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On the page opposite, from 
left to right, are three of Roberts 
originations, Red Cherry, Boise 
Belle and White Goddess. Time 
will prove that Red Cherry is one 
of our best commercial reds. It 
will be a real money-maker be- 
cause of its earliness. It is a 
choice, deep red of brilliant 
color, with darker throat mark- 
ings. The spikes grow very 
straight, open six to eight, and 
as you will note the buds nearly 
all show color. If you want to 
take a little humble advice, in- 
vest in this glad now. 
Boise Belle, in the middle, of- 
fers you something new in un- 
usual coloring. The florets are 
made up of deep pink and yel- 


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reds. Another va- 
riety which is fast 
coming to the fore, 
especially for its 
commercial value, is 
October Sunshine 
and it wins consist- 
ently at the shows. 
For cut flowers for your home or for 
the commercial market it is out- 
standing. 
Patrician is a beautiful new lav- 
ender which must be admired. It is 
a pure, self, much the same as Minuet 
in color. Makes small bulblets but 
they germinate perfectly and grow 
vigorously. 
I still like Silver Wings for a re- 
liable and beautiful white. | rate it 
above Leading Lady for dependa- 
bility, fine cutting qualities and 
beauty. 
And so the story goes. | could 
talk about every variety on my list 
as | grow them all because they are 
good, dependable and _ valuable 
varieties. In some of the leading 
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low, clear yellow lip petals with 
a dainty edging of pink. You 
will find that it opens 9 to 12 
ruffled, medium sized florets. 
Flowerhead 26 inches, usually 
20-22 buds. Late mid-season. 
He who hesitates is lost. If you 
want this variety this season, 
order now. 
White Goddess, at the right, 
was well received the first year 
on the market. Color, clear 
white with light cream throat. 
Grows very tall, 20-22 buds with 
an average of eight 5!/, inch 
florets open. Vigorous, easy 
growing variety, producing a lot 
of bulblets which germinate 
easily and produce nice, clean 
bulbs. 
CHAYSOR BOX 
commercial colors, white, pink, rose, 
lavender, red and a few of the dark- 
er colors you will find a wide selection 
offered to help build a choice selec- 
tion for your personal use, or for the 
cut flower business. 
| have had a long and varied ex- 
perience in the flower business and 
know that it is not all glory and profit 
to grow flowers on a commercial 
basis. | would like to convey the 
thought that | have your interest at 
heart and want you to feel free to 
ask for any advice in the selection, 
growing and marketing of gladiolus 
which you need to help make your 
gladiolus a profitable venture. 
Just one more thought. As you 
might suspect, the compilation and 
preparation of a catalogue such as 
this are very costly these days. It is 
mailed only to those who have re- 
sponded to my advertising. Your 
name will not be retained on my mail- 
ing list after three years if an oc- 
casional order is not received to help 
defray, in some measure, the cost of 
printing the catalogues, 
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