special Offers 
(Ellis Originations) 
SPECIAL EXHIBITION OFFERS 
Wings of Song Abe 
James Pitz James J. D, Sez 
Chief Multnomah New Era 
Eric the Red Coral Glow 
Ivory Keys 
Royal Pink 
Vista Bonita 
Golden Chimes 
Set 1. One large and two medium bulbs of each of the 
above (total 36 bulbs, value over $30.00) for.$12.50 
Set 2. Five medium bulbs of each of the above (total 60 
bulbs, value over $45.00) for ...$16.00 
Set 3. Ten small bulbs of each of the above (total 120 
bulbs, value over $40.00) for .$13.50 
Set 4. One hundred bulblets of each of the above (total 
1200 bulblets, value over $30.00) for.$11.00 
SPECIAL CUTFLOWER OFFERS 
(Ellis Originations) 
Bonneville Commodore Red Roy , * Erlicut 
Dorothy Wood Ellen Jacobsen Golden Chimes 
Superwhite Yellow Emperor White Sword 
Set 5. Ten large bulbs of each of the above (total 100 
bulbs, value over $4.00) for ...$2.75 
Set 6. Ten medium bulbs of each of the above (total 100 
bulbs, value over $2.00) for .$1.35 
Set 7. One hundred medium bulbs of each of the above 
(total 1000 bulbs, value over $16.00) for.$11.50 
Set 8. One hundred small bulbs of each of the above 
(total 1000 bulbs, value over $8.50) for...$6.00 
Set 9. One thousand bulblets of each of the above (total 
10,000 bulblets, value over $12.50) for.$7.50 
Most of the varieties listed above for cutflowers have 
won Blue Ribbons, and several of those liste,d for Exhibi¬ 
tion will also be cutflower leaders when they become 
more plentiful. 
Ellis Originations 
1940 Introductions 
GOAL (Ellis) Very tall and vigorous, light salmon 
or orange pink, with cream throat. Exhibition 
type. Much admired in our garden, especially 
by Mr. Gove. 
Large bulb, $10.00; medium, .$7.50; small, $5.00; 
3 bulblets for $1.00. 
APACHE CHIEF (Ellis) A tall vigorous bronze. 
The florets are deep madder broym, suffused 
with Pompeian red, throat penciled with nopal 
red on 'white feathering suffused with begonia 
rose. 
Large bulb, $5.00; medium, $2.50; small, $1.26; 
10 bulblets for $1.00. 
EILEEN (Ellis) Dainty lacinated peach-red pink. 
White throat blotch suffused on edges of blotch 
with light rose purple. Reminds us of Fantasy 
tulip. 
Large bulb, $7.50; medium, $5.00; small, $2.50; 
8 bulblets for $1.00. 
MARLYN (Ellis) A very tall vigorous Picardy seed¬ 
ling of exhibition type. Deep Eosine pink with 
faint grenadine red throat feathering, slightly 
ruffled. 
Large bulb, $10.00; medium, $7.50; small, $5.00; 
3 bulblets for $1.00. 
A 
VESTA (Ellis) A large white of exhibition type, 
useful as a cutflower in decorations where large 
baskets are used. 
Large bulb, $5.00; medium, $2.60; small, $1.25; 
10 bulblets for $1.00. 
BLUE RIBBON OFFER 
(This offer applies to Glads only) 
For each Blue Ribbon you win with an Ellis Origination 
next summer, you may select $5.00 worth of bulbs free 
with your order of $3.00 with each ribbon, or for each 
Champion or Sweepstake Ribbon $10.00 worth free. Rib¬ 
bons must be v.mn at a national, regional or state show, or 
show of equal rank. Also send us the original or duplicate 
ribbon and secretary’s certificate. • 
SAFE DELIVERY GUARANTEED BY EXPRESS 
Write for Special Quotations and for Quantity Prices 
All bulbs in this Bulbalog are priced f. o. b. Canby, for ' 
cash and subject to prior sale. 
Please do not send bulb orders for less than $2.00. 
We pay boxing and packing, you pay transportation. 
Usually we include over-count and gratis bulbs of more 
value than the amount you will pay for transportation. 
FOR EXCHANGE—We can often use musical instru¬ 
ments and typewriters in exchange. Let us know what 
you have for exchange and what you want in bulbs. 
Please designate second choice and whether you wish 
money returned in case of shortage. Oherwise we may 
substitute with similar or better varieties. 
SPECIAL OFFER: 1 each of above: Large, 
$20.00; medium, $12.50; small, $7.50; 10 bulb¬ 
lets of each for $5.00. , 
CHAMPION SPIKES 
Wings of Song was Grand Champion last sum¬ 
mer at the Iowa Gladiolus Show, and New Era at 
the big Indiana Shqw. 
In addition to these, Ellis Originations have won 
many Blue Ribbons, Division Championships, Sweep- 
stakes, and have assisted materially in the winning 
of Cups and Medals. We have sent winners many 
hundreds of dollars’ worth of free bulbs on our 
Blue Ribbon Offer. ' 
Special Cutflower Collection ' 
(Originated by others) 
Debonair, Dr. Bennett, Flaming Meteor, Minuet, 
Picardy, Wasaga, Roi Albert, Maid of Orleans, 
Albatros, Orange Butterfly. 
Set 10. Ten large bulbs of each for $2.60 
Set 11. Ten medium bulbs of each for $1.10 
Set 12. 100 medium bulbs of each for $9.00 
Set 13. 1000 bulblets of each for $7.00 
