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Michell’s Gorgeous Gladiolus 
__There is no other summer-flowering bulb that is enjoying so great popularity as the Gladiolus. Their adapta- 
bility to garden decoration or to use as cut-flowers during the summer and early autumn is surpassed by no other 
flower. They are not only showy in the garden, but when cut with the first flower open will last for ten days in the 
house. While they thrive in almost any good garden soil, better results may be had if soil is well prepared and en- 
riched with some of our pulverized manures. Plant bulbs 4 inches deep and from 4 to 6 inches apart. 
For 1948 Gladiolus Collection 




Doz. 100 
Picardy. Flesh-pink......$1 00 $7 00 
Golden Eagle. Yellow.... Foye BY, 
Snow Princess. Pure white 1 25 9 00 
Excellence. Bright scarlet. 1 00 7 00 
Special Collection of above varieties 
5 each 4 varieties (20 bulbs)..... $1 50 
10 each 4 varieties (40 bulbs)..... 73 ths 
25 each 4 varieties (100 bulbs).... 
Pink Shades 
Bagdad. Delicate smoky old-rose, deepening 
toward edges of petals, with lighter throat; 
large flowers. Doz. 75c.; 100, $6.00. 
Break of Day. La-France-pink penciled on 
scarlet. Doz. 75c.; 100, $6.00. 
Debonair. La-France-pink, shading to 
shrimp-pink toward the center, with 
creamy throat. Doz. 85c.; 100, $6.50. 
Early Dawn. Beautiful salmon-pink. 
Doz. $1.00; 100, $7.00. 
Lulu Hunt. Rich geranium-pink. Early. 
Doz. $1.00; 100, $7.00. 
Margaret Fulton. Pretty soft medium dark 
salmon. Good pink for early midseason. 
Doz. 85c.; 100, $6.50. 
Phyllis McQuiston. A very large, light 
pink floret suffused with cream-yellow. 
Strong grower; very desirable, Doz. 85c.; 
100, $6.50. 
Picardy. It makes tall growth and bears un- 
usual spikes of beautiful flesh-pink florets, 
shading to soft shrimp-pink toward the 
edges of the petals. Doz. $1.00; 100, $7.00. 
Rosa van Lima. A pure clear pink with no 
shade of salmon as most pink Glads have. 
Doz. $1.00; 100, $7.00. 
Yellow Shades 
Gate of Heaven. Pure deep yellow; flowers 
large, heavily ruffled. Doz. 85c.; 100, $6.50. 
Golden Eagle. Intense daffodil-yellow flow- 
ers with delicate pink markings on the 
lower petals. Doz. 75c.; 100, $5.50. 
Paradise. Large; tall growing; apricot; 
slightly ruffled, with many flowers on spike. 
Doz. 85c.; 100, $6.50. 
Primrose Princess. Large; light yellow, 
carmine markings. Doz. 85c.; 100, $6.50. 
Shirley Temple. Light cream, with a rich 
creamy yellow throat; large, ruffled, 6-inch 
florets with. as many as 8 to 10 open at one 
time. Doz. $1.00; 100, $7.00. 
Red and Scarlet Shades 
Beacon. Salmon-red with large cream 
blotches; flowers large and slightly ruffled. 
Long, strong stems. Doz. $1.00; 100, $7.00. 
Dr. F. E. Bennett. Peach-red, overlaid 
flame color, throat finely stippled ruby and 
white. Doz. $1.25; 100, $8.00. 
Dream of Beauty. A rosy purplish red 
deep wine color) of great beauty. Doz. 
1.25; 100, $8.00. 
Excellence. Bright scarlet. Early to bloom; 
good for cutting. Doz. $1.00; 100, $7.00. 
Flaming Sword. Very early. Bright scarlet- 
red. Doz. 75c.; 100, $6.00. 
Red Phipps. A shade of light red. Growth 
is medium tall and produces long spikes of 
large florets. Doz. $1.00; 100, $7.00. 

Outstanding Varieties of Recent Introduction 
Blue Beauty. This Gladiolus is well named, for it surely is a “blue beauty.”” The deep blue 
- shade becomes a bit lighter at the edges of the petals. It is a tall, strong grower and pro- 
duces Jong spikes that will open eight florets at once. Doz. $1.50; 100, $10.00. 
Corona. This variety is creamy white with rosy lavender edge around petals. Very striking, 
as petals are of the round type which attract much attention. Doz. $1.50; 100, $10.00. 
King Lear. Blooms of clear deep reddish purple with a silvery line at the edges, carried on 
tall spikes. Florets are very large and heavily ruffled. Doz. $1.25; 100, $9.00. 
Miss Bloomington. An excellent yellow variety which is becoming more and more popular. 
Early-flowering; medium yellow shading slightly deeper at throat without any markings. 
Doz. $1.00; 100, $7.00. 
New Europe. Large, sparkling orange-scarlet. Doz. $1.50; 100, $10.00. 
gre Ale Giant, dark blood-red blooms. Fast becoming a general favorite. Doz. $1.25; 
Rocket. Bright scarlet of a pleasing shade, and one of the very best varieties this season. A 
tall grower with seven or more perfect blooms at a time. Doz. $1.25; 100, $9.00. 
Silentium. White blending to cream, with carmine markings in throat. Early flowering, 
with tall spikes that have many open florets at one time. Doz. $1.50; 100, $10.00. 
Wanda. Sport of Picardy and one of the best creamy whites on the market. Large flowers 
on tall spikes. Doz. $1.25; 100, $9.00. 
White Shades 
Maid of Orleans. Best described as creamy 
white. Doz. $1.00; 100, $7.00. 
Margaret Beaton. Clear white with orange- 
red blotch. An outstanding variety. Doz. 
$1.25; 100, $8.50. 
Snow Princess. Pure white, similar to 
Maid of Orleans and much in demand. 
Doz. $1.25; 100, $9.00. 
Vredenburg. An early pure white of heavy 
substance. Doz. $1.25; 100, $9.00. 
Blue, Lilac, and Purple Shades 
Ave Maria. Glowing lilac-blue, each flower 
marked with a small purple blotch. Doz. 
$1.25; 100, $9.00. 
Berty Snow. Large pinkish lavender flowers. 
Doz. $1.00; 100, $7.00. 
Early Melody. Light lavender. Doz. $1.00; 
100, $7.00. 
King Arthur. Immense; heavily ruffled; 
lavender or mauve. A unique shade that is 
eae and original. Doz. $1.00; 100, 
Lavender Ruffles. Slightly ruffled pinkish 
lavender with a white throat. Doz. $1.00; 
100, $7.00. 
Minuet. Light lavender with 4 to 6 large, 
heavy blooms open at one time. Doz. $1.50; 
100, $10.00. 
Pelegrima. It has a most unusual flower and 
especially good all-round habits for a blue. 
Doz. $1.25; 100, $9.00. 
Pride of Wanaka. Large; deep Iavender- 
rose with deeper blotch m throat. Doz. 
85c.; 100, $6.50. 
Mixture of Gladiolus 
Michell’s Giant Exhibition. Every bulb 
for this mixture has been selected with the 
utmost care for coloring and size of flowers. 
First-size bulbs, doz. 75c.; 100, $5.50; 1000, 
$50.00. 
Second-size bulbs, doz. 60c.; 100, $4.50; 
1000, $40.00. 

Gladiolus 
ALL PRICES SUBJECT TO MARKET CHANGES 
HENRY F. MICHELL CO., 
516 AND 518 MARKET ST., PHILADELPHIA 5, PA. 51 
