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Forbes Gladiolus Bulbs 
For charm and color, few other flowers compare with Gladiolus. They can be grown with very little 
effort as they thrive in ordinary garden soil. The tall green stems, fairly bursting with brilliant color, 
provide a luxuriance of rainbow beauty. For cut-flowers, Gladiolus are unexcelled. Mass them together 
in solid beds, plant them in borders, and among shrubbery. With successive planting from April through 
June, they will bloom from July until frost. Plant bulbs 4 inches deep and 4 inches apart, cultivating 
frequently and watering freely. They revel in full sunshine. 
Two Outstanding Varieties 
Corona. Creamy white with dark cream throat and 
a wide rose picotee edge. Distinctive, large flower- 
heads on tall stems. $1.75 per doz.; $13 per 100. 
Margaret Beaton. Immense spikes of large snow- 
white florets, with small orange-scarlet throat- 
blotch, on tall stems. $1.75 per doz.; $13 per 100. 
The Cream of the Gladiolus Crop 
Bagdad. A midseason variety with flowers often 6 Orange Princess. A grand early, slightly ruffled 
inches across, of an attractive smoky old-rose shade 
deepening toward the edges and lighter in the 
throats. $1.10 per doz.; $8 per 100. 
Beacon. A bright rose-scarlet with a very large cream 
throat-blotch. Tall spike, heavily budded, many 
flowers open at one time. Very sturdy and strong 
growing. $1.35 per doz.; $10 per 100. 
Commander Koehl. One of the best reds—a bril- 
liant scarlet-blood-red. This is late, with large 
flowers on tall stems. $1.35 per doz.; $10 per 100. 
Dr. F. E. Bennett. Huge deep fiery scarlet blooms 
suffused peach-red, the lips being speckled with 
ruby and white. The wide-open flowers are held on 
stiff stems. $1.25 per doz.; $9 per 100. 
Gate of Heaven. The deepest yellow of all, forming 
large ruffled florets in nicely formed spikes. An early 
variety. $1.25 per doz.; $9 per 100. 
King Arthur. Large ruffled, fluted Iavender-pink 
florets penciled with darker markings. A fine early 
variety. $1.25 per doz.; $9 per 100. 
Maid of Orleans. A fine midseason variety having 
beautiful pure white florets with creamy throats. 
$1.25 per doz.; $9 per 100. 
Minuet. Late sort with beautiful, clear, light laven- 
der-pink florets, often 6 open at one time, on strong 
stems. $1.35 per doz.; $10 per 100. 
variety with pure salmon-orange florets, slightly 
paler in the throats. $1.25 per doz.; $9 per 100. 
Peggy Lou. The flowers are deep shrimp-pink with a 
slight rose cast and a peppering of deeper rose in 
the throat. An excellent variety for cutting. $1.35 
per doz., $10 per 100. 
Pelegrina. Large individual florets of fine dark 
violet-blue. The blooms come early on good strong 
stems. Still one of the best in its color and highly 
recommended. $1.25 per doz.; $9 per 100. 
Picardy. This gorgeous delicate apricot-pink variety 
elicits universal admiration. The extremely large 
florets are somewhat ruffled and of heavy wax-like 
appearance. A splendid midseason sort. $1.25 per 
doz.; $9 per 100. 
Rosa van Lima. An exceptionally fine pure light 
pink variety with attractive florets well spaced on 
strong, straight stems. $1.35 per doz.; $10 per 100. 
Shirley Temple. Beautifully ruffled Jarge creamy 
white florets with deeper cream throat. The flowers 
are huge. One of the finest for exhibition if grown in 
partial shade. $1.35 per doz.; $10 per 100. 
Vagabond Prince. An unusual variety with shining 
reddish brown florets, the lower petals splashed 
with vermilion. Often 8 well-spaced florets open 
at one time. $1.25 per doz.; $9 per 100. 
Full cultural directions enclosed in every package 






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Forbes Rainbow Gladiolus Mixture 
We make this with bulbs of ten different shades of color 
Plan now for a rainbow display of Gladiolus tn this year’s garden. These wonderful 
summer flowers, with their wide color range, will brighten your borders from July until 
frost. Easily grown and thrive in any garden soil. Forbes famous Rainbow Gladiolus 
Mixture ts especially prepared from largest-sized bulbs of ten distinct named varieties 
of ten different shades of color. This is far superior to ordinary commercial bulb mixtures 
of unknown color balance. Each 50 bulbs consists of 5 bulbs of each shade. 
85 cts. for 10 bulbs; $3.85 for 50; $7.50 per 100; $70 per 1000 






Peonies in Separate Colors 
Supremely gorgeous and of life-long permanence, Peonies form 
the basis of every well-considered flower-garden. As individual 
clumps or in borders in front of shrubbery they are magnificent in 
flower and handsome in foliage throughout the season. They last a 
week or more when cut. Plant them not too deeply—2 inches of 
earth over the buds is sufficient. We offer 2-year-old clumps with 
3 to 5 eyes, in three colors—Double White, Double Pink, and 
Double Red, at 55c. each; 3 for $1.50; $5.50 per doz. 

