Gladiolus 
The varieties marked * are the top 
Blue Ribbon Winners of the year. 
*“Beauty’s Blush. A really big white with 
a faint but persistent blush. The large 
open flowers are percisely formed. 
*Black Opal. Probably the darkest of all 
gladiolus, the color being a deep black 
red. The finest of the dark shades. 
Blue Beauty. Light blue, shading darker 
toward the edges, giving the appearance 
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 cream in the throat, the edges 
beautifully picoteed with rose pink. 
*Dieppe. Deep salmon red with deeper 
blotch. Outstanding. 
*Elizabeth the Queen. Clear lavender- 
mauve flowers beautifully ruffled and 
shaped. An outstanding variety for show 
or cutting. 
Florence Nightingale. Tall straight grow- 
er 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 at a 
time. One of the best reds. 
J. V. Konynenburg. Rich garnet red. 
Opens up to 10 blooms on a long spike. 
Rated by some as the best Holland intro- 
duction. 
*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. One of the most beau- 
tiful blotched varieties. Tall, large white 
with small searlet feather. Opens about 
eight flowers. Good propagator. 
October Sunshine. Light orange with 
golden yellow throat. Really a top-notch 
glad. 
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. Color soft apricot pink with a 
silvery sheen, feathering of slightly deep- 
er 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. 
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 
blotch of red in the throat. 
Sunspot. A large apricot buff with a 
rose spot in the throat. Truly a striking 
new glad. 
Surfside. Ruffled white with red pencil 
line in throat. One of the best white 
glads for cutting. 
LEADING LADY 
Truelove. Very early shell. pink with 
throat a shade lighter. 
Valeria. Clear scarlet with a silky sheen, 
shading darker toward the center. Lower 
petals have a faint white line. Splendid 
cut flower. 
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Dahlias 
Azura (Informal decorative). 10-inch 
blooms of medium lilac with slight silver 
sheen. Extremely vigorous, on long 
stems. : 
Clara Carder (Informal decorative). 12- 
inch giant pink. Shaggy with broad 
petals twisting to the tip. Low habit and 
very free blooming. 
Comtesse. (Cactus.) Rose pink blooms 5 
inches across. A heavy producer with 
long wiry stems. Blooms continually 
throughout the season. 
Eleanor Francis. (Informal decorative.) 
10-inch compact blooms of blood red. 
Fine keeping qualities and deep green 
foliage rate this dahlia very high. 
Gertrude. (Pompon.) Medium red blooms 
about 2 inches across. This little dahlia 
is just as nice for table decorations as in 
the garden. 
Joe Fette (Pompon). The very finest white 
pompon we have ever found. Excellent 
bush and stem producing a multitude of 
cut flowers. 
Mayor Otis. (Informal decorative.) 12 to 
14-inch blooms of bronze and copper. In 
spite of its size this dahlia is not soft and 
is well supported on husky stems. 
Satan (Cactus). Giant deep red of equi- 
site form. Medium height bush and a 
fine show type. 
Sydney. (Informal decorative.) 12 rose 
pink blooms shaded salmon and touched 
with yellow at the base. Petals roll back 
to stem, forming a massive flower. 
(Cactus.) 4inch lemon _ yellow 
The low to medium bush pro- 
duces heavily from early in the season. 
Flowers keep for days when cut. 
White Abundance. (Formal decorative.) 
12-inch pure white blooms on vigorous 
bush. Stems are ideal and hold the giant 
blooms well. 
See Opposite Color Page for 
Cultural Directions on 
Gladiolus, Dahlias and Begonias 
TUBEROUS 
B egoutad 
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 single 
types—beautifully frilled and ruffled on 
the edge. 
Colors: Orange, apricot, red, salmon, pink. 
Tubers—Delivery January-March. 
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