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BULBS, BULBLETS, SEEDS, SEEDLINGS 
VOLUME IL 
Gladiolus Brice List 
Five bulbs at 4 times the single price. E-early, 
SPRING 1951 
M-midseason, L-late. 
Culture of Show 
GLAD NEWS 
SUBSCRIPTION RATE—AN OCCASIONAL ORDER 
Spikes Simplified 
Exclusive 
Gladiolus 
Dealers 
NUMBER 1. 
VARIETY Large Medium art 5 ERE 
IGAIL (EM) —-——.~——.—7" $ 35 20 10 _: 
Dare ns lavender, red in throat, clean 
SE i ee a .10 10 — .25 
Medium epee biush-white, large and BA Easy Does It 
compac - . 
BOISE BELLE (i =e 1.00 mae 50 1.—.10 C an ad a and U § Knotty Gladiolus Prob ems y 
Ext ing combination of pink and 
heen valinisioh as ce-.t : awe -EDITORIALS- Many gardeners fail to produce 
‘BUCKEYE BRONZZ (M) ———_____.______ .09 05 03 9 - Pkg. 25 | For Nan? with a smile” re- Were-Tal G T show spikes because of difficulties 
ernape mos, Dona, ane iccdkin” els OAGKEE ON SIZE {serine your notty vrobiems, the Today, Gone, Nenerroy regarding soil. and growth regu- 
DE a cived dlorets;. 7 fopen, Ths cut, three major gladiolus Societies are A characteristic American habit is to claim that Tihes Sen ie beens i 
ower uses far surpass those of mo agua a ; ex ‘ s . . ' er 4 , e rea 
Smokies, and it is pecieulenty. fine. In. Classification at Fan a Sap ae brs anything introduced yesterday is already out of date. |or inclination of many of us. How- 
eS 10) \ 06 Ok Pkg 28 asan Be. Noir Se h them-| Apply this quirk of ours to the people of the glad world.) over, dot ae spt teaver ae 
Sensational ‘ruffled deep rose-purple. Many F ; Ait 1 Ips : +, |per feeding and watering is now 
Ripon srlareus pecs re phous aon Seco ean iolus Society (NGS), The North Doesn’t it seem to explain a lot that heretofore hasn't easily obtained, thanks to the 
DAYDREAM (EM) —ased” deeper 10) 06 OA Peg. 25 Rae Sait a An Canadian | American Gladiolus Council (NA-| been clear, regarding turnover of varieties and the an-| water-soluble complete fertilizers 
Walls V7 e g! Pp A ecke a IY $ * é E : . 5 & 
yalies best bulbs of any glad we know 0: Ge Siduet Adeust: Gyluich we bad |COae the Canadian Gladiolus| nya] deluge of new introductions? and an inexpensive, fool-proot, 
Easily holds 7 florets open in the field, ae ; : Society (CGS). Perhaps your lo- watering device for applying them. 
of good attachment and exceptionally heavy the privilege of attending), it was cal Society is affiliated with one os 
texture. Florets are 4%, inches in diameter: decided to change this to five size 
For a rich reward at digging time (and if a or all of the above three. If so, AD 
you grow a lot of glads that’s when you need classes, similar to the U.S. system.|.4.. can save money by joining The Best Fungicide 
it the most) plant's 70% of pon et eeana. If the Canadian Board approves rh es ses ie J : qt iaib d Tiidiied ~_. APPLIES Aes 
REAM. e uniforml, e » 2 : em Ou; our loca ‘oup. - SOLUBLE FERTILIZERS and chem~ 
fe oon baie wat, Soe ee vend: this recommendation, half of the hy group Gather all the diseased bulbs and o | drie eit et estos 
a 5 . i . Drawsin 
Mediums. Stock up wath ‘DAYDREAM for battle of North American unan- up root bases you can find, plow them under BE (tories No danger of bare 
ts 5 f i “ 7 : ing. r +, flowers, 
DEERE My ue ee 4006S kg..25| tity on Classification will have | Order Early And Avoid The Rush|in a balanced topsoil, and what happens? Do you gardens. Money back if not de- 
‘An immaculately clear ruffled scarlet, 54% been won. The other half, of c inf h il? N. hink Rath the di d hted. Price, $1.75. 
