Thompsonville, Conn. 
Gladiolus Bulbs 



BRAINARD’S GLADIOLUS BULBS 
Brainard’s Selection of 10 New 
and Outstanding Gladioli 
Following Varieties 3 for 40c, $1.50 per doz. 
30 or more bulbs in lots of 5 or 10 of a sort 
at $10.00 per 100 
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. 
Mansoer. Blood red with blackish sheen. Very tall 
spike. A beautiful new Glad of exceptional qualities. 
Minerva. Another new and outstanding Glad. Huge, 
deep blossoms, salmon pink with red blotch in 
throat. Extra strong. 
Paul Rubens. Rich peony purple blooms, on tall spikes. 
Pax. Very fine, pure white throat, delicately feathered 
with rosy lavender. 
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. 
Rising Sun. A grand new, beautiful, large, deep yellow 
Glad. Strong, tall grower. Flowers attractively ar- 
ranged on strong stem. 
Salman's Glory. One of the most distinct and finest 
varieties. Gigantic. Spikes with large flowers. White 
with reddish flake on creamy center. 
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 
Alaska. A medium tall, beautiful clear white, delicate 
lavender penciling deep in throat. 
Blue Beauty. Medium blue, shading darker toward 
edges, one of the best blues. Wide open blooms on 
tall straight stems. 
High Finance. The best of the “‘smokies.’’ A distinct 
and beautiful sort, orange-gray with cream throat. A 
large flower, well placed on long 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. 
Legend. Beautiful clear light pink. Tall spike holding 
wide open blooms. 
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. 
White Gold. This very tall variety opens 5 to 6 large 
flowers of a rich cream color blending to a yellow 
throat. 

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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. 
Hopman’s Glory. An early flowering excellent variety. 
Color uniform. Soft yellow. 
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 rosy pink with touch of 
lavender in the throat. 
Snow Princess. A well-known and popular creamy 
white. Usually six open florets on tall, slender spikes. 
Valeria. Beautiful ruffled blooms of light red. 
Nabe Large reddish purple usually with deeper 
ecks. 
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 a 
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. 



Gladioli 
