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VOLUME I. 



NUMBER 5." 



Currys Emphasize 
Glads Of 
Special Interest 
LADY BOO, a clear pink, is a 
nice variety for the gardener who 
likes to cut more than one spike 
from the bulb he plants. Although 


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HIGHLY SPECIALIZED LIST 
OF VARIETIES ANNOUNCED 

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most varieties will tend to throw VARIETY sod sag! pba ect ee Anything that st : 
two) spikes trom: a Large. bulb, th canavenders sine na@ucue oe : : phe ag, usher emotions =A Beemed to be 
LADY BOO goes them one better ' seme asin Starr pare eee 06 .08 Bs. | Very much ude’ 7 
and gives multiple spikes from’ AmmioNwo 26 16— .25 roses, or a row 0} 
gives A 
10.06 )= 04S Pg 25 belongs in this categ 
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three or four suitable spikes will Clear lavender, beau e a ty ie 95 Seem to lend ee es to “beds, 
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emanate from a single bulb of Biggest of the black-reds, and hardy. [her we seldom eee ae : 
ee POO. And, for: color; it 6 So BmATY |. 09 §=.05 08 Fee roses. Conversely, Ste mos 
about as pure a self color as any Most dependable | “‘b Ses titeg Pa 1- .25/ distinctly a row crop, and we sel- | 
pink we know of, It is a true pink, ’ maeteep aed oe : : 10- 1.75 dom use them in or for 
about a Crayola pink, with no POE Bau 08 oA Pkg .26 landscaping effect. |. 
flecking. The medium height Smoky. Orange cast. Very novel. me 6 a Pkg 35 Glads in the vegetable garden, 
spikes will hold five or six plain [poraiae:Browhtek: EROS AGRCa GOT ER f i ff “| amongst the other tow crops, is 
petaled blooms open at one time. | BURMA vgn 10 05 408 Pkg -25/ indeed a luxury that almost. any 
Fetes aby Bote, ZOU PENNE CER ENAEHSS! SSS. so an ae ¢— as gardener can afr and what « 
inches, and LADY BOO is a mid- Large blush pink, attractive throat pleasure it is to go and weed 
season variety. Health of plants Be rm =F Gi Pkg .26|Such a garden nee of over- 
and germination of bulblets leave CORON pink edge. Never too plentiful a - i poate loading on aia: ee rie 47477C, pictured above, is still 
j i | QU UN NG IE es Fee SE is es ES - . °. " 1 0. snou. Z 
nothing to be desired. Seen Seo ieee eaten pets ati sal Soper: of us pete Je theif t they | OM¢ of our most dependable cut- 
DAYDREAM, our most consis~-! Consistently fine performer for us, * s iv pig .26| 2 with glads. ‘* worst, ney slower varieties, Anyone who 
tent producer of uniformly high- cut vec a Y Z i certainly would be much “SEO oi bey Laan islads for the florist trade 
eee F i han the extra lettuce 
an aces ete cot there Buparions eb ay "on, ee as Vididel thay he the cee ve] will appreciate this light violet- 
Medium and Small planting sizes, Very vigorous rose-smoky. Many open. eee never could use, or the radishes pink introduction: of ‘ours.| The 
ee ee rere ee Re ag ee oy | and beets that go TG Gel aelvae stolst wink tera (aig 1 
3 Extremel appealing ug e3 B 
that everyone should have some Qxtremely = See July cand ee pee off to good advantage, and al- 
of it. The foliage is tall and green ETHEL CAVE-COLE Tay Greer 09 .05 03 Pkg. gla See : cad sPl es, though flecking is characteris- 
and broad-leaved, and the bulbs Large, dependable light pink, A g weeding the WERE ables” is no tic of this variety it doesn’t de- 
are just what we like to see at aa ILOUS * 50 35 25 6 — .25/ chore at all; it is, rather, a plea- its col 
[ie ais ae ee eters g ate z 4 F ; é : 
those winter bulb shows, If DAY-| Tall pink, red and cream throat. Large sure that comes under the head-| ‘#t a sreat deal from its color 
aap tere SHOWS: ~ | florets ne Pkg 2h); 4 iting etme appeal, There is no waste to 
: ’ ee r SO NE are é ° < 4 . = 
ee eh Toe | eRe ADS ee See |. AAA7I0, ag each ‘bulb will, pro- 
tling, we think it would be one of textured florets. | ae an a 12— .75| And, finally, if and when the duce a fine cuttable spike, 