inch Zlokess, Ce See Apel adr course, is to get together on color| Waiting for the arrival of or- infect the soil? No, we think not. hather, the disease 
mark in the throat. Excellent _cutflower a) Soe. : wit 5 aoe 5 
ons His inp rave noe Everyone leey classification. ; ders for gladiolus bulbs can be material breaks down into fertilizer and humus quicker = Pe 
TEP. ghly. olds your attention, . S ; . om 
whether in the garden, home or on the show- Wer will pinay quot 0 likened to using the ketchup bot- than healthy debris does. The fungi that cause the di- HOZON attachment, as illustrated 
- will gladly e WHOLE- AP ; : : ; : ZO) L 
DUSTY MILLER (M9 10 06 ‘4 Pxg..25 |SALE PRICES on any variety you tle— ane will come, and|seases then become relatively inactive until such a] (without bucket). Fos ae 
BRONZE in’ the smo ; élass. Tt, 1S taller, are interested in. then a lof.” time as the soil once more becomes unbalanced. Then ieee thease ees Na 3 
newer an just as acceptable e or: a $$$ $$ $$$ ————__—_ a >} ¢ , 
414 inch florets, 8 PEEL Souie is a smoky a they go to work according to the needs of the soil, in- be found in almost any lo- 
oid rose on a plum background—very effec- INTERCEPTOR, (EH). 10 06 04 Pkg. .25 Q ' now = 
tive combination. One doesn’t have to, be This is such an early glad that it should aa fectine a percentage of your elads, so as to more cality, or you can order from us. 
partial to smokies to enjoy this glad. It is be planted late in order to hit the shows. : te . = . ’ #13 -will 
an easy grower, and also mighty nice to It is @ good show glad, in the red section, : {quickly convert them into organic matter, fertilzer and] One pound of the fertilizer “w 
2k oe Sie RCeEN GM) : . Saperitt Se ae eres 5 inches. Makes —t i N. f 5S lf Z A feed from 200-400 square feet, 
5 dae a 09 05 03 «PK. .25 owth and is tall fo { = is i 
The lavender that has elicited more favor- , cE early glad, Fine increaser. eaper ge | aS. ature | Oreos of selt-preservation, sees guaranteed analysis is 9-7-19, plus 
able comment than any other to-date. Its JUNE DAY (B) Meee et, Ieewe 10 Pkg. 25|t0 it that these little soil balancers never take all of your | trace elements, and the HOZON 
se, 272 , iI medium-size ee) ink, i = . . ajode . = ; 
ruifled. It is a light shade of lavender with blotch on cream thrat. Not evactly a choice crop; sometimes, even, in the case of divisions, they will | attachment automatically applies 
beautiful rose-red throat mark. No flecking color, but its extreme earliness makes it a : hs it while you water the garden. 
to speak of. It is: sometimes a little short most desirable variety. Grow this for the infect one bulb and not the other. However, the fly 
in_the_flowerhead, _otherwite fine: Ee a Be Rt in the ointment is that balanced topsoils are a thing of 
ETHEL CAVE-COLE (M) _—___________ 09 05 03 Pkg..25|KENWOOD (M) __.____ a a 03 Pkg. .25| 8 
One of the’ finest pink varieties ever in- This is the largest flowered of any es- ; : t i °1Ci 
Produced, Judging rom "is, fencral ac fablgned red, We grow, Horas gin Feaeh. Se ee ere Der 
. ches in lameter, Wl oO ° o - 
fi pseck florets, peo Ls) peeked eas ae ak oe stems were heighth, with eae ree ae Cees Ae OBE e ae Grows Better Plants Faster 
wha eeper when grown from large S. most of e stretch in the stem, so it is o o = 3 
8 open on a 21 bud spike. Tall and straight possible to cut very good spikes of this, for Fea eee we et us realize that our best fungi- | Saari ais 
ain-petalled variety. Very outstanding show purposes. achment of florets not as 
ee cicatie ea VEO 25 GS ee a eee SUE Spe uertirae soil, and Jet: to ackio yy iste eas aan ee ee 
- oe . . Sy color an its size are admire y a - - - * 
A tall deep’ reddish-pink variety. Outstand- : who see it. Plain-petalled. fact. that our only pet manent solution to the problem flowers, vegetables, shrubs or 
ing red blotch on cream throat background. Rn DI | GHNI) Mesto eae endl ere 06 4. Pkg. 25| lies in restoration of the soils. more and larger flowers and 
FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE (M) —_——— 25 20 15 15 — .25| As the name indicates, this is a little honey. Seulf weeiaoel one CCE sate 
Bee See, a i esas Ue tine Bear coset eTcome asouna: ‘a ateumoon. Clean, “odorless. Won't burn 
t favorite for show bench and com- ‘ su a—hk 2 4 : : fol: ts if a 
mercial purposes. Tet Siaet) ek eee ee tee oe ee ce) (er aes apa BAEN SOME Be CLAUSE arte a 
Stee cieinste. in medium pink with cream : % oa However, it is now low enough in price so ee A see 3 A BSves Let us know who and where a} balenced—plus vitamin Bi— 
throat. 544 inch florets, wavey but not | that “ie buyer is more apt to peel like he seen a Price List quite like this|few of your glad-growing friends instantly available, Results sure. 
