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CHAMPLAIN VIEW
GARDENS

ELMER GOVE BURLINGTON, VERMONT

GREETINGS

We extend to you our best wishes for another successful season.
There are always some failures in gardening due to any one of many
possible causes but from the many fine reports I know that most of
my customers had fine luck with their glads this past season. We
try to furnish first class stock and if care and good cultural methods
are used really wonderful results can be had.

There is nothing with quite the appeal of the modern gladiolus.
The infinite variety and really exquisite beauty available in "glads"
nowdays makes them by far the most popular and desirable summer
flower. Now with the great quantities of commercial glads grown
in Florida in the winter the florists of the North can furnish glad
blooms almost the year round. And there is really nothing so satis-
factory for the money for most any floral use.

Progress is being made every year in new introductions. This
year is no exception. We are putting out some new varieties every
one of which is an advance over previous kinds.

Tho the world is in a turmoil and things often look dark we
should still have some of the beauty of the world about us in the
shape of a garden and in that garden nothing can contribute more to
its beauty than the modern gladiolus.

Yours for more and better glads,

Elmer Gove,

Apostle of Beauty.

Which Varietiesi to Grow

Many people ask me to give a list of the best 10 or 25 varieties. There is no
such list tho some people try to make such a list. Every variety has its good points
and its weak ones. No variety is 100% good. A variety may be fine for one purpose
but not for another.

Many people ask for advice about certain varieties evidently thinking that
my descriptions are written just to sell bulbs and that I do not give my real opinion
in the catalog. Such is not the case. I try to give my honest opinion about each
variety and do not recommend a variety unless I think it is good. In my des-
criptions I give the use for which each variety is best suited, the blooming dates
as far as I know them and all the description necessary without going into useless
minor details. And I give the ratings by stars which I think the variety deserves.

However conditions vary in each locality and a variety that is a knock-out
in one place may not be satisfactory elsewhere. Also some varieties sometimes are
better the second year after they have become acclimated to your conditions.
The only way you can tell if a variety suits you is to try it.

Where Will Glacis Grow?

I am often asked if glads will grow in the writer's locality. They sure will.
I have satisfied customers all the way from Alaska to South Africa. There are
parts of the country where it is terribly dry and hot. Such places during a long
hot dry spell in the summer should have some artificial watering.

In some parts of the country, in the South especially where the seasons are
long and the summer is very hot it is better to plant them early so as to have them
bloom before the hottest part of the season or else plant later so as to get blooms
after the summer's heat has past.

Classification

The classification of glads is as one grower said, "An unholy mess." Different
glad societies use different classifications. There is no one universal classification
used by all as there should be. Roughly speaking they are divided into Exhibition,
Decorative, small Decorative and Miniatures. Some prefer to call the Exhibition
type the formal type. In general the Exhibition or Formal type consists of the
varieties having many blooms open at a time and as well placed as possible. The
Decorative type has less blooms open and generally are spaced somewhat farther
apart giving a more decorative effect and they are not always so formally placed
as the exhibition type. The small Decorative and the medium sized ones are
smaller and the Miniatures are the smallest, usually under three inches in diameter.

Do Gladiolus Change Color? No.

I am asked this hundreds of times every year. I want to say positively "they
do not" except for the occasional sport. What happens when you start in with
an assortment of colors and they finally simmer down to one to two shades is this:
some varieties are strong and vigorous and propagate well even sometimes the
bulblets blooming, while others are inclined to be weak and acquire disease and
die. Don't let anyone tell you that their glads have changed color because they
positively cannot except once in a great while an individual plant will sport to
another shade.

Flowers €or Identification

When sending blooms for identification always send part of the flower head
with at least three or four buds and send them in the bud. Whenever anyone sends
a bloom in an envelope almost invariably the color is out when it arrives and is
beyond recognition. If they are sent in the bud they will either be in good con-
dition on arrival or will open afterward.

TO HELP YOU

in selecting varieties I am giving you my idea of certain points that characterize
the leading varieties.

Tallest

Alijatross, Bagdad, Barcelona, Beacon, Betty Nuthall, Cordelia, Corona,
Creve Coeur, Debonair, Laddie, Lady Winsome, Mrs. G. G. Errey, Shirley Temple
and Titan.

Earliest

Al Smith, Bernece, Champlain, Colossus, Cordelia, Excellence, Firefly, Gladys
Clegg, King Lear, King's Ransom, Margaret Peter, Mibloom, Prelude.

Most Ideal Stem

Algonciuin, Beacon, Corona, Debonair, Eloise, Laddie, Maid of Orleans, Miss
Bloomington, Mrs. G. G. Errey, Solita, Uncas.

Largest

Aladdin, Bagdad, Corona, King Lear, Laddie, Mammoth White, Miss New
Zealand, Picardy, Premier Henry, Rewi Fallu, Sensation, Takina, The Mogul,
Titan, Wurtembergia.

Longest Flower Head

Bagdad, Beacon, Debonair, Golden Goddess, Lady Winsome, Shirley Temple,
Symphony.

Most Heavily RutSled

Amulet, Avalon, Glamis, Jasmine, King Arthur, Mary Elizabeth, Myrna,
Premier Henry, Sensation, Shirley Temple, Solveig.

Having Most Open Flowers at a Time

Avalon, Black Opal, Damaris, Edith Robson, Flagship, Gertrude Swenson,
Golden Goddess, Lombardy, Pinnacle, Red Charm, Wenonah.

Most Beautiful

Tastes vary so much that it is diflicult to select varieties that every one will
consider beautiful but I consider all the following varieties worthy of a place in
any list of most beautiful varieties.

Alayne, Amberglow, Amrita, Amulet, Angelus, Avalon, Barcarole, Conquest,
Corona, Glamis, Jasmine, King Lear, Magnolia, Margaret Beaton, Mrs. Langford.
Nadia, New Era, Picardy, Premier Henry, Rima, Sandra, Sensation, Shirley
Temple, Snow White, Vassar, 3220L

Most Striking and Unusual

Aladdin, Algonquin, Beacon, Golden Goddess, Lombardy, Margaret Beaton,
Mywag, Premier Henry, Rewi Fallu, Smiling Maestro, Red Charm, Timbuctoo,
Uncas, Vagabond Prince, 30112.

