Only a fair propaga¬ 
tor. \ery beautiful. i .40 .25 .10 10 .50 
Adirondack (Christ). \ ery large old rose. C-8 open on tall spike. A maininolh bloom. Hatlier 
weak stem. 1 .15 .10 ,05 .,q 
10 1.20 .80 .40 
Admiral (Pfitzer). A new medium red from Pfitzer. Looks promising. 
1 1.50 1.00 .50 10 1.00 
Aladdin (Palmer). A large, bright, ruffled salmon pink. 8-10 bluoms open on a straight spike. 
outstanding . 1 1.00 .50 2 .25 
10 .... 8.00 4.00 10 1.00 
Alayne (Klnyon). Beautiful clear rose, rather short spike. 
10 .50 .30 .15 100 .20 
Albania (Kemp). Midseason commercial wdiite. Now outclassed by the latter whiles. 
10 .35 .20 .... 100 .10 
Albatros (Pfitzer) Tall, large pure white. 5-6 open blooms which face upward.s. Very tall 
. 10 .40 .20 .10 100 .10 
Allegra (Pfitzer). This and Milford probably the best of the light blues. 7-8 light blue blooms 
on a tall spike. My favorite light blue. 1 .20 .15 .10 10 .25 
10 1.50 1.00 .75 1 00 1.50 
Aiiemania (Pfitzer). ^'ery tall large medium red. 5-6 very large blooms rather loosely placed 
on stem. Good color . 10 .75 .50 .25 100 .25 
Amanda lUhrig). A deep salmon pink with light yellow throat. 5-6 open on a tall spike. Very 
early. Good commercial . 1 1.50 1.00 .50 10 .75 
Amador. (Kingsley). Bright red that stands hot weather well. 5-6 open on medium tall spike 
Good commercial red . 10 .40 .20 .10 100 .10 
Amberglow (Palmer). Tall, deep, clear amber yellow-. 6-8 medium blooms on tall spike 
Beautiful . 1 .15 .10 10 .15 
10 .... 1.20 .80 100 1.25 
American Comrnander (New). New red, similar to Comm. Kuehl, perhaps a little lighter In 
color and taller. Looks promising after one season’s growing. 
1 2.00 1.00 .60 1 .10 
10 .80 
Angelus (Palmer). Light pink, cream throat, ruffled. 4-5 wide open ruffled blooms on medium 
tall spike. A ery pretty ruffled variety . 1 ,25 .15 .10 10 .25 
Anna Eberius (Diener). Commercial purple. An old timer w-hich Is still good In a class that 
has only a few good varieties. 10 . 40 .20 .10 100 .10 
Arabella (Pfitzer). A glossy dark red, almost black. Perhaps the best dark red. 5-6 open on 
a tall spike. Slow propagaTor . 1 .20 .15 .10 10 .20 
Arethusa (Fischer). Ruffled light apricot with cream throat. 8-10 open. This variety atlracled 
much attention in my garden this past season. Quite outstanding. 
1 .60 .40 .20 10 .30 
10 4.80 3.20 1.60 100 2.00 
Arioso (Pfeitzer). Creamy white, with small violet blotch, 4-5 wide open blooms on a medium 
tall spike. Looks as though It might replace Yvonne. 
1 6,00 4.00 2.00 1 1.00 
Atlas (Pfitzer). Deep violet blue, an improved Aida. 4-6 large blooms on an average spike 
1 2.00 1.50 1.00 1 .20 
Ave Maria (Pfitzer). The standard medium blue. 6-6 large blooms with purplish red blotch. 
Quite early . 10 .40 .20 .10 100 .10 
Bagdad (Palmer). A brown toned old rose. Very tall and vigorous smoky. 6-6 very large 
blooms open on extra tall spikes. Inclined to be soft. Best planted for Fall blooming 
10 .40 .20 .10 100 .10 
Barcarolle (Palmer). Clear orange shade, opening 5-6 medium large ruffled blooms of heavv 
substance. Very beautiful. 1 .... .50 .30 10 1.00 
Beacon (Palmer). A very showy salmon scarlet with large cream blotch. Tall straight spike 
Because of the contra.sling colors it attracts attention. 
10 .... .50 .30 100 .35 
Bella Donna (Pfitzer). Early light violet or blue. 5-6 medium size bloom.s on a raihtu- short 
spike . 10 .40 .30 .20 100 .10 
Beowulf (Christ). A late lavender rose. Tall and vigorous, 5-6 medium large blooms. Color 
not as good as Minuet. 1 .25 . 20 .15 100 1.00 
Berty Main (Mair). Tall lavender with many open. Improved Berty Snow. 
10 .60 .40 .20 
100 
Berty Snow (Mair). Commercial lavender. Good color, stems a little weak. 7-8 medium size 
blooms on a tall spike. 10 .40 .20 .10 100 .10 
Betty Co-Ed (Briggs). Light creamy pink prim. 6-6 medium blooms on a w-iry stem. Makes 
a beautiful basket. 10 . 40 .20 .10 100 .10 
Betty Nuthali (Salbach). Tall, late orange, with 6-8 medium large blooms on tall straight spike. 
(Jne of the latest glads taking about 120 days to bloom. 
10 .40 .20 .10 100 .10 
Bit of Heaven (Crow). Orange with yellow throat. Tall vigorous growth with 10-12 medium 
•size blooms open on long straight spike. A large beautiful spike of orange bloom. 
