9 iter-Statter Glade 
DOUBLY GUARANTEED 
1. Guaranteed to please you when you get the bulbs. 
2. Guaranteed to please you when they bloom this summer. 
When you receive the bulbs, if you are not satisfied, return just one-half 
of them and we will refund the money you paid us for all of them. 
When they bloom, if you are not delighted, you may select from our 
catalog, without cost, anything you wish equal to the amount you paid 
us for the glads. Finest of all flowers for cutting. 
NEW VARIETIES * BETTER COLORS * LARGER SPIKES 
Here we offer you one of the finest selections of Gladiolus (Glads for 
short) in America. Many are new, all are good. The ratings mentioned 
under various varieties below are the results of the voting by the 1955 
Gladiolus Symposium, which is made up of both Exhibition and Com- 
mercial growers. This means they have excelled in form, flower place- 
ment, vigor as well as color. Be sure to plant some of these newer varieties 
this spring. When they bloom you will wish you had planted more they 
are so beautiful. Glad bulbs are ideal gifts for a relative or friend. We 
will ship direct to them, Postpaid, enclosing a gift card with your name. 
Because we take great care in selecting our Glads we sell them by the 
millions, sending them to every state. We offer 2 sizes of bulbs. The 
LARGE are 1% to 2 inches across (diameter) and the MEDIUM are 1 
to 144 inches across. All will bloom this summer, the larger bulbs pro- 
ducing bigger spikes. They are so easy to grow. Plant them 5 to 6 
inches deep and 6 inches apart. Make your first planting when you 
make your early garden. Then make several plantings, 2 weeks apart 
and you will have the lovely flowers for many weeks. Takes around 75 
days from planting to blooming. ALL GLADS ARE POSTPAID. 
Appleblossom, 1956 All America Glad 
INTER-STATE’S SUPERIOR GLADS 
W096 50 LARGE BULBS for $2.65 
4 Spic and Span Free 
The First 
All America Gladiolus 
NEW FOR 1956 
These two varieties, Appleblossom and Royal Stewart, are the first 
varieties to bear the All America title. They were selected after 
years of testing by Gladiolus judges from all sections of America. 
They were judged as to beauty of color, flower form and place- 
ment, flower opening, size of spike and vigor. They cost more than 
ordinary kinds but those of you who want the very newest varieties 
should plant some this spring. We guarantee them to please you. 
Your Choice, Each $1.00, 3 for $2.50, 6 for $4.75 
Postpaid 
In this collection are exactly the same fine varieties as described on 
these pages, but they are not labeled. They are all large bulbs 14 to 
114 inches across (diameter). What wonderful, beautiful flowers of 
all colors they will bring you this summer. When they bloom, you 
will easily recognize some of our finest like Burma, Red Charm, 
Picardy, White Gold, Purple Supreme, Spotlight Yellow, Elizabeth 
the Queen, etc. These selected large size bulbs will produce very 
large spikes of perfect flowers. Guaranteed to please you. 
v¥ 87 TOO targe Butns $4.75 postpaid 
8 Spic and Span Free 
16 Large Bulbs $] .00 Postpaid 
2 Spic and Span Free 
Large Size Bulbs (114 to 2 inches across) Postpaid 
Y 91 Appleblossom (P.A.F.). A Glad with the utmost delicacy 
of coloring, snow-white with a faint touch of cream in the throat 
and an exquisite flush of cool rose pink at the edges of the petals. 
Eight or ten florets open at a time on spikes up to five feet tall. 
Y 92 Royal Stewart (P. P. 1339). A remarkable Glad that con- 
sistently outperformed all others in the extensive All America 
test program. The lightly ruffled florets are a radiant light red 
on exceptionally strong spikes up to five feet tall. The long 
flowerheads frequently have 12 flowers open at one time, a truly 
impressive sight in either the garden or bouquet. 
YY 89 
Glads By Color 
GLAD VARIETIES 
Y 13 Burma— Rated by the Glad- 
iolus Symposium as the best of its 
color, a glowing rosy-red. Large, 
perfect, heavily ruffled flowers. 
One of the greatest Glads of all 
time. 
3 for 6for 12 for 25 for 
40c 70c $1.25 $2.25 
25c 45c .85 1.50 
Large.... 
Medium.. 
Y 20. Dolly Varden—A true Giant 
Glad with flowers blooming at eye 
level. The broad petaled flowers 
are a beautiful shade of salmon- 
pink with a showy white center. 
The tall, vigorous spikes will have 
8 to 10 flowers open at once. Try 
some this spring. 
3for 6for 12for 25 for 
Large.... 60c $1.00 $1.75 $3.25 
Medium.. 40c .70 1.25 2.25 
Y 24 Evangeline—This new va- 
riety is the tallest and largest Glad 
we have ever seen. Eight to ten 
huge ruffled blooms open at once 
on tremendous spikes fully five 
feet tall. Rated as the top light 
pink. Order early as we are sure 
to sell out at this price. 
3 for 6for 12for 25 for 
Large.... 50c¢ 90c $1.65 $2.95 
Medium.. 40c 70c 1.25 2.15 
Y 27 Elizabeth the Queen— This 
wonderful new variety is the finest 
lavender we ever saw. Flowers are 
large, beautifully ruffled and the 
most exquisite lavender you could 
imagine. It is so beautiful that it 
has been our most popular Glad 
for several years. Everybody who 
sees it wants it. Even lovelier 
than pictured on the envelope. 
3for 6for 12 for 25 for 
Large.... 35¢ 60¢ $1.00 $1.75 
Medium.. 25¢ 40c .70 1.25 
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This special offer is made for those who enjoy fine Glads 
by separate colors, yet do not care to bother keeping record 
of the names. The same beautiful varieties as listed on 
pages 71 and 72 are included, each color sacked separately. 
The MEDIUM BULBS are 1 to 14 inches across (diam- 
eter) and the LARGE BULBS are 1% to 144 inches across 
(diameter). Both sizes will bloom this summer but the 
larger bulbs produce longer spikes. WE GUARANTEE 
BOTH SIZES TO PLEASE YOU, WHEN YOU GET 
THE BULBS AND ALSO WHEN THEY BLOOM 
THIS SUMMER. We have selected the six most popular 
colors. If you bought these very same Glads by name, 
they would cost you considerably more. Postpaid. 
Red Purple White 
Yellow Lavender Pink 
YY 140 30Medium Bulbs( 5 cach of all 6 colors)for $1.25 
YY 141. 60 Medium Bulbs(10 eachofall6colors)for 2.15 
YY 142 120 Medium Bulbs (20 each ofall 6colors)for 3.45 
YY 143 30Large Bulbs ( 5 each of all 6 colors) for 1.85 
YY 144 60 Large Bulbs (10 each of all 6 colors) for 3.25 
YY 145 120 Large Bulbs (20 each of all 6 colors) for 5.95 
