WONDER BOY 470 (Tyndall) M Very rich 
dark purple shading lighter toward the edge. 
This color is to my taste about the nicest I have 
seen in purple. Opens 8 with 7 in color with 
perfect facing and spacing. 41% feet tall with nice 
straight stems. Healthy clean foliage. Long heads. 
A really good one and different. The lighter areas 
on the edge give it a unique and intriguing 
appearance. 
L 5.00, M 3.00, S 2.00, B .40. 
XANTHIA 410 (Hatch) M Deep yellow with 
darker lines in the throat. Nicely waved and 
ruffled. It makes a large spike with 8-10 open 
but often rather short head. The florists like it 
very much. 
L 2/.25, M 3/.25, S 5/.25, B Pkg./.25. 
ZEPHYR 441 (Butt) EM Deep fresh pink 
with reddish throat mark. Makes a huge spike 
with 8-9 open. A spike is an armful. Color varies 
somewhat but always nice. Good strong grower. 
See color photograph on another page. 
L 2/.25, M 3/.25, S 5/.25, B Pkg. /.25. 
ZUNI 484 (Mitsch) L An old smoky variety 
that is still one of the best and very popular. 
Opens 10 massive ruffled blooms on a long head. 
Color is salmon and dark slate with an orangy 
feather. 
L 2/.25, M 3/.25. 
ZYLPHA 368 (Hatch) Clear dark mauve 
shading to a deeper blotch. A beautiful distinctive 
shade that will be very popular especially with 
the ladies. Opens 5 slightly hooded blooms on a 
medium height plant. A fine garden flower but 
does not open too well in water. 
L 2/.25, M 3/.25, S 5/.25, B Pkg./.25. 
FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF 
CANADIAN CUSTOMERS 
We have arranged with MELVIN W. HAMBLETON 3520 CONNAUGHT 
AVE., MONTREAL to handle retail and small quantity orders for me. So if you 
will send such orders to Mr. Hambleton you will not have to obtain a Permit and 
will have no duty to pay. This will make it much easier for you and make the bulbs 
cheaper too as the duty will not be added to cost of bulbs. 
ADDRESS YOUR ORDERS TO 
MELVIN W. HAMBLETON 
3520 CONNAUGHT AVE., 
MONTREAL, P.Q. 
“Last year | bought 100 gladiolus bulbs of you, thru a neighbor of mine. They were the finest 
glads | ever grew.” —Frank L. Dey, N. J 
“Your bulbs last year were excellent and caused wide comment among our friends.” 
=-Robert Ele Cro, N.ey. 
“We have been buying our bulbs from you for the past five years and we have been more than 
pleased.”’ —Mr. & Mrs. Rollin Boyer, Ind. 
“I want to thank you for another grand glad year. Personality and Spic and Span were beautiful 
with large blooms on good straight spikes.” —Lester M. Lurvey, Wisc. 
“I have been wanting to write and tell you that most of my bulblets bloomed last summer and all 
of them were just beautiful.” —Mrs. Geo. Haascle, Oregon 
“I ordered the No. 1 Collection two years ago and they were truly beautiful.” 
—Mrs. Lloyd Baker, Minn. 
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