To My Flower Friends: 
My quest for breeding stocks during the past 25 years has 
resulted in what | think is the longest list of Gladiolus species 
in America. Peruse it carefully, for you can get farther faster 
with species. All sections can be intercrossed and Mendel’s Law 
always applies. The possibilities are endless and there IS room 
for improvement. 
While this list is prepared primarily for hybridists who need 
new blood lines, and connoisseurs or fanciers who delight in 
the unusual, the home gardener will find most of my offers of 
more than ordinary interest because of their differences from 
the standard garden varieties. 
It is my privilege to name and introduce in this edition two 
new varieties of Gladiolus species and to present the greatest 
advance in Hemerocallis breeding since these flowers were first 
popularized — my TUDAYLILY HYBRIDS. And, some new seeds. 
Everything, except as noted, is grown in my private experi- 
mental garden. | do not maintain a display garden because 
time will not permit. 
If you sent a dime for this list be sure to deduct it from 
your first order. This charge became necessary because curi- 
osity was costing real money. Customers receive these lists free 
as issued, without request. Because of the nature of the plant 
material it is not issued annually, but in “editions”, of which 
this is the seventeenth. The quotations will stand until super- 
seded by the next number. 
FOR YOUR GUIDANCE 
CORMS and CORMELS — Orders filled in rotation as received 
and sent postpaid at PROPER planting time in spring or fall. 
None sent in Jan. or Feb. Corm sizes vary with the species, but 
blooming size will always be sent. 
SEEDS — Immediate delivery if in stock; otherwise back ordered 
until new supply is harvested or importation arrives. Cultural 
directions included. Packets contain from 10 to 30 seeds, de- 
pending upon rarity. Trade packets, when offered, contain three 
times the amount. 
SPECIAL NOTATIONS appear under the various sections and 
species. Please read them carefully before ordering to avoid 
confusion and letter writing. 
TERMS — Cash with order, by check or postal note. Everything 
is sent postpaid in U.S. and possessions, whether your order 
amounts to 50c or $50. | am satisfied with my profit on this 
basis, and you will profit, too. 
FOREIGN ORDERS accepted for Gladiolus and seeds only, and 
must total at least TEN DOLLARS. Import permit or label must 
accompany orders for corms, but not for seeds. 
PLEASE do not ask for wholesale prices — there are none. The 
only discounts are already provided in the quotations herein. 
You will have to patiently grow your own stocks, as | did, even 
from one seed! 
IF YOU grow any Gladiolus species not in this list, | will pur- 
chase or exchange. Tell me what you have. 
PHILIP O. BUCH 
ACIDANTHERA HYBRID 
MELODY (Buch, 1952) 36. The first known hybrid (A. bicolor X 
A. Murielae) to be introduced. Blooms in 90 days, 10 days to 2 
weeks ahead of its parents. Exquisitely fragrant long-tubed 
flowers, pale yellow in bud, but opens 9 white flowers, 31% 
inches wide, with pale yellow back ribs and the typical dark 
chocolate blotches. Very resistant to sun and rain. A decided 
improvement over A. bicolor, more reliable and a rapid propa- 
gator. Excellent for cutting, as the flowers last long, emitting 
