Gladiolus 
Testimonials 
From Russell, Manitoba, Canada: “En- 
closed find snap shot of a couple of your 
Grand Opera Glads. They reached 7 feet 10 
inches. Bottom floret measured over 8 inches 
across. The blooms of California, too, were 
positively immense to say nothing of the 
blooms from June Bride, Helen of Troy and 
Sir Galahad.” 
From Stockton, New York: “I bought some 
bulbs of Grand Opera last season and it was 
grand.” 
From Oxford, New York: “Last year we 
bought Helen of Troy and they made the 
finest blooms of over 300 varieties we had.” 
From Woodbury, New Jersey: “I wish to 
say your glads are the finest I have ever 
raised. Your California, and Grand Opera 
were the finest I have ever seen, and they 
grew to perfection in this section.” 
From Tennessee: “I would like to say that 
having grown gladiolus Sir Galahad for 
three years now, my original opinion that 
it was the most satisfactory bloom in my 
garden can be enlarged upon to also include 
the most satisfactory propagator and the 
most constant performer that I have ever 
seen.” 
From Middletown, New York: “I have 
never in all my 68 years seen such grand 
bulbs.” 
From Grand Island, Nebraska: “The gladi- 
olus and zinnias I purchased from you last 
year were the largest I have had and the 
colors were gorgeous.” 
From Oshkosh, Wisconsin: “I was very 
much pleased with the bulbs I ordered from 
you last year, as they were such fine, large, 
clean bulbs, and produced some of the 
largest and most gorgeous blooms I have 
ever seen.” 
From Champaign, IIl.: “Candy Heart is the 
most beautiful gladiolus I have ever seen. 
It’s tops.” 
From Hamilton, Missouri: “Though you 
have hundreds of testimonials, I want to tell 
you what my little garden produced. The 
gladiolus bulbs ordered from you produced 
each from two to six stalks of gorgeous 
blooms, and from the size of them I should 
_ think the bulbs will do even better the com- 
ing season. The dahlias grown from your 
seed were very fine; one was almost black 
and most beautiful in form, with long dark 
red stems. Others were as marvelous.” 
From Kimberly, Idaho: “I want to tell you 
my good luck with the Double Ruffled Pe- 
tunia Seed. I won two blue ribbons, one at 
the Twin Falls County Fair in September 
and another at the annual flower show held 
in August. Besides the many boquets given 
for parties and at hospitals.” 
From Boston, Mass., August, 1942: “I am 
delighted and think you should be also, as 
the originator. The New England Gladiolus 
Show has just finished. In the Amateur sec- 
tion I entered a spike of the following— 
Golden Goddess, Grand Opera, King of 
Hearts, Helen of Troy, June Bride, Candy 
Heart and Sir Galahad. 
“From these I was awarded the second 
prize for Candy Heart and Sir Galahad and 
the First for each of the other five. 
“Then I entered a spike of Sir Galahad in 
the ‘Recent Introduction Section.’ We got a 
First there. 
“The George W. Hunt Perpetual Amateur 
a 
Trophy is awarded to the best entry in the 
Amateur and Advanced Amateur color 
classes. The Advanced Amateur entry is 
two spikes and I had only two entries, one 
of which was two spikes of King of Hearts. 
It won First prize in the Advance Amateur 
classes and then was awarded the Hunt 
Perpetual Amateur Trophy.” 
From Dearborn, Mich.: “I ordered some 
bulbs and bulblets of gladiolus from you 
last spring, among them La Fiesta and the 
Collection of 6 patented varieties. I want to 
tell you that those 6 patented glads were 
tops with me. Grand Opera grew 6 ft. tall 
and florets measured six inches across with 
once, and money will be refunded. 
a spike 31/, ft. long. Sir Galahad was swell 
and Helen of Troy was extra fine. All were 
good. La Fiesta also well liked. You sure 
know your glads, Mr. Salbach. Thanks a 
million—Richard Miller.” 
From Dallas, Texas: “Of your varieties that 
I have grown, I find Candy Heart to be the 
best. In fact it was better for me than any 
variety I grew last year. I cannot praise it 
highly enough.” 
From Baker, Oregon: “Grand Opera was 
just beautiful, and so strong and healthy. 
Also Ace of Hearts lived up to its name. 
Miss New Zealand and Miss America were 
grand.” 
CARL SALBACH 
DAHLIAS, IRIS and GLADIOLUS 
Selected Seed Specialties 
657 Woodmont Avenue, Berkeley, California 
Phone AShberry 1066 
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Non-Warranty: I give no warranty, express or implied, as to description, quality, productiveness, or any other 
matter of seeds, bulbs, rhizomes or plants sent out by me, and will not be responsible in any way for the crop. 
If purchaser does not accept the goods on these terms no sale thereof is made and purchaser must return them at 

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