Thompsonville, Conn. 
Gladiolus Bulbs 


BRAINARD’S GLADIOLUS BULBS 
Brainard’s Selection of 10 New 
and Outstanding Gladioli 
Big Top. When it comes to a big one, here it is. Out- 
standing for its huge size blooms and length of stem, 
often 6 ft. tall. Color is pink with small carmine 
feather. 20c each, 3 for 55c, $2.00 per doz. 
Chamouny. A new Glad and an extra fine one. Tall 
spikes with 8 to 10 open blooms; flowers are of 
medium size, deep rose pink with light margining at 
edges of petals. 17c each, 3 for 45c, $1.65 per doz. 
Corona. Exquisite creamy white ground with slight 
shadings of rose on the outer margin of the flower. 
Several blooms open at one time on long spike. 
Splendid cut flower variety. 15c each, 3 for 40c, 
$1.50 per doz. 
Elizabeth The Queen. Very beautiful ruffled lavender 
opening 6 to 7 blooms at once; spikes are straight 
and flower head long; medium tall sort. One of the 
newer and promising varieties. 17c each, 3 for 45c, 
$1.65 per doz. 
High Finance. The best of the so-called “‘smokies.” A 
distinct and beautiful sort, orange-gray with cream 
throat, a big 5-inch flower well-placed on long 
spike; often 8 open blooms at one time. 25c each, 
3 for 65c, $2.50 per doz. 
Leading Lady. A new and outstanding variety, a sport 
of the ever popular Picardy. Color a beautiful 
creamy-white; growth and style of flower identical 
with Picardy. A dandy. 20c each, 3 for 55c, $2.00 
per doz. 
Legend. Large flowers of beautiful light salmon-pink 
with distinct white throat. Fairly tall but strong stem, 
usually 6 to 7 open flowers at one time. An excellent 
mid-season sort. 15c each, 3 for 40c, $1.50 per doz. 
Mercury. Here is that big tall, straight, spike of scarlet- 
red that you have been looking for and its a dandy. 
Often 8 large, fully opened blooms in good condi- 
tion at one time. If you like them red, this is the one. 
25c each, 3 for 65c, $2.50 per doz. 
Oregon Gold. One of the newer and outstanding 
yellow Glads. Blooms are medium to large, 8 to 10 
open blooms on tall spikes. Throat of flower is of 
deep golden yellow. 20c each, 3 for 50c, $1.75 7 
per doz. 
Purple Supreme. Clear deep purple with light picotee 
edge, opens up to 8 medium size blooms on tall 
spike. Probably the best purple to date for either 
garden or exhibition purposes. 20c each, 3 for 55c, 
$2.00 per doz. 
Cultural Suggestions 
Be sure that your Glads are planted where they will 
get full sunshine. The kind of soil is of less importance, 
for Glads do well on most any fertile garden loam. If 
available, manure may be used but should be old or 
well rotted. The pulverized manures are very satisfac- 
tory or a good grade of commercial fertilizer will pro- 
duce excellent results. 
It is essential that the soil be thoroughly worked to a 
depth of 8 or 10 inches before planting, and if you are 
planting large bulbs (called No. 1 grade) you should 
plant them 6 inches deep, smaller bulbs not so deep. 
The distance between the bulbs can vary from 2 to 6 
or 8 inches according to space to be used. Distance 
between the rows should be about 24 inches. 


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GLADIOLI, GENERAL LIST 
Prices quoted are for first grade bulbs only 
All following varieties 3 for 35c, $1.10 per doz. 
$8.00 per 100 
Barcarole. Large ruffled blooms of clear deep orange. 
Blue Beauty. Medium blue, shading darker toward 
edges. One of the best blues. 
Buckeye Bronze. Bronzy-orange with old rose. 
Buffette. Buff or light salmon-orange. Early flowering. 
Gold Dust. Handsome deep golden yellow. Very early. 
Greta Garbo. Rose pink with cream throat. 
Lavender Queen. Large flowers of violet-lavender. 
Margaret Beaton. White with deep pink blotch. 
Mohawk. Deep maroon, one of the best dark reds. 
Parnassus. Very large purple, often 6 inch blooms. 
Picardy. Delicate apricot pink. One of the best. 
Rosa Van Lima. Beautiful light rosy pink, touch of 
lavender in throat. 
Snow Princess. Creamy white. Popular cut flower sort. 
Stoplight. Self color flower, bright scarlet. 
White Gold. Cream blending to yellow, good size 
flower; exceptionally tall spike. 
B. N. & S. Co.’s Rex Mixture. In reality not a mixture, 
but a selected collection of choice verieties, mostly 
named, thus insuring a wide range of colors, shades, 
and types, and including a good proportion of light 
colors. 90c per doz., 25 for $1.75, $6.85 per 100. 
Fine Mixed. While inexpensive this mixture contains a 
perfect range of color and splendid varieties. Bulbs 
a little smaller than our Rex Mixture. 7Oc per doz., 
25 for $1.35, $5.00 per 100. 



Gladioli 
