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BETTER BLOOMING BULBS 
HEBERLING'S GLADIOLUS 
=~ CORN BELT GROWN 
Incorporated 
J. H. HEBERLING Easton, Il., U.S.A, 
(Return Pastage Guaranteed if Not Delivered) 
J. H. Heberling 
GREETINGS AND THANKS TO OUR OLD CUSTOMERS and GREETINGS TO OUR NEW CUSTOMERS: 
We guarantee all bulbs purchased from us to be true to name, up to size and free of disease and insect pests. 
OUR GUARANTEE. 
Inspector of the State of Illinois. 
Jan.!, (94% 
GLADIOLUS 
LIBRARIAN 
U. S. DEPT. OF AGRI. 
WASHINGTON 25, D. C. 
BETTER BLOOMING BULBS 
CORN BELT GROWN 
INCORPORATED 
Easton, [llinois, U.S. A. 
JANUARY 1, 1948 
EXTRAS. Extras will be included in ali orders in proportion to the size of the order. 
SHIPMENTS.—Your acknowledgement card will carry the approximate shipping date. 
SIZE. All bulbs listed below are blooming size, 
ABIGAIL (Myers-Milo). This new lavender promises to become 
our leading lavender. An excellent variety opening up to eight 
large blooms. Increases well. A variety of great merit. 
Price each: L. $3.00, M. $2.00, S. $1.00, Bblts. each .35 
10 $3.00 
APRICOT GLORY (Sisson). A tall soft, deep apricot. This new 
variety looks very promising in this color class. 
Price each: L. $1.00, M. .60, S. .40, Bblts. 3 .25, 10 .75 
BAGUETTE (Winsor-Moseley). Glistening apricot, brighter 
edges and ruffled. A tall decorative with heavy substance. 
Bids fair to become very popular commercial. 
Price each: L. .75, M. .50, S. .25, Bblits. 5 .25, 10 .50 
BLUE LAGOON (Snyder). This new blue rates as one of the 
best. A blue of good health and habits which propagates well. 
Each:. L. $3.06, M. $2.00, S. $1.00, Bblts. 1 .30, 10 $2.40 
COLOR MARVEL (Krueger). Apricot yellow, deeper at edges, 
with smudge of plum in throat. Excellent propagator. 
Each: L. $2.00, M. $1.50, S. $1.00, Bblts. 1 .25, 10 $2.00 
CORALEEN (Jackson). A medium sized spike and flower of 
great beauty of color and placement. Clear coral salmon and 
a splendid exhibition and commerial. Prolific and healthy. 
Each: L. .50, M. .30, S. .20, Bblts. 10 .25, 100 $2.00 
~~ DEBORAH SAMPSON (Scheer-Wyman). A beauiiful, tail, light 
pink. Almost self coler. Large florets and excellent place- 
ment. Outstanding. Good commercially. 
Each: L.. $2.50, M. $1.50, S. $1.00, Bblts. each .25, 10 $2.00 
100 $16.00 
DREAM CASTLE (Lins). A most beautiful light, pure pink. A 
tall flower of dignity and grace with many open. A _ very 
beautiful and graceful Glad with good commercial possibilities. 
Bach: 1. .50, M. .30, S. .20, Bbits. 10 .50, 100 $4.00 
Ten: L. $4.00, M. $2.60, S. $1.60 
DUSTY MILLER (Elliot). A good spike of smoky o!d rose and 
an excellent performer. Unusual. One of the best smokies. 
Each: M. .50, S. .25, Bblts. 4 .25, 10 .50 
EGLANTINE (Scheer). A large, clear, sparkling pink. Well 
ruffled with excellent placement. Good performer. 
Each: L. $5.00, M. $3.50, S. $2.00, Bblts. 1 .50, 10 $4.00 
EVENING LIGHT (Winsor-Moseley). A large exhibition and 
commercial yariety that has made good. Peach pink with 
cream throat. Very rich. 
Each: L. .75, M. .50, Bblts. 4 .30 
FABULOUS (La Salle). Bright rose salmon with broad white 
throat, and blood red blotch. Very striking. 
