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If you are not interested in named varieties but do like 
all shades and colors; I have made up that mixture. 100 
large bulbs in all for $6.00. 
25e SPECIAL OFFER 
3 large bulbs of Burma. - 2e 
rr “ a“ 6 Paria ye os 25e 
“ “ “& —“ Hindenbergs Memory... 25¢ 
es & * + Leading Lady ....  25e 
“6 6s cs Snow Princess soecis- eae 
C8 6“ ss Spotlight’ 2. — 2906 
6k 6 6s 6s Seedlings Ligh Te cer eee . 25e 
< “ “ Purple Beauty. 8S 
cece Colden Dream... 25¢ 
“6 $8 6&6 SE octolds "ok 25¢ 
66 6“ 66 6s New Sis) ci Santa cere Ode 25¢ 
se 6 66 ce Mighty Monarch ___... 25¢ 
By all means be a society member of your state. If by 
chance you are not a member of the North American Gladi- 
olus Council or the New England Gladiolus Society, I will 
make it painless for you to join, either one of these societies. 
This offer is for new members. Any order of bulbs and seeds 
over $10.00 I will pay your 1954 membership in the N.A.G.C. 
Orders over $25.00, I will pay your 1954 membership in the 
N.E.G.S. Both of these societies give you all the very latest 
information you require about gladiolus, hypnotize you to 
the extent that you can hardly wait for the next bulletin. 
If you grow gladiolus, by all means you should grow 
seed. This is the most interesting part of the hobby or com- 
mercial standpoint. It’s not a case of try your luck or test 
your skill. Today 95% of live seed from hand pollinated 
crosses will germinate. Field collected seed have no value 
at all in my study of hybridizing. It takes years of study to 
know just what you really are doing. I never use the lower 
floret for seed or pollen. At times a variety is studied three 
years before it is used for seed or pollen. It’s not just a case 
of whatever you see in the field that looks good and go out 
and cross it. My crosses are planned one year ahead in 
reference to color, disease resistant and certain character- 
istics of both parents. 
Order your seed by number. 5 seeds of any cross will be 
the minimum, seeds are 3c each. 100 mixed seeds hand 
pollinated, 40c. 
X 531 After Dark x Hindenbergs Memory 
X 532 Babe x Bleeding Heart 
X 533 Blue Day x James H. 
X 534 Blue Day x Blue Monday 
X 535 Blue Devil x James H. 
X 536 Burma x Sennen 
X 537 Carioca x Opal 
X 538 Carioca x Hindenbergs Memory 
X 539 Empire x Leading Lady 
X5310 Empire x Maurrie Trevan 
X5311 Empire x Tuts Both 
X5312 Gen. Eisenhauer x Marcella Mallett 
X5313 Granny x Purple Beauty 
X5314 Greta Garbo x Maurrie Trevan 
X5315 Hindenbergs Memory x Mighty Monarch 
X5316 Hindenbergs Memory x Mid America 
X5317 Hindenbergs Memory x New York 
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