ruffled, 7 open in the field. Tall, stretchy devectepe His| mancy Pepe reac anen peo cies one. It satisfies our secret ambi-| are. Your kindness will not 
spike, ho bunching of green buds st the i. fire“as much care as bigger glads, but tion to be in th i-'| new 0 US" | 1-1b. can (Makes 100 gal.) $ 1.00 
to Getract from the beauty of the spike. es aeolire Si SOT neeer glads, ke ion to be in the newspaper busi-| rewarded, even though you may : ‘ e 
GAYLORE, Beaute Wai vee are eshe® garden. We ee have riers Earisteatave tes ness and thereby somewhat eases|not be sending us an order. And 10-Ib. drum (1,000 gal.) .._ 8.00 
gay. for cutflower pene Sates eee oe pa ouat = the hah of Ae out a catalogue|if you enjoy our List, we are sure es a ae ee ae 
its own on the show Rb Gis E ADRONE (M) ————_______.____._____ -10 05 Pkg..25| each year. is is the fifth year| your friend ill al -lb. drum (5; al.) -- : 
of GAYLORE gives fine bloom all sea- A Celectabl rlet witt 5 s : Ne lends will also. 7 
gon, long, and. as ap tiew! low-priced one or lip “petals. Compact Beier galene ree we have published our ‘“news- cette: Be Sarna 100-lb. drum (10,000 gal.) .. 40.00 
st use = ibiti 2 i N i >? y 
rapidly from ‘bulblet and is very resistant Sere ore uta Camano . ere ee minal ey year we| CURRYS’ 1951 SAMPLER 
o fungae. ATEVEB OG NUM) eee Suk La ay 10} .06 Pke. .25 SPECIAL LIST OF PROMISING 
Gru Aeie(OMy Se sbi cal cea 09 05 Pkg. .25| The CRAYOLA pink glad. A’ medium-sized a 3 Large bulbs, each, of twelve | VARIETIES = 
“This highly peso e ee See — pias eee Eeoras 7 ea clean, unflecked CANADIAN NATIONAL SHOW colorful varieties from our List, | 
i + ver wide isseminated, amd inch orets open a one ime. ain- 4 en 5 ore 9 | 
Wig because. it holds ‘only 4 florets’ open petalled, loved by all florists, as it is new Our display at the Canadian|separately packaged and labeled. | Bulblets (Only. 