The Best Prospects of the Newer Kinds as Future
Commercial Leaders

Algonquin, Aladdin, Amrita, Avalon, Barcarole, Beacon, Carillon, Corona,
Coral Glow, Diane, Eloise, Firefly, Helena, Jasmine, Laddie, Magnolia, Margaret
Beaton, Myrna, Prelude, Regent, Rima, Sensation, Timl)uctoo, Wings of Song,
30112.

"DEBONAIR came through the best with PICARDY second and DUNA last."

— A. G. Spohr, Ohio.

Pure Vermont Maple Syrup

Griddlecakes or WafHes and Syrup. Uml Um!

If you have never eaten the pure unadulterated Vermont Syrup you don't
know what you have missed. The black blended concoctions sold throughout the
country as Maple Syrup are not to be compared with the real Vermont Syrup
any more than Halley is to be compared with Picardy. Then a lot of Vermont
Maple products are not of good quality. I am a connoisseur of good syrup and
send out only the best grade such as I would eat myself.

Prices are F.O.B. Burlington. A gallon can be sent as far south as Virginia
for 40 cents and to the West Coast for $1.10. The Express companies make a
special rate on Maple products. Parcel Post costs much more. A gallon of syrup
weighs 13 lbs. packed for shipment.

1 Gallon $2.50 H Gallon $1.50 1 Quart 90 cents

A case of 12 Pints $4.50 A case of 12 Half-pints in glass $2.50

MAPLE SUGAR. 2 oz. cakes 60 cents a lb. 5 lb. pail soft sugar $2.50.

Disclaimer

I, Elmer Gove, try my utmost to have all bulbs true to name, free from
disease and insects of all kinds and send out only first class stock but I wish it
to be understood that in case of failure of crop for any reason whatsoever or bulbs
are found to be untrue to name that I will not be held responsible beyond the
actual cost of the bulbs.

My Rating by Stars

'k'k'k'k means the variety is "extra good."
***V2 means "very good."
-k-k-k means "good."

"^^i means "fairly good."

★*y2j

As you will see there are very few four star varieties. It takes the very best
to rate four stars. Many of the two and a half star varieties no doubt you would
like but most of them have some feature that keeps them out of the higher ranking.

Necessarily this star rating has to be a rather composite affair. A variety
may rate higher as an exhibition variety than as a commercial or vice versa but
we have to give a rating that will average for both classes. My rating may change
on various varieties from year to year according as they perform in my field.
Many varieties do perform difl'erently in different locations so I can't guarantee
all varieties will do as well for you as for me. On the other hand I know they will
do better in many locations than in my garden.

Guarantee

I guarantee to do my utmost to please my customers. We mean to send out
only clean bulbs, free from disease and insects. Any claims or complaints in regard
to bulbs should be sent soon after receiving the bulbs.

Of course if any bulbs are not true to name you can not make claims for that
until after blooming. If anything goes wrong we always try to make a satisfactory
settlement with the customer. This is the only way that anyone can hope to build
up a business.

However we do not guarantee in any way the bulbs you harvest as unsatis-
factory growing conditions or disease in the soil are beyond our control and we
cannot be responsible for the crop you harvest except that if bulbs should not be
true to name we will be glad to replace them or make a satisfactory settlement.

SIZES OF
BULBS

No. 1

No. 2

No. 3

MEDIUM

No. 5

SMALL

These pictures show
the average size of
bulbs. No. 1 will often
run larger than this.
For the very best
bloom the large sizes
should be chosen.

Sometimes there is
not a great deal of
LARGE difference between the

blooms from No. 1 and
No. 2. Some varieties do not natur-
ally make a large bulb.

Medium bulbs will give you very
fine bloom. Many growers prefer No.
4 to any other size.

Small bulbs will most all bloom
and will give very creditable flowers
and make fine large bulbs for another
year.

Personally I like No. 3 size. I
would very much prefer a young No.
3 bulb to a large old one, such as are

often sold in cheap collections and in chain
stores, tho to the novice the very large bulbs
look the best. If the largest bulbs are used for
exhibition flowers all eyes but one should be
cut out.

My packages of bulblets and in bulk will
be mostly medium size. In small quantities es-
pecially of the newer varieties I send out extra
large or jumbos as far as possible tho some
varieties never make anything larger than medi-
um sized bulblets tho they germinate well. Some
varieties will make bulblets even larger than the

largest size pictured. Bulblets do not usually bloom tho some varieties will if
started early and are given good culture and plenty of room.

Extra Large Bl. Lar^ Bt. Medium Bh Small Bt

I certainly had some beautiful flowers from the medium Glad bulbs that 1 purchased
rem you this spring. They were the best that I have ever had."

— Miss A. J. Graffam, Maine.

The Palmer Strain of Gladiolus

This strain of gladiolus is note-wortliy for its most unusual beauty and vigor.
Most of the varieties are distinctive by such unique characteristics in coloring and
form and texture that they have given a new meaning to the word "beauty" as
applied to gladiolus. In many the throats are absolutely clear with no markings
whatever, just the deeper shading of the veins. The ruffling and form of many are
very exceptional. Picardy the forerunner of this strain, is the most popular variety
in existence and many of its seedlings and others in this strain that are not related
to it have advanced the gladiolus tremendously the past few years. The present
day glads are infinitely superior in beauty to those of even 10 years ago and this
is due largely to the PALMER strain and its influence.

Also most of the varieties of this strain are good propagators and vigorous
growers. If a varictv does not grow well Mr. Palmer doesn't want to bother with
it even tho in itself "it may be fine. A PALMER VARIETY IS A GOOD
VARIETY. I am proud to be the sole introducer of the Palmer strain of gladiolus
throughout the world except in Canada. Mr. Palmer now retains the sole intro-
duction of his varieties in Canada and wholesale selling of his varieties for four
years after introduction. So that if you live in Canada and want any of the Palmer
strain of gladiolus that has been introduced in the past four years, you will have
to get them either at wholesale from Mr. Palmer or from some of his Canadian
agents. The varieties in my list which are not available to Canadian customers I
am marking in my price list.

The following testimonial expresses in a nut shell the opinion of thousands of
growers.