our finest light pink glads. It is Baltegrintaniues whites Acigadee tor eure -: ; or | Vegetables have outlived their] straight, and with six 4-inch 
nicely ruffled, tall and straight |Gram Fee eer rath, Gos EES usefulness, there stand) the glads,| florets open at one time. It is a 
{ a A ae a ing. 5 r| 
and of Large size, with seven or pont velaee iy oy) turiied: en tes el BE 'RolTee0 oe 40 1 — .10| teasing us to come out and pick] jidseason variety, of a distinct- 
Sao open Tlorets ot ey. teX~ | Deep yellow. A great Australian besuty. 09 05 03 Pkg .25 them for the house, or a neigh-| ively different color, that every- 
ture, Our suggestion is to stock Conger Teter ee eee ; 4 f borly bouquet. This so they can one is glad to have. It is a good 
Bs Saeed 10 cents each, | ou: striking combination. Excellent open up from five to ten florets! propagator, also, 
anc’ grow yourself some of the fin- | grower. : Se aes eo 09 10,6 08 OS Pkg .25| each, on a tall, graceful spike, with : 
est Large bulbs you will have ever | WAWKEYE RED ec tive ight buds still to bl 
in additi - bei t eeu ba eat BEER ees : +75 +50 80 4.251 SEVER OEE F uds:3 ie. " ea Do you crave glad literature? 
ae = eck DAYDREAM ta Warllest of better pinks, Large. 09.0508 Peg 25 | 00 Sk an Let us put you in touch with the 
andin er, KENWOOD _.. : A 3 i e vegetable garden is a fitting| wew England Gladiolus Society 
one of the earlier glads. Ae mired Dee LSB her Soy 80 18— .25! complement to “prideful splendor (NEGS), the North American 
Vow deep oran en throat. Fine. = = aa Pug ts elsewhere, such as dret. bed Pate Council (NAGC) and 
ADY BOO : 5 : roses, ; ¥ the Canadian Gladiolus Society. 
COLLECTIONS NO The clearent pi 09 ya 03 Pre 10 ¥ y. 
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PROBLEM Gear Garir 09 05.03 Pk 25 --EDITORIAL-- 
i Be pois Vo FUNGI NEFA RITS 
Speaking, of course, of glad col-|Orange. Large florets. Str maa at ele ee Ue 3 Pkg .25 ARE B CTORS, NOT CULP: 
lecti * * LAVENDER PRINCE _ .....2.-:e:c-sceeeseeeseeees ‘ 3 i Be ey 
Bes wee aaaiche, Bg GE Sa ae 06 = 03 Pkg .25} Although in the light of accepted practice, it is rec- 
Sop Gu! tit tene We Dighly rece eee eee ree ee ee eae es | bMmended that diseased plants and bulbs be dug up 
ommend our Collection of ‘unla- Baie wEies Clake wal ‘throat blotch. se ; z and destroyed, aloiig with some of the dirt surrounding 
pag = ee; goin LENE 7 s . : . . . 
peled: watieties: Price, 100 Large | Sensational when introduced aie oe and the bulb, etc., we don’t believe in it. We find it good 
bulbs (14 inches and up) Spies Bh eceenihte aurea ea epee eet, 06 08 Pke .10/to turn under all so-cailed diseased vegetation and 
Fe e % a Cs s *t: . . . . s 
si Ea aN Wit fg | olistening salmon pink, One vpthers. may. Lulbs, and find that by so doing there is no spreading 
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no better assortment of unlabeled | fail, but not this one. Medium size. 05 08 Pkg .26/0f the disease. The reason it doesn’t spread is because 
varieties anywhere at anything | Many open, light pink, wonderful grower aoa ett isn’t a disease at all, hut simply decay due to fungi 
F F a 50, = : : p 
Rear this price, In fact, these |MAURRI. TREVAN ip rae that are present in all svils at all times. Nature’s form- 
5 a a : a ~ fe 3 z 
ee ae to es Sah Saute ae 20.10: 18— .25| ila is simple enough; as the soil becomes depleted there 
in. €r reputable growers often > a) eae . low . . , oe (fas : 
eeios Medien sha Pid vot lice cecox.co Will never be toos7uclt op tt. 10 03 Peg 25 |'S increased fungus activity; this adds decayed vege- 
comparable quality. If you do pre- | MISS WISCONSIN stems 10 25 ~~ 0S«a. gg | Tation to the soil, if we so permit, and helps restore fer- 
fer Mediums, our price is 100 Me- Guineas Ng vender emeh maa asey : , ‘lity and humus. With a natural balance of fertility 
; . Lr lit s y la o , s ¢ = § ’ é : 
Sop: RPA ieee nee MOTHER KADEL ccc 09 «0808s Pkg .25| ANd humus restorec to the soil, the fungi rest until they 
$3.45, or 50 for $1.75. Still the sweetest, cleanest pure yellow. = are needed again, and we have less so-called disease. 