Each: L. $2.00, M. $1.50, S. $1.00, Bblts. each .25 
GAVOTTE (Roberts). A frilled light pink. This variety has 
much merit and quality this first season. We like it. 
Each: L. $1.50, M. $1.00, S. .75, Bblts. 2 .25, 10 $1.00 
RARE VARIETIES (Prepaid) 
GENGHIS KHAN (Scheer). A beautiful rosy pink. Large flow- 
ers of very heavy substance, nicely ruffled. Outstanding. 
Each: L. $1.00, M. .75, S. .35, Bblts. 2 .25 
HUNTRESS (Jack). Large early lavender. Huntress is out- 
standing for a tall straight spike, good substance, good 
..placement and symmetrical spike. We kelieve that Huntress 
is going places. 
Each: L. $1.00, M. .70, S. .45, Bblts. 3 .25, 10 .75. 
JUNE DAY (Roberts). A new and very early commercial pink. 
Said to be the earliest variety to date. A good spike of 18 
buds. A big future commercially. 
Each: L. $3.00, M. $2.00, S. $1.50, Bblts. 1 .35, 10 $3.00 
100 $24.00 
KESTREL (Palmer). A light orange salmon with cream throat. 
Tall with eight to ten open ficrets from a total of 20 buds. 
Outstanding. 
Each L. .75, M. .50, S. .25, Bblts. 10 .25, 100 $2.00 
LANCASTER (Palmer). An_ exhibition clear purple, opens 
eight florets on a tall spike. Very good. 
Each: L. .75, M. .50, S. .25, Bblts. 10 .50 
MARTHA DEAN (Guille). A tall ruffled yellow with eight 
open. A good propagator and germinator. Does weil in the 
East. 
Each: L. $3.00, M. $2.00, S. $1.25, Bbits. each .25, 100 $2.00 
MINSTREL (Palmer). A huge lavender pink which sometimes 
flecks but unbeatable at its best. A very long flower head 
with five or six large florets open. Very good. 
Each: L. $1.00, M. .75, S. .50, Bblts. 3 .35, 10 $1.00 
MISS VERMONT (Hatch). An early lavender tinted pink. Eight 
to ten open. A good propagator. Award of merit at Maryland 
trial gardens. 
Each: L. .75, M. 50, S. .25, Bblts. 10 .50, 100 $4.00. 
MYRNA FAY (Lins). A new lavender of merit, with a long 
spike and 18 to 20 buds. Early and opens eight to ten. Good 
propagator and bulblets frequently bloom. Great commercial 
possibilities. 
Each: L. $2.00, M. $1.50, S. $1.00, Blbits. 2 .25, 10 $1.00 
100 $5.00 
ORIENTAL PEARL (Carlson-Puerner). A giant clear cream. 
Very tall and up to six florets open, seven inches across. 
Twenty to 24 buds per spike. Very outstanding. 
Each: L. $2.00, M. $1.50, S. $1.60, Bblts. each .25, 10 $2.00 
100 $16.00 
PHANTOM BEAUTY (Sastian). A gorgeous, clear Jight pink 
of the formal type. Perfect placement and good spike of 20 
or more buds. The color is clear and pure and the spikes are 
beanties. Eight te 10 open. One of our best new varieties. 
Grand championship award. 
Each: L. $7.00, M. $5.00, S. $3.00, Blblts. 1 .75, 10 $6.00 

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LIBRARY 
REOERIVED 
je JANS 01948 ye 
U. 8. Department of Agricaltare 
EBERLING’S GLADIOLU 
J. S. Heberling 
So certified by Chief Plant 
We will make every effort to give satisfactory service. 
QUEEN CHARLOTTE (Dowling). A clear soft yellow which the 
originator says has a spike of 24 to 26 buds with 10 to 12 
open flowers. Sometimes more. Produces bulblets liberally and 
they germinate well. Queen Charlotte will win many awards. 
A grand exhibition and commercial variety. 