"/ can now unequivocally say (hat the Palmer strain of gladiolus is the finest
in existence today from the standpoint of beauty, cut flower trade, vitality, adaptability
to a variety of soils (and especially the heavy clay soils of this part of country ] and
generous propagating quality. There is no other strain that can compare with it in my
estimation." — Robert C. Moncure, Virginia.

1940 Palmer Introductions

CofdfiliA (Seedling 32271 ) (Ramasses x Picardy) Very early. (Decorative)
W^aao (Commercial) Clear deep rose. Very large and wide open.
Moderately ruflled and waved. Fine color and form. 5 well placed blooms open on
a head of about 18 buds. Tall straight spike. From same parentage as King Lear.
Award of Merit 1938 Canadian Gladiolus Society.

Colons (Seedling ,35221) (Picardy x Miss New Zealand) (Decorative)
vi»€» (Commercial) (Midseason) General color is creamy white some-
what deeper in the throat and with rose picotee edge on the petals. Striking and
handsome. 6-8 very large wide open blooms open on a head of about 18 buds.
Tall well formed spike. Strong robust grower. Award of Merit 1939 Canadian
Gladiolus Society.

One of Mr. Palmer's neighbors who grows bulbs for Mr. Palmer said that
Corona attracted more attention in his garden this past season than any other
variety. I believe Corona will make a very popular commercial variety. The color
is something like the old Olive Goodrich but several times as large. See cut on
opposite page.

Gl&tniS ('"Needling 33191) (Premier Henry x Picardy) (Decorative) (Com-
mercial) Salmon rose with creamy lip. Clear unfiecked and without
any markings whatever. Blooms large, flat open and with the petals fluted, ruflled
and needlepoint. 7-8 large blooms open on a medium tall straight spike. About
18 total buds. One of the most beautiful varieties in existence. See picture on cover.

The above 3 varieties $5.00 each for any size bulb. $1.00 each for bulblets or
$80.00 per 100.

Y |||m|«2m^w (Seedling 331.53) (Picardy x (Tycko Zang x Roi d'Albert)
J (Formal or exhibition type) (Commercial) Light salmon
softly blotched deeper salmon. 8-10 large wide open well placed blooms open on
a tall straight well formed spike. Robust grower. Award of Merit 1938 Canadian
Gladiolus Society. Premium bulb this year.

1MA0fl1AliA (Seedling 34045) (Maid of Orleans x Picardy) (Decorative)
<*S**"**** (Commercial) Very light soft creamy rose pink. No markings
whatever but occasionally in warm weather will streak a little. However usually
it is a very beautiful clean clear chaste variety. Blooms are large. The petals
somewhat rolled back at the edge. 6-8 open on a strong well formed spike. Good
propagator. Award of Merit 1939 Canadian Gladiolus Society. Premium bulb this
year.

THE PALMER STRAIN

A.lfldd.in "^**V2 (Ex) (Com) (Mldseason) Bright beautiful reddish

salmon with large cream blotch. 8-10 very large
beautifully ruffled blooms open on a long head. Plants very strong and robust.
Medium height or taller. Aladdin has created a sensation wherever shown and has
won the sweepstakes at various shows. When well grown is one of the finest
varieties of all time. Many people consider it superior to Picardy. One of the "must
haves." Won an Award of Merit at the British Glad Society Test Garden this past
season.

Al0Anauin **** ^^-^^ (Com) (70-75) Early. Brilliant glowing
S*^*»*n scarlet. Large wide open spreading blooms. 8-9
well placed blooms open on a tall straight spike. We believe this to be the best
light red on the market and expect it to become very popular as a commercial and
also as an exhibition variety. A good shipper and good propagator. Won an Award
of Merit at the British Glad Society Test Garden this past season. See cut p. 12.

AmliereloW ***V2 (Com) (HG) (70) very beautiful color.
M^ummmM^M B*^ ^ Deep amber yellow of an unusual and beautiful

shade and attractive form. 6-8 good size blooms open on a tall straight spike. I
consider this the most beautiful yellow variety.

Amrita ***V2 (Com) (Dec) (HG) (85) Shades of light buff. Beauti-
ful clear color but sometimes tinged with pink. Warm
yellow throat. 6 or more large wide open heavily ruffled blooms open at a time on
a spike of 16-18 buds. One of the most beautiful pastel varieties in existence. Have
had many fine reports on it. Many people consider it fully as valuable as Picardy
tho of course it is an entirely different shade and type. Fine propagator. See cut p . 28.

AaM««lAf 'k'k'kV2 (Com) (Dec) (HG) Beautiful clear medium buff.

* 1. g Qj. lY^ore heavily ruffled medium size well placed

blooms open. Sister seedling of Amrita, Barcarole and several others. Tho different
is fully as beautiful as any of them. See cut p. 12.

AMMAlffs -k-kirVz (Com) (HG) (85-90) Beautiful clear medium salmon

of an unusual shade. 6 or more large blooms open on
a long flower head. Slightly ruffled beautiful variety either for commercial use or
the home garden.

BaedaiA ***y2 (Ex) (HG) (9O-IOO) Smoky old rose that is fine for

exhibition or the home garden. Has not been so popular
for commercial use tho many people like it. 6-8 immense blooms open at a time.
Is very popular for the home garden.

n^M^^MfifA **** (Com) (HG) (85) Clear large grenadine orange
*^ of an absolutely clean clear shade. No markings.

6-7 medium large beautiful ruffled blooms of heavy substance. Sister seedling of
Amulet and Amrita. One of the most beautiful varieties of all time. Has a dis-
tinctive beauty found in almost no other variety. See cut p. 12.

BfiACOfll (Ex) (Com) (75-80) Clear bright rose scarlet with

* large cream blotch. 8-10 medium large somewhat

ruffled blooms open on a very tall straight tho willowy spike. Beacon has proven to
be one of the most popular cut flower varieties. This past season it sold in New
York and other large markets at a premium when good Picardy was being dumped.
Could have sold large quantities of them if I had had them. One of the real 100%
prospects for the commercial market. See cut inside front cover.

Swam if^^ (Com) (HG) Early midseason. 5-6 very large medium
red. Tall vigorous plant.

"I am thanking you for the 5 bulbs of FIREFLY for naming the variety. It was in-
deed beautiful. All my bulbs I received from you v^ere very nice."

— Mrs. Honna Neskey, Minn.

RlflOOatlppr ***V2 (Com) (HG) (85-90) Color sport of Pirate.

