GREETINGS 
It is a pleasure to send you our annual Gladiolus catalog. We wish to thank all our old friends and past 
customers for their bulb orders. A satisfied customer is our best method of advertising. We sincerely hope to be 
able to serve you in years to come. We raise many of the good, medium priced commercial varieties, as well as a 
large quantity of the new introductions and exhibition varieties. 
LOWE'S GLAD GARDENS 
Lewis T. Lowe 
BUSINESS TERMS 
Minimum orders, $2.00. All retail orders are prepaid. Wholesale orders F. O. B. Johnson City, N. Y. 
Extras given with all retail orders. 10% discount given on all orders delivered on or before January Ist, 1947. 
Cash with order. 
Our bulbs are New York State grown and inspected by the New York State Department of Agriculture. 
Our butbs are labelled true to name. Money cheerfully refunded on any bulb orders if found to be unsatisfactory, 
providing shipment is returned at once. 
ORDER BULBS EARLY 
Send in your bulb orders now to avoid disappointments later in the season. Your ‘choice of variety may be 
one of limited stock. Orders filled in order of their arrival in our office. No substitutions except with your per- 
mission. We would appreciate your naming a second choice, either in size or in another variety. 
1947 INTRODUCTIONS 
VENIDA (Milo)—A beautiful rose with a lavender cast. Has a deep cream blotch. Grows 55 to 60 inches tall 
with 24 to 28 buds. Will open eight with five more showing color on a nice long flowerhead. Florets 
will measure about 5 inches and are ruffled and fluted. A good propagator. These excellent habits and 
qualities plus the pastel color make Venida an outstanding Glad. 
Priced $5.00 for any size bulb — no bulblets. 
SPIC & SPAN (Carlson-Puerner)— Very tall ruffled deep pink. Can win at any show as Glad with most open 
florets and the longest flower head. Spike carries 20 to 22 buds and will open 10 in the field. Stems are 
straight, no tendency toward crooking. Heavy propagator and germinator. Makes swell spikes from the 
medium bulbs. Looks like a great commercial cut flower. Has fine Show record for 1946. 
Priced L-$5.00, M-$4.00, S-$3.00. No bulblets sold except with purchase of large bulb. 1 large bulb and 
10 bulblets for $10.00. 
TRALEE (Krueger)— Pale rose, has amber yellow throat mark. Very early and will make swell commercial 
variety. Foliage does not grow as tall as some, but spikes are tall and carry flower head of 20 or more 
buds. Will open 8 at one time. Blooms are 414 inches or better, no tendency to crook. Blooms well from 
small bulbs. Propagation is fair, germination of bulblets very good. Will make a good shipper as it opens 
well in water if cut in bud. , 
Priced L-$10.00, M-$7.50, S-$5.00. No bulblets. 
GLOW (Howell)—A salmon orange, shading lighter toward the throat. Grows 52 inches tall with a 24 inch 
flower head. Opens 7 or 8 with 5 more showing color. Very early bloomer. Florets are four and a half 
inches. Will make a swell cut flower. 
Priced $2.00 for any size bulb — no bulblets. 
1946 INTRODUCTIONS 
ABIGAIL (Myers-Milo)— Lavender, resembling color of Minuet. Opens seven to nine 41/4 inch florets on 55 inch 
stem —no crooks. Double row placement — midseason — good propagator. 
Price each bulb — L-$5.00, M-$4.00, S-$3.00, Blts 10—$5.00. 
BLUE LAGOON (Snyder)— Dark violet — splendid color — early bloomer. Opens. 5 florets at once on nice 
long spikes. 
Priced each bulb — L-$6.00, M-$4.00, S-$3.00, Blts 10—$5.00. 
COLOR MARVEL (Krueger)— Blended tones of yellow and pink, giving orange effect. Best of habits and con- 
sistency of performance. Looks like a promising commercial. Color similar to that of Betty Nuthall. Early 
— mid-season — grows plants 50 inches high, 38 inch spikes with 22 inch flowerheads having 19 buds. 
Will open 5 florets of 414 inch size. 
Price each bulb — L-$5.00, M-$3.50, S-$2.50, Blts 10—$#5.00. 
CROWN ORCHID (Almey-Polinsky)— Deep lavender with deeper colored throat. Will open 8 florets. Has 
good possibilities as a long looked for commercial lavender. Midseason bloomer. 
Price each bulb — L-$5.00, M-$3.75, S-$2.50, Blts 10—$4.00. 
FABULOUS (LaSalle)— Deep pink with distinctive blotch of bright cherry red, separated from the pink by a 
light cream half moon. Double row placement of 5 inch florets on a 60 inch spike. Good propagator. 
Price each bulb — L-$4.00, M-$3.00, S-$2.00, Blts 10—$#4.00. 
FUSCHIA BELL (Almey)— Brilliant American beauty colored rose — a reddish purple, very lovely in artificial 
light. Splendid cut flower — good propagator. Opens 8 florets at once. 
Price each bulb — L-$2.50, M-$1.50, S-$1.00, Blts .25 each or 10—$2.00. 
FUSCHIA MAID (Knight)— Color between deep wine red and purple — true fuschia. 
Price each bulb — Any size $1.00. 
MARTHA DEANE (Guille)— New commercial yellow with red spear in throat — opens 8 florets at one time 
on tall straight spike. Florists will love it. The smallest bulblets germinate well. 
Price each bulb — L-$5.00, M-$4.00, S-$3.00, Blts 10—$5.00, sold only with purchase of large bulb. 