gO 1G RNY poe a 1,00 60 35 LS ce Bits fiat 3 4 nee : Peres 
TRY NEW EUROPE Bae ohe Pen ratta tathone newaiaitok ry. Soni ee And it is well to remember, when attempting to re- 
Tall lavender with winning wavs @hat “| build soils, that a “natural balance between fertility 
Although not on our price list, popular, but not too plentiful medium and humus”, 1s not readily achieved by throwing in 
j > 7ari r EL te Sle - . = 5 s . fe, lke 
soca faecal ee ST RE ae ee or mts Oh Pes 2°! plenty of each, It seems’to require fungus activity be- 
Is very 7 al Paes 2 20 10 05 Pkg .25| ¢ Ba Be : . 
3 ; ? GOLD : Z : ; 4 ; z 
minds, It makes tall straight spikes | ORANGE, GOLD other orange glads, and fore the balance is achieved, and in the meantime we 
of compact placement; mostly | most'of the rest. Can't go wrong on this, LNT RENT Pur eee eae oe) of glads by trying to rush nature in this 
. ARVEL * 1b) : A apeD 
a self color, a clear, see red; ea een eee Oy TRarinaina: respect. 
Perhaps a salmon-red best de- | pai), large, bright, many open, A Champ. 
Pat Reuters peal EN ca 3,00 2.00 1,00 1 — .25 aL RC RUSE SREP 
Scribes it. It will hold at least six |PATRICIAN | *..... Ridaauotiavandacwthic VHOLESAL 
4%-inch florets open at one time. ot ide Fes yeiaae by itself for purity of WHO Led E PRICES 
: ‘ * ‘or combined with size. Per 100 buibs, F O.B. Kalispell. Bulblets Dry Measure. 
No ruffling. To our notion, a great STEYy pti sie eke eed a tc Pee yet RE en! 3600 6250 415 10— .26 Stocks subject t ior sal 
improvement on VALERIA an? »p exhibition apricot. For such a new S J O prior sale, 
P’ _|one the price is too low, Variety Lge. Med. Small Blts, 
HARMAU. Priced ibly) for | ene y 
AU. Priced reasonably, for PHANTOM BRAUDY) 2 Sew eae 50 - 85,25 5 — 28) BUCKEYE BRONZE ..... --$ 4.00 $3.00 $2.00 % Pt. $ 1.00 
a 1947 introduction; L, .15; M, .10. Clear glistening light pink. Will hold 10 DIEPPE 4 800 5.00 3.00 LY 1.00 
florets open with no trouble, and often 5.00 3.00 2.00 ” 2.00 
13 before the lower floret wilts, 2s 16 “e Ag eek ret a | y 00, 
Se eee or egos eae biased : : : : “3.00 2.008 2.00 
Watch for the announcement Large-flowered| pink with red throat 4.00 3.00 2.00 » 1.00 
the formation of the Western In- See on ae eo wa ty i ouren through 4.00 3.00 2:00 ms 100 
ternational Gladiolus Society PURPLE) SUPREME 0..c0s--ssciessclecscsceneecqere 09 06 08 Pkg .26 5.00 4.00 3.00 ‘i 2.00 
(wigs). ee reer rete tips aaeete BO #00 3.00 200” 1g 
See eeb : : } 50 y 35.00 
it in time’for the shows. 