** VW«^^* Identical with that variety except in color which

is a very nice rose shade. This should become popular as a commercial as well as
for the home garden.

Campllia ***V2 (Com) (Ex) (85-90) Blush white tinted pink with
^numSMMmn g_g large well placed blooms open on a long flower head.

\'ery slightly rufiled. A beautiful variety and one that should make a good com-
mercial as well as home garden variety. One of the finest.

CaW^Wtitt ***V2 (Com) (HG) Clear LaFrance pink with clear

creamy blotch. 5-6 medium large wide open moder-
ately ruliled blooms on a tall spike. Placement always good. A real live prospect
as a conmiercial. Very reliable. A distinct color and a variety that is going places.
Won an Award of Merit at the British Glad Society Test Garden, 1939.

Cliamtllaifll *** (Com) (HG) Very early. Clear light blue with

inconspicuous dark lines in throat. 6-7 large blooms
open on a tall straight spike. A fine early cut flower blue.

Cordcllfl New introduction. See page 7.

CorOllfl New introduction. See page 7.

DehOfltair ***V2 (Ex) (Com) (8O-9O) LaFrance pink shading to
w»€»»» shrimp pink with creamy throat blotch. Sometimes

flakes darker. 6-8 medium large blooms open on a very tall always straight spike
with a flower head often 3 ft. long. Tho I personally do not consider this as good
a variety as Picardy it has proven better in some sections of the country. Many
growers have written me that it does better for them than Picardy and have
discarded Picardy in its favor. It often grows 53^-6 ft. tall and no matter how
hot the sun the stems are always straight. Very well worth trying as a commercial.

Evcncntlff ifkic (Ex) (HG) Large rufifled smoke with creamy blotch.

^ 7-8 large blooms open. A better color than Mother

Machree but doesn't open quite so many at a time. Has been called an improved
Mother Machree.

VJ*S««a61v 'kifirV2 (Com) (HG) Very early dazzling scarlet with white
*» ^**jr lines on lip. I consider this the finest early scarlet. A

sister seedling of Regent, Algonquin and 30112 and in its season is as distinctive
and valuable as the others. Have had some very fine reports on it. Received an
Award of Merit at the British Glad Society Test Gardens this past season.

dflttllS New introduction. See page 7.

£*f|f^AM Con *** (Com) (HG) (85) Deep yellow sometimes
" flaked darker. 5-6 large somewhat cup shaped

blooms open. Considered the best yellow by some people. Unfortunately there
are some Rapture mixed in with this variety. Seems to be impossible to get them
all out. So that in the small sizes especially there may be some mixture but I will
])ut in extra count to offset this.

Ua^^^m "kifk (Com) (HG) Early midseason. Salmon scarlet with red-
^jgjj speckles on a cream throat. 5-6 immense rufiHed
blooms open at a time. Fine commercial variety.

AMo ifkifVz (Ex) (Com) Late. Lavender pink with darker lines in
** the throat. 8-9 good size well placed blooms open on

a tall straight spike of 16-20 buds. Strong grower. One of the finest commercial
lavenders on the market. Personally I like it better as a commercial lavender than
Minuet. The individual blooms may not be quite so beautiful as Minuet but it
opens more at a time and all things considered I think is a much better variety
than Minuet.

"DIANE was extra choice." — R. P. Nelson, Ontario.

"I wish to express my appreciation of the glads purchased from you last March. They
gave us some surprises and wonderful blooms." — F. A. Widmoyer, Mich.

V^4|f^ (Ex) (HG) (90) Early. Irridescent salmon and ashes of

********* roses. Very beautiful and unusual smoky opening up to 10

or more wide open blooms at a time. Fine propagator. Everyone who sees this
seems to like it. If you like the smoky shades Jalna is one you must have.

TASniinC ***V2 (Com) (Dec) (HG) Early. Clear pale lemon yellow
»y€>»M»»l»c with no markings whatever. Beautifully ruffled.

6-7 medium large blooms open on a tall strong spike. Color is unique and reminds
one of the inside of a lemon. An indescribably beautiful flower the beauty of which
cannot be conveyed by words. It must be seen to be appreciated. Is a strong
grower and heavy propagator.

f Atiauil *** (Com) (HG) (65-70) Clear deep yellow. Up to 8
***^**" **** medium size blooms open on a tall straight spike. The

deepest clear yellow I have seen. Tho not quite so large as we like it makes a very
fine commercial cut flower. Won an Award of Merit at the British Glad Society
Show, 1939.

Vr*f%a f.Aa]« ***V2 (HG) Very early. Clear deep reddish purple

*^***5 with silver line on edge of all petals. Very large

heavily waved and ruffled. 5-6 open. The most beautiful and best all round
purple I have ever seen. In a class by itself. See cut p. 28.

LoMibardy
Magnolia

New introduction. See page 7.

New introduction. See page 8.

|L|ff ^vr'A-SMa A * "A" * (Com) (HG) Early beautiful light creamy salmon
"***J' t'*—^ with a cream throat. A fine variety and becoming

more popular every year with the commercial growers. Many of those who have
tried it are ordering in quantity this year. At the time it blooms it is the best cut
flower pink in my garden. You will make no mistake in growing this for the cut
flower trade.

ft€ VTJimf? *** (Dec) (HG) (Midseason) Light salmon shading to
*^3' **P white throat with a large dazzling scarlet blotch. Im-

mense round flowers somewhat ruffled. One of the showiest and most beautiful
varieties grown. Stems sometimes crook but a beautiful thing just the same.

Picardv **** (Ex) (Com) (HG) (85-90) Clear soft shrimp pink,

* y with flesh pink throat on which is a soft inconspicuous
feathering of rose. 7-9 very large well placed blooms. It is not necessary to say
very much about Picardy as most everyone knows the variety now. It is by far
the most popular variety in existence not only as a commercial but for exhibition
and for every purpose which a glad is used. In most of the flower markets Picardy
comprises of at least 50% of all blooms sold and sometimes constitutes over three-
quarters. A "must have" for anyone growing glads.

ns«i^4-A ***V2 (HG) (85-90) Beautiful dark rose red shading somewhat

* lighter in upper throat. Up to 7 large wide open blooms
open. Pirate is growing more popular every year and is really one of the finest dark
rose red varieties. Was especially nice this past season.