Each: L.. $7.50, M. $7.50, S. $5.00, Blblets. each $1.00, 10 $7.50 
ROSEA (Errey). Clear bright rose pink. Large florets of good 
substance with eight open. 
Each: L. .50, M. -35, S. .25, Blblts. 5 .25, 10 .50 
SNOW CRUISER (Evans). Mr. Evans says this variety is an 
immense super giant exhibition and commercial variety. A 
huge pure white without markings. Winner of many cham- 
pionship awards. 
Each: L. $2.50, M. $1.50, S. $1.00, Bblts. 2 .40, 10 $1.60 
SPIC AND SPAN (Carlson-Puerner). The outstanding intro- 
duction of 1946. A rich salmon pink with eight open florets 
on long flower head. A great exhibition and commercial 
variety. Very highly ruffled. 
Each: L. $3.50, M. $3.00, S. $2.50, Bhblts. each .35, 10 $2.80 
100 $22.40 
SPOTLIGHT (Palmer). A deep yellow with small scarlet 
blotch. The blooms are large, well placed on a tall slender 
spike. Six open. An excellent exhibition and cemmercia! 
variety. 
Each: L. .50, M. .35, S. .25, Bblts. 10 .50 
THRILLER (Evans). A very tall light red with cream throat. 
An award winner and good commercial. 
Each: L. .50, M. .35, 'S. .25, Bblts: 6) .25, 10-35 
TRALEE (Krueger). A medium size light clear rose and very 
smart. A long flower head, 20 buds and eight open. Moderate 
propagator and good cutter. Good. 
Each: L. $4.00, M. $3.00, S. $2.00, Bblts. each .50, 10 $4.00 
TROJAN (Snyder). Tall salmon with yellow throat. Florets 
are of good texture with 20 buds on long flower head. A 
good mid-west variety and a heavy producer of bulblets. 
Each: L. $3.00, M. $2.00, S. $1.00, Bblts. each .30, 10 $2.40 
TRUE LOVE (Kline). An early ruffled shell pink. Tall spike 
with 16 to 18 buds and five-inch florets. An outstanding early 
variety. 
Each: L. .60, M. .40, S. .25, Bblts. 6 .25, 100 $2.50 
VENIDA (Milo). A new rose variety with cream throat. A 
strong straight spike of 20 or more buds. With up to eight 
4% to 5-inch florets open. A good propagator and one of the 
best of the new varieties. 
Each: L, $4.00. M. $3.00, S. $2.00, Bblets. each .50, 10 $4.00 
VIRGIN (Lins). An immense pure white with six to eight very 
large florets open. Outstanding. 7 
Each: L. $1.50, M. $1.00, S. .75, Bblts. 3 .50, 10 $1.50 
WAX MODEL (Krueger). Tall early white with a touch of 
lavender in throat. Prolific and a good commercial. 
Each: L. $2.00, M. $1.50, S. $1.00, Bblets. 2 .50, 10 $2.00 
RARE NEW ZEALAND and AUSTRALIAN VARIETIES (Prepaid 
ALL GLORY (Toon). A large tangerine orange Glad with a 
royal purple throat blotch, with beautifully ruffled edges. 
Seven to nine open florets. Good placement. This variety was 
champion seedling at N. Z. show, 1942. Also best novelty, 
1943. A good propagator of large bulblets that germinate 
well. 
Each: L. $1.50, M. $1.00, S. .60, Bublts. 3 .40, 10 $1.20 
Ten: L. $12.00, M. $8.00, S. $5.00, Bblts. 100 $9.60 
ALMA (Woods). A beautiful clear apricot with a bright car- 
mine throat blotch. A strong grower making a large impres- 
sive spike, with 10 to 12 flowers open. Already several times 
winner of chmapionship awards. 
Each: L. $1.00, M. .75, S. .50 
BILL BOTH (Both). A larger, brighter and more perfect Vag- 
abond Prince. 
Each: L. $1.50, M. $1.00, S. .60 
CONDOFF (Both). A shade lighter than Harmau with larger 
blotch. Large wide open flowers and a very strong grower. 
