32 ROBSON QUALITY SEEDS, HALL, NEW YORK 
ROBSON’S GLADIOLUS 
THE POPULAR NEW MINIATURE GLADS 
These new popular “baby glads” are just the right size both in length of stem and size of 
floret for small bouquets, centerpieces, mantle arrangements and for any use where the larger 
Mary helps us choose the glad varieties for our 
catalog and she carefully selects the bulbs and 
helps package them for filling your orders. 
Robson’s Deluxe Gladiolus 
Assortment 
This is a very popular assortment of named 
varieties that we include for those who do not 
care to keep varieties separate by name. There 
are at least 30 colors in this mixture. It 
should not be confused with cheaper mixtures 
which contain undesirable varieties for which 
there is littke demand. 
Price: 12 for $1.15; 25 for $2.00; 100 for 
$7.50, postpaid. 1000 for $65.00, not prepaid. 
(500 at the 1000 rate.) 
“T want to thank you for one of the most beau- 
tiful collections of Glads I have ever seen. I used 
them at the back of the flower bed in a row and 
they were very effective.” 
9/8/53 Charles M. Filer 
Pawling, N. Y. 
“The Glads this year have been terrific. I loved 
the miniatures and want more next year.” 
Sept. 12, 1953 Mrs. Robert Hamilton 
Concord, N. H. 
BLUE RIBBON GLADS 
BURMA. The finest very deep rose with wide 
open, heavily ruffled blooms. 
ELIZABETH THE QUEEN. Finest ruffled 
lavender with darker veins in the throat. 
KING LEAR. A beautiful early ruffled pur- 
ple of large size. 
OCTOBER SUNSHINE. 
autumn shades. 
RED CHARM. Consistently popular dark 
red that is hard to beat. 
SALMON’S GLORY. Rich creamy white with 
a striking carmine-red blotch. 
SILVER WINGS. Very popular slightly ruf- 
fled white. 
VAGABOND PRINCE. One of the best of 
the smokey varieties. A favorite. 
Price of above varieties: 3 of one variety 40¢; 
doz. of one variety $1.40; 25 of one variety 
$2.50; 100 of one variety $9.50. 
Blue Ribbon Assortment — 3 bulbs each of 
above varieties—24 bulbs for $2.35, not 
separately labeled. 
Lovely glad in 
glads are cumbersome and out of place. 
ATOM. Distinctive, very attractive scarlet 
with a silver picotee edge around all petals. 
3 for 50¢; doz. $1.75; 25 for $3.25. 
BO PEEP. A beautiful heavily ruffled buff- 
pink with cream throat and pink stippling. 
Very early — extremely nice. 3 for 55¢; doz. 
$1.85; 25 for $3.50. 
CRINKLETTE. Extra early and an extra 
nice heavily ruffled orange pink miniature. 
3 for 50¢; doz. $1.75; 25 for $3.25. 
TWINKLES. Intensely ruffled deep orange 
flushed pink with a deep yellow center on 
which reddish lines appear — striking. 3 for 
65¢; doz. $2.25; 25 for $4.25. 
TOP TEN OF THE NEWER GLADS 
CARNIVAL. Bright scarlet with a clear white 
throat. It is a striking glad that everyone 
admires. 3 for 60¢; 12 for $2.00; 25 for $3.75. 
BIRCH RED. The best medium dark red 
glad grown. Florets have a rich, smooth 
sheen with no marking — beautiful. 3 for 
60¢; doz. $2.00; 25 for $3.75. 
EVANGELINE. A gorgeous ruffled light pink 
with a soft cream throat. A consistent ex- 
hibition winner. 3 for 60¢; 12 for $2.00; 25 
for $3.75. 
FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE. Outstanding 
new clear white. Opens 6 to 8 glistening 
ruffled 514 in. florets on a tall straight spike. 
3 for 55¢; doz. $1.85; 25 for $3.50. 
GENERAL EISENHOWER. As popular as 
its namesake, it has extra large deep rose 
florets often measuring 6 to 7 in. in di- 
ameter. 3 for 50¢; doz. $1.75; 25 for $3.25. 
Top Ten Gladiolus Collections 
(Order by number please) 
G 10C — One bulb each of Top Ten varieties, 
each separately labeled. $1.65. 
G 20C — Two bulbs each of Top Ten varieties, 
each separately labeled. $3.00. 
G 30C— Three bulbs each of Top Ten va- 
rieties, each separately labeled. $4.50. 
Our Large Flowering Dahlias are dependable 
bloomers. 
ORDER INSECTICIDES AND FUNGICIDES WITH YOUR GARDEN SEEDS — PAGE 33 
SHERWOOD. Beautifu! ruffled deep purple 
blending to a somewhat darker throat. One 
of the best purples. 3 for 55¢; 12 for $1.85; 
25 for $3.50. 
SPIC and SPAN. A most attractive ruffled 
deep pink having 20-22 buds with 10 open 
at a time. Our visitors always rave about 
it. 3 for 50¢; doz. $1.75; 25 for $3.25. 
ORANGE GOLD. The best orange we have 
ever grown; deep orange with a golden 
throat. 3 for 50¢; 12 for $1.75; 25 for $3.25. 
PACTOLUS. A spectacular glad. Apricot 
yellow with a fiery red blotch — really dif- 
ferent. 3 for 50¢; doz. $1.75; 25 for $3.25. 
WEDGWOOD. A rich, waxy, heavily ruffled 
lavender with a cream throat. One of the 
most appealing and attractive glads we have 
ever grown. 3 for 60¢; doz. $2.00; 25 for 
$3.75. 
All of our bulbs are large, flowering size bulbs, 
and are free from disease and thrips. 
Planting directions are sent with each order. 
Gladiolus on early seed orders may be sent at 
a later date, after danger of frost. 
Gladiolus thrips are tiny insects that dry up 
glad buds so they do not open properly. 
Control thrips by dusting or spraying with 
DDT. (See page 33). 
SELECTED LARGE FLOWERING 
DAHLIA VARIETIES 
AVALON. Clear canary yellow flowers 6” in 
diameter — prolific bloomer. 
BEGONIA ROSE. One of the nicest large 
pinks; 6 in. blooms, fine grower. 
MICHIGAN WHITE. The most prolific 
blooming white; 6 in. blooms, early. 
MONARCH. Beautiful large dark red flow- 
ers; very early and prolific. 
CHARLOTTE CALDWELL. Free blooming 
orange and coral — excellent. 
Price of above 5 Large Flowering Dahlias: 
Each 65¢; any 3 for $1.70. 
DI-Collection. One each of above five large 
flowering dahlias, separately labeled, for 
only $2.50. 
Dahlias will not be shipped until danger of 
freezing enroute is past. 
Planting directions sent with each order. 
