CHAMOUNY 
“NEW NAME” 
GLADIOLUS COLLECTION 
Be the first in your neighborhood with 
the new varieties. Here are 7 beauties 
offered for the first time this year. 
Athlone Commando Prosperity 
Flying Fortress Spic and Span 
Gen. Eisenhower Hocus Pokus 
7 Bulbs \ 20. $270, tor °2 
21 Bulbs (210.°39's0; tor" °6* 
84 Bulbs eran ea. 
ALGONQUIN—A tall brilliant scarlet; an early bloomer; fine 
for cut flowers. 3 for 30c, Doz. $1.00 
ATHLONE—A lovely combination of pinkish buff and cream. 
A new and outstanding variety, with as many as 12 florets 
open at once. 3 for 40c, Doz. $1.50 
BADGER BEAUTY—A very fine lavender. One of the newer 
varieties. SEOmS DC Doze se lO 
BAGDAD—A beautiful shade of smoky old rose. Huge flowers 
on long, strong stems. 3 for 25c, Doz. 80c 
BARCAROLE — Large blooms of clear salmon-orange; petals 
ruffled; no markings. Srfon25c, Doz, SOc 
BEACON—Clear bright rose-red with a large 
cream blotch in the throat. 
3 for 25c, Doz. 80c 
BLACK OPAL — Very fine dark red; long 
spikes. 3 for 30c, Doz. $1.00 
BLAZE—Medium tall, pure, intense scarlet- 
red. 3 for 25c, Doz. 80c 
BLUE BEAUTY—One of the best of the me- 
dium blues. 3 for 25c, Doz. 80c 
BURMA—A tall glad carrying huge, heavily 
ruffled, deep rose flowers. All who see it 
exclaim over it. It is a beauty. 
3 for 40c, Doz. $1.20 
CANDY HEART —A lovely shade of pink 
with a carmine blotch. Large, well placed 
flowers. 3 for 25c, Doz. 80c 
CASABLANCA—Pure clear white with ruf- 
fled florets. 3 for 30c, Doz. $1.00 
CHAMOUNY —A prize-winner. Tall, dark 
rose with a silver edging on each petal. 
See illustration. 3 for 25c, Doz. 85c 
CHARLES DICKENS—Violet-purple flowers 
with darker blotch; 10 to 12 florets open 
at once. 3 for 25c, Doz. 85c 
CHIEF MULTNOMAH — Very fine, large, 
smoky red with darker markings and light 
red blotch. Ss HOme OG a DoZOOG 
COMMANDER KOEHL — Deep, rich red. 
Massive. 3 for 25c, Doz. 90c 
COMMANDO — A new one. Very striking 
scarlet. Large. 3 for 40c, Doz. $1.50 
CORONA — A lovely pastel; creamy white 
shading to a deeper cream in the throat 
with a rose picotee edge. 
3 for 30c, Doz. $1.00 
COVER GIRL—Giant pink. We sold out of 
this popular, recent introduction very early 
last year. Order early. 
3 for 30c, Doz. $1.00 
ELIZABETH THE QUEEN—Clear mauve with 
darker lines in throat. Ruffled. 
3 for 35c, Doz. $1.10 
ETHEL CAVE COLE —A large, light pink 
with many flowers open at one time. 
3 for 25c, Doz. 85c 
FLYING FORTRESS — Outstanding and en- 
tirely different gray smoky. Try this one. 
Each 45c, Doz. $4.50 
GENERAL EISENHOWER—Huge 5 ft. spikes 
of dzep begonia rose. Individual florets 
6 in. across. No. 2 size bulbs only. 
Each 30c, Doz. $3.00 
GLAM|!S—Beautiful pink with sharply 
pointed petals. BOnS DO CRDOZ ao elo 
GOLDEN CHIMES—Large flowered light yel- 
low. 3 for 25c, Doz. 90c 
GREENLIGHT—Huge ruffled florets of palest 
yellow. Buds are tinted pale green. 
3 for 25c, Doz. 90c 
GRETA GARBO — Tall spikes of beautiful 
cream-rose. 3 for 25c, Doz. 80c 
HINDENBURG’S MEMORY — Fine deep red 
with touch of black to make the petals 
velvety. SB tOmSs OG DOZmo DC 
GLADIOLUS 
The 1950 Wilshire Gardens catalog brings good news for Glad 
enthusiasts. Prices of almost all varieties are substantially reduced. 
