Thompsonville, Conn. 
Gladiolus Bulbs 


BRAINARD’S GLADIOLUS BULBS 
Brainard’s Selection of 10 New 
and Outstanding Gladioli 
Following Varieties 3 for 45c, $1.65 per doz. 
30 or more bulbs in lots of 5 or 10 of a sort 
at $12.00 per 100 
Abu Hassen. The best of the deep violet-blue glads. 
Do you remember Pelegrina? Well, this is much the 
same color but a much better glad. 
Big Top. When it comes to a big one, here it is. Out- 
standing for its huge size blooms and length of stem. 
Color is pink with small carmine feather. 
Elizabeth the Queen. Very beautiful ruffled lavender 
opening 6 to 7 blooms at once; spikes are straight 
and flower head long; medium tall sort. 
General MacArthur. An excellent early flowering 
variety, flowers light rose pink blending delicately 
to a yellow throat. Makes a nicely formed spike. 
High Finance. The best of the “‘smokies.’’ A distinct 
and beautiful sort, orange-gray with cream throat, a 
big 5-inch flower well placed on long spike. 
Leading Lady. An outstanding variety, a sport of the 
ever popular Picardy. Color a beautiful creamy- 
white. A dandy. 
Pioneer. Beautiful, with really huge flowers of deep 
salmon-pink on straight strong stems, usually 6 to 8 
perfect flowers open at one time. 
Red Charm. A beautiful medium red Glad, opening 8 
or 9 neatly placed florets. A rugged grower and 
resistant to dry weather injury. 
Spotlight. One of the finest Glads. Makes a straight 
stout stem. Opens 7 florets and is a good keeper. 
Glistening medium yellow with red throat blotch. 
Vangold. A fairly early bloomer, color a clear deep 
golden yellow. An excellent cut flower sort, makes 
an attractive spike of plain petaled florets. 
Brainard’s Choice of 10 Popular 
Favorites 
Following Varieties, 3 for 35c, $1.20 per doz. 
30 or more bulbs in lots of 5 or 10 of a sort 
at $8.00 per 100 
Blue Beauty. Medium blue, shading darker toward 
edges, one of the best blues. Wide open blooms on 
tall straight stems. 
Buckeye Bronze. Well named. Old rose suffused with 
orange having bronzy appearance. A tall grower, 
very fine and distinctive. 
Greta Garbo. Beautiful pastel rose pink with a cream 
throat; tall straight spike. 
King William. Beautiful salmon and apricot blend. 
Large blooms on tall spike, fine for cutting. A vase 
of this presents a most striking appearance. 
Lantana. Medium tall variety with long flower head. 
Color a blend of orange and yellow. 
Lavender Queen. A large flower of an exquisite shade 
of deep violet lavender, a color greatly admired in 
glads. Tall straight spike; mid-season variety. 
Mercury. Here is that tall straight spike of scarlet-red 
you want and a dandy. 
Mohawk. The leading all purpose dark red. 8 to 10 
wide open florets on a tall spike. 
Snow Princess. A well-known and popular creamy 
white. Usually 6 open florets on tall slender spikes. 
White Gold. This very tall variety opens 5 to 6 large 
flowers of a rich cream color blending to a yellow 
throat. 
Brainard’s Choice of 10 Tried and True 
Following Varieties, 3 for 30c, 90c per doz. 
30 or more bulbs in lots of 5 or 10 of a sort 
at $6.00 per 100 
Beacon. One of the older Glads but still very popular. 
Scarlet and cream bicolor. 
F. W. Irwin. A beautiful shade of deep rosy lavender. 
Gold Dust. Handsome deep golden yellow; very early. 
Magnolia. Beautiful light creamy rose, large florets 
neatly placed on tall spikes. 
Margaret Beaton. Snow white with an orange-scarlet 
blotch in the throat. Best blotched white. 
Picardy. Undoubtedly the most widely known Glad. 
Very large blooms of gorgeous salmon pink. 
Rosa Van Lima. Beautiful light rosy pink with touch of 
lavender in the throat. 
Surfside. Large ruffled flowers, fine late white. 
Valeria. Beautiful ruffled blooms of light red. 
Vulcan. Large reddish purple usually with deeper 
flecks. 
Brainard’s Gladiolus Mixtures 
B. N. & S. Co.’s Rex Mixture. In reality not a mixture, 
but a selected collection of choice varieties, mostly 
named, thus insuring a wide range of colors, shades 
and types, and including a good proportion of light 
colors. $1.00 per doz., 25 for $1.90, $7.50 per 100. 
Fine Mixed. While inexpensive this mixture contains a4 
perfect range of color and splendid varieties. Bulbs 
are of No. 1 size and quality. This mixture gives you 
big return for small investment. 75c per doz., 25 for 
$1.40, $5.25 per 100. 



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