Pfl««kniiAt* H»nfV *** (Com) (Dec) (HG) (85-90) Geranium

pink shading lighter in the throat with
small scarlet feather. 4-5 immense round heavily ruffled blooms open on a straight
medium height spike. Heavy texture. Because the stem is inclined to be rather
short it is not a variety for the shipping trade. But is a beautiful thing and should
be used by local florists. One of the finest for the home garden.

D^^f-^MA *** (Com) (HG) (75-80) Medium light salmon with dif-
****** C fused creamy yellow blotch. Tall strong grower and

heavy propagator. Opens up to 7-8 large flowers at a time sometimes arranged
in a staggered single line. Many of the cut flower growers like this very much.

"I was more than pleased with SANDRA and No. 32201."

— James S. Moore, New York.

"PREMIER HENRY was one of the very best in my garden last year. I most surely
want some more of them next year. All the glads I bought from you did extra well and
I was more than pleased with them and your most generous extra count."

— Mrs. Lillian I. Ropes, Massachusetts.

R««»2>dA ***V2 (Ex) (HG) (85-90) Rosy ash flecked and splashed
with orange scarlet with a diffused darker blotch. Opens
10 large well placed blooms at a time. Strong grower and propagator. A fine
exhibition variety or for the home garden if you like smokies. See cut back cover.

RA0^nf ^^^^ (Com) (90) Clear glowing scarlet shading some-

amlsgdl^ what darker in the throat. 9-10 good size well arranged

blooms open at a time on a flower head of 20-22 buds. A good shipper and one of
the best all round scarlet varieties. Different type flower than Algonquin.

RfiV^fi^ ■^■^■A' (Com) (HG) Light peaches and cream. 6-8 medium
«%dr large somewhat ruffled well placed blooms open. Beauti-

ful variety for local use. But somewhat inclined to fade lighter as the blooms open
up the stem.

RoCfillfi (Com) (HG) Beautiful soft salmon rose. 8-10 large

■ P'sced booms open on a moderate height spike.

Beautiful thing tho doesn't grow quite so tall as we would like.

RoVAI Yoflc *** (HG) (80) Deep scarlet with hint of salmon.
**^J' *** * %MM. large sized wide open blooms. Strong vigorous

variety. Good for home garden. Useful in hybridizing. One of the parents of
Aladdin, Recado and other good ones.

Sahara ***V2 (Ex) (HG) (85-9O) Light russet with a soft blotch
^ ********* of cream lightly peppered russet with scarlet penciling.

Up to 10 medium size well placed blooms open on a tall straight spike. An unusual
and popular color. Stands the heat especially well. An unique color and one that
I am sure you will like. See cut p. 40.

Satld.l*a (Ex) (Com) (HG) Light shrimp pink with small dif-

** ^ ** fused pinkish amber blotch. Somewhat similar to Picardy

but a little lighter in shade which is set off just right by the aml^er blotch. Have
had a lot of fine compliments on this variety, many people preferring it to Picardy.
Strong grower and heavy propagator.

Snow IVhite *** (HG) (80-85) Pure snow white with a touch
^***^^^ " Qf lemon in the throat. 5-6 large beautifully

ruflled blooms open at a time. As for real beauty I have seen no white to compare
with it. But a little inclined to be soft so not suitable for a commercial.

C||1S«^ ir-kir (Com) (HG) Late midseason. A very nice light orange.
^"***'** A little lighter in shade than Bit O'Heaven. Several medium

size blooms open on a long spike. Tall slender ideal commercial stem. A fine com-
mercial variety which many people prefer to Bit O'Heaven. If you want a late
midseason orange commercial by all means try Solita. I know of nothing better
in its season and color.

CiMM^wr ||C Cold *** (Com) (HG) Very early. Beautiful clear
y ** J medium deep yellow lightly ruffled. 4-5

medium large blooms open. One of the most beautiful yellows tho for commercial
purposes probably not so valuable as Miss Bloomington or Clarion.

Your ALADDIN and CAMELLIA are everything you say they are. BEACON,
HECTOR, SHIRLEY TEMPLE were others that were extra good.

"I saw your FIREFLY and seedling No. 30112 and they were both lovely."

— W. Harvey, Calgary, Alta., Canada.

"BEACON was still my leader and seemed the some with most of visitors.
"AMRIT/V HELENA, BARCAROLE and CARILLON were beauties. MAR-
GARET BEATCjN seemed to get very much attention."

— Stanley Bieleski, Penn.

CwaMM|*^«*«r (Com) (HG) Light rosy pink with clear cream

— y HWH jr blotch. 6-8 medium large blooms open on a tall

straight spike. Very long flower head. Very popular with many growers.

1*fl0 IMAffol (Ex) (HG) (Midseason) Salmony maroon with

A lie IfMV^lia darker lines in the throat. Up to 8 or more very

large wide open slightly rufHed blooms open at a time with most of the remaining
buds showing color. A popular dark variety.

nps^AM ifkir (Ex) (HG) Sister seedling of Aladdin. Huge salmon rose on
* a tall strong growing plant. Up to 9 enormous massive blooms

open. Good color and a variety I think you will like tho in hot weather sometimes
inclined to crook a little.

V2l02l1«Anifl Pfl«itmCk ***V2 (Ex) (HG) Irridescent garnet

▼ rtSflPWm ryillVC brown shading lighter in the throat

and with a small vivid flame scarlet blotch on the lip. 8-10 or more well placed
medium large blooms open at a time. An odd, very distinctive and showy color.
Gorgeous. A basket of these would pep up the window of any flower shop. One
that everyone should grow in his own garden. An unique variety as well as beau-
tiful and showy. Everyone should grow it. Have had many enthusiastic reports
on it. See cut mside front cover.

IVaSaffa*** (Com) (HG) (90-95) Clear glowing buir with 4-5 beau-
WW Haicl^l t^jfy] flowers open at a time. Not a shipping variety but

one that florists should use. Wonderfully line in hybridizing as it is one of the
parents of Amrita, Barcarole, Amulet and several other of the most beautiful
varieties in existence.

Numbered Seedlin^is

^OOOl ^ Somewhat similar to Mrs. Langford but more white and less pink.
JWTf X A Sometimes they are pure white and again are tinged a little with
pink. Very dainty.

