
TWENTY OF THE VERY BEST GLADIOLUS 
So wonderful have been the improvements in this most popular garden flower during the past few years that we_have omitted the old varieties 
from our list and described only these new kinds. Gladiolus are easier to grow than any other flower we know. They are never bothered with 
bugs, no disease spoils them—all they require is ordinary garden soil, water when it is dry, and they will thrive and bloom profusely. We particu- 
larly call your attention to the very reasonable prices at which these new kinds are quoted. 
_ If you want a superb showing of Gladiolus in your garden, plant the bulbs in groups of six a 
eight, or twelve of a kind. As a background for annuals and perennials, and among shrubs ' 
and evergreens, the effect will be most pleasing. 
All our bulbs are over-size, clean, free from thrip or disease, and will give you excellent bi 
results. We furnish 6 bulbs at the dozen rate; 25 bulbs of the same yeriety at the 100 rate. ‘ 
by mail or express, prepaid east of the Mississippi River; to more distant points, add 5c per 
ozen. 
Ave Maria. Light blue. Very beautiful midseason blooming exhibition variety. The large, 
wide-open flowers are a beautiful shade of clear light blue softly marked with purple. The 
stems and flower spikes are long and very straight. ; 
3 for 35c; 12 for $1.45; 25 for $2.75; 100 for $10.00 . 
Bagdad. Smoky old rose. A very splendid exhibition variety of smoky old rose, deeper in 
color at. the edge of the petals and with a lighter throat. The lower petals are faintly blotched =, 
with ivory, veined with begonia-rose. Spikes very long and strong, carrying 5 to 7 open flowers 
at a time, many measuring 6 inches across. 
3 for 40c; 12 for $1.25; 25 for $2.35; 100 for $8.50 3 
Beacon. Rose-scarlet. Always attracts great attention in the garden or when cut and dis- 
played at flower shows. Large ruffled flowers of rosy scarlet with a clear blotch of cream, 
many open at one time on a tall, straight stem. ooh ee 
3 for 50c; 12 for $1.45; 25 for $2.75; 100 for $10.00. : 
Bit O’ Heaven. Orange. Described by many gardeners as the best Gladiolus of its color. 4 
Both stems and flower spikes are straight and strong and the wide open flowers make a 
wealth of color with their brilliant Flaming Orange bloom. 
; 3 for 40c; 12 for $1.25; 25 for $2.35; 100 for $8.50 
Canberra. Yellow. One of the better Glads of this color and a splendid variety both when in 
the garden and in vases.indoors. The blooms are large, deep golden yellow and very well 
placed on the long straight spikes. 3 for 50c; 12 for $1.45; 25 for $2.75; 100 for $10.00 
Dream of Beauty. Carmine-red. No other Glad quite like this splendid variety. The rich 
velvety red flowers have great depth and substance and last an unusually long time when 
cut for house decoration. 3 for 50c; 12 for $1.45; 25 for $2.75; 100 for $10.00 
Duna. Buff. Soft pink-buff fading to yellow at the base of the lower petals. The reverse - 
of the petals is a saffron-pink color, and the general color effect is most pleasing. The flower 
spike itself is very long and straight, carrying six large open flowers at one time. The flower 
stem is of medium height. 3 for 40c; 12 for $1.25; 25 for $2.35; 100 for $8.50 
Flaming Sword. Red. One of the older varieties but still a favorite in the garden, The 
blooms are of good size, the stems strong: and straight growing. 
for 40c; 12 for $1.25; 25 for $2.35; 100 for $8.50 
King Arthur. Rosy lavender. The giant flowers of rosy lavender are penciled and flecked 
with purple, beautifully ruffled and waved. A most unusual Glad that attracts attention when- 
ever displayed. Vigorous growing, the stems are very long and straight. 
3 for 40c; 12 for $1.25; 25 for $2.35; 100 for $8.50 
Mrs. E. J. Heaton. Strawberry-pink. An exhibition variety. Splendid in the garden and when 
in vases indoors. Large strawberry-pink flowers, with wide open mouths showing to great 
advantage the beautifully blended pink and cream in the throat. Strong growing. ; 
3 for 50c; 12 for $1.45; 25 for $2.75; 100 for $10.00 
Myrna. Cream-white. Giant ruffled and deeply waved flowers of a rich cream color with- 
out any markings. One of the longest of flower spikes, often carrying 8 to 10 wide open 
flowers at a time. The stem is tall and straight. 
