Michell’s Gorgeous Gladiolus 
__ There is no other summer-flowering bulb that is enjoying so great popularity as the Gladiolus. Their adapta- 
bility to garden decoration or to use as cut-flowers during the summer and early autumn is surpassed by no other 
flower. They are not only showy in the garden, but when cut with the first flower open will Jast for ten days in the 
house. While they thrive in almost any good garden soil, better results may be had if soil is well prepared and en- 
riched with some of our pulverized manures. Plant bulbs 4 inches deep and from 4 to 6 inches apart. 
For 1945 Gladiolus Collection 
Doz. 
Flaming Sword. Scarlet. .$1 10 
Gold Eagle. Yellow 8 
Maid of Orleans. White.. 1 
Minuet. Lavender 
Special Collection of above varieties 
5 each 5 varieties ( 25 bulbs)... .$2 00 
10 each 5 varieties ( 50 bulbs).... 3 75 
20 each 5 varieties (100 bulbs).... 
Pink Shades 
Bagdad. Delicate smoky old-rose, deepening 
toward edges of petals, with lighter throat; 
large, wide-open flowers. Doz. 85c.; 100, 
Break of Day. [La-France-pink penciled on 
scarlet. Doz. 85c.; 100, $6.50. 
Debonair. [a-France-pink, shading to 
shrimp-pink toward the center, with 
creamy throat. Doz. 85c.; 100, $6.50. 
Giant Nymph. Large, light pink flowers, 
suffused_ with cream-yellow, on strong 
spikes. Doz. $1.00; 100, $7.00. 
Margaret Fulton. Pretty soft medtum dark 
salmon. Good pink for early midseason. 
Doz. $1.10; 100, $7.50. 
Peggy Lou. A very large flower of soft light 
rose. Tall stems with many florets open at 
once. Doz. $1.25; 100, $8.50. 
Picardy. It makes tall growth and bears un- 
usual spikes of beautiful flesh-pink florets, 
shading to soft shrimp-pink toward the 
edges of the petals. Doz. $1.25; 100, $8.50. 
Rosa van Lima. A pure clear pink with no 
shade of salmon as most pink Glads have. 
Doz. $1.50; 100, $9.00. 
Yellow Shades 
Gate of Heaven. Pure deep yellow; flowers 
large, heavily ruffled. Doz. $1.00; 100, 
Golden Eagle. Intense daffodil-yellow flow- 
ers with delicate pink markings on the 
lower petals of each flower. Doz. 85c.; 
100, $6.50. f 
Paradise. Large; tall growing; apricot; 
slightly ruffled with many flowers on spike. 
Doz. 85c.; 100, $6.50. 
Primrose Princess. Large; light yellow, 
carmine markings. Doz. 85c.; 100, $6.50. 
Shirley Temple. Light cream, with a rich 
creamy yellow throat; large, ruffled, 6-inch 
florets with as many as 8 to 10 open at one 
time. Doz. $1.25; 100, $8.50. 
White Shades 
Albatross. Immense, pure white blooms of 
unusual substance. Doz. $1.25; 100, $8.50. 
Maid of Orleans. Best described as creamy 
white. Doz. $1.25; 100, $8.50. _ 
Margaret Beaton. Clear white with orange- 
red blotch. An outstanding variety. Doz. 
$1.75; 100, $12.00. ‘ 
Polar Ice. Pure white without markings. 
Early flowering, with 6 to 8 well-placed 
blooms at one time. Doz. $1.25; 100, $8.50. 
Snow Princess. Pure white, similar to 
Maid of Orleans and much in demand. 
Doz. $1.50; 100, $9.00. : 
Star of Bethlehem. Immense pure white 
blooms. A lovely flower with a large num- 
ber of florets of good substance open at one 
time. Doz. $1.50; 100, $9.00. 
HENRY F. MICHELL CO., 



Blue, Lilac, and Purple Shades 
Anna Eberius. Color rich velvety purple, 
with a deep purplish red blotch on the 
lower petals. Doz. $1.10; 100, $7.50. 
Ave Maria. Glowing lilac-blue, each flower 
marked with a small purple blotch. Doz. 
$1.25; 100, $8.50. 
Berty Snow. Large pinkish lavender flowers. 
Doz. $1.10; 100, $7.50. 
Charles Dickens. Large violet-red blooms, 
with darker blotches; 10 to 12 flowers open 
at one time. Doz. $1.50; 100, $9.00. 
Dr. Moody. Lavender-pink with broken 
blotch. A lovely flower with many blooms 
open at one time. Doz. $1.25; 100, $8.50. 
King Arthur. Immense; heavily ruffled; 
lavender or mauve. A unique shade that is 
eee and original. Doz. $1.10; 100, 
Lavender Ruffles. Slightly ruffled pinkish 
lavender with a white throat. Doz. $1.25; 
100, $8.50. 
Minuet. Light Javender with 4 to 6 Jarge, 
eavy blooms open at one time. Doz. $1.25; 
100, $8.50. 
Pelegrina. It has a most unusual flower and 
especially good all-round habits for a blue. 
Doz. $1.25; 100, $8.50. 
Pride of Wanaka. Large; deep lavender- 
rose with deeper blotch tn throat. Doz. 
85c.; 100, $6.50. 
Red and Scarlet Shades 
Beacon. Salmon-red with large cream 
blotches; flowers large and slightly ruffled. 
Long, strong stems. Doz. $1.50; 100, $9.00... 
American Commander. Blood-red or 
darker. A vigorous grower, very popular 
and the best red of its shade. Doz. $1.50; 
100, $9.00. 
Commander Koehl. Flowers large, on tall 
stems, brilliant scarlet-blood-red. Grows 
well under all weather conditions. Doz. 
$1.50; 100, $9.00. 
Dr. F. E. Bennett. Peach-red, overlaid 
flame color, throat finely stippled ruby and 
white. Doz. $1.25; 100, $8.50. 
Dream of Beauty. A rosy purplish red 
(deep wine color) of great beauty. Doz. 
$1.10; 100, $7.50. 
Excellence. Bright scarlet. Early to bloom 
and a good variety for cutting. Doz. $1.25; 
100, $8.50. 
Flaming Sword. Very early. Bright scarlet- 
red. Doz. $1.10; 100, $7.50. 
Morocco. Glistening deep red with fiery 
sheen. Very popular dark red. Doz. $1.10; 
100, $7.50. 
Red Phipps. A shade of light red. Growth 
is medium tall and produces Jong spikes of 
large florets. Doz. $1.25; 100, $8.50. 
Virginia (Scariet Princeps). Intense scar- 
let, slightly deeper in throat. Doz. $1.00; 
100, $7.00. 
Mixture of Gladiolus 
Michell’s Giant Exhibition. Every bulb 
for this mixture has been selected with the 
utmost care for coloring and size of flowers. 
First-size bulbs, doz. 85c.; 100, $6.50; 1000, 
$60.00. 
Second-size bulbs, doz. 75c.; 100, $5.50; 
1000, $50.00. 
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MARKET ST., 
Gladiolus 
PHILADELPHIA 5, PA. 49 
