“MASTERPIECE” Gladiolus Collection 
iT f) f) Large Flowering Size $ y .50 
Gladiolus Bulbs = 
WITH 1 “SSWEET AND LOVELY” FREE 
200 for $4.25 
With 3 **Sweet and Lovely’? Free 
500 for $9.00 
With 10 ‘‘Sweet and Lovely”? Free 
“SWEET AND LOVELY”? WILL BE 
BAGGED AND LABELLED 
FOR IDENTIFICATION 
“<Sweet 
and 
Lovely”’ 
(Greatly 
Reduced) 


This collection is the finest mixed collection I have ever offered, and I 
believe the finest ever offered by anybody. IT WILL INCLUDE 
EVERY GLADIOLUS ILLUSTRATED IN THIS CATALOGUE 
AND EVERY VARIETY LISTED IN THE “WORLD’S 25 BEST” 
COLLECTION. Then I have about 100 new and rare varieties, repre- 
senting the most advanced improvement in Gladiolus to date, but do 
not have space in this catalogue to list them this year. Therefore these 
will also be added to this grand mixture to further improve it. In addition 
to all this, all of those New and Rare Varieties listed four years ago 
as **The Gladiolus of Tomorrow’’ have been added to this Collection. 
And to top it all off, “SWEET AND LOVELY,” THE NEW FRAG- 
RANT HARDY GLADIOLUS ILLUSTRATED ON THIS PAGE 
WILL BE INCLUDED AS A GIFT, SEPARATELY BAGGED FOR 
IDENTIFICATION. 
The entire gladiolus color range is included, such as the newer lavender, 
heliotrope, orchid, blue, and purple shades, white, rose, salmon, red, 
pink, scarlet, and Cardinal tones, soft and deep yellow and orange, a 
vast array of rainbow colors all mixed together in a well balanced 
collection. 
All are huge flowers of unbelievable size and great beauty, many flowers 
open at once. Every bulb is of flowering size, just the right age to be 
full of pep and give the finest results. All are healthy, clean, and free 
from disease. 
For mass planting in the garden, or for cut flowers, there is nothing 
finer. Due to the fact that the varieties in this collection have varying 
flowering periods, a 60 day succession of bloom may be expected from 
one planting. By making two or three plantings, 2 weeks apart, flowers 
may be had all summer long. 
Order as many collections as you can make room for. If you do 
not have room for 100, get your neighbor to join with you, but 100 
Gladiolus require a space only 3 by 3 feet, and many gardens have 
room for several collections. 
«¢ Sweet and Lovely” 
Sensational New Fragrant Gladiolus 
“Sweet and Lovely” is the first fragrant gladiolus having the height 
and size of other Gladiolus. It will grow and flourish right out in the 
open in your garden with your other Gladiolus, with no special care. 
The individual florets are four inches across, and the flowering stalks 
are three to four feet tall. In all the horticultural world there is nothing 
more beautiful, in my opinion, than “Sweet and Lovely”’ gladiolus. 
The blending of colors and subtle tints, the perfection of form and 
poise, make it a marvel of beauty. 
But the outstanding feature of this lovely new variety is its fragrance; 
for ‘‘Sweet and Lovely” brings us an entirely new fragrance all its own. 
It is not the overpowering fragrance of the Lily; neither is it the frag- 
rance of the Rose, or the Violet, or any other flower. It is a new fragrance, 
the fragrance that will be identified with the fragrant Gladiolus of the 
future, a fragrance that is delicate, subtle, yet sweet and distinct. The 
fragrance is greatest just as the flowers are opening, and in order to 
enjoy the full benefit of their sweet odor, they should be cut just as the 
buds are opening and placed in a vase of water in a quiet, fairly warm 
room. 
You will surely want to enjoy both the beauty and the fragrance of 
“Sweet and Lovely” in your garden and in your home this summer, for 
it is equally attractive in the garden or as a cut flower. 
15c each; 3 for 40c; 6 for 75c; 12 for $1.25; 100 for $8.00 
All Fine, Plump, Healthy, Flowering Size Bulbs 
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