Gloxinia “/ubers 
in colors and patterns 
to delight 
an artist’s pallete! 
During the blooming season each year when thousands of magnificent 
plants turn our greenhouse into a veritable fairyland of color, we spend 
days tagging superior plants to be offered in these color groupings. 
Each of the specially tagged plants is grown to maturity until the 
tubers are fat and well developed. Then the tubers are harvested and 
properly cured for just the right length of time. We have developed a 
special method of packing and shipping so that your tubers reach you in 
perfect moist condition. Our tubers are particularly easy to grow because 
they are harvested with their roots intact before shipment. 
We are often asked if there are any advantages of tubers over plants 
or vice versa. It is true that occassionally one will outperform the other 
but the important points to consider are these. Our tubers are not avail- 
able and ready to grow until November. Earlier bloom may be had by 
purchasing 214” plants in October and early November. During the winter 
months tubers are advantageous as they can be packed better against 
freezing. In March plants take the advantage for early summer bloom 
as tubers may have lost some vitality even under our carefully controlled 
storage conditions. 
LARGE FLOWERED HYBRIDS 
GROUP NO. 
B-1 Unusually striking shades of purple, velvety purple, and rich wine-purple. 
B-fa Similar to B-1 but throat of flower white or in shades of purple. 
B-2 Purple bordered blossoms with artistically speckled throats — in a wide range 
of varying shades. 
B-2a Delicate purple or lavender border blending into a speckled throat. 
B-3 Suffusions of soft white and lavender laced with lovely intricate patterns of 
deeper lavender and purple. 
B-4 Shades of strong-hued purple enchanced with an undertone of red with varying 
amounts of speckling and veining. 
B-S Gorgeous shades of brilliant red and scarlet. Solid colors without speckling. Huge 
ruffled blossoms of striking beauty. 
B-5a Similar to B-5 but lighter in color. 
B-6 Deep pink to rosy red with artistically variegated throat. 
B-6a Similar to B-6 but more delicate in color and pattern. 
B-7 Lively shades of sparkling red, gayly enhanced with white borders heavily 
speckled with red into the throat. Scarce. 
B-8 Suffusions of soft white and pink laced with lovely intricate patterns of deeper 
pink speckles. 
B-9 Lovely blossoms daintily bordered with pink, blending into a throat of pure 
white. Scarce. 
B-9a Similar to B-9 but with a wider border. 
B-10 Lovely blossoms daintily bordered with blue blending into a throat of pure 
white. Scarce. 
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