All bulbs are clean, healthy, top size and high crowned;: all are 
treated against thrip and guaranteed to produce gorgeous, top-size 
blooms this season. Six bulbs may be purchased at half the dozen 
price; 100 bulbs for the price of 7 dozen. Cultural bulletin enclosed 
free with every order. 
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PURPLE SUPREME SPOTLIGHT 
HOCUS POKUS—New and very early. Deep golden yellow with a 
large red throat blotch. The bright spot in your garden. Second 
size bulbs only. 3 for 35c, Doz. $1.20 
HOLLAND’S GLORY—Tall salmon-pink with yellow throat. One of 
the best in its class. 3 for 35c, Doz. $1.10 
J. S. BACH—Salmon-red with white midrib. Large flowered and 
early. 3 for 25c, Doz. 85c 
KING LEAR—Large, beautifully ruffled, deep, velvety purple. Early 
blooms 3 for 25c, Doz. 80c 
MAID OF ORLEANS—Standard white. 3 for 25c, Doz: 80c 
MARGARET BEATON—Large white flower 
with cherry blotch in the throat. 
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MARGUERITE—Charming watermelon-pink 
with cream throat. See illustration. 
3 for 35c, Doz. $1.10 
MRS. MARK’S MEMORY—Very large rose- 
purple with small, dark carmine throat 
mark. Excellent. 3 for 25c, Doz. 85c 
MYRNA—Heavily ruffled ivory white. Me- 
dium early. Bion 5GaDozaspG 
PANDORA — Soft geranium pink, with a 
darker blotch. 3 for 25c, Doz. 90c 
PICARDY — A beautiful apricot pink with 
many blooms open at one time. For many 
years the most popular of all gladioli. 
3 for 25c, Doz. 85c 
PROSPERIT Y—Beautifully ruffled new sport 
of Picardy, more rosy than its parent. 2nd 
size only. Each 60c, Doz. $6.00 
PURPLE SUPREME—Bright purple with vig- 
orous plants. SHOneDGaDozEoUc 
RANGITATA—Very early salmon-red from 
Australia. 3) fon 5G Doz Go oG 
RAVEL — Sensational new blue. The best 
we ve seen. Each 25¢ Doz. $2.50 
RED CHARM—Crimson-red, slightly deeper 
than medium-red; one of the best in its 
class. SOM Gl DOZENS OG 
ROSA VAN LIMA—Light rose-pink with a 
slightly lighter throat. Medium early. 
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SHIRLEY TEMPLE — Immense, heavily ruf- 
fled cream with a deeper cream throat. 
Lovely pastel. 3 fon Zc DOZEGoG 
SNOW PRINCESS—Milky white, shading to 
a light cream in the throat. Welcome new- 
comer. SfOte Cn DOzES OG 
SPIC AND SPAN—Tall, ruffled, deep pink. 
No glad since Picardy has attracted so 
much attention. Ten florets open at one 
time. 2nd size only. Each 90c, Doz. $9.00 
SPOTLIGHT—Large yellow blooms with fiery 
red blotch. See illustration. 
3 for 40c, Doz. $1.20 
SURFSIDE—Ruffled white slightly penciled 
lavender. 3ifon 256) Doz Sac 
TAKINA—Giant light purple from Australia. 
3 for 25c, Doz. 80c 
UHU—The finest smoky yet introduced from 
Holland. Large florets, long stems, and 
beautiful coloring in soft gray-brown. 
3 for 45c, Doz. $1.50 
WHITE GOLD — Massive flowers of rich 
cream blending into a gold throat. Very 
tall. Srfone ScuDoze spc 
YELLOW EMPEROR—The best deep yellow. 
Large florets. 3) fon 25c¢, Doz. S5>c 
YELLOW HERALD—One of the newer yel- 
lows. Very pleasing flower with nicely ruf- 
fled florets. 3 for 30c, Doz. $1.00 
MARGUERITE 
COLOR-BALANCED 
RAINBOW MIXTURE 
Hand selected from excellent, 
named varieties to create good 
color balance. NOT a catch-all 
of jobbers’ overstocks. 
Top Size No. 1 Bulbs 
15 for $1.00, 100 for $6.00 
Second Size Bulbs 
(Slightly smaller Blooms) 
18 for $1.00, 100 for $5.00 