10 .... .40 .26 100 .35 
Black Opal (Errey), Beautiful deep red with 10 medium size well placed blooms on a tall 
straight spike. Not as deep a red as Arabella, but very good. 
1 .40 .25 .15 10 .25 
Large Medium Small Bulblets 
Per 1/4^ Up Per 
Bleeding Heart (Brown). A light blush pink with large red blotch. Tall straight spike with 
8 medium size blooms. .Strong grower and propagator. Blooms do not keep especially well. 
10 .40 .25 .15 100 .10 
Blue Admiral (Christ). Dark blue with 5-C open blooms on a straight spike. 
10 .60 .40 .20 100 .20 
Blue Delight (Douglass). A very deep blue of velvety texture. 5-C medium size blooms on a 
medium plant. 10 .80 .50 .30 10 .15 
Blue Peacock (Salbach). Medium blue w-ilh peacock feather in throat. 6-6 open on a medium 
tall spike. Pretty . 10 .80 .50 .25 100 .20 
Blue Schonhelt (Pfitzer) or Blue Beauty. A medium blue, tall strong growth and a good propa¬ 
gator. Very popular. 1 .15 .10 .05 100 .25 
10 1.20 .80 .40 .. .. 
Bob White (Zimmer). A large tall white with a small rose throat blotch. A good commercial 
variety . 10 
Break O’Day (Bill). An early commercial pink. Somelii 
flower. 10 
1 
10 
commercial . 10 
Cara Mia (Miller). Early, small flowered commercial pink 
10 
new«‘r white.s 10 
Chamouny (Baerman) Light cerise rose of vehety texture, light margining at edges of petals. 
Distinctly different. 1 .... .75 .50 10 .40 
10 .... 6.00 4.00 100 3.00 
.50 
.35 
.20 
100 
.10 
crooks. 
Valuable as 
an early cut 
.40 
.20 
.10 
100 
.10 
caiiet blotch on a cream 
ground. 
L’ spike. 
.20 
.10 
10 
.20 
1.60 
.80 
100 
1.50 
5-6 open on 
a tall 
spike 
. Good 
.40 
.20 
.10 
100 
.10 
.40 
.20 
.10 
100 
.10 
white. 
Now 
outclassed 
by the 
Charles Dickens (Pfitzer) Purple. Tall bnig .spike of medium size blooms, 
purple ... 10 .40 
Chief Multnomah (Ellis) Extra large tall smoky. 
Best low- priced 
1 
10 
10 
• bio 
1 
.40 
loukin 
.60 
s on i 
1.00 
.20 
.10 
100 
.10 
.20 
.10 
10 
.10 
1.60 
.80 
100 
.75 
bulbs. 
.40 
.20 
100 
.20 
tall spike. 
.60 
.30 
10 
.75 
Coiloeeus (.\lit.sch). A mammoth pink, sometimes 7 inches across, medium height. Its size is 
the outstanding feature of this variety. 1 .20 .15 .10 10 .10 
10 1.60 1.00 .60 100 .75 
Comm. Koehl (Pfitzer). Large medium red, tall spike. Probably most popular medium red. 
10 .40 .20 .10 100 .10 
Conquest (Mltscli). 
pink . 
Light salmon pink with cream throat, 6 open. Beautiful early refined 
. 1 .20 .15 .10 10 .10 
10 1,50 1.20 .75 100 .75 
Constancy (See Arenius Originations) 
Canzonetta (Christ). Very tall salmon pink, self color, on a tall spike. 6-8 open, 
1 .50 .30 .15 .10 .40 
Coral Cluster (See Arenius Originations). 
Coral Glow (Ellis). Glowing orange red. Tali gruwili and Large blooms. The coming deep 
orange. Very outstanding. 1 1.50 1.00 .50 10 .60 
10 10.00 7.00 4.00 100 4.00 
Debonair (Palmer). Light pink shading to a cream throat. Tall straight spike. Sometimes 
flecks with deeper pink stripe.s. 10 . 40 .20 .10 100 .10 
Don Carlos (Pfitzer). Fine deep puride. 4-5 open on a medium tall straight spike. 
1 .25 .15 .10 10 .20 
10 2.00 1.20 .75 100 1.25 
D O X (ITllzer). Tall, large light yellow-. 5-6 blooms on a very tall spike. Mammoth growth 
and quite early . 10 .50 .35 ,20 100 .40 
Dr. Bennett (Diener). The standard commercial scarlet. Tall, fine keeper. For years growers 
have been looking for a better light red, but have usually been disappointed. 
10 .40 .20 ,10 100 .10 
Dr. Durr (Pfitzer). Very early cream white, with ruffled blooms. Valuable as an early cut 
flower . 10 .40 .20 .10 100 .10 
Dream of Beauty (Zimmer). Large rose red which, in spite of its opposite placement, is very 
popular on account of its bright vivid color. 
10 
.40 
.20 
.10 
100 
.10 
Duna (I’alrner). Tall, beautiful light buff. 
10 
.40 
.20 
.10 
100 
.10 
Early Dawn (Briggs). Early, tall pink. Valuable as an earlv 
10 
cut flow-er. 
.40 .20 
.10 
100 
.10 
Early Melody (See Arenius Originations) 
Edith Robson (Brown). Very tall salmon with small 
darker 
blotch. 
10 
blooms 
keeping (lualittes . 
10 
.40 
.20 
100 
.10 
Elfin Queen (Christ). A dainty, refined, clear salmon 
pink. 
1 
.30 
.20 
.10 
10 
.25 
UNFOLD FOR ADDITIONAL VARIETIES 