Each: L. $1.50, M. $1.00, S. 60 
EXPANSE (Toon). A rosy flesh pink with faint cream throat. 
A Picardy seedling with a clean bill of health, opening 8 to 
11 florets on a tall spike. The florets are large and this varie- 
ty rates as-a Super variety in N. Z. Awarded premier seed- 
ling at Canterbury in 1943, and the following year it was 
champion spike both days. 
Hach: L. $3.00, -M. $2.00, Bblts. one .30, 10 $2.40 
Ten: L. $24.00, M. $16.00 
GOLDEN OPHELIA (Jensen). A deep yellow self, opening six 
fiorets and showing color on as many more. Claimed as the 
best yellow hy N. Z. Certainly worth trying. 
Each: L. $2.00, M. $1.50, Bblits. one .20, 10 $1.60 
JOYFULL. A very deep clear pink with cream throat, open- 
ing eight to 10 large heavy florets. A strong straight spike 
with long flowerhead. Very geod placement. 
Each: L. $2.50, M. $2.00, S. $1.50. 
KAWATIRA (‘Pupich). A giant class Glad which has been seven 
feet tall with 834-inch florets in N. Z. Creamy buff color with 
yellow throat. Edge of petals tinted with pink. Best seedling 
class at Westport Show, 1944, where first shown. Many times 
a prize winner since then. A very wonderful variety. 
Each: L. $3.00, M. $2.00, S. $1.00, Bblts. one .30, 10 $2.40 
Ten: L. $24.00, M $16.00, S. $8.00 
KEITH (Pratt). Large golden bronze and copper florets, eight 
open on strong stem. Carmine blotch. A strong grower and 
outstanding in its color class. 
Each: L. $1.50, M. $1.00, S. .60 
MARESHALE. A beautiful soft pink, opening up to ten 6-inch 
florets. A strong sturdy plant. Worth trying. 
Each: L. $1.50, M. $1.00, S. .60. 
MOONGOLD. This huge yellow comes from N. Z. as the great- 
est yellow to date. Moongold preduces an exhibition spike 
with 30 buds and 12 open. What more could it do? 
Each: L. $5.00, M. $3.50, S. $2.00 
MRS. R. G. ERREY (Errey). A tall black red producing ex- 
hibition spikes of immense height. Often has to have stakes. 
The flowers have beautiful form, heavy texture and good 
placement. Outstanding. 
Each: L. $3.00, M. $2.00, S. $1.50, Bblts. each .40, 10 $3.00 
W. J. DAKERS (Brown). A large soft pink with creamy yel- 
low tongue. Produces extra large flowers up to seven inches 
acress with six or seven open. 
Each: L. $1.00, M. .75, S. .50. 
WUTHERING HEIGHTS (Asquith). A large bright apricot 
self with darker throat. This great variety has never been 
beaten in its color class when shown. In 1941 awarded N. Z. 
Inst. of Hort. Perpetual cup for championship seedling. Also 
awarded champion of champions, Many, many other champ- 
ionship awards have gone to this great variety. 
