GLADIOLUS — Best Sellers - 1940-1950 
Variety and Description 
PINK RADIANCE (Quackenbush-41) 440-85 
Reported North, South, East and West as the outstanding 
pink commercial variety. Will open 11 on a 24-inch flower 
head, from large bulbs. One of the very best. 
PINOCCHIO (eEvans-40) 390-75 
A novelty in green-orange and yellow. Heavily ruffled and 
very choice. 
PORCELAIN BLUE (rich-44) 478-90 
Medium dark violet or pansy-blue with a clean creamy white 
throat feather. Very large, wide open blooms and will open 
5. Bulblet germination is fair. We like this one very much. 
PURPLE SUPREME witson-42) 470-85 
Very outstanding purple with silvery edge. Will open 10 on 
a shoulder-high plant. Superb cut flower and blue ribbon 
winner. 
PREVIEW (marshali-43) 462-80 
Very tall and attractive deep rose. A vivid color that is sure 
to be popular. 6-7 blooms, 5 inches or more across, with 
17-20 buds on the stem. A very satisfactory variety. 
RADIANCE (eutt-42) 350-70 
An early commercial of definite value. A very bright red- 
salmon color, 6 open on graceful spikes. Good grower and 
beautiful color. 
RAVEL ik. & m.-47) 377-77 
Violet-blue with reddish brown markings. Healthy grower 
and excellent propagator. Very tall, upright spikes. Its 
many florets are of heavy texture and are well spaced and 
placed. 
R. B. (uUpton-40) 590-90 
Huge rusty golden brown on old rose. A novelty but a 
sure winner in its class. Huge in size. 
RED CHARM (eutt-39) 452-85 
Exhibition and commercial red of outstanding merit. Will 
open 10 on a tall, well built plant. 
RED WING  (wright-43) 536-85 
Rich, vibrant red with 6-8 florets open on a 20-22 bud spike. 
Flower head is 32 inches, with 5%4- to 6-inch florets. It 
opens clean to the tip when cut. Bulblet germination and 
propagation are excellent. 
RED CHERRY (Roberts-46) 436-85 
A bright scarlet-red with darker throat. This has been 
called a red Picardy. Opens 6-7 blooms and is a good 
propagator. 
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Per Large Medium 
2 $0.25 3—$0.25 
10 ~—:1.00 9 
2 20 3—- .25 
10 ~—-1.00 1d 
] .60 .40 
10 4.80 3.20 
Z 20 4— .25 
10 .80 00 
] 19 00 
10 6.00 4.00 
] 20 2— .25 
10 —:1.80 1.10 
1 5) 20 
1072.80 2.00 
2 20 3— .25 
10 ~—-1.00 75 
2 20 4— .25 
10 .80 50 
1 2.50 1.75 
Small 
4—$0.20 
40 
4— .20 
4— 25 
65 
.20 
1.60 
4— .20 
40 
- 30 
2.40 
Bulblets 
pkg.—$0.25 
pkg.— .25 
o— .29 
100— 4.00 
pkg.— .25 
10—  .75 
100— 6.00 
20— .25 
15— .25 
pkg.— .25 
pkg.— .25 
I— .35 
10— 2.50 
3— .20 
10—  .60 