4, 3. 2, e 
PPA NGOOM | 8) so scn eis sind Bae ee 25 15 10 15— .25 4 3 oa 2 ” 100 
Iextremely ruffled deep purple. Not tall, ! 5 i 00 
but mest novel glad of this color, i9 08 oe “f 20,00 12,00 ” 30.00 
BEB ss er ee aos ase ee : : A Say i ; » 
A brownish smoky for your garden of | au) 15.00 i 25.00 
giants, Absolute 'twin to MISTAYA, ex- _ he = 0 2.00 1.00 
cent for color "fh be 08 re rg |e eMC cnn wietnetenerncen i 5.00 3.00 ss 5.00 
Ve Soa Sear os 3 W'S | 3. Peaeeye tee Sr eet ve ea Leas . Oo . oe A 2.00 1.00 ” 50 
Ss p a@nble red for sho and cut A 
HIS a Ir ea ate at all confused Do. a TE Cos So ae er Uae 
about what red to buy, sett» for this, Tall deep salmon we Would all like to oe ay aad paeaee 
ROSE “O'DAY (i 4.82.2..0....-5 HS ney «16 10 05 Pkg .25| have more of; slow propagator, 
Tall lavender,rose. A disinuiive glad in 5 TROCADERG prea P= 4 incor eines ben 75 50 25 eee |) 
y garden Jarrot-colord orange, nty of vitamins, 
SNOW PRINCESS... ssevsscnenmee 09) 05 08 Tes .10/ judging from its growing qualities, In 
Large early white, Best low-p 1 white © the plain self-colors it is tops. 
on the market, and a run-awe lropa- VULCAN, 0 I s..0 cscs) .10 06 04 Pkg .25 
ator. a a ; Huge rich Po oy fee 
SOG a ae co cc ley pce caataccw kt Faeb pmoattcre . A 04 Pkg .25|rave ab t, We like it also and it is 
Deep clear yellows eu iancel aay BS B torte sone 1 y i 
tacular red mar n throat, real new 
pete WHITE GOLD |... 10 -06 04 Pkg .25 
Seep Pale Delton inresthe {bles si Tall dependable cream, w huge florets 
BOCA RON A VIDI oneee thee e ae BOs abe SEB 5 —— .25/ that are not floppy. Throat enhanced by 
Tall Australian white. This is one of the light gold marking, — 
biggest of glads from the country that is WHYTE WINGS 8 siecle eect ccecceceeaen 80 60 40 10— .75 
famous for big ones, is For us, the year’s outstanding white. The 
Ct te sh SARC FMF fi Sse one es ass Baa Peta aa 15 50 25 5 — .25]large florets are lghtly ruffled, and so 
Large deep pink with good ruffling and exquisitely beautiful that they de- 
beantiful throat of deeper pink, fy description. It is @M excellent propa- 
ear the SUNKYST * Spee ete rep eae +75 -50 35 1 — ,10] gator, 
‘the bess doses most o Outstanding deep orange of & _ . ai , 
= . better Aussies and a promis- W, R, READER. ... 09 05 .03 Pke .25 
i ection with all |One of the Vicy early medium 
Sees tas ConA CUBRY’s Je eh hs throat. Attractive ruffling and la 
phasrs of producing ‘ svUN spor * aes eae 15 50 .30 4 — .25| Wins many awards at the show ‘ : 
. i tol icot. reat winner where- YANKEE LASS * i 5 — .75 
Glads; ORLY = J eteaee tS Pe ote Pode rformer wherever Tall, clear light pin cokes ae nh i 
also because the waist line can grown, A M 5% * Azav7 DE Bias eae epspredste rarccani eesti 16 10 05 15— ,25 
zt ; nk =| SUSQH PANNA 9 1o.i..05.... Genes ccnemeee eee us » ., ke ,25 ur own honey; no’ named, xcept 
easily stand it. The Barker cul Al tiehe apricot of outstandinr quality, & \for some flecking, ‘this light violet 
tivator, used here, is a handy TARAWA pas ree Sais 50 25 16 6 — .25| pink ds in a class A an as an all 
H clear scarlet, wi nice ru ‘round cu ower variety, e deeper vio- 
gadget amongst the  bulblet anan nicraesive cream pencil strics on lip let throat marking adds much to its pane 
. stock. petal : 
Varieties 
Although one who prognosti- 
cates must suffer the consequences 
in case he is proven wrong, we 
herewith toss a few bouquets in 
the direction of some of the new 
glads we are listing. Judging from 
what we have observed in our 
garden and elsewhere the past 
year or two, we see a splendid 
future for them. 