Each: M. $7.50, S. $5.00, Bblts. each $1.00 
RETAIL PRICE LIST preral) Exhibition and Commercial 






Variety Per Large Medium 
ANNA MAE (Pommert). A pure 3 20 15 
Pic. VCE VaLeALLY catctsteratetsienc sce: Kelele = 10 -60 -40 
ALGONQUIN (Palmer). Bright red 3 25 15 
with long flower head ............ 10 A163 45 
BAGDAD (Palmer. An immense, tall 3 15 10 
AMLOMY ero n sa ieiietecie ole NuotseaXeferba'oinie 10 -50 30 
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BANCROFT WINSOR (Winsor). A 1 coo -20 
large outstanding orange .......-. 10 3.00 1.80 
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BEACON (Palmer). Bright red, cream 3 15 .10 
bletch ...... Sen inte eiavend)s) shetiace vale (e\'9)\« 10 50 30 
BIG TOP (Rich). A yery tall and 3 30 ‘20 
clear light pink. Immense florets .. 10 1.00 .89 
Pe 
ins). lashi (Wh aacer 3 15 -10 
BLAZE (Lins). A flashing r Pr oe ae 
BLACK OPAL (Errey). One of the 3 ae 15 
best dark reds .....-.seeseseeee nes 10 75 45 
BLUE BEAUTY (Pfitzer). An out- 3 20 12 
standing blue ........---+++e+eeees 10 -60 35 
BRITISH COLUMBIA GIANT (Can.). 1 50 30 
A giant light pink ........ Non ciao oe 10 4.00 2.40 
BUCKEYE BRONZE (Wilson). A 
magnificent large bronze. Perfect 2 -30 20 
placement .....-:++seseeseeseeeers 10 1.20 -80 
BUENA VISTA (Maj.). The tallest 1 50 30 
and largest purple we grow ......- 10 4.00 2.40 






Variety Per Large Medium 
CAPEHEART (Winsor). Tall light 
salmon pink. Perfect placement. 3 .20 12 
Outstanding cut flower ............ 10 -60 35 
CASABLANCA (Maj.). An excellent 2 445} 15 
tallwecreamy, WIL! Glog asin sie... ote) o.s6 10 1.00 -60 
CHAUMONY (Baerman). A_ grand 
cerise rose. Tall and with many 2 25 15 
Op ene GO OD ee apeercievele ertietatere tree islaiala 10 1.00 -60 
CHRISTABEL (Mitch). A large light 3 -20 12 
NHI? Saba UnDOOEt PO CRERIODOUDObCOCe 10 50 30 
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COMMANDER KOEHL (Pfitzer). A 3 12 
@iantorich* Fed Mya waa nis 10 35 
CORAL GLOW (Ellis). A brilliant and 3 25 15 
sparkling, Orange 2.26. -er eee oe oes 0 -70 40 
CORONA (Palmer). A large, creamy 3 20 12 
white with rose picotee edge ...... 10 -60 35 
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CREVE CQUER (Young). A very good 3 15 10 
EmOky OFANZE wvies ccs nwce nase 10 -50 -30 
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CRINKLED CREAM (Ellis). A giant 1 25 2- .30 
spike of rich yellow .....-......-. 10 2.00 1.20 
C. W. GANNETT (Chamberlain). An 
immense smokey rose of huge pro- 1 40 
pst OU: Sho iInin dG dino ONO Commnmcric 10 3.20 
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DEBONAIR (Palmer). A very tall and 3 “15 10 
attractive pink. Late ............-- 10 50 -30 
Variety Per 









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DIANE (Krueger). A tall salmon or- 2 25 : M15 
BATSON fora serake.cols: handlakoreyeleasperniela arate raters 10 1.00 -60 
DR. F. E. BENNETT. A sparkling 3 “15 -10 
OFANLS FOS yes) o:k isiecateche Vamos ether 10 -50 -30 
ELIZABETH THE QUEEN (Whits). A 
beautiful large lavender. Well 2 30 
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ETHEL CAVE COLE (Cave). An un- 3 -20 “ilk 
equaled light: pink» <5, ...ctcaccue dae 10 -60 35 
FAY (Jack). Nice large ruffled pink 
with cream throat. Opens six or 
seven nicely arranged blooms. Looks 
an excellent commercial .......... 1 30 -20 
FLORA FARMER (Quackenbush). A 
large highly ruffled rose with white 3 -20 12 
ChrOat, Meier ae: craxe «cts, seg ethteretaeltiets » 10 -60 «35 
GOLDEN CHIMES (Ellis). A large 3 -20 4b 
ruffled light yellow ............... 10 -60 35 
GOLDEN CUP. A rich deep yellow... 3 15 10 
10 -50 30 
HALLOWEEN (Lins). A large ruffled 2 25 15 
EVIE piers 8 tne OCA DOC Porn ia ce) 10 1.00 -60 
HARMAU (Lins). A large orange red 3 30 20 
with rose overtone .............-. 10 -80 50 