at one time: However, the Se aa up enowen poy ee ee toy Whe States National Show, Calgary, last Au-|All 36 Bulbs, our selection, Only | Peel the bulblets of the rare 
i iciency, and we n enders. will withstan ou sels ‘ * pe 5 3 eA ck = 3 
oa er gad, oa health is unsurpassed, treatment aad gives ithe florist a her t Ne elicited considerable atten- $2.00. tere sees ae planting 
and the color is a dream. as 4 inc is easy to manipulate. so, the stems are ion, praise and a Special Award Consider that fact that you save)2nd you wul ge 6 germina- 
Jear medium yellow. Fine for all thin enough so the housewife can get quite , pane ‘ i : 
Siiiul uses of glads, and by no means a a_iew of these in a small vase. The color of the NGS. | $1.25 over the List price. tion, unless the sprout is damaged 
common variety, he ae this low price. =n a5 Beye a oe os Pee glad sous it on peteh, as it is a clear, Mia aS in the process of peeling. Bulblets 
GOLDEN BEAUTY SSS * c a at pink. Truely a_self-color. ORCHID" MAR VED! (WD) te eee 50) 3 45 a5 z F : 
Another fine SeNOw: Tall, peeR er seal Gale RADY TITAN CME es Es Se 09 05 03 Pkg. .25| Qne of the few lavenders that don’t fleck, u nS LT) dry up quickly if not planted soon 
than GLEAM, 4% inch florets, 7 open, a A medium-tall, clear cream-white, slightly ORCHID MARVEL also rewards the grower after peeling. Another good way, 
the best plain-petalled deep yellow glad we ERMA Eamibasinem ai iondency < tos out- with giant 5% inch florets, 8 open, on a is to incubate the bulblets and 
have seen. Australian. 09 05 03 Pkg..25| perform other glads. A lip petal of glistening tall, straight spike. It is a couple of shades 
HAWKEYE RED (M) ——___..-—_ FF 3 ; “| Geep cream or very pale yellow enhances darker than ELIZABETH THE QUEEN, and plant them as they sprout. 
Light red, almost a scarlet. Superior erie) its beauty and sets LADY JANE apart from clear as a bell, with narrow white midribs. 
of color, along with better than average all competitors in this class. Very erect plant No indication of red anyplace in the floiet ADORABLE 2 1— .25 
growing habits. Is very sitnilar fogVAGA= holding 8 beautiful 41% inch florets open at As the price comes down, we see the value BONNIE BRAE leon 
BOND PRINCE, except in color, and the Gricewbin he. field On the showbench it is of this glad increase. Fine increaser from ars 7 
florets are somewhat wavier and larger, not uncommon to see it with 9 or 10 open. bulblet; like all lavenders, there is some BO PEEP ...10—,.30 
about 415 inches, 7 open. It is healthy and Hecentialiy, it is -a commercial variety, be- bulb loss in storage, but its field performance BRIDAL ORCHID 1— .50 
a fine propagator, DLOdac ey men Iter cause of its fine growing habits. There is surpasses anything we have seen in this “ -- o- : 
which germinate readily. The color of this Romingwauite like 4t. color. Consistent show winner. Cc. D. FORTNAM..... 
glad is about the purest and brightest of - ai 5 Se Re CAN OD) 50 30 20 6 — .25|DOLLY VARDEN 
Sny red, and although not as tall as R LANTANA (EM) — 2-0  _ 05 03 Pkg..25| Hot on the heels of ORCHID MARVEL for RDI as 
CHARM, \it is a worthy team-mate. a ‘shorty’ in the Orange Ciara aete ree beauty and \clanty of eolor, is this large CRIMSON TIDE . 
a = Pe 14 inch florets, open on : ve r. markings, te) Pkciry ot 
3 Its Salar is a pbstening golden orange shad- florets. Somewhat ternperstnental in ee COTILLION ae 
HOW TO ORDER ing to EEO, with sleet yee es ee formance, but nice. ORAICKER JACK 
4 year-to-year value as -) 3 ; acess 
Send to CURRYS’ Clads keeps it on our list, until something ue EAN TOM eae MO) Wren Pee ae. = 10 06 04 = pkg. .25 EVANGELINE 
S i thi r an price range comes ng. A sea ry lig , 
. s : This year Me ae Trews our large bulbs can bike eso to end here. Tall, 12 AS EVENING STAR .... 
Kalispell, Montana. ee our mediums, as we have too few Siaimtion Onetss 7 Sel oe, Manes times a FOLKLORE 
Ben . : ‘ 2 ) I pen many - 
CURRY’S pay the postage on all orders from this list. » | LEADING LADY (M) ———————_________. 105 03 Pkg..25, pers ety. as in all habits. Gives color GARNET GLOW 
D tock, first time to large size, Outstanding cream-white sport of PICARDY. RB e light pink class. HBART’S DESIRE .... 
CURRYS’ Large bulbs are young stoc’, @| This, tall clear cream variety has made a i CN Edy Bee a ashe eS a Se SER =-09 05 Pkg. .25 
and will be 1% to 2 inches in diameter. Older Leek ae ee great name or itself. Not as easy ates a8 I Huge browsish smoky. 6 inch florets not un- -25|JUNE ROSE .. 
rH . onsider m as some varieties, but responds wonder 5 open i 
we will furnish them on request, but we do ee c x tern Gin | fo. extra ‘attention, Its ‘show recor eee A RED CHARM (EM) hima * be gaa ige | KASHMIR 
as satisfactory as the others. Many experienc growers 0 fade choice ond to none. We think this is the nicest all-round red ever : : : ak | LA. WATE See to Wee ees 1E 
* . 5 - lim ed. f E 2 Es + a o 
size bulbs, which give nice bloom and produce an ace Fs uly S | MAURRIE TREVAN (M) —-________ 35 2 eg ueerineaas | spicewuooea eeu putes orc tierce er oee | LAVENDER BEAUTY 15 
large size bulb for the following season. tat | pagar Mana Tall, erect black-red, of most. satisfying cy tales geep! red. Tt Js joften Gr. Champion {LITTLE GOLD ..... 25 
‘, in di bul fi habits. 7 open on a 20- spike; re s. For cutting and handling, i 
from 3/4 to 1% inches in diameter. Small bulbs % to about 5 inches in diameter. This rates tops : nas no peer, and as all cutflower eeaein MACUSHLA 3 
small bulbs, % to % inches ee eee the black-reds. Australian. on Ae 0s Pkg. .25 sista A Brad Bes. soEe Dae ator and very re- MORNING KISS .............. 20— .25 
Minimum order is $2.00. , Giant 6 much florets, tall plant, heavy broad SPOTLIGHT (M) Para AEE 5 Soladitlin: ROSE .... 35 
Send remittance, in full, with order. zolagos Abort the tier without’ markings, Hal eet A oe Ganon tice aa en set PAE 25S ORSIAN BR 
< en, A 5 oat. 6, n- i Nl 
On orders over $5.60 deduct 5 percent as a cash discount. Not ‘every spike is exhibition material, but Se ee eae G Glean eee 4 inch florets = RUG 
: educt t as a cash discount. those that are, usually take the ribbon. 7 é SUN SPOT (EM): THR PAN 
On orders over $10.00, deduct 10 percent a : open. 7 je Pker 2s | Gilistening golden apricot. 8 open, 414 inch 335 25 15 15—.25| PHARAOH 
‘On orders over $20.00, deduct 20 percent as a cash discount. MYRNA FAY (©) dens all, 20 15 Bs florets on ir aes ee ee age ee ar he ee “ a 
A : aes est cutter ee ¢ : : 1S0e= 
Canadian customers please send Import Permit and minimum| ect plant, 8 open florets, which are about PTET QUIBERON ; 
order of $5.00. Canadian or American currency accepted at equal | 445 inches in diameter, Ts on ropagat ee NaS i096 Pkg.25| REBOUND 
value. ing qualities, are Fapidly. cis ere it ee CET an YE BlAd Medium height, 6 open, florets REDOWA 
the top commercia avender. ommercia : 
cut-flower growers are doing well with this Seis tall apelce + aa i 08 05 03 Pkg. .25 RED WING. .... 
not-too-plentiful variety, as its color is more Spanieeieetriely tie ae eth ort t (ROYAL FLUSH . 
Pipe Por onan Wh cppenrs 10. De | grower’s pet. Most varieties in this class are SANDMAN 
: ecking is so min a colorless, but not SUSQUE i 
Post Office almost a part of the rae eee more like * | propagator. Some were sent to us by tnistake SHERWOOD .....---—-----— 
fi Ship When, spots. This, plus ELIZABETH THE QUEEN, with SUSANNAH. it has out-produced the SINCERITY (Australian) 10— .25 
Express Office -...-... ect at reel ar an Peet 3 Tie will give the cutflower grower plenty of BrineaGer a ecigeen fora Ube all we can SIBONEY 10— .75 
(If different from Post naa k $ lavender to please his customers with for SBE OLS Eee eee SA ane denend. SPARKS = 
ec the entire summer. 2 5 eee - al. - 
10 06 04 Pkg. .25 / 
Gear, deep golden orange, on one (of the TRCC ADRES OO eae SE | ae A orn en eee ee 
tallest of glad plants. 4 inc orets, 6 open, in any garden. Also, it is tall, holdi A ; 15 
flowerhead short for the heighth of the plant. florets open. on. a straight spike that really 
: hes. RO lends variety to any 
: ° planting, and when it is more plentiful the 
; | Amount Save By Purchasing Extra Bulbs florists will undoubtedly be asking for it. 
| | Geers peually fade it some, unless 
pe ae i i- 4 one or two open. TROCADERO h: 
| In preparation for a very POSSI~ 149 FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE a fine record, and is now available at more  §# =~ TIVOLI ..... 
ble call to the Service, we are at- 25 GAYLORE VULCAN GGT prices for the first time. TUNIA’S WIZARD ‘ on 
Mit a haan Es hee aecueeetetsstenni@ececeeeeteteissmuanreserecasnrsizamencneerereene Javcnenereeeree]-emees | tempting to cut our mae stock| 5 GOLDEN BEAUTY About, the prettiest purple, being more on Sag ve Pke. .25 | TWINKLES Sf eT to ge 
min 1 et s : : Phe ss 
; to a bare imum S Spring. 25 HAWKEYE RED clear-colored, 6 open, ahcias a lees Rend cos 
Consequently, we are offering our] 4) , ADRONE Strela ets Everyone adores VULCAN, as Growers Note: We will trade some 
vw: ns i j ar 
surplus of Very Small, No. 7 bulbs/39 apy JANE ae Sas artistry to it. of our WHITE WINGS for true- 
(4 —%” Diam.), at the follow-|95 ,aANTANA Perhaps the best of the bigger ruffled whites 30 30 20 4— .20 aoe By: of most of the 
t me : : TREVAN n eled exhibitio v é e. varie r 
ing money-saving prices: 7 MAURRIE too large for commercial use. Heath eerobiins = 
8 MISTAYA WHITE WINGS (M) 
eh bad 5 ed eet A 50 36 20 4— .20 
25 MYRNA FAY 
4 ORCHID MARVEL 
10 TROCADERO 
4 WHITE GODDESS 
Rapidly becoming established as the best 
florist white from Australia, or any other 
supply the demand, we fear and we hope. 
SEEDLING 47477C 
___.. Withdrawn for selective propagation. 
GROWERS’ UNITS of 
WHITE WINGS 
lace. The individual floret, 1 i 
5 4 PATRICIAN Puffled, ist the nest peautifally a pe qos 
Each variety comprises 1 Unit. | 1g PHANTOM BHAUTY Eby eee seen. 446, inch Horets, 7 open. 10 Large & 100 bulblets........ $ 5.00 
weceesee € mazeda wi 1ts u i - 
10 ABIGAIL 25 PICARDY ing it for the first time three soars GEO, and oF 
5 BLACK PANTHER 25 RED CHARM we still are. WHITE WINGS is just right, 50 Large & 500 bulblets........ 17.50 
ek gas not too plain, not too frilly, not too large, Postpaid 
2 BOISE BELLE 12 SUSANNAH not too small, not ite0 stiff, not too grooked. ostpaid. 
4 rn mce the true value oO i i 
toes) 25 BURMA 25 SUSQUEHANNA generally known, the few of us ans sora Mahots doubt, DENS of the most 
25 CORONA 15 TARAWA stocks now will be taxed to the limit to beautiful whites ever introduced; 
stocks relatively scarce. 
This light violet-pink creation of ours didn’t 
receive too favorable a color report from the 
Florida Trial Gardens last winter. By care- 
ful selection we hope to develop a stock that 
comes 100% clear light violet pink. 
Remember, these are bulbs, not 
bulblets, and though very small, 
- many will bloom. 
TRY OUR SELECTED GLAD- 
IOLUS SEED. PARENTAGE IN- 
CLUDED. Packet of 10 seeds 25¢ 
