
GRAND RAPIDS GROWERS, Inc., Grand Rapids, Michigan 

GLADIOLUS 
OUTSTANDING VARIETIES 
All large size bulbs, treated and free from disease. 
60c per doz.; $4.25 per 100. 
BAGDAD. Decorative. Large flowers and tall. A smoky old rose. 
BEACON. Exhibition. Bright rose-scarlet with a large cream throat. 
Somewhat ruffied, tall and very showy. 
BIT O’ HEAVEN. Exhibition. Flaming orange with yellow throat. 
DREAM O’ BEAUTY. Exhibition. Large rose-red. 
EARLY ROSE. Deep rose, one of the earliest to bloom. 
JONQUIL. Decorative. Clear deep yellow. 
LAVENDER QUEEN. Large, tall lavender. 
MAID OF ORLEANS. Decorative. Milky white with cream throat. 
MISS BLOOMINGTON. Decorative. Tall, light yellow flowers, well plac- 
ed. 
MAUVE MAGIC. Long slender spikes of deep mauve. 
PELEGRINA. Exhibition. Deen blue. 
PICARDY. Exhibition. Delicate apricot-pink. Flowers are all extremely 
large and of heavy waxlike substance. 
QUEEN OF BREMEN. Decorative. Soft lavender-nink. Makes beautiful 
floral arrangements. 
ROCKET. Exhibition. Flaming scarlet. 
SNOW PRINCESS. Exhibition. A very fine white of good size and form. 
Tall, with long flower spike and many onen blooms that are always 
perfectly placed. Stems never crook. Midseason. 
75c per doz.; $3.75 per 100. 
ANNAMAE. Early, snowy white; reliable bloomer. 
BARCAROLE. Decorative. Midseason. Large clear orange of unusual 
but most exquisite clean shade. Six to seven heavily ruffled blooms 
open. A gorgeous variety that must be seen to be appreciated. 
BLACK OPAL. Exhibition. Deep maroon-red. 
CORONA. Exhibition. Cream-white shading more creamy toward the 
throat, with wide rose picotee edge on all vetals. Very distinctive 
and beautiful. Six to eight very large, wide open blooms on a head 
of 18 buds. Tall grower and a fine propagator. 
ETHEL CAVE COLE. Large, wide open florets of delicate pink; nice 
substance. 
IRAK. Decorative. Clear gray sport of Bagdad. Very beautiful used with 
yellow or other contrasting shades. 
JEANIE. Decorative. Beautiful, distinctive, large clear pink with white 
midribs and creamy throat. Tall, strong grower. 
KING LEAR. Decorative. Very early. Clear deep purple with silver line 
on edge of petals. Large, heavily waved and ruffled, 5 to 6 open. 
MARGARET BEATON. Exhibition. Pure snow-white with small scarlet 
blotch in the throat. Flowers very large, on a long spike. 
Black Opal 
LAVENDER RUFFLES. Early flowering, ruffled, light 
lavender. 
PRELUDE, Unusual shades of rose with some tints of 
yellow. 
ROSA VAN LIMA. Exhibition. Light rose with darker 
lines in throat. Opens up to eight or more well placed 
blooms on tall, straight spike. 
SENSATION. Echibition. Bright but seft rose-salmon. 
Six to nine heavily ruffled, huge blooms on a long flow- 
er head. 
SILENTIUM. Decorative. Pure white with rose blotch, 
plant grows tall and always straight with a slender 
willowy stem. 
SHIRLEY TEMPLE. Exhibition. Rich cream, almost white, 
with richer cream throat marks. Six to eight very 
large most beautiful flowers open at a time. As a cut 
flower it stands up with the best of them. 
SURFSIDE. Decorative. Nicely ruffled white blooms with 
a fine lavender line in the throat. Tall, straight spike. 
VAGABOND PRINCE. Exhibition. Iridescent garnet- 
brown with a scarlet blotch. Most unusual, and is lovely 
arranged with scarlets. 
Mixture of above varieties: 75c¢ per doz.; $5.50 per 
hundred. 



