THE ORIGINATIONS OF PERCY BURNS OF AUSTRALIA 
Outstanding as a world famous hybridist — throughout the war years — Mr. Burns 
released no new varieties but continued his breeding and rigorous testing program. 
For 1948-49 he is releasing (through The Oxford Flowering Bulb Co., his sole agents) 
14 varieties. We have been selected as exclusive wholesale distributor for the United 
States and Canada, and in order that our retail customers can procure these at the 
earliest possible moment, in acclimated home-grown bulbs, we have had a quantity 
of all varieties flown in, planted by us in southern California, to procure full maturity 
from late June planting; and can offer all of these for delivery after Dec. 15. None of 
the varieties have yet been offered from U. S. grown bulbs, and the six 1949 introductions 
will actually be offered six months before their formal release in Australia. This is a 
real GLADLAND SCOOP. All varieties have proved themselves in Australia as great 
cut flowers as well as remarkable show specimens. 
In addition to the six 1949 releases, described and priced in our 1949 introduc- 
tions, we offer the following 1948 releases, none of which have been previously 
cataloged by any United States grower. All are U. S. grown. The descriptions were 
written in Australia. 
ADAGIO — Class 580. Blue smoky of the decorative type. Tall grower with large 
florets. Will prove a popular florists’ bloom. Heavy propagator, early flowering. 
Price: Large $4.50; bulblets 40c each. 
ADOBE — Class 407. The main color of this novel and attractive gladiolus is a deep 
cream with a decided light rosaline purple blotch. All the petals are faintly overlaid 
with this same color toward their outer edges. The florets are beautifully ruffled, 
coming well placed and spaced. As a market variety it is sure to become the leader 
in its color class. In the field it grows a 24-inch flowerhead of 20 buds of which eight 
5-inch florets open together. Midseason flowering. Generous propagator. 
Price: Large $8.00; bulblets $1.00 each. 
BURNS’ SUCESS — Class 477. This variety is one of the new types of lavender gray, 
having great depth and trueness of color. The florets have a flaking of a deeper 
contrasting shade on the outer edges of the petals, whilst in the throat there is a darker 
lavender blotch on the lower petals, bordered cream. The color as a whole is most 
attractive, and when shown to leaders among the florists, it proved an instant success. 
Opens eight 4'%-inch florets on a 24-inch flowerhead. Good propagator and early 
flowering. First to bloom of these at Gladland. Is the best, most attractive light violet- 
blue we have yet grown. 
Price: Large $5.00; bulblets 7Oc each. 
ECLIPSE — Class 550. The color of this ruffled large-flowered variety is a clear shade 
of light scarlet, with a faintly-mottled throat. It will undoubtedly live up to its name 
as a decorative type of exhibition and market bloom. Indeed, we have no hesitation in 
claiming that once ECLIPSE is on the market in sufficient quantity it will become the 
most popular scarlet gladiolus in commerce. Exceptionally good as a propagating 
variety. Consistently gives a 30-inch flowerhead with six 7-inch wide open florets out 
of 22 buds. Among the earliest flowering gladiolus. 
Price: Large 8.00; bulblets $1.00 each. 
MIRACULOUS — Class 560. Rose doree with a deeper rose blotch bordered cream; 
nicely ruffled and flaked petals. Another tall and vigorous grower, its success as a 
formal exhibition type is assured, with florets breaking out into natural placement. 
Good propagator. The maker of a huge flowerhead 28 inches long, with 21 buds or 
more of which nine will open fully, with five showing color; 20-inch stems below flowers, 
and 6-inch florets. Midseason. 
Price: Large $6.50; bulblets 80c each. 
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