Gladiolus 
All named varieties: Each, 
Abu Hassan. Most popular clear dark blue. Tall, straight 
plant with several blooms open. Early. 
Annamae. The finest pure white at any price. 
large blooms on a tall straight spike. Early. 
Opens 6 
Barbara Dee. New rose-lavender. 
on a tall plant, 
5 to 6 large blooms 
Blue Beauty. Light violet-blue, vigorous grower. Most 
blues are temperamental, but this one is consistently 
dependable in performance. 
Boulogne. Medium dark reddish rose or wine-red. Opens 
8 well-placed blooms on a tall strong plant. 
Burma. Sensational large deep rose, shading to lighter 
throat. Heavily ruffled and will open up to 10 blooms. 
Capeheart. Light salmon-rose with deeper edges and a 
light rose feather. 
Beautiful distinct shade of cerise-rose with 
Opens up to 10 blooms on 
Chamouny. 
a silver line around all petals. 
a long spike. 
Cream-white shading to darker cream in 
throat. 8 large, round, somewhat ruffled waxy blooms. 
General Douglas MacArthur. Light salmon-rose. Tall 
strong grower with up to eight 6-in. round, somewhat 
ruffied blooms open at once. 
Fair Angel. 
Hopman’s Glory. Tall, always straight, bright golden yel- 
low. Opens 6 to 8 medium sized blooms. 
Kestre!. Light salmon-orange, with creamy throat, which 
is bordered by a band of light orange. Opens 8 to 10 
blooms with a total of 20 buds on a tall straight plant. 
Leeuwenhorst. Huge, tall light rose, slightly tinted with 
lavender. One of the strongest growers and largest 
flowers. 
Magnolia. Light soft creamy rose. Opens 6 to 8 large, 
round, recurved blooms on a tall spike. 
Mansoer. Blood-red with a brownish glow. Opens 8 per- 
fectly placed blooms on a tall slender spike. 
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Gorgeous Summertime Beauties 
12c; doz., $1.00; 100, $6.50. 
Orange Gold. Clear, orange self color. Opens 6 large 
well-placed blooms on a very tall spike. 
Pandora. Clear soft geranium-pink with somewhat darker 
lines in throat. Opens 8 to 10 blooms on a medium height 
plant. 
Picardy. Clear, soft salmon with flesh throat on which 
is a soft inconspicuous feathering of rose. 7 to 9 very 
large blooms open at once. 
Ravel. Violet-blue with reddish brown markings. Tall 
straight spike. . 
Red Charm. One of the best medium reds. Opens 8 to 9 
well-placed blooms on a tall straight spike. 
Rosa Van Lima. A pure, clear pink of such loveliness as 
is seldom seen. A touch of light lavender in the throat. 
Salman’s Glory. Large showy, creamy white with a bi 
red blotch, edged yellow. Tall strong husky grower wi 
big head of blooms.. 
Snow Princess. One of the finest of the off-whites. Has 
long spikes with about 6 large blooms, well arranged, 
open at once. 
Spic & Span. Tall ruffled medium deep pink of an un- 
usual shade. Opens 10, with 6 to 10 buds showing color. 
Tivoli. Lustrously beautiful soft rose. Opens 8 to 10 
blooms on a tall spike. 
A shade that is different and 
Opens 7 large blooms on a very 
Vulcan. Magenta-purple. 
one that the ladies love. 
tall straight spike. 
White Gold. Very large clear light cream, shading to a 
golden throat. 4 to 6 enormous, well-placed blooms on 
a long flower head. Can be grown to amazing size. 
Yellow Herald. Amber-yellow, with light carmine throat 
lines. Opens 6 to 8 slightly ruffled medium large blooms 
on a tall spike. 
Mixture. A mixture of popular named varieties, selected 
from all classes, unsurpassed in diversity of colors and 
types of blooms. Each 10c; doz. 90c; 100 $5.50. 
ROSS BROS. CO., Worcester, Mass. 
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