42 SPRINGBROOK GARDENS 
Gay Colorful Gladiolus 
For Summer Show and Cutflowers 
Few flowers compare with “Glads’’ for ease of grow- 
ing, color in the garden and for cutting. Make the first 
planting while the ground is still cool and continue every 
three weeks until late June. 
The bulbs should be planted 6-inches deep and 4 to 
5 inches apart. Plant in groups of 10 to 15 bulbs in the 
flower border or in rows in the cutting garden. 
Feed when growth is 6 to 8 inches tall, cultivate 
often and water well during Summer dry spells. 
RED SHADES 
Beacon hc ek eo ee Ten 65c 25 $1.25 100 $4.00 
Clear bright ruffled scarlet with a cream blotch in 
the deep throat. Striking and very colorful. 
RedaCharm. 55.0 ee Ten 85c 25 $1.75 100 $6.00 
A striking solid red with many florets open on an 
imposing straight spike. A prize winner in the shows 
and brilliant in the garden. 
PINK SHADES 
Ethel Cave Cole .......... Ten 65c 25 $1.25 100 $4.00 
Exquisite light pink with a cream undertone. Tall 
sturdy spikes with 8 to 10 florets open in perfect 
placement. An exhibition variety. 
Margaret Fulton ........ Ten 55c 25 $1.10 100 $3.75 
True coral pink with large flowers on straight color- 
ful spikes. A nice medium pink tone. 
Picardy) 492 a ee Ten 65c 25 $1.25 100 $4.00 
Huge salmon pink florets blending to apricot in the 
throat. Few glads are larger and the color is warm 
and delightful. Tall straight spikes. 
Rosa Vane Lima wae ee Ten 65c 25 $1.25 100 $4.00 
Beautiful light rose with lavender markings in the 
throat. Opens eight or more large blooms on a fine 
tall spike. The popular rose pink. 
BLUE and LAVENDER SHADES 
AbulHassans a ee Ten $1.10 25 $2.50 100 $9.50 
This is the new dark violet blue with seven to eight 
open florets on imposing spikes. Sturdy stems and 
strong luxuriant foliage all help make it a prize 
winner. 
Elizabeth The Queen .... Ten 85c 25 $1.75 100 $6.00 
Gracefully ruffled, clear lavender with deeper lav- 
ender blue lines in the throat. Big spikes with 7 to 
8 large, open, well placed florets. The best lavender 
variety to date. 
KingelLcargw.. ee Ten 65c 25 $1.25 100 $4.00 
Huge heavily ruffled purple blooms on straight tall 
spikes. Even the foliage shows unusual vitality. 
Our choice of the deep blues. 
Minvietyress tote eae en ee Ten 85c 25 $1.75 100 $6.00 
A favorite deep lavender. The flowers and spike are 
very graceful making excellent cutflowers. Lovely 
with varieties like Lady Jane. 
SMOKEY SHADE 
Vagabond Prince ..__...... Ten 65c 25 $1.25 100 $4.00 
Deep bronze red with an orange red blotch in the 
throat. The florets are large and appear to be a blend 
of mahogany and red with a smoke cast. 




