
GLADIOLUS TRISTIS HYBRIDS 
GLADIOLUS TRISTIS HYBRIDS 
A decided improvement on G. tristis var. concolor. 
Flowers resemble them, but slightly larger and 
many nearly white. Has the same pleasant spicy 
fragrance at night or when placed in a darkened 
room. Stem 15 inches to 3 feet tall. Blooms 
earlier than G. tristis var. concolor. Very desirable 
for cutting and forcing. 
$10.00 per 100 » 1-50 cer 12 
GLADIOLUS WINTER FAIRY 
The first of an entirely new strain of winter flower- 
ing gladiolus. Stands several degrees more frost 
and the flower stems are daintier and more grace- 
ful than the large flowered hybrids. Corms planted 
in September in Santa Barbara bloom by mid- 
December. Successive plantings will furnish flowers 
throughout February. Must be grown COOL 
under glass. 
Winter Fairy has a wide open flower about 4 
inches across. The three upper petals are a light 
salmon pink with a dark stripe in the center. The 
three lower petals are a lemon yellow tipped with 
light salmon pink. The throat has deep pink lines. 
There are three to five flowers open at one time on 
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