GLADIOLUS 
“Recommended as the best all-around varieties 
Betty Nuthall —Coral-pink, yellow 
throat markings. Florets of fine tex- 
ture, large, strong spikes. 
Bagdad—Smoky old rose, lighter 
throat. Very large. 6 to 8 florets on 
tall, straight spike. Late. 
Commander Koehl — Fine red. Tall 
spike. Florets very large, dark scarlet 
without markings. 
Charles Dickens—Bright, radiant pur- 
ple. Many blooms open at a time, 
perfect placement. 
Dream of Beauty — Large rose-red. 
Tall, strong grower. 
Dr. F. E. Bennett—Fiery orange-scar- 
let. Very large flowering. 
Debonair — LaFrance pink, shading 
into shrimp pink, creamy throat 
blotch. 6-8 medium size blooms. 
Giant Nymph — Light salmon-pink, 
creamy yellow in throat. Giant flow- 
ers. One of the best. 
Golden Dream—Clear, golden-yellow 
flowers, medium size, tall stems, 
many open at a time. Late. 
La Paloma—Vivid orange, inconspic- 
uous white spearhead in throat. Large 
flowers; tall spike. 
Mother Machree — Smoky lavender 
overlaid at edge with salmon-pink. 
8-12 medium size blooms. Late. 
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Minuet — Clear light 
lavender, very large 
flower of heavy sub- 
stance. One of the best 
lavender. 
POMPON DAHLIAS 
Charming “button” 
dahlias — easy to grow 
available in Mauve, 
Pink, Red, White, 
Bronze, Yellow. 
(See Page 24 for complete 
list of dahlia varieties.) 
Picardy 
Maid of Orleans—Milky white, with 
light cream throat. Tall spike, 6-8 
perfectly placed florets. 
Margaret Fulton—Rich soft dark clear 
salmon. 6-8 well placed medium size 
blooms. 
Picardy — Rich apricot-pink. Florets 
extremely large, slightly ruffled and 
of wax-like appearance. 
Pelegrina—Dark blue, 6 or more well 
placed blooms open with most of re- 
maining buds showing color. Early. 
Best dark blue. 
Red Phipps— Unusual shade of light 
red. Medium tall, long flower heads. 
Late mid-season. 
Vagabond Prince—Iridescent mahog- 
any brown, lighter in throat. Small 
scarlet blotch on lip. 8-10 medium 
size blooms open at a time. 
Wasaga—Clear glowing buff with 4-5 
flowers open at a time. Ruffled. Late 
mid-season. 













































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