Gladiolus 
The varieties marked * are the top 
Blue Ribbon Winners of the year. 
Algonquin. Brilliant glowing scarlet, 8- 
10 wide, open ruffled needlepoint blooms 
on a tall straight spike. 
*Beauty’s Biush. A really big white with 
a faint but persistent blush. The large 
open flowers are precisely formed. 
Bit o’ Heaven. Beautiful shade of orange 
with a yellow throat. Opens 9-12 medium 
sized blooms on a tall, straight plant. 
Black Opal. Probably the darkest of all 
gladiolus, the color being a deep black 
red. The finest of the dark shades. 
Blue Beauty. (Pf.) Light blue, shading 
darker toward the edges, giving the ap- 
pearance of medium blue. Large wide 
open round flowers. 
*Burma. A striking deep rose shading to 
a lighter tone in the throat of the heavily 
ruffled flowers. 
Chamouny. Cerise rose, silver edged 
flowers of medium size, round and lightly 
ruffled. 8 to 10 flowers open at a time. 
A most distinct and beautiful mid-season 
variety. 
*Corona. Creamy white petals shading 
to rich eream in the throat, the edges 
beautifully picoteed with rose pink. 
*Dieppe. Deep salmon red with deeper 
blotch. Outstanding. 
*Hlizabeth the Queen. Clear lavender- 
mauve flowers beautifully ruffled and 
shaped. An outstanding variety for show 
or cutting. 
*Florence Nightingale. Tall straight 
grower with long spikes of white ruffled 
blooms. 
Firebrand. Glistening red of medium 
tone, slightly deeper in the throat with 
white lines on the lower petals. Very 
straight spike with 8 or more open ata 
time. One of the best reds. 
King Lear. Clear, deep reddish purple 
with silver line on edge of petals. 5-6 
blooms open on a tall, strong, slender 
spike. 
*Lady Jane. Free blooming, with large 
ruffled flowers of a clear smooth cream; 
yellow lip. 
*Leading Lady. Cream white. A sport of 
Picardy with all of its outstanding quali- 
ties. 
*Margaret Beaton (Twomey). One of the 
most beautiful blotched varieties. Tall, 
large and white with small scarlet 
feather. Opens about eight flowers. 
Good propagator. 
Oriental Pearl. Huge cream with flowers 
up to 7 inches in diameter. The largest, 
tallest and strongest cream gladiolus 
known to us. 
Pandora. Clear, soft geranium pink, 
pleasingly accented with somewhat 
darker line in throat. Opens 8-10 blooms. 
Medium height. 
*Picardy (Palmer). Color soft apricot 
pink with a silvery sheen, feathering of 
slightly deeper color in the throat. 
Purple Supreme. Bright purple flowers 
well spaced on the tall slender stems. 
Good grower and will not burn in the sun. 
*Red Charm. Unique shade of medium 
red that is very attractive. Large, sturdy 
grower of great vigor. 
*Rosa Van Lima. Light rose with a few 
darker lines in the throat. Up to 8 or 
more well placed blooms on a tall, strong 
spike prolific. 
*Salman’s Glory. A mammoth cream 
w'th red markings and yellow throat. 
*Silver Wings. Beautifully ruffled white 
sport of Picardy. 
PURPLE SUPREME 
Shirley Temple (Pruitt). Creamy-white 
with a darker throat. Individual florets 
over 6 inches across, with 6 or 7 open. 
Splendid grower. 
*Snow Princess. An excellent white va- 
riety for exhibition and cut flowers. Tall, 
vigorous grower. 
*Spic and Span. Lightly ruffled deep 
salmon. Promises to become the most 
popular of all gladiolus. 
*Spotlight. The finest yellow. Large blos- 
soms of clear deep yellow with a small 
bloteh of red in the throat. 
*Sunspot. A large apricot buff with a 
rose spot in the throat. Truly a striking 
new glad. 
Valeria. Clear scarlet with a silky sheen, 
shading darker toward the center. Lower 
petals have a faint white line. Splendid 
cut flower. 
White Gold. Huge creamy white blooms, 
golden yellow in the throat. A vigorous 
grower with good straight stems. 
Colors: 
Dahlias 
Animato (4-inch cactus). This much 
praised recent Holland creation is a very 
delicate rose pink on a medium to low 
bush. May be used as a border where 
height of 18 inches is not objectionable. 
Azura. 10-inch blooms of medium lilac 
with slight silver sheen. Extremely vig- 
orous, on long stems. 
Charles Mastic. A very handsome 10- 
inch giant of bronze and orange with ex- 
ceptional keeping qualities. 
Clara Carder. 12-inch giant pink. Shaggy 
with broad petals twisting to the tip. 
Low habit and very free blooming. 
Darey Sainsbury. Huge white show 
dahlia. Though normally a low grower, 
the blooms are produced on strong, cane- 
like stems. 
Hills Supreme. 8-inch pure pink. Highly 
rated as cut and garden flower. Fine 
stem and extremely disease resistant. 
Joe Fette (Pompon). The very finest 
white pompon we have ever found. Ex- 
cellent bush and stem producing a multi- 
tude of cut flowers. 
Mrs. Geo. Le Boutillier. 12-inch giant 
red. An old favorite and among the 
largest dahlias grown. Low growing 
habit. 
Queen of Yellows (Ball). This canary 
yellow cut flower is very prolific and 
showy in the garden. Excellent stems 
and a fine cut flower. 
Satan (Cactus). Giant deep red of exqui- 
site form. Medium height bush and a 
fine show type. 
Tip-Top (Pompon). Rich raspberry red on 
medium bush. This little dahlia is just 
as nice for table decorations as in the 
garden. 
See Opposite Color Page for 
Cultural Directions on 
Gladiolus, Dahlias and Begonias 
TUBEROUS 
Begonias 
DOUBLE CAMELLIA TYPE 
The largest and most popular types. 
Individual flowers from 4 to 8 inches in 
diameter, resemble Camellias and Roses. 
In all forms and variations in color. 
Colors: White, yellow, cardinal, red, pink, 
rose, blush, dark red, orange, apricot, 
flame, orange. 
Tubers—Delivery January-March. 
SINGLE FRILLED TYPE 
(CRISPA) 
Perhaps the most adorable of the sin- 
gle types—beautifully frilled and ruffled 
on the edge. 
Orange, apricot, red, salmon, 
pink. . 
Tubers—Delivery January-March. 
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