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Glads are unexcelled for summer bouquets and cut 
flower arrangements. Be sure to plant some of the 
new Miniature varieties too; you will be pleased 
with their beauty and usefulness. 
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 mix- 
tures which contain undesirable varieties for 
which there is little 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.) 
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 22). 
SELECTED LARGE FLOWERING 
DAHLIA VARIETIES 
AVALON. Clear canary yellow flowers 6” in 
diameter—prolific bloomer. 
JERSEY BEAUTY. One of the finest true 
salmon pinks. Excellent for cutting; early. 
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. 
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 
glads are cumbersome and out of place. 
ATOM. Distinctive, very attractive scarlet 
with a silver picotee edge around all petals. 
3 for 55¢; doz. $1.85; 25 for $3.50. 
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. 
PETER PAN. Heavily ruffled dark orange- 
pink with darker throat. Beautiful blend 
of autumn colors. 3 for 65¢; doz. $2.25; 25 
for $4.25. 
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. 
STATUETTE. Beautiful ruffled bright yel- 
low with red throat markings. The earliest 
variety we have grown. 3 for 60¢; doz. 
$2.00; 25 for $3.75. 
TOP TEN OF THE NEWER GLADS 
AUREOLE. One of the most beautiful yel- 
lows with exceptionally heavy ruffling, a fine 
new variety.. 3 for 50¢; doz. $1.75; 25 for 
$3.25. 
FRIENDSHIP. Gorgeous fresh pink of a 
new shade; a ruffled, beautiful spike. 3 for 
50¢; doz. $1.75; 25 for $3.25. 
FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE. Outstanding 
new clear white. Opens 6 to 8 glistening 
ruffled 51% in. florets on a tall straight spike. 
3 for 55¢; doz. $1.85; 25 for $3.50. 
POLYNESIA. A pure salmon, deeper shade 
than Picardy with a yellow throat, a very 
clear beautiful color. 3 for 55¢; doz. $1.85; 
25 for $3.50. 
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 vari- 
eties, each separately labeled. $4.50. 
Our Large Flowering Dahlias are dependable 
bloomers. 
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! $1275; 25 for $3.25. 
PATROL. Beautiful orange buff with yellow 
throat. A champion in most glad shows. 
Will have up to 10 florets open at a time. 
3 for 60¢; doz. $2.00; 25 for $3.75. 
RAVEL. Violet-blue with reddish 
markings. Tall, vigorous grower. 
Ors lore Sileiss Zap toy Mhahe2e). 
RED WING. Considered by critical glad 
men to be the best scarlet grown. Produces 
tall spikes and long flower heads. 3 for 
55¢; doz. $1.85; 25 for $3.50. 
WEDGWOOD. A rich, waxy, heavily ruffled 
lavender with a cream throat. One of the 
most appealing and attractive glads we have 
ever srown. 3 for 50¢; doz. $1.75; 25 for 
$3.25. 
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. 
GENERAL EISENHOWER. Deservedly 
popular large flowered deep rose. 
MANSOER. Fine deep black red. 
OCTOBER SUNSHINE. Lovely glad in au- 
tumn shades. 
RED CHARM. Consistently popular dark 
red that is hard to beat. 
SPIC AND SPAN. Beautiful deep pink, al- 
most salmon with tall straight spikes. 
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 sepa- 
rately labeled. 
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3), for. 
“Please send me your catalog for 1955. I got 
your name from a friend of mine who had re- 
ceived such wonderful Delphinium from you. I 
think they are beautiful.” 
Mrs. Alice Daniel 
405 Lake St. 
Orrville, Ohio 
TRY SOME MINIATURE GLADS — THEY ARE EASIER TO ARRANGE 
