Glorious, High Finance, Kim, Lake Placid, 
Mount Baker, Regal Red, Snowbank, Zuni. 
LARGEST FLORETS Ballerina, Bird of 
Paradise, Connie G, Dolly Varden, Edith Warr, 
Falcon, Gen. Eisenhower, Golden Flute, Harold 
Kk, King Size, Leif Ericsson, Lovable, Minstrel, 
Polaris, Salman’s Sensation, The Roan, Tunia’s 
Mahomet, Vanisle. 
MOST STRIKING AND UNUSUAL Ace of 
Spades, Oberbayern, Bird of Paradise, Boccherini, 
Blue Devil, Boldface, Bushfire, Carnival, Chero- 
kee, Choctaw, Cockade, Copper Lustre, Crown 
Jewel, Falcon, Fantasy, Flame Girl, Flying 
Fortress, Karen, Louis Hemon, Lovable, 
Margery, Mavis, May Tarrant, Novelty Queen, 
Pactolus, Paisley, Palette, Pelletier D’Oisy, 
Penelope, Pirate Chief, Prince, Ruffled Ebony, 
Sprite, Starfire, Vanisle, Wahoo, Wildfire. 
TALLEST AND LARGEST PLANTS = Ador- 
able, Ballerina, Captivation, Copper Lustre, 
Crown Jewel, Evangeline, Florence Nightingale, 
Francesca, Golden Dawn, Golden Flute, High 
Finance, Jolly Roger, King Size, Leading Lady, 
Lovable, Majestic, Mallow, Marathon, Mighty 
Monarch, Montpelier, Mother Fischer, Moun- 
taineer, Nordic Queen, Pauline, Picardy, Pirate 
Chief, Polaris, Regina, Salamanca, Salman’s 
Sensation, Seneca, South Seas, Vera. 
THE COMPLETE BOOK OF Th 
Gladiolus 
LEE M. FAIRCHILD 
foremard ky A, J IRVING 
AT LAST— 
a wonderful new book on GLADS! 
Increase your pleasure, prizes and profits in glads by hundreds of valu- 
able hints in THE COMPLETE BOOK OF THE GLADIOLUS—new 
book by Lee Fairchild, famous prize-winner, hybridizer and writer. (He 
won the grand champion spike at the Eastern International Show in the 
Summer of 1953). 
For years we’ve lacked an up-to-date book on gladiolus, but now Mr. 
Fairchild packs into his clear, non-technical pages the very latest data on 
growing, mulching, aiming for blue ribbons, propagating, dusting, spray- 
ing, hybridizing, fertilizing, and storing, illustrated with drawings, photos 
and tables to help any glad fan get the most out of his blooms. His long 
table of recommended varieties by size and color can save you many 
dollars and disappointments. 
Whether you have only a few dozen spikes or grow glads by the thou- 
sands, you'll get far more out of this book than its modest price and ’m 
so sure of that statement that I guarantee to refund your money if 
you return the book unmarked in 10 days. Whoever heard of a Yankee 
making an offer like that if he wasn’t 110% sold on the book himself? 
So order promptly to enjoy this delightful and practical book now and 
for years to come. Send $4.00 TODAY and by return mail will come your 
254-page COMPLETE BOOK OF THE GLADIOLUS at no risk to you. 
Do not order from this catalog after August 1954. It becomes obsolete then. 
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