TLtk^'t^ Bright vivid scarlet. This seedling is still under number but there
is a possibility that it will be named later. I have had some very
fine reports on it and consider it one of the best reds. Under certain conditions it
may not grow quite so tall as we would like but have not had any complaints in
this respect and difTerent ones have written me that it grew plenty tall with them.
It opens up 6-8 beautiful bright attractive flowers of good size. Opens up well
when cut and all and all it has been one of the outstanding reds in my garden.
You should surely try it.

^Hff"^ Very large dark beautiful rose. Very nice. Its main fault being

J ^Y\al as it opens up towards the top the flowers get much smaller.
^{%1§%1 Very nice ruffled smoky. Seedling of Roi Albert. Stem a little short

but have had some very nice reports on it.
%0280 Medium or larger in size. Smoky, opening up to 10 or more. If you

•** ^ like the smokies by all means try this one.
^02810 Large smoky with lighter throat, bordered copper. Very dis-
jw^CTAW tinctive and attractive.

^OiQI Pink quite similar in color to Angelus. Not always quite so reliable
^ * as Angelus but a nice thing just the same.

"You sent me one medium size bulb BEACON. It was the tallest stalk I ever grew,
measuring 5 ft. 8 inches and although not staked, it kept erect."

— L. M. Barnes, Vermont.

"Best of all in performance was No. 32201. I think tfiis is a fine Glad and should
be named. If it was mine to be named it would be called 'Honeychile' because with
the sun shining on it I thought It had the color of light honey." —

"Last season I grew a few TOKEN and didn't think much of it. But this season I
planted 3000 and this is surely a top-notcher if there ever was one. I think that if I could
not have Picardy I would take TOKEN in event I was limited to one glad to grow."

— C. G. Young, Wis.

32023
3214S

Warm salmon. Seedling of Debonair. Not so tall but a better
color. Think you will like it. Good commercial.

Very pretty delicate light pink or flesh color. Nice pastel shade.

32201

Sister seedling of Amrita, Amulet, Barcarole and others. But for
the fact that it crooks some in warm weather I think it is fully as
good as any of its sister seedlings. In fact this past season I cut more bouquets
of this for the house than any other variety I grew. It is a very beautiful glowing
buff color opening up to 8 at a time. Will sometimes crook and sometimes the place-
ment is not all that it should be but I think you will like it in spite of its occasional
faults. I've had a number of very fine reports on this seedling.
'\'9'9tk'9tk Light pinky buff opening up 8 at a time. Another sister seedling
9^^"^" of Jasmine, Barcarole, etc. Different type flower. Tall straight
stem, ^'ery nice.

'\'9^f%'\ Very pretty lemony cream. Another sister seedling of Jasmine, etc.
^^^"9 Clear color, no markings whatever. There are some rogue bulbs of
another seedling mixed in with these. This other seedling is a clear pinky buff
fully as good as No. 32203 and better in some ways. Whichever one you get will
be well worth the money.

Pretty apricot orange. Not so large as some but a very nice pastel
9^9^^ shade. Medium height.

Hi^li vjs Low Crowned Bulbs

Many people are under the impression that high crowned bulbs are necessary
to produce good bloom. This is entirely wrong. Bulbs have low crowns for two
reasons. First, some varieties just naturally don't grow that way. The first year
from bulblets most varieties are fairly high crowned. After the first year some
varieties just naturally don't grow that shape. Second, most varieties get low
crowned when the bulbs are old, that is three years or older from bulblets.

We very seldom sell bulbs older than two years from bulblets when they are
generally considered to be at their best irrespective of the shape of the bulb.

An experiment was conducted at the Agricultural Experiment Station at
Ames, Iowa to determine the comparative value of high and low crowned bulbs.
From this experiment it was concluded that bulbs with low crowns produce more
flower spikes, taller spikes, spikes with more flowers and a larger leaf area than
corms with high crowns. Also that they sprout more quickly. This does not neces-
sarily prove that in every case a low crown bulb is better. But in this particular
carefully conducted experiment with nine different varieties of different types the
low crown bulbs did prove better than the high crown ones. So don't think
because you get some low crown bulbs that they are not going to produce good
bloom.

Some varieties like Commander Koehl especially have extremely high crowns
especially when grown into large bulbs from bulblets in one season. Sometimes
they are so high crowned as to appear deformed. But this has nothing whatever
to do with the quality of blooms produced from these bulbs. If a bulb is not over
two years old from bulbs, is sound and solid it should produce a good bloom what-
ever the shape of the bulb provided the growing conditions are good.

"Glads I had from you last spring were wonderful, hlope to get some more new
next spring." — Harry C. Gibson, Illinois.

"The two best Gladiolus that we grow are PICARDY and DEBONAIR. Recently
we sold many spikes of these two for fifty cents per dozen that came from bulblets planted
around first of March." — Henry N. Carrier, No. Carolina.

N^ew 1940 Introductions

/Lmr^'tAft (Marshall) (Ex) (Com) (Midseason) Exquisitely beautiful
^ €Wyi» dainty bris^ht pink with large cream throat. Opens 8-10 moder-
ately large attractively ruilled blooms of beautiful form and heavy substance.
Always well placed and firmly attached to stem on [)erfectly formed spikes. Vigorous
grower and good propagator. A very beautiful variety that should prove very
popular as a cut flower and with the amateur. \'ery worthy companion of Sensa-
tion which Mr. Marshall introduced last year. Avalon opens unusually well when
cut. Stands rough handling and is all and all I think a very fine variety. Spikes
are as alike as peas in a pod. I am sure that this variety will add immensely to the
reputation of IVIr. Marshall. See picture on page 6.

$').00 each for anij size bulb. Bulblets $1. each or $80. per 100.

T m^^Sa (Wilson) (Ex) (Com) Light pink somewhat similar in color
" *^ to Picardy l)ut more on the rose shade. 8-10 very large wide
open somewhat rufllcd blooms ojien on a tall straight spike having 18-'i0 buds.
This variety I think will be a welcome addition to the list of commercials. Picardy
is still the most pojjular variety in existence for all purposes and as everyone
knows is grown much more largely for commercial cut flowers than any other
variety. But I think Laddie will help to supplement Picardy as the color is more
of a rose and has less salmon. People are beginning to tire somewhat of the monot-
ony of so much salmon in Picardy.

