

“MASTERPIECE” Gladiolus Collection 
50 for $2.50; 100 for $4.50; 200 for $8.50; 500 for $20.00 
This season I have mixed all my Gladiolus together into one Super De Luxe Mixture 
and it will be the greatest mixture I have ever offered, in fact I believe the finest 
collection ever offered by anybody. It is the only collection I will offer this year. 
Even “Sweet and Lovely” the famous Fragrant Gladiolus will be mfxed in with 
all the rest. And the 25 ‘‘Worlds Best”’ which we have heretofore sold -by separate 
colors, as well as dozens of other new and rare varieties have been put into this 
mixture. Last year the ““Worlds Best’ Collection was sold at 25 for $2.25. Now I 
offer them all mixed together as above at 50 for $2.50; 100 for $4.50; 200 for $8.50; 
500 for $20.00. Owing to war and labor conditions, I will not be able to sell Gladiolus 
by separate colors this year. 
(Previous years we have made up tens of thousands of separate bags containing from 
1 to 25 of a color to a bag, each bag separately labelled. This involved a tremendous 
amount of labor and the help for doing this is not available now.) 
This ‘‘Masterpiece”’ Collection will contain the entire color range, such as the newer 
lavenders, heliotropes, orchid, blue and purple shades, white, rose, salmon, red, pink, 
scarlet and cardinal tones, soft and deep yellow and orange, buff, and every color 
known to Gladiolus, and the Worlds Best of each color, a vast array of rainbow colors, 
all mixed together in a well balanced collection. All will produce huge flowers of un- 
believable size and great beauty, many flowers open at once. Every bulb is of flower- 
» ing 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 suc- 
cession of bloom may be expected from one planting. By making two or three plant- 
ings, 2 weeks apart, flowers may be had all summer long. Order as many Collec- 
tions as you can make room for. 50 Gladiolus require a space only 2 by 2 feet, 
and many gardens have room for many such collections. 
JUST ONE OF MANY LETTERS RECEIVED LAST YEAR 
“T never saw such beautiful Gladiolus. Some grew to a height of 6 feet by actual measurement and 
had 21 to 23 blossoms on them. My neighbors thought the individual blossoms looked more like 
orchids than ‘‘Glads.’’ I made a spray for our town’s First WAR Hero and everybody said it was 
more beautiful than what the florist shops put out. [ have had constant blossoms for just about 2 
months. I have made some gorgeous bouquets and am certainly thankful that I purchased these 
bulbs.”’ 

