their delightful perfume day and night. Foliage partly arching, 
as with some gladiolus. Handle like summer-blooming gladiolus, 
but hold until the ground warms up (corn-planting time). Store 
away from frost. $4.50 each; 3—$12.15; 6—$22.95; Cormels, 
$45.00 per 100. 
NOTE: Acidanthera will NOT cross with Gladiolus. | tried it for 
20 years. If you are more patient, go right ahead. But don’t 
say | did not warn you. 
CAMASSIA 
One of the most beautiful of the spring-flowering (May) hardy 
bulbflowers from our own Pacific Northwest. My collection in- 
cludes most known species and some hybrids, Their asphodel- 
like spikes reach from 2 to 5 feet, displaying plain creamy- 
white and with a blue streak, pale blue, lavender, light blue, 
dark blue and violet flowers over a long period. Some, when 
established, throw 3 or 4 spikes and multiply readily. Can be 
naturalized. Seeds, in mixture only, 50c pkt. 
EURASIAN GLADIOLUS 
(SPRINGLADS) 
These sub-zero hardy species from Europe and Asia are among 
the rarest of worthy garden plants, seldom seen in American 
gardens. They offer new opportunities for hybridists, cut flower 
growers, exhibitors. Will cross with other sections of the genus. 
Use them in the rock garden, hardy border, or naturalize. Easier 
to grow than summer kinds, and THRIPS DO NOT BOTHER THEM! 
The northern range of hardiness has not yet been determined, 
and | would appreciate knowing if any of this group withstand 
lower temperatures than those shown in parentheses. The first 
figure following name is the height in inches. All require fall 
(Oct.-Nov.) planting and cannot be held until spring. Delivered 
accordingly. 
G. ANATOLICUS (Armenia) 24 (-14) Two to six purple and white 
flowers, 1/2” wide, with attractively folded lower segments. Mid- 
May. 3—$2.00; 6—$3.85; 12—$7.20. Seeds, 50c pkt. 
G. BYZANTINUS (So. Europe) 30 (-30) Largest of the group, 
with 7 to 15 light purple flowers, 2’ wide. A white line, edged 
darker purple, is on each flower segment. Early June. 3—.70; 
6—$1.30; 12—$2.50. Seeds, 50c pkt. 
“We sometimes have 30 below here in northern New York, but 
G. byzantinus are hardy.”—Mrs. G. F. B. 
G. BYZANTINUS ALBUS (So. Europe) 24 (-16) This pure white 
variety, introduced by me in 1949, has smaller flowers than the 
type and is a shy bloomer. | am not sure it is correctly named, 
but it came to me as such. Mid-June. 3—$2.00;6—$3.85; 12— 
$7.20; Cormels, $7.50 per 100. 
G. COMMUNIS (Switzerland) 34 (-20) Bears 5 to 15 light 
purplish-red flowers about an inch wide, with the typical purple- 
bordered white median line. Mid-June. Rare. $2.00 each, limit. 
Seeds, 50c pkt. 
G. COMMUNIS CARNEUS (So. Europe) 25 (-16) This lovely rose- 
pink variety, lost to commerce for years, was reintroduced by 
me in 1950 after a fortunate find. One of the prettiest, with 
the typical white median line outlined in purple. Mid-June. 
Very rare. $5.00 each, limit. 
G. ILLYRICUS (England) 18 (-17) A little charmer with up to 10 
magenta flowers, about an inch wide, with purple-edged white 
median lines on lower segments. Naturalizes easily. Mid-June. 
$1.00 each; 3—$2.70; 6—$5.10; 12—$9.60; Cormels, $10.00 per 
100. Seeds 50c pkt.; Trade pkt., $1.00. 
G. ILLYRICUS var. ALBION. (Buch, 1953) 20. (-17) A pale selec- 
tion segregated from my English seedlings. Flowers are devoid 
of or have only slight indications of the purple lines on the lower 