In comparison with Picardy lAtddie is larger, wider o[)en, opens more at a time,
fully as tall or taller, straighter stems, fully as good a projiagator and I think is
fully as good an all round variety and tho somewhat similar in color is enough
different so that it should become a \ery popular commercial cut llowcr and should
be grown in immense (|uanlilies for all purposes.

Owing to the fact thai 1 have a fair slock of lliis \ariely 1 am introducing it
at a low i)rice. Don'l think because Ihe introductory price is so low that it is not
good. You will be agreeably surjirised to see what a fine variety this is. I put
the price low so that everyone can try it out this year. I think next year the growers
will be looking for more. I don't expect the price next year will be any lower
than this year. By all means try Laddie. See cut p. 28.

25 cents each for any size bulb. $2.00 per 10 for any size bulb. No bulblets for sale.

Patnl^ya (Beatrice Palmer) (Paul Pfitzer x Heinrich Kanzleiter) x
Picardy) (Ex) (Com) Clear soft geranium pink with rosy
carmine markings on the lower throat. 8-10 softly rounded wide open well placed
blooms open at a time on a medium height well proportioned spike. Consistently
good both in the garden and when cut. Lasts well as a cut flower.
$3.00 each for any size Imlb. Sublets $.60 each.

^^SSSAP (Hedgecock) (Senoritax Orange Wonder) (Dec)(Cam)(Midseason)

A harmonious blend of pale butter-cup yellow and light tangerine

orange. General efl'ect is a very beautiful soft light orange with yellowish ihroat.
There are no markings whatever, just a clear beautiful shade reminiscent of some
of the beautiful Palmer varieties. The florets are beautifully ruflled and frilled.
5-6 niedium size well placed uniform blooms open at a time. A very charming new
addition to the decorative group. See cut p. 6.
■%3. each any size bulb. Bulblets $.50 each.

\^finOtlAll '^I'^'N'^'O-^) (Ex) (75-80) Salmon pink. Winner of the .\merican
Home Achievement Medal, The Michigan Horticultural
Society Medal, Michigan Gladiolus Society Certificate and the honor of being the

"SENSATION was O.K. and I feel it was one of the best new things of the 1939
season. Can easily believe that a vase of SENSATION would live up to its name."

— Fred Cassebeer, New York.

"I do wanf to say that my bulblet blooms of JASMINE and SENSATION were
just about perfection in spite of the official temperatures ranging over 100 degrees.
JASMINE bloomed on August 8th and had about the finest, straightest stem on a bulblet
I ever saw. The color was so beautiful and different from any other yellow I have, or
have seen. On digging it had a fair amount of bulblets, most all large size, under a
bulb which was 2/4 inches in diameter.

"SENSATION bloomed on September 10th and the size, color and beautiful ruf-
fling were all that its name implies. This bulblet produced 54 fine bulblets under a fine
large bulb which was cut down by frost just about 3 weeks after blooming,

—Paul G. Wood, Illinois.

highest scoring seedling at the Michigan Gladiolus Society Show. A most depend-
able performer in every way. Wenonah will open 10-14 wide open blooms closely
placed but not too crowded. A 4 ft. spike, head in perfect harmony. Fast propa-
gator and every bulblet germinates. I have not grown this myself but other growers
have told me it is fine.

Bulbs-large, $1.00 each; medium, 85 cents; small, 75 cents. Bulblets 10 cents each; 10
for 75 cents.

R. H. Pruitt & Sons Introductions

I have not grown or seen the following two varieties but Mr. Salbach saw them
in the originator's garden and says they are fine.

f%^^Og%n Rfid (R- H. Pruitt & Son — Gove) Dark scarlet. Very large
^* amCW (71^ inch) blooms, 6-7 open at a time. Has won at the

Oregon Show as best seedling in the show and best in its class two years. Never
fades. A real exhibition variety. Fair propagator. Stock very small yet.
$10.00 each for large bulbs only.

Rfid ttislltfllifllfi P^uiTT & Son — Gove) Early. Bright showy

scarlet with cream throat. Somewhat like Beacon
but redder. Opens 6-7 large (6 inch) blooms at a time. Medium height but stems
can be cut very low. Always straight. Well placed flowers. Mr. Pruitt's neighbor
growers say it is very fine. Heavy propagator.

Large bulbs $5.00 each; medium $3.50; small $2.50.

Complete List

The letters following each variety is the abbreviation of the name of the
originator: (Pf) Pfitzer;, (Sal) Salbach. I am marking the varieties (Com)
Commercial; (Ex) Exhibition; (Dec) Decorative; and part of them (HG) meaning
suitable for Home Garden. Of course every variety is suitable for the home garden
so I am marking those only HG that do not come under both the Ex and Com
classes. Where I have put down a variety as commercial I mean only that the
color is good and suitable for local florist use. Those that are especially adapted
for long distance shipping or shipping to the big markets I have noted especially
in the text.

About blooming dates I am giving only those that the originator has given.
Where I don't mention the number of days to bloom you may consider them as
midseason unless I mention in the text that they are early or late. Exact bloom-
ing dates are not reliable anyway as they vary in different parts of the country
and according to the season SO PLEASE DON'T WRITE ME ABOUT ANY
FURTHER BLOOMING DATES THAN I HAVE GIVEN HERE as I cannot
give any exact dates further than mentioned.

I have tried to make the descriptions in my catalog as accurate as possible
without going into minute details. However I know that varieties will differ very
much under different growing conditions and in different parts of the country so

"The choice bulblets that I got from you in the early spring all germinated and of
these ALADDIN, KING LEAR, MYRNA, and TIMBUCTOO gave me splendid bloom.
P.S. Also a thrill." —Francis hi. Williams, Rhode island.

"ALGONQUIN was outstanding and as the one bulb bloomed For me by far the
best scarlet to date. 6^ inch flower 8 open, 22 buds. I expressed my faith in ALADDIN
to you last summer and it certainly came through again. Won best in the Wpg. Show
and was really excellent in my garden.

"KING LEAR appeals to me as the best purple, not excluding MRS. MARK'S
MEMORY. CARILLON was excellent again, I like it very much."

