GLADIOLUS — Best Sellers - I940-1950 
Variety and Description 
BLACK OPAL (eErrey-36) 354-92 
Sensational, very dark red. 8-10 open on a long flower head. 
A fine show flower. 
BLUE BEAUTY pPtitzer-36) 476-75 
One of the heaviest and largest of the medium blues. Very 
highly recommended. 
BLUE BONNET (Beardmore-48) 576-80 
Clear light blue with no flaking. It has a deeper red-violet 
tongue in the throat. Opens six to eight 514- to 6-inch 
blooms on an 18-bud flower head. Strong, healthy grower. 
BLUE BOY (eButt-ss) 476-85 
Deep blue-violet with a deeper throat. Medium tall but 
long flower head with 18-20 buds, 6-7 open. Very healthy 
and good propagator. 
BLUE ICE (Butt-45) 576-85 
Light, medium Oriental blue with a slightly deeper throat 
edged yellow. The nearest approach to true blue we have 
seen. Opens 6-7 well placed, very large florets on an 18-20 
bud spike. Tall, dark green, thrifty plants that make nice 
bulbs and plenty of increase. 
BOISE BELLE (Roberts-43) 343-98 
A very unusual novelty. Yellow center and pink at edges of 
petals with the lip petals yellow with a picotee edge of pink 
all around. 10-12 open, 41-inch florets, 20-24 buds. An 
exceptional novelty with unique beauty. 
BOULOGNE (saiman-a7) 492-85 
Deep reddish rose or wine-red. 8 well placed blooms open 
on a good plant about 4 feet tall. Strong grower, good 
propagator and a beautiful flower. 
BURMA (Palmer-43) 462-85 
Sensational large deep rose, shading to lighter throat. 
Very heavily ruffled and opens up to 10. Always attracts 
attention in the garden or on the show table. 
CAPSICUM casalle-45) 432-85 
Deep pink with pink peppering on a cream blotch. Opens 
6 blooms 4%-5 inches in diameter. Tall spike and good 
cut flower. For three years one of the best in our garden. 
CAROLINE WARNER GANNETT 
(Chamberlin-39) 580-108 
Massive medium rose with cherry blotch. Outer petals 
flaked lavender. Has been grown to 8% inches in diameter. 
Has always been in big demand. A good spike will win 
over any smoky on the market. Late. 
CHAMOUNY (Baerman-38) 460-85 
Tall, dark rose bordered with silver. Opens 8-10 medium 
sized florets. Color exceptionally and strikingly beautiful. 
CITATION (Beaton-49) 542-95 
Clear, bright geranium-pink with creamy white throat. 18-20 
buds, 28- to 30-inch flower head, 544- to 61-inch florets 
with 7 open on a 544-foot plant. An unusually tall plant and. 
4-foot cut spikes are not unusual with plenty of leaves on 
the plant. 
[15] 
Per Large Medium 
2 $0.20 
10 80 
2 20 
10 80 
250 
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10 ~=8.00 
| SL 
10 20.00 
> 2.00 
10 16.00 
2 eo 
10 ~=—s«: 1.40 
2 20 
102 £00 
2 30 
(CUS eh, 
1 40 
10- 3.20 
2 20 
10 .80 
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10 16.00 
4—$0.25 
0 
4— .25 
00 
2.00 
No Discount 
.60 
4.80 
1.50 
12.00 
1.50 
12.00 
No Discount 
Small 
2— 25 4— .35 
.70 
3— .25 4— .20 
.40 
3— 25 5— .25 
1.50 
12.00 
No Discount 
00 
Bulblets 
pkg.—$0.25 
pkg.— .25 
4— .25 
10— .50 
2— .25 
10— 1.00 
2— 45 
100—14.00 
pkg.— .25 
pkg.— .25 
pkg.—_.30 
10—  .25 
50— 1.00 
pkg.— .25 
1— .25 
10— 2.00 
