Gladiolus 
Abu Hassan. Clear dark blue. Opens sev- 
eral medium size blooms on a tall straight 
plant. The most popular dark blue on 
the market. (Early.) 
Burma. A striking deep rose shading to 
a lighter tone in the throat of the heavily 
ruffled flowers. 
Chamouny. Cerise rose, silver edged flow- 
ers of medium size, round and lightly 
ruffled. 8 to 10 flowers open at a time. 
A most distinct and beautiful mid-season 
variety. 
Dieppe. Deep salmon red with deeper 
blotch. Outstanding. 
Elizabeth the Queen. Clear lavender- 
mauve flowers beautifully ruffled and 
shaped. An outstanding variety for show 
or cutting. 
Evangeline. Exquisite tall light rose-pink, 
Florence Nightingale. Tall straight grow- 
er with long spikes of white ruffled 
blooms. 
Firebrand. A nice medium red that fairly 
glistens like velvet. Slightly darker in 
throat with white lines on lower petals. 
Friendship. A lovely, ruffled, soft pink 
with a cream throat. Opens up to 8 flo- 
rets. (Early.) 
Harry Hopkins. A grand rose red with 
nice spike and good placement. A fine 
cut flower with excellent placement. 
King Lear. Clear, deep reddish purple 
with silver line on edge of petals. 5-6 
blooms open on a tall, strong, slender 
spike. 
October Sunshine. Light orange with 
poe yellow throat. Really a top-notch 
glad. 
Orange Gold. Clear rich beatiful medium 
dark orange gold. Four to six open on a 
tall, straight spike. 
Pactolus. A vivid apricot cream with 
orange red blotch on lower petals. Opens 
up to 10 wide open tightly attached florets 
on a nice spike. A strong healthy grower 
and good propagator. If you like a 
blotched variety, you will be more than 
pleased with this one. 
Patrol. A light apricot with a yellow 
throat. Will open 10 or more florets on 
a tall spike. Very attractive and one of 
the best in its color class. 
Phantom Beauty. Light pink with up to 
10 open. A fine show flower and a good 
commercial. 
Picardy. Color soft apricot pink with a 
silvery sheen, feathering of slightly deep- 
er color in the throat. 
Purple Supreme. Bright purple flowers 
well spaced on the tall slender stems. 
Good grower and will not burn in the sun. 
Ravel. Violet blue with reddish brown 
markings. Tall straight spike with eight 
to 10 open. Strong healthy grower and 
one of the best blues. 
Red Charm. Unique shade of medium red 
that is very attractive. Large, sturdy 
grower of great vigor. 
Rosa Van Lima. Light rose with a few 
darker lines in the throat. Up to 8 or 
more well placed blooms on a tall, strong 
spike. Prolific. 
Salmon’‘s Giory. Giant cream with orange 
red throat. Very popular. 
Snow Princess. An excellent white va- 
riety for exhibition and cut flowers. Tall, 
vigorous grower. 
Spic and Span. Lightly ruffled deep 
salmon. Promises to become the most 
popular of all gladiolus. 
Spotlight. The finest yellow. Large blos- 
soms of clear deep yellow with a small 
blotch of red in the throat. 
Truelove. Very early shell pink with 
throat a shade lighter. 
Vagabond Prince. Very beautiful, orig- 
inal mahogany brown, shading lighter in 
the throat and with a small fiery red 
blotch. Opens 8-10 well placed blooms. 
Valeria. Clear scarlet with a silky sheen, 
shading darker toward the center. Lower 
petals have a faint white line. Splendid 
cut flower. 
TURN TO PAGE 25 for CULTURAL INFORMATION on the growing of Gladiolus, 
Dahlias and Tuberous Begonias. 
Tuberous Begonias 
Wherever shade prevents the planting of other summer flowers, the Tuber- 
ous Begonias are the answer. In window boxes, on porches, under trees or 
along shrubbery, they’ll provide magnificent color accents. 
DOUBLE CAMELLIA TYPE 
The largest and most popular types. 
individual flowers from 4 to 8 inches 
in diameter, resemble Camellias and 
Hoses. In all forms and variattions in 
color. 
Colors: White, yellow, cardinal, red, 
pink, rose, blush, dark red, orange, 
apricot, flame, orange. 
SINGLE FRILLED TYPE 
(CRISPA) 
Perhaps the most adorable of the 
single types—beautifully frilled and 
ruffled on the edge. 
Colors: 
Orange, apricot, red salmon, 
pink. : 
Tubers—Delivery January-March. 
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CAMELLIA FLOWERED 
TUBEROUS BEGONIA 
TUBEROUS BEGONIAS 
CARNATION TYPE 
This type produces a large double, re- 
sembling a carnation in form. The petals 
are frilled and have serrated edges. 
Colors: Yellow, Salmon, White, Apricot, 
Pink, Scarlet, Rose. 
HANGING BASKET OR LLOYDII 
(Pendula) 
This is the Pendula or Lloydii type. It 
is an unsurpassed strain containing dou- 
ble flowers only. Often hundreds of blos- 
soms to a bulb. Excellent for rock garden 
work. 
Colors: Scarlet, Yellow, Salmon, Pink, 
Rose, White. 
MARMORATA 
This is a camellia type blossom pro- 
ducing a mottled rose and white blossom. 
Colors: Mixed. 
MARGINATA 
A two-color crispa type flower, avail- 
able in two combinations. 
White with pink edge, also salmon with 
copper edge. 
MULTIFLORA 
We have developed an excellent strain 
of these begonias. They are unsurpassed 
for bedding or for pot plants. Large num- 
bers of small flowers. This is a mixture 
of colors from pure white to red. 
PICOTEE DOUBLE 
A camellia type blossom with the edges 
of the petals in a different shade of color. 
Available in a mixture of pastel shades. 
Colors: Red Shades, Pink-Rose Shades, 
Salmon Shades. 
HANGING BASKET 
TUBEROUS BEGONIA 
SEE DAHLIA LIST ON PAGE 16 
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