Particularly impressing, from 
the commercial as well as the ex- 
hibition viewpoint, is the Austral- 
ian variety WHITE WINGS. It is, 
first of all, a true white; although 
not a flat white, It is a welcome 
departure from the sameness and 
dlainness that characterizes most 
of today’s really white glads. The 
waviness of its large wide-open 
florets is so distinctive as to defi- 
aitely place it in a beauty class 
by itself. Once seen, WHITE 
WINGS creates a most favorable 
and lasting impression, for one 
zan walk right down the row cut- 
ting spikes that are uniformly tall 
and straight, with from six to 
sight identical large and wavy 
florets firmly attached to the stem, 
Another one we like, mostly be- 
cause it will easily hold from ten 
to thirteen florets Open at one 
time, is the pure light pink glad, 
PHANTOM BEAUTY. And, for a 
newcomer, its price is very rea- 
sonable, 
ORCHID MARVEL is perhaps 
the most outstanding lavender for 
exhibition Purposes, because it 
opens seven or eight extra-large 
blooms, They are a clear deep or- 
chid lavender, ‘and well-formed 
on a tall, straight spike. Its bulb 
habits are not too well established, 
as yet; perhaps it may not make 
the grade as a commercial on that 
account. We have some difficulty 
increasing it, but this fault does 
not detract from its super per- 
formance in the field. As a laven- 
der with beauty of color, plus size, 
ORCHID MARVEL has no equal 
in our planting. We are expecting 
PATRICIAN to give it a tussle for 
clarity of color and size, once it 
becomes acclimated. But our ex- 
perience with lavenders has been 
that sometimes this stage is never 
reached, particularly amongst the 
large-flowered ones. 
a Which Of the Newer 
Should | Try? 
SUN SPOT is the peer in the 
apricot and buff class. A golden- 
apricot with suffused reddish 
throat blotch, and tall, SUN SPOT 
comes by its championship per- 
formances honestly. 
If one is looking for a deep pure 
yellow glad, with good size and 
plenty of charm, GOLDEN BEAU- 
TY should most certainly satisfy 
GOLDEN BEAUTY is also much 
taller than the average yellow, 
with size of floret properly pro- 
proportioned to its height. 
The carrot-colored glad, TROC- 
ADERO, should interest any grow- 
er. This shade is a distinct rarity 
amongst glads, and except for the 
occasional pinkish one that shows 
up, a row of TROCADERO in 
bloom is a real treat. TROCA- 
DERO is a plain-petaled, tall, uni- 
form grower. 
BOISE BELLE, a delicious tall 
morsel of pink and yellow, in a de- 
lightful combination, likes to 
bloom a little late. Nevertheless, 
it is such a sturdy grower and 
producer of good bloom and. bulbs, 
that we wouldn’t want to be with- 
out it. 


And for that new extremely 
early pink of quality, we select 
JUNE DAY. Very early glads are 
usually welcome enough, even if 
without color appeal. JUNE DAY 
won’t disappoint in either respect, 
and after there is enough of it 
around we expect it will be one of ¢ 
our better early commercials. Nt 
From experience one of course _ 
learns that there is no such thing | 
as perfection in anything, and 
‘glads are no exception, There is 
always room for improvement, 
and we favor the varieties that 
are improvements. However, we 
like the others also, But fora list 
ag specialized as ours, and neces- 
sarily brief, we offer only the va- 
rieties we consider to be way 
above average, though possibly 
not without faults. The lower 
priced glads on our list are those 
we just can’t seem to lose interest 
in, and those whose popularity 
and show-winning abilities can’t 
be denied. 

Kalispell, 
CURRYS’ pay the postage on 
CURRYS’ Large bulbs are 
and wili be 1% to 2 inches in 
81Ze bulbs, which give nice bloom 
Large size bulb for the following 
from 34 to 1%4 inches in 
Minimum order is $2.00. 
Send remittance, in full, with 

diameter. 
EOW TO ORDER 
Send to CURRYS’ Glads, 
Montana. 
all retail orders. 
young stock, first time to Large size, 
diameter, Older bulbs are larger, and 
we will furnish them on request. but We dot not consider them to be 
as satisfactory as the others. Many experienced growers order Medium 
and produce an acclimated choice 
season. Our Medium bulbs range 
order, 
On orders over $5.00, deduct 5% as a cash discount, 
On orders over $10.00, deduct 
On orders over $20.00, deduct 20% as a cs 
Canadian customers please send Import Pe i 
order of $5.00. 
10% as a cash discount, 
discount. 
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