— Jerry Twomey, Winnipeg, Canada.

if any of these varieties don't do as well for you under your conditions as you
think the description justifies don't blame me but give them another trial. In
giving these descriptions I am giving the varieties credit for normal good growing
conditions. No variety will do well in extreme hot weather or sand or clay soil
without some artificial watering. Some varieties will do better the second year
after becoming acclimated.

^^^^^^^ Palmer strain. See page 8.

Jkt^^n^ ***V2 (Kinvon) (Com) (Dec) (Midseason) Beautiful dis-
* tinct shade of light rose. 6-7 medium sized well arranged

blooms open on a medium height stem. Petals slightly ruffled and rolled back.
Beautiful variety for commercial use or home garden. Makes up fine in floral work.
See cut inside front cover.

Albatross *** ^^^^ ^^^^ (80-85) Large pure white with

*" 6-8 blooms open on a tall vigorous plant. Has been

gaining in popularity in recent years but somewhat inclined to disease. Fine when
well grown. Blooms face up in lily fashion.

Alchemist '^'^'^ ^^^^ (Com) (Dec) Very early, rufHed light yellow.

Quite good for an early yellow.

Palmer strain. See page 8.

Algonquin

AlleffrO **** (Pf) (Ex) (Com) (HG) Light lavender blue with

darker feather tipped white. I consider this the most
beautiful light blue on the market. However it does not propagate quite so fast
as I would like, tho bulblets make large growth.

Al Smitll **V2 (K) (Com) (Dec) (66) Early tall salmon rose,
jm* medium size. Because of its earliness it is well liked

by many as a commercial.

/knt^t%t%t» '^'kir (KiNGSLEv) (Com) (HG) Medium red with glowing
sheen. 5-8 large beautiful blooms open. A very nice

red.

^^^^^^^8^^^^ Palmer strain. See page 8.

American voninianaer i^^^ red with s-io medium

large blooms on a tall straight spike. Can be very nice.

Ami*ita

Palmer strain. See page 8.
^^^^^^^^ Palmer strain. See page 8.

Angelica *** (Fischer) (Dec) (HG) Small flowered. Very early.

**** Very pretty pink and white with a light creamy throat

and with pink at the edges. Nice for table decoration and small arrangements.

"I have definitely made up my mind to discard all Glad bulbs this fall with excep-
tion of Palmer Glads. They are tops and from now on I'm a Palmer man."

— M. W. Maybach, New York.

"BAGDAD, DEBONAIR, DUNA and RAPTURE were exceptionally good,
growing to a height of 5 '2 feet. BAGDAD attracted a lot of attention and won First
Place in the 1939 Show." — E. J. hlurd, Colorado.

Palmer strain. See page 8.

Angelas

AMAtflffCa *** (Fischer) (Large Dec) (HG) Early midseason.

^fc*»*»»€» Ruffled cream. Tall spike with several well arranged

blooms o])cn at a time. Color sometimes not so clear as I would like.

A mS ***V2 (Mitsch) (Ex) (Com) White tinted pink with large
^* *******^ scarlet blotch. Long flower head. One of the best

varieties in this color class.

A.^A\01!^ New introduction. See page 15.

Aw A TMAVIa ***^/2 (P'^) (Ex) (Com) Early mid-season. Medium
xmyg blue with purplish blotches. Up to 8 good sized

well placed blooms. First class so called blue variety either for exhibition or florists
trade. One of the best doers of the blues.

A TBf *i tC^l (Burns) (Ex) (HG) Peach blossom shading somewhat

«tl'd» darker toward the edge. Light yellow throat. Up to 10

open at a time. Good exhibition variety.

Pflgdfld Palmer strain. See page 8.
BflffCflrOle Palmer strain. See page 8.

RstfCelotia ***V2 (Kelly) (Ex) (Com) Cream' slightly tinged
***** %»^*W€» yellow. 8 enormous slightly ruffled round blooms

open at a time on a tall strong growing plant. This is one of the very best in this
color class. Entirely distinct from other creams.

Beacon

Palmer strain. See page 8.

llAailf-idll OIliA *** (Hullirarger) (Medium Dec) (Com)
OC<im.m»l»* VOmw (^Q) Beautiful new shade of lavender.

Would make a very fine commercial if it were only larger. Should be used to ad-
vantage by florists who appreciate something besides size alone.

Bella Donna ***V2 (Pf) (Com) (HG) Early large light blue
m^wm»»«» with darker blotch. One of the very best

commercial blues. Clearer in color than Ave Maria and somewhat lighter in shade.
Very well liked by florists.

Bcnfidict (Crow) (Com) (Ex) (HG) Beautiful soft dark rose

jyCBlCiaa V 9> with 8 well placed blooms open. Over medium size.

Very nice thing. Medium height.

nAWMAOA *** (Gray) (Com) (Dec) (HG) Very early. Deep golden
«»^%»^ yellow somewhat flaked with orange giving it an appear-

ance of light bronze. 5 nicely ruffled medium large blooms open on a medium
height plant. Good propagator. A very nice variety and one that makes up
beautifully in floral work.

llAf-cmr RAfc-tln ***V2 (Canine) (Ex) (Com) Late. Color sport

PCl.aiy M»VU of ^^^^y Nuthall. Creamy yellow tinged

with pink. This past season this variety came in late and was really very good as
a commercial cut flower. Really takes the place of a late yellow and late in the
season is better than most any other late variety.

"You may be interested to know that I had very fine results from the bulbs purchased
from you last March. My glads have been greatly admired by all who have seen them."

—Dr. J. A. Ross, Oklahoma.

"This is just a note to tell you how well pleased I was with the bulbs I purchased
from you last spring. The flowers were beautiful." — William H. Raynor, New York.

ReMV Nuthall *** (S'^l) (Ex) (Com) (100) A fine late com-
**^**'J' ******* mercial salmon. Not so beautiful as Picardy

but still heavily t>r(nvii. Has been one of the most popular commercial varieties.
Tall very strong grower with 6-8 good size blooms open on a long head.

RpV^flv (Wright) (Com) (HG) (Mid-season) A new purple

OCV CrBjT y^a(_ florists like. Not a clear color like Purple

Beauty or King Lear but one that will appeal to many and in the town where this
was originated the florists like it very much and use all that Mr. Wright can pro-
duce. Several good sized blooms opon on a nice spike and stem.

