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TALL STATELY SPIKES FOR A 
Including the Best of the New Introductions 
There is no other summer-flowering bulb that is enjoying so great popularity as the 
Gladiolus. Their adaptability to garden decoration or to use as cut flowers during the 
summer and early autumn is surpassed by no other flower. They are not only showy in 
the garden, but when cut with the first flower open will last for ten days in the house. 
While they thrive in almost any good garden soil, better results may be had if soil is 
well prepared and enriched with some of our pulverized manures. Plant bulbs 4 to 6 
inches deep and from 4 to 6 inches apart. 
PINK, SALMON and ROSE SHADES 
Beauty’s Blush. Cool soft blushing pink with lots of sparkle. It stands heat well. 7-8 
flat 5-inch saucer-like florets on a tall 18-20 bud spike. Healthy and disease resistant. 
10 for 80c, 25 for $1.75, 100 for $6.00 
Cordova. Very early salmon-pink. Lots of flowers on tall stately spike. 
10 for $1.25, 25 for $2.75, 100 for $10.00 
Ethel Cave Cole. Large wide-open florets of light pink with slightly deeper and more 
rosy throat. A lovely, striking variety which is becoming very popular. 
10 for 90c, 25 for $1.95, 100 for $6.50 
Evangeline. Light rose-pink with large ruffled 5¥%-in. florets and a soft cream throat. 
25- to 30-in. flower head. ]8-20 buds and 8-12 open. A consistent winner of high 
awards. 10 for $1.20, 25 for $2.65, 100 for $9.00 
Friendship. An exceptionally healthy grower and one of the earliest to bloom. It is 
tall with 6 to 7 blooms open on a strong but slender stem. Color is n edium pink and 
nicely ruffled. A beautiful variety any season. 10 for $1.20, 25 for $2.65, 100 for $9.00 
General Eisenhower. Huge brilliant clean shade of begonia-rose. A unique color and 
an ideal variety that should be in every garden. Very striking. 
10 for 80c, 25 for $1.75, 100 for $6.00 
Gaylore. In color Gaylore is a medium-light salmon-pink with a distinct cream throat. 
Its long, tapering spikes are simply a joy to cut. 
10 for $1.20, 25 for $2.65, 100 for $9.00 
Leeuwenhorst. One of the largest flowered Glads. Huge glistening salmon-pink flowers 
on tall spikes. 10 for 80c, 25 for $1.75, 100 for $6.00 
Picardy. It makes tall growth and bears unusual spikes of beautiful flesh-pink florets, 
shading to soft shrimp-pink toward the edges of the petals. 
10 for $1.00, 25 for $2.20, 100 for $7.50 
Polynesia. A pure salmon, deeper shade than Picardy with a yellow throat and a salmon 
blotch. 8 to 10 florets of excellent size will open at a time. Has heavy texture and 
slightly ruffled blooms. 10 for $1.20, 25 for $2.65, 100 for $9.00 
Rosa Van Lima. A pure clear pink with no shade of salmon as most pink Glads have. 
10 for 80c, 25 for $1.75, 100 for $6.00 
Spic and Span. Ruffled bright pink. Strong grower and good propagator. 
10 for $1.00, 25 for $2.20, 100 for $7.50 
Tivoli. A lovely salmon-rose-pink Glad of great charm. 
10 for 80c, 25 for $1.75, 100 for $6.00 
Trails End. Very vigorous, pleasing combination of rose and cream. A new one you 
will see around for a long time. 10 for $1.20, 25 for $2.65, 100 for $9.00 
RED and MAROON SHADES 
Boulogne. Very vigorous rose-red. Tall with lots of large flowers. Very near the color 
of an American Beauty Rose. 10 for 80c, 25 for $1.75, 100 for $6.00 
Burma. Giant deep rose-red, heavily ruffled. Very striking. 
10 for $1.00, 25 for $2.20, 100 for $7.50 
Dieppe. Vigorous bright scarlet. Large ruffled flowers. Beautiful. 
10 for $1.20, 25 for $2.65, 100 for $9.00 
Red Charm. Early midseason. A good bright medium red with well placed blooms on 
tall, straight stems. 10 for 80c, 25 for $1.75, 100 for $6.00 
Red Cherry. A bright scarlet-red with darker throat. This has been called a red 
Picardy. Will open 6 to 7 blooms and is a good propagator. 
10 for $1.20, 25 for $2.65, 100 for $9.00 
Valeria. Clear red with a silky sheen; darker toward the center, with faint white line 
on lower petals. Opens beautifully and keeps well. 
10 for 90c, 25 for $1.95, 100 for $6.50 
WHITE and CREAM SHADES 
Corona. This variety is creamy white with rosy lavender edge around petals. Very 
striking as petals are of the round type which attract much attention. 
10 for $1.20, 25 for $2.65, 100 for $9.00 
Florence Nightingale. The most outstanding white to be introduced in a long time. 
Tall stately spikes of large pure white flowers, with cream throat. 
10 for $1.00, 25 for $2.20, 100 for $7.50 
June Bells. Beautiful, tall, large-flowering pure white. Excellent variety. 
10 for 80c, 25 for $1.75, 100 for $6.00 
Mother Fischer. Is named in memory of the Mother of the great Glad hybridist Carl 
Fischer. A tall ruffled pure white of outstanding vigor. 
10 for $2.80, 25 for $6.00, 100 for $20.00 
Patrol. One of the greatest of all time. Beautiful clear apricot with yellow throat. 
Opens 10 to 12 nicely placed flowers at a time. Winner of many grand championships 
at flower shows, including the recent 1954 International Show at Binghamton, N. Y. 
10 for $1.25, 25 for $2.75, 100 for $10.00 
Salmon’s Glory. Huge cream with bright red line in throat. One of the largest spikes 
with 6 to 8 large, wide open flowers. 10 for 80c, 25 for $1.75, 100 for $6.00 
Snow Princess. Pure white, similar to Maid of Orleans and much in demand. 
Polynesia 10 for 80c, 25 for $1.75, 100 for $6.00 
White Gold. Mammoth creamy white with cream throat. Early and prolific. 
10 for 80c, 25 for $1.75, 100 for $6.00 
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