3 for 65c; 12 for $2.05; 25 for $4.00; 100 for $15.00 
Parnassus. Purple. Giant ruffled, wide open flowers, often 414 to 5 inches across. We 
have heard more praise of this Glad than any other purple variety. The flower truss itself 
is very large, there are 7 and 8 open flowers on it at one time. The stem carrying the 
flower truss is strong and straight. 23 
3 for 65c; 12 for $2.05; 25 for $4.00; 100 for $15.06 - 
Peggy Lou. Shrimp-pink. Really a darker Picardy. Rich shrimp-pink overlaid with rose 
and speckled with deeper rose in the throat. The individual flowers are very large, many ~ 
5 inches across, This is one of the newer varieties; strong growing; tall, straight stems. ; 
3 for 50c; 12 for $1.45; 25 for $2.75; 100 for $10.00 ; 
Pelegrina. Violet-blue. A fairly new and early flowering Glad, with large, deep violet-blue ~3 
flowers and blackish blue buds that add much to its beauty. Many call Pelegrina the very 
best of all blue varieties. Plant strong growing; spike and stem are straigh 
it. 
3 for 50c; 12 for $1.45; 25 for $2.75; 100 for $10.00 
Picardy. Apricot-pink. Best known and most popular of all Glads regardless of color. The | 
very finest soft shrimp-pink variety ever introduced. The individual flowers are large, ruffled ; 
and of heavy waxlike texture. Color clear shrimp-pink with a lighter blotch in the throat, — a 
shading into shrimp-pink at the edges. The spike is strong, with seven to ten giant individual . 
flowers open at one time, Winner of first place in most flower shows, ; 
3 for 50c; 12 for $1.45; 25 for $2.75; 100 for $10.00 
Rosa Van Lima. Rose-pink. Probably the brightest and very best rose-pink Gladiolus. An 
exhibition variety with long, strong stems and flower spikes that carry many wide-open flowers 
at atime. A very lovely kind growing rapidly in popularity. 
3 for 50c; 12 for $1.45; 25 for $2.75; 100 for $10.00 
Shirley Temple. Ivory. Large, beautifully ruffled flowers of ivory-white with a rich cream 
throat. Customers who grew this Glad in their gardens the past two years tell us that they ; 
have had spikes with as many as ten open flowers on them at one time. : : 4 
3 for 50c; 12 for $1.45; 25 for $2.75; .100 for $10.00 
So Big. Rose-pink. Giant individual flowers larger than any we have seen on any other 
Glad. Tall, strong spike and stem that carries as many as eight wide-open, lavender-rose-pink 
flowers, with their violet feathered throats, at one time. ; 
3 for 65c; 12 for $2.05; 25 for $4.00; 100 for $15.00 : 
Vagabond Prince. Garnet-brown. A most gorgeous variety of iridescent garnet-brown, lighter 
in the upper part of the throat and blotched with flame-scarlet on the lower petal. Most — 
unusual combination of colors in a flower. j 
3 for 40c; 12 for $1.25; 25 for $2.35; 100 for $8.50 * 
Van Tienhoven. Poppy-red. One of the brightest Glads we have. Brilliantly colored, wide- 
open, red flowers in long trusses on tall, straight stems. Particularly good in vases for house — 
decoration. 3 for 40c; 12 for $1.25; 25 for $2.35; 100 for $8.50 
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Rainbow Mixture of Exhibition Gladiolus ; 
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This splendid mixture is a careful blending of many kinds and colors of named and un- 
named Gladiolus. It is made for the person who wants a specially good assortment of colors 
at a reasonable price. These bulbs are not grown as a mixture but are all separate kinds and 
colors, choice varieties every one of them, and will produce flowers in the garden and for 
Picardy is O f the Finest and cutting that you will be proud of. oh Gia 
Most Popular Glods Ever Natecdecad : ¢ 3 for 35c; 12 for $1.00; 25 for $1.85; 100 for $6.50 
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