“The AMRITA, ROCKET and SHIRLEY TEMPLE are fine.”’ 
—Stephen Owen, New York. 

e wk*&k* (STEVENS) (Large Dec) (Very early) White tinted 
Mibloom pink with rose salmon blotch. The earliest variety I 
know and valuable on that account. Good commercial for the first early. 5 large 
spreading blooms open on a medium height plant. Many people claim it is scented 
but I have never detected it myself. 
4 wk*&*Y, (Rives) (Med. For) (Mid-season) Clear, tall light 
Milford blue with 7 or more blooms open. One of the best light 
blues and a stronger grower than most. A good one. 
e www’ (COLEMAN) (Large Dec) (Late mid-season) Beautiful 
Minuet light pinkish lavender. Opens 5-6 well placed blooms 
at a time. The oldest lavender on the market, and still the lavender by which other 
lavenders are judged. A little on the short side and sometimes rather shy propagator. 
Most of the Minuet stock in the country is mixed with a pink variety and some 
stocks have several other kinds mixed in. I am securing my stock from a commercial 
grower whose stock is the cleanest I have seen. Think it will average at least 98% 
clean, especially in the larger sizes. 
s a w&*&k*wkY. (KUNDERD) (Med. Dec) (Very 
Miss Bloomin ton cone Clear light yellow. 6-8 
well placed blooms on a tall plant. One of the best yellows I know of for cut flower 
purposes, and for most anything else. Not a fast propagator with me. But a nice 
flower and one I think you will like. 
* *&*&* = «=(JULYAN) (Large For) (Mid- 
Miss New Zealand season) Apricot salmon suffused 
with rose with peach colored blotch in throat. 8 or more immense blooms open. A 
popular variety but with me the color is not clear and the flower heads are so heavy 
that the stems nearly always bend over. A variety for the amateur who stakes up 
his plants and wants the biggest even though lacking in some other respects. 
< (RicH) (Large For) (Mid-season) Soft light smoky gray . 
Misty D awn with bluish flakes on the edge and with orangy red blotch. 
6-9 large well placed blooms on a tall straight spike. Very fine smoky which I think 
will become a leader in its class. Good propagator and fine grower. Good exhibition 
variety and for the home garden. Has won several awards. 
Moneeta New variety. See page 21. 
Morocco *** (Primer) (Med. Dec) (Mid-season) Glistening deep 
cla rt net et ae et red with fiery sheen. 6-8 medium size well placed 
blooms open. Not so large as we would like but probably the best low priced dark 
reo Does not make a large bulb. No. 2 or No. 3 bulbs will give you satisfactory 
blooms. 
r K (Med. Dec) (Mid- ) 
Mother Kadel kkk 2 eee, e eC id-season 
wate rt eet cd ate an ste et teat hceasthaashed lear medium yellow with no markings. 
5-7 well placed blooms with 5 showing color on a spike of 15 to 17 buds. Plant grows 
4to4\% Feet tall. A very promising new yellow that looks like a coming commercial. 
Opens well in water, a thing in which many yellows fail. Has won many awards and 
prizes. 
“On January 17th of this year | sent you an order for 50 PELEGRINA and 50 
PICARDY gladiolus bulbs. The bulbs were received promptly and | planted them on 
February 15th and | want to tell you that | have never seen such flowers and that! am more 
than pleased with them. Everyone raves about them. | seem to have caused somewhat of a 
furore among all of those who have seen them and there have been many. The common 
expression is ‘| have never seen such beautiful lowers.’ —-}. Lee Davis, Texas. 
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