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Gladiolus 
Very Special New Variety Collection 
This collection is not in my catalog. Wonderful varieties. Wonderful value. he 
The most popular introductions of last year with 
my best seller this year. Grow the best and be the 
only one in your neighborhood with these grand 
new varieties. They will create a sensation among 
your friends. Very few people have ever seen 
these fine creations. 
Erin (490) My new green introduction. 
A fine variety in all ways and a big 
seller. Large bulbs are sold out but small ones 
will bloom. $2 each. Will remain same price next 
year, 
Notes on a Few Special 
AB COUTTS (516) The finest peachy buff in 
existence and one of the great varieties of all 
time. Tall straight, many blooms open and 
healthy. 
L .75, M .50, S .25 
ACE OF SPADES (454) The blackest glad. 
Tall straight, fine in everyway. 
L .50, M .35, S .25, Bts. 8/.25 
ADORABLE (406) Wonderful cream. I think 
the best. Many open. 
L and M .35, 5 for $1.50 
BIRD OF PARADISE (506) Huge creamy 
pinkish apricot of unique form. Nothing like it. 
$3 each. A big seller. 
CATHERINE BEATH (312) Deepest yellow. 
Grand variety. 
L .50, M .35, S .25 
CHARTREUSE (490) Everyone likes greenish 
colors in flowers. If you don’t feel like paying $2 
each for Erin you can get Chartreuse for 80c. 
It is one of my most popular varieties. I have 
bought the complete stock from the originator so 
can supply all your wants, but large bulbs are not 
too plentiful. 
1 bulb and 10 bulblets $1. 
I can furnish small bulbs at $25. per 100 with 
not less than 25 at the 100 rate. Not listed in 
quantity in my catalog. Also bulblets at $35. per 
4 pt. 
EDGEWOOD (461) A rose that will make a 
name for itself. Opens 8 ruffled blooms. 
M .75, S .50, Bts. 10/1.00 
FRANCESCA (566) Most gloriously beautiful 
light lavender pink. : 
L .60, M .40, S .25, Bts. 6/.25 
at AT LAST— 
a wonderful new book 
on GLADS! 
' (552) The most sensa- 
Harrisburger tional medium red of 
recent years. Highest rating red in all time 
symposium. $1 each. 
7 ' The giant salmon 6 feet tall, 
King Size in a class by itself. Can beat 
any variety in its class on the show bench. $1 
each for large bulbs. 
(530) Early salmon, 
Mountaineer many open, huge 
blooms, will make a grand cut flower or good 
show flower for early shows. $1 each. 
; (466) Most distinct mauve 
Paisley lavender. Very popular. $1 each. 
GOLDEN BOY (312) Deep golden yellow, 
great show variety. 8 open. 
L 1.50, M 1.00, S .60 
HEADLINER (531) This is in the same color 
class as King Size. I think more beautiful than 
King Size and a potential winner but probably 
King Size can usually beat it on the show bench. 
Grow it for beauty and if you get it to a show 
where there is no King Size you may have a 
winner. At some shows the judges pay more 
attention to beauty than at others. 
L $2.00, M $1.50, S $1.00, no bulblets. 
LOVABLE (532) An Australian giant lively 
salmon with 8 open. 6 feet tall. 
L 1.00, M .75, S .50, Bts. 10/.75 
PIRATE CHIEF (568) Deep lavender with 
purple blotch bordered cream. Huge recurved 
needlepoint blooms. Many open. Best in its color. 
L 2.00, M 1.50, S 1.00, Bts. 2/.30, 10/1.20 
PRINCE (485) Very outstanding deep red 
smoky. Somewhat like old Vagabond Prince but 
far better. Opens 10. Stock limited and will be 
for a year or two. 
L 3.00, M 2.50, S 2.00 
PROSPECTOR (410) Most utterly beautiful 
light yellow with amber lip—nothing like it. Can 
win for most beautiful in show. 
L 1.00, M .75, S .50,. Bts. 10/.75 
RED FEATHER (552) A rather late deep red 
that will be tremendously popular. A real find. 
M .50, S .25, Bts. 10/.20 
ROXANA (400) One of the finest white varie- 
ties. Opens 10-11. Made a hit last season. 
L 1.00, M .75, S .50, Bts. 10/.75 
SALMAN’S SENSATION (578) This is the 
largest, tallest, strongest growing medium blue I 
know of. If you want blue at a medium price this 
Increase your pleasure, prizes and profits in glads 
by hundreds of valuable 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 1954). 
(410) The most utterly 
Prospector fe ful yellow! twith sans 
ber lip. $1 each. : 
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: (433) Tall salmon with huge 
Sta rfi re red blotch on cream ground. 
Have sent out several hundred of these bulbs and 
had quantities of fine letters about it. Everyone 
raves over it. The best selling new introduction 
I have had in many years. $1 each. One of each 
of the above, $8. value for $6. 
One Erin and a medium bulb of 
each of the others for $5. 
Ones 
is it. Often 6 feet tall with 6 or more 6-7 inch 
blooms open. 
L .75, M .50, S .25, Bts. 3/.25,10/.75 
I did not list this in quantity in my catalog but ‘ 
can furnish small sizes as follows: 
#4 $12. per 100, $100. per 1000 
#5 $10. per 100, $80. per 1000 
#6 $7. per 100, $60. per 1000 
TAN-GLO (480) Outstanding pastel tan 
smoky. Beautiful and can beat any smoky on the 
show table. 8-11 open. 
L 2.50, M 2.00, S 1.50, Bts. .25 
VANISLE (590) Gorgeously colored deep 
chocolate smoky. Huge blooms. 
L 1.00, M .75, S .50, No bts. 
MINIATURES are becoming more popular all 
the time. Better try a few. See the new ones on 
page 32 of my catalog, also Beni Kocho and 
Pierrot on page 9. These are really good. Beni 
Kocho should become as popular as Atom. 
MINIATURE and SMALL FLOWERED UN- 
LABELED COLLECTION No. 11—This will 
contain some medium size bulbs as these smaller 
varieties bloom fine from any size. It will also 
contain some high priced ones. 
f you haven’t grown the miniatures, here’s 
your chance to get a good start and see what a 
lovely charm they have. This is an even better 
collection than last year. 
100 for $6.00, 50 for $3.00, 25 for $2.00. 
No. 12 SMALL AND MINIATURE LABELED 
COLLECTION. Large and Medium Size. 
32 bulbs, good color selection 
Over $5.00 value for $3.75 
3 Atom, 5 Bo-Peep, 3 Celestina, 3 Dolores, 2 
Fifth Avenue, 3 Gremlin, 3 Loveliness, 3 Peter 
ee 2 Spunky, 2 Statuette, 1 44991, 2 Little 
ing. 
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, propa- 
gating, dusting, spraying, hybridizing, fertilizing, 
and storing, illustrated with drawings, photos and. — 
LEE M. FAIRCHILD 
Foreword by A. J. IRVING 
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