GLADIOLUS 
BAGDAD--Smoky old rose, deeper at 
edge of throat, lighter in throat. 6 to 8 
immense blooms open at one time, 
BEACON—Clear bright scarlet, with large 
creamy throat blotch. 8 to 10 medium 
florets, moderately ruffled. 
BIT ‘O HEAVEN—Very nice orange with 
yellow throat. Opens 9 to 12 medium 
sized blooms on tall spike. 
BLUE BEAUTY—Light blue, edges of pet- 
als lined with violet-blue. Throat some- 
what lighter on upper petals. 
BURMA—Deep reddish rose. Heavily ruf- 
fled blooms. 8 ruffled florets of heavy 
substance on a straight spike. One of the 
best of all glads. 
ELIZABETH THE QUEEN—Clear mauve-rutf- 
fled flowers with dark lines in the throat. 
Large. 
ETHEL CAVE-COLE — Light 
deeper pink throat. Large, 
florets, Fine propagator. 
GOLD DUST—Large. A fine soft clear early 
yellow. Opens 5 to 6 blooms at a time. A 
beautiful cutflower. 
HAWKEYE RED—Large. Red Sport of Va- 
gabond Prince. A bright red with small 
blotch of darker red on lip petal. 8 to 10 
well placed large sized blooms open at 
a time. 
KING LEAR—Clear deep reddish purple 
with silver line on edge of petals. 
LEADING LADY—Cream white. Very large 
florets on tall spikes. 
MARGARET BEATON—Huge snowy white 
florets with a very small vermilion-pink 
blotch on the throat. 
MARGARET FULTON—Medium. Clear soft 
rich dark salmon, A beautiful shade. 6 to 
8 perfectly placed medium sized florets 
open at a time. 
MISS WISCONSIN — Brilliant rose-pink. 
Opens to 8 large blooms on a medium 
height spike. Distinctive color makes it 
a class by itself. 
NEW EUROPE—Large. Vivid orange red 
with a small purple stripe in throat. 8 to 
10 magnificently shaped florets open at 4 
time. 
PICARDY—Giant. Soft shrimp pink, with 
a blotch of light flesh pink shading to 
shrimp pink at edges. 
SNOW PRINCESS—New fine white of good 
size and form. Many open blooms, per- 
fectly placed. Stems never crook. 
pink with 
wide open 
SPOTLIGHT—Large. Clear deep yellow 
with small scarlet blotch in throat. Opens 
6 to 8 florets on a long stem. 
TIVOLI—Soft rose-pink, lighter in throat. 
8 to 10 large florets open on a tall upright 
stem, Blooms well placed. 
VAGABOND PRINCE—Large. An_irrides- 
cent garnet-brown, lighter in upper throat, 
and with a small blotch of glowing flame 
scarlet on lip petal. 
WHITE GOLD — Giant. Very large clear 
light cream shading to a golden shade in 
throat. 5 to 6 huge well placed blooms 
open on a long head. 
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NAHLIAS 
(1.D.: Informal Decorative. 
F.D.: Formal Decorative) 
A. D. LIVONI—(Show type) Beautiful shade 
of deep pink, free flowering and ideal 
for cutting. 
AVALON—(F.D.) A fine garden variety. 
Profuse bloomer with rich large lemon- 
yellow blooms. 
COMMANDO—(F.D.) Clear shade of deep 
lavender. One of the finest. 
GALLANT FOX—(F.D.) Brilliant dark red. 
A good commercial variety. 
JANE COWL—(I.D.) Lovely buff and old 
gold shading to a salmon center. One of 
the best for cutting. 
JERSEY’S BEAUTY—(F.D.) 
pink, One of the finest 
Marvelous for bouquets. 
Glorious clear 
ever produced. 
MAUDE ADAMS—(Show Type) White 
blending to rose pink. Pleasing uniform 
blossoms. 
MRS. I. DE VER WARNER—(F.D.) A beau- 
tiful orchid pink. Lovely large flowers on 
long strong stems. 
MICHIGAN WHITE — (Semi-Cactus) 
white. The most 
flower white. 
MINIATURE DAHLIAS—Lovely 3- to 4-in. 
blossoms just like the large ones in form 
and shape, All have good stems. A wide 
range of colors. 
POMPON DAHLIAS — Charming “‘button” 
dahlias that require little care. Gorgeous 
cut flowers. 
ROSY DAWN —(Ball type) A beautiful red- 
rose and yellow. 
CANNAS 
KING HUMBERT — (Orchid - flowering). 
Orange-scarlet with bright red markings; 
deep bronze foliage. 4 feet. 
Pure 
prolific blooming cut- 
PRESIDENT—Immense bright red in large 
clusters. Green foliage. 4 feet. 
HUNGARIA—Large dainty rose-pink, fre- 
quently edged cream. 4 feet. 
WINTZER’S COLOSSAL—Largest flowering. 
Vivid, blazing scarlet. 
CALADIUM 
FANCY-LEAVED—Rich ornamental leaves 
marked, veined and striped with white, 
pink and dark red. 
ELEPHANT’S EAR—One of the _ largest 
ornamental plants for beds and borders. 
Huge green leaves, 
LILIES 
Few flowers provide such regal beauty as 
lilies, and few are as hardy. Let us sug- 
gest the varieties that will thrive in your 
~ ‘TUBEROSES 
One of the most fragrant of all flowers. 
Tall spikes of white blooms. 
Glads Like a 
Bank Account Says 
Od Gardener 
( Wy 
Most gardeners plant their glads 
in wide orderly rows in open 
areas to make cutting and cullti- 
vation easier, but there’s no law 
against using them as borders 
for mixed flowers. Because the 
straight lines make for erectness 
and formality—I like to see them 
planted where there's a green, 
bushy background such as peony 
bushes—that way it helps to 
break the vertical pattern. They're 
nice along low walls, too, An old 
stunt is planting glads with iris 
because both have swordlike 
leaves. When the true leaves 
develop; (they're about six inches 
high at this point) start a weekly 
D.D.T. spraying program; it’s the 
best insurance I know to control 
those destructive glad thrips. 
Growing flowers from bulbs and 
roots is one of the most re- 
warding of hobbies. Because glad 
bulbs multiply each year and 
return additional bulbs and bulb- 
lets to the grower it is like a 
bank account returning interest 
on your deposit. That's true of 
dahlia roots, also. 
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