When you stake your 
Gladiolus, fasten them with 
PLANT TWISTS 
made of wire which bends easily; 
1 Plant is protected by soft fibers. 
e 50 cts. per 100 


GLADIOLUS ca 
Cream of the World’s 
Best Varieties 
Curture.—Any good garden soil will grow Gladiolus well, provided they are planted in a sunny location. Bulbs should be 4 inches deep and 
at least 6 inches apart; frequent cultivation with a hoe or a weeder, around the base of the plant, Is advisable. 
For best results, we rec- 
ommend plants being staked when one foot high. (We offer light green dyed bamboo canes, which are excellent for this purpose.) Water 
copiously, and as the flower-buds begin to form, apply liquid manure for exhibition spikes. 
May be planted at intervals for a succession of bloom, and those held for planting should be kept cool. Patrons who plant late for 
September flowers may order in the spring; we will keep corms in cold storage and ship them when required, up to July 15, which, in the lati- 
tude of New York, is the Iatest advisable date to plant. 
From planting-date, blooms appear in 10 to 11 weeks with early sorts, 12 to 13 weeks with midseason sorts, 14 weeks with late sorts 
Sixty-four Fine Varieties Are Described Below 
And to help you make your selection, we first list them under their respective colors 
APRICOT, BUFF, CREAM-WHITE 
CREAM 
Shirley Temple 
Donna Wanda 
Duna 
Miss New Zealand 
Wasaga PINK and SALMON 
(With decided blotch) 
Beacon 
BLUE, LIGHT Mrs. Frank Pendleton 
Ave Maria 
Blue Beauty 
Milford SALMON-PINK 
ing’s Ransom 
Mildred Louise 
BLUE, DARK Mr. W. H. Phipps 
Blue Admiral Oregon State 
Pelegrina Picardy 
Rudolph Serkin Pink Paragon 
A-Flame. Scarlet. Six or more enormous 
florets open at one time. Brilliant orange- 
flame, deepening to begonia-rose. Muid- 
season. $1 for 10, $9 per 100. 
Albatross. White, without a trace of color. 
6 to 8 florets open at a time. Early. $1 
for 10, $9 per 100. 
Amador. Red. A brilliant glowing color. 
Large flowers compel attention. Will not 
burn in the sun. Splendid for exhibition. 
$1 for 10, $9 per 100. 
American Commander. Red. A novelty, 
and one of the most satisfactory In this 
color so far. Good for exhibition, and a 
splendid commercial sort. $1.30 for 10, 
$12 per 100. 
Ave Maria. Light blue. Large flowers with 
small purple blotches. An exhibition sort. 
$1.30 for 10, $12 per 100. 
Bagdad. Art shade. Midseason exhibition sort. 
Smoky rose, deeper at the edges, with 
lighter throat. Individual flowers are 6 
inches across. 90 cts. for 10, $8 per 100. 
Beacon. Salmon-red. The flower has a large 
cream blotch and Is very large; it 1s slightly 
waved. $1.10 for 10, $10 per 100. 
Blue Admiral. Dark blue. The tall, straight 
spikes carry many florets that open to- 
gether. An excellent new midseason va- 
riety. $1.30 for 10, $12 per 100. 
Blue Beauty. Light blue. A beautiful flower, 
with the margins of the petals tipped with 
violet. $1.30 for 10, $12 per 100. 
Charles Dickens. Purple-violet. Strong 
5-foot spikes, bearing 10 to 12 large flowers, 
open at once. Exhibition sort. Late. 
$1.10 for 10, $10 per 100. 
Colossus. Pink. A soft shade. 
sort. $1.30 for 10, $12 per 100. 
Commander Koehl. Red. Large, brilliant 
scarlet-blood flowers on a tall stem. Fine 
exhibition sort and one of the best reds. 
Late. $1.10 for 10, $10 per 100. 
Giant early 
ORANGE LIGHT PINK 
La Fiesta Colossus 
Louis d’Or Margaret Fulton 
Mrs. T. E. Langford 
Orange Imperator Rasa vnand ie 
Orange Princess 
Smiling Maestro 
SCARLET 
A-Flame 
LAVENDER-PINK De a E. Bennett 
P cellence 
fae aL Pfitzer’s Triumph 
Wurtembergia 
Donna. Orange-buff; a color that is new. 
There are no markings or suffusions of 
other tints. Ruffled flowers of heavy sub- 
stance, and large. $1.30 for 10, $12 per 100. 
Dr. F. E. Bennett. Scarlet. Immense 
blooms of deep fiery scarlet, overlaying 
peach-red; lip speckled ruby and white. 
Tall, stiff stems. $1.10 for 10, $9 per 100. 
Duna. Buff. A soft apricot hue, lightening 
to yellow at the base of the lip petals, with 
5 to 6 large, wide florets open at once. An 
early variety. 90 cts. for 10, $8 per 100. 
Excellence. Scarlet. Particularly quick to 
flower. The scarlet is bright and vibrant. 
90 cts. for 10, $8 per 100. 
Flaming Meteor. Red. A _ spectacular 
flaming color with florets of immense size. 
One of the finest for exhibition. Mid- 
season. $1 for 10, $9 per 100. 
Gate of Heaven. Yellow. Leading exhibi- 
tion sort. Probably the deepest yellow. 
Nicely formed spike with large, ruffled 
florets. Early. $1.10 for 10, $10 per 100. 
Gertrude Swenson. Mauve-lavender. It 
has a white blotch on the Iower petal. As 
many as 12 flowers open on the spike at 
one time. $1.30 for 10, $12 per 100. 
Golden Dream. Golden yellow, with tall, 
straight stems. A variety particularly 
suited for cut-flowers. $1 for 10, $9 per 100. 
King Arthur. Lavender-pink. Large, ruffled 
and fluted florets, penciled with darker 
markings. Exquisitely formed flower of 
fine appearance. A good sort for exhibi- 
tion. Early. $1.30 for 10, $12 per 100. 
King’s Ransom. Peach. Fine peach-red, 
blending into apricot; the throat ts salmon. 
Large ruffled blooms. $1 for 10, $9 per 100. 
La Fiesta. Orange. Fine flower, graceful 
and of good shape. The color is pure and 
glistening. $1.30 for 10, $12 per 100. 
RED—Amador 
WHITE—Albatross 
PURPLE 
Charles Dickens 
Gertrude Swenson 
Paul Pfitzer 
American Commander 
ommander Koehl 
Flaming Meteor 
Red Lory 
Red Phipps YELLOW 
Rewi Fallu Gate of Heaven 
Valeria Golden Dream 
Loyalty 
Souvenir 
Yellow Emperor 
ART SHADES—Bagdad 
armora 
Maid of Orleans 
Mammoth White 
argaret Beaton 
olar Ice Mother Machree 
Star of Bethlehem Vagabond Prince 
White Butterfly Zuni 
Louis d’Or. Orange-yellow. Unusual and 
exceptionally fine shade, deep and pure. 
A fine new variety superior to Orange 
Queen, former Jeader in this color, which 
we now discard. $1.30 for 10, $12 per 100. 
Loyalty. Yellow. The flowers are large, 
many open at one time, and of a clear, pure 
shade of yellow, deeper in the throat. 90 
cts. for 10, $8 per 100. 
Maid of Orleans. White. The pure white 
florets have cream_throats. Many florets 
in bloom at once. Excellent for exhibition. 
Midseason. $1 for 10, $9 per 100. 
Mammoth White. White. One of the 
largest sorts, the florets often 7 inches 
across. Splendid for exhibition. Mid- 
season. $1.10 for 10, $10 per 100. 
Margaret Beaton. White. A wonderful 
exhibition sort, growing nearly 6 feet tall. 
On the perfect spikes as many as 8 to 10 
large florets will be open at one time. “I hey 
are snow-white, with a splash of vermilion 
in the throat. $1.60 for 10, $15 per 100. 
Margaret Fulton. Rose-pink. A new 
variety that is large and fine im this ever- 
popular color. 90 cts. for 10, $8 per 100. 
Marmora. Art shade; Javender-gray with a 
light purple spot. Immense; fine for ex- 
hibition. Midseason. $1 for 10, $9 per 100. 
Mildred Louise. Salmon-pink. The lower 
petals are tipped strawberry-pink, with a 
yellow throat. Flowers are 5 to 6 inches 
across, triangular shaped and wide open. 
The stems carry from 18 to 22 florets. Mid- 
season. $1.10 for 10, $10 per 100. 
Milford. Blue. The color is a sky-blue self, 
and the variety is remarkable in that 
nearly always it has 8 to 9 flowers open 
at one time. One of the best exhibition 
varieties. $1.30 for 10, $12 per 100. 
We supply 3 or more corms of a variety at the 10 rate, 25 at the 100 rate 

64 Gladiolus 
The varieties offered here represent the highest development of the 
Gladiolus, which was first planted in a garden in 1596 
STUMPP & WALTER CO. 
