GLADIOLUS — Best Sellers - 1939-1949 
Variety and Description Per Large Medium Small Bulblets 
CRACKER JACK (Allen-46) 425-80 
Deep orange-yellow, throat with strawberry blotch. A wiry 
spike with 14-16 buds, 6 open, 5-6 showing color. 444-inch 1 $0.25 2 $0.30 2—$0.20 10—$0.25 
florets, wide open, plain petaled, round. Has good texture, 10 2.00 ..... moneioa 100— 2.00 
placement and attachment. Excellent propagator. No Discount 
CRINKLE CREAM (Ellis-40) 410-86 
Very large light yellow; ruffled. Opens four on an average 2 35 2— 20 4— 25 25— .20 
spike. 10 1.40 80 50 100— .60 
DAISY MAE (Lins-45 ) 420-90 
An outstanding commercial. An orange-pink with a rose-red 1 30 20 32-5) 25° S10 5 
throat blend. Vigorous, tall and stretchy. 10 = 2.80 1.60 1.00 100— 2.00 
DEBORAH SAMPSON 
(Scheer-47 ) 440-85 
Pastel blend of soft pink and creamy buff. Tall, strong 1 1.50 1.00 69 1— .15 
grower, 7-10 large, well placed and well attached blooms. 10 12.00 8.00 6.20 10— 1.25 
Excellent show flower and good commercial. No Discount 
DIEPPE (Hasselli-45 ) 432-85 
Pfitzer’s Triumph type. Opens 8 salmon-scarlet florets 1 30 ob 2 20 0 2D 
nearly 514 inches wide. Increases easily and has commer- 10 2.40 1.20 80 100— 2.00 
cial possibilities. 
DONNA (Pruitt-40) 416-95 
Lovely ruffled golden buff. Belongs in every ruffled col- 2 302 B= 3.25.35 — 229 225-220 
lection. LOM 226 80 00 100— _ .50 
DR. WHITELEY (Riley-43) 516-85 
Large, yellowish apricot or buff. Outstanding in its class. 2 330. 2— +20. 4——" 25 225— 9.20 
10 ~—-:1.20 80 00 100— .60 
DUSTY MILLER (Elliott-45 ) 486-85 
A smoky old rose, mildly blotched red with cream pencil- 1 25 5222 220 S10 25 
ing. 8 florets open on a 20-bud spike, always straight, 100— 2.00 
vigorous grower. No Discount 
ELIZABETH THE QUEEN 
(White-41 ) 566-86 
In our opinion the best and most beautiful lavender. Not 
exceptionally tall but fancy even when short. Grows 48 
inches tall consistently for us. Opens 7-8 beautifully ruffled, 2 29 3— 25 6— 25 2— .20 
somewhat needle-pointed florets on an 18-bud spike. 10S 21°00 65 40 100— _ .50 
ETHEL CAVE-COLE (Cave-41) 440-80 
Light pink that sometimes flakes. Massive spikes with 8 
open and most all other buds showing color. Good com- 3 By AS ars weet At Rene he yaa 
mercial. 10 10 00 20 100— .35 
EVANGELINE (Palmer-48 ) 560-92 
Light rose-pink with large ruffled, 544-inch florets and soft $5.00 any size bulb 
cream throat. 25-30 inch flower head; 18-20 buds and 8-12 1 bulb and 10 bulblets for $10.00 
florets open. Consistent winner of the highest awards. No Discount 
FABULOUS (LaSalle-46) 443-85 
If you like blotch varieties, this one will look right for you. 1 1.00 19 00 2— .25 
Pink with deeper pink throat on cream foreground. 10 8.00 6.00 4,00 100— 8.00 
No Discount 
FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE 
(Harris-47 ) 400-88 
Finest Canadian white, 66 inches tall, 8 open and 22 buds; 1 1.00 to 00 EE a Pay 
straight, ruffled florets with excellent substance and perfect 10 8.00 6.00 4.00 10— 1.00 
placement. Good propagator. No Discount 
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