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GRAND RIVER COLLECTION 
GRAND RAPIDS GROWERS, Inc., Grand Rapids, Michigan 
GLADIOLUS 
GLADIOLI 
10 OF EACH of the following 
ten representative varieties of 
piaole ee large size bulbs), 
wi e sent 
postpaid for only $5 00 
10 Marmora. Smoky lavender. 
Pelegrina. Deep blue. 
Dr. F. E. Bennett. Scarlet. 
Vredenburg. Pure white. 
Bit O’ Heaven. Orange. 
Picardy. Pink. 
) Shirley Temple. Cream. 
|} Lindberg. Lavender. 
' Golden Dream. Yellow. 
Red Phipps. Pink. 
Please allow us to substitute 
other varieties if we are sold 
out when your order is received. 
Corona, 

Dr. F. E. Bennett.. Exhibition. Scarlet throat, stippled 
with ruby and white. Big, vigorous. A blue ribbon 
winner. 75¢ per doz.; $5.00 per 100. 
Flaming Sword. Primulinus. Bright vermilion, scarlet 
striped. 75c¢ per doz.; $5.00 per 100. 
Golden Dream. Decorative. 
per doz.; $5.00 per 100. 
Hindenberg’s Memory. Large, clear dark red. See 
color illustration, inside back cover. 75e per doz. ; 
$5.00 per 100. 
King Lear. Exhibition. Very early. Clear deep purple 
with silver line on edge of all petals. Very large, 
heavily waved and ruffled. 5 to 6 open. $1.00 per doz. 
Lindberg. Large lavender with a cream throat. 75¢ 
per doz.; $5.00 per 100. 
Maid of Orleans. Exhibition. Milky white, cream 
throat. 75c per doz.; $5.00 per 109. 
Margaret Beaton. Exhibition. New, immense white, 
cream throat. $1.00 per doz. 
Marmora. Exhibition. Smoky lavender. Large flowers 
with beautiful coloring of lavender and orange, sub- 
dued with neutral gray. 75c per doz.; $5.00 per 100. 
Miss Bloomington. Decorative. Tall, light yellow 
flowers well placed. $1.00 per doz. 
Morocco. Decorative. A very deep, dark red. Almost 
a maroon. 75c per doz.; $5.00 per 100. 
Pelegrina. Decorative. Deep blue. 75c per doz.; $5.00 
per 100. 
Picardy. Exhibition. Delicate apricot-pink. The flowers 
are all extremely large, slightly ruffled and of heavy 
waxlike substance. 75¢ per doz.; $5.00 per 100. 
Rocket. Exhibition. Most vivid, gorgeous. scarlet. 
Opens 7 to 8 or more medium large, perfectly placed 
blooms on a good length head. This variety is 
well liked. 75c¢ per doz.; $5.00 per 100. 

Clear deep yellow. 75c 
NEW AND OUTSTANDING VARIETIES 
Aladdin. Exhibition. Grenadine to grenadine-pink or in common language 
bright, beautiful salmon with large cream blotch. 8 to 10 very large, 
beautiful ruffled blooms open at a time on a long, straight spike. Plant 
very strong and robust. $1.00 per doz. 
Algonquin. Decorative. Early, brilliant glowing scarlet, 8 to 10 wide open 
ruffled, needlepoint blooms open on a tall, straight spike. Many people 
know this one as the best scarlet on the market. $1.00 per doz. 
Bagdad. Exhibition. Large, smoky old rose. 75¢ per doz.; $5.00 per 100. 
Barcarole. Decorative. Midseason. Large clear orange of an unusual but 
most exquisite clear clean shade. 6 to 7 heavily ruffled blooms open. 
A gorgeous variety that must be seen to be appreciated. $1.00 per doz. 
Bit O’ Heaven. Exhibition. Flaming orange with yellow throat. 75¢ per 
doz.; $5.00 per 100. 
Decorative. t 4 
throat with wide rose picotee edge on all petals. Very distinctive and 
beautiful. 6 to 8 very large, wide open blooms on a head of 18 buds. 
Tall, strong grower and a fine propagator. $1.00 per doz. 
Creamy white shading more creamy toward the 
Red Phipps. Exhibition. Really a pink overlaid scar- 
let. 75c¢ per doz.; $5.00 per 100. 
Rose Splendor. Large, deep rose. 75¢ per doz.; $5.00 
per 100. 
Sensation. Large Decorative. Bright but soft rose- 
salmon shading lighter in upper throat, with darker 
feathering on the lip. 6 to 9 heavily ruffled, mas- 
sive blooms on a spike of 17 to 20 or more buds. 
Very massive grower. A good propagator and one 
that everyone should have. $1.00 per doz. 
Shirley Temple. Exhibition. Rich cream, almost white, 
with richer cream throat mark. 6 to 8 very large, 
most beautiful, ruffled flowers open at a time. As 
a cut flower it stands up with the best of them. 
75c per doz.; $5.00 per 100. 
Silentium. Decorative. A striking white, blending to a 
cream center with small carmine marking. Slender 
stem, excellent placement, grand cut flower, fine 
blooms, and a good propagator. $1.00 per doz. 
Snow Princess. Exhibition. A very fine new white of 
good size and form. Tall, with long flower spike and 
many open blooms that are always perfectly placed. 
Stems never crook. Midseason. See color illustra- 
tion, inside back cover. $1.00 per doz. 
Vredenburg. Large flower, pure white, no markings. 
Midseason. Many flowers open at one time. 75c per 
doz.; $5.00 per 100. 
BADGER BEAUTY. Decorative. A beautiful lav- 
ender of average height with a creamy white 
throat. The flower heads are about 20 inches in 
length and carry 17 buds of which 5 open in the 
field. A promising midseason cut flower variety. 
It does not fleck or grow crooked. $1.25 per doz. 

A Field of Blooming Gladiolus is a Sight You Never Will Forget 
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