Gladiolus 
Algonquin. Brilliant glowing scarlet. 8- 
10 wide, open ruffled needlepoint blooms 
on a tall straight spike. 
Beacon. (Palmer). Clear bright rose-scar- 
let with a large cream blotch; medium 
large, slightly ruffled, 8 to 10 open on a 
very tall straight spike. © 
Barcarole. (Palmer). Large clear grena- 
dine orange with no markings. Beauti- 
fully ruffled blooms of heavy substance. 
One of the best new orange varieties. 
Bit o’ Heaven. Beautiful shade of orange 
with a yellow throat, Opens 9-12 medium 
sized blooms on a tall, straight plant. 
Black Opal. Probably the darkest of all 
gladiclus, the color being a deep black 
red. The finest of the dark shades. 
Blue Beauty. (Pf.) Light blue, shading 
darker toward the edges, giving the ap- 
pearance of medium blue. Large wide 
open round flowers. 
Candy Heart (Salbach). Clear flesh pink 
with large blotch of light carmine; 5 to 6 
open blooms at one time. 
Charles Dickens. (Pf.) A beautiful purple 
violet. Long spikes with 10 to 12 florets 
open at one time. Extra strong propa- 
gator. 
Commander Koehl. (Pf.) 
searlet red, without marking or blotches. 
Individual florets 6144 inches across, of 
which there are six or seven open ata 
time. 
Dr. F. E. Bennett. (D.) The popular, 
known fiery red. One of the most bril- 
liant scarlets grown, Fine large flower. 
Golden Chimes. Long straight spikes 
bear large flowers of a beautiful yellow 
Perfect form. 
Greta Garbo. Creamy rose shades to 
light pink. Perfect florets, well placed 
on straight spikes. Wonderful show 
variety. 
J. S. Bach. (Pf.) Salmon with white mid- 
rib. A wonderful exhibition variety with ‘ 
as many as eight florets open on tall 
spikes. One of the largest of the early 
blooming Gladiolus. 
King Lear. Clear, deep reddish purple 
with silver line on edge of petals. 5-6 
blooms open on a tall, strong, slender 
spike. 
Maid of Orleans. (Pf.) Color creamy-white 
with a distinctive light cream shade in 
throat. The best white commercial. 
Margaret Beaton. (Twomey.) One of the 
most beautiful blotched varieties. Tall, 
large and white with small scarlet 
feather. Opens about eight flowers. 
Good propagator. ; 
Master Myron. A new huge bright red. 
Early. 
Minuet. (Coleman). Wonderful clear lav- 
ender. A lavender by which all others 
are judged. Six or seven wide open 
florets open at a time. Arranged perfect- 
ly on straight spike. 
Mother Machree, A beautiful combina- 
tion of a wine-tinted lavender overlaid 
with salmon-pink. 
Pelegrina. The large deep blue flowers 
have a strong appeal due to their color 
and fine arrangement of the florets. 
Picardy. (Palmer). Color soft apricot 
pink with a silvery sheen, feathering 
of slightly deeper color in the throat. 
The individual florets are extremely 
large, slightly ruffled and of a heavy 
waxlike substance. 
Large dark © 
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Commander Koehl 
OUR SUPREME MIXTURE 
We offer a fine selection of unnamed 
varieties in different colors. These bultbs 
will produce an interesting display of 
Glads in your garden. Dozen $1.25; 100 
$9.00, not postpaid, 

. “Double Begone 
when well sprouted 

Red Phipps. (Briggs-Long.) Brilliant light f fe 
scarlet. Splendid cut flower as color is 
excellent for indoor use. Also a good — 
commercial variety. 
Rosa Van Lima. Light rose with a oe 
darker lines in the throat. Up to 8 or 
more well placed blooms on a tall strong © 
spike prolific. 
Shirley Temple. 
with a darker throat. Individual florets 
over 6 inches across, with 6 or 7 open. 
- Splendid grower. : 
- Snow Princess. An excellent white va- 
, riety for exhibition and cut flowers, Tall, 
- vigorous grower. 


(Pruitt.) Creamy-white 
‘Vakina. A recent Australian introduc. — 
_ tion. Violet-purple. 
' Vagabond Prince. 
garnet-brown, lighter 
spike. Prolific. 
Yellow Emperor. 
low in its class. 
TUBEROUS 
BEGONIAS 
These brilliant colored summer flow- 
(Palmer.) Iridescent 
: in upper throat — 
_ and small blotch of glowing scarlet-red 
on lip petals. 8 to 10 open on tall straight — 
: (Ellis.) Large flowered _ 
_ deep yellow. Vigorous grower. Best yel- 
ering bulbs of easy culture are ideal for 
: shade. Along the coast of Oregon, Wash- 
ingion and California they are among 
the most popular flowers of today. Our 
_ bulbs are from selected strains. 
Plant indoors in a warm place in 
February or March in moist sand or peat 
moss just covering the bulb. Pot up 
in a mixture of 
peat moss, humus or soil. Plant out- 
doors after danger of frost (early May 
in this section). They do best on the 
north side of a building or other loca- 
tion where they are shaded much of the 
day. 
fully and add liberal quantities of peat 
moss or well decayed leaves. Keep well 
watered and fertilized. Dig and store in 
late fall in a dry place during the winter. 
Warning — Failure is likely to result — 
from planting. dormant tubers in open 
ground, especially if it is cold and wet. 
DOUBLE CAMELLIA TYPE 
The largest and most popular types. 
Individual flowers from 4 to 8 inches in | 
diameter, resemble Camellias and Roses, 
in all forms and variations in color. 
Colors: White, yellow, cardinal red, pink, 
rose, blush, dark red, orange, apricot, 
flame orange. 
Prices 
Tubers—Delivery January-March. 
Large size 114-2 inches at.35¢ each; 
£3.50 per dozen. 
SINGLE FRILLED TYPE 
(CRISPA) 
Perhaps the most adorable of the 
single types beautifully frilled and rat 
fled on the edge. 
Colors: Orange, 
pink. 
Tubers—Delivery January- March. 
Large size 11%4-2 inches at 35c each; 
$3.50 per dozen. 
TIGRIDIA 
apricot, red, 
% 
OR MEXICAN SHELL FLOWER 
Bright, fantastically colored summer 
blooms lasting until frost. A most satis- 
factory summer bedder for fall sun. 
Give the same treatment as gladiolus, — 
inches \ 
planting 4 inches deep and 6 
apart from late February until May. 
Ordinary garden soil in full sun. Enjoys— 
plenty of moisture. Mixed Colors. 
15¢ each; $1.50 per dozen. 

28 ALL PRICES IN THIS CATALOG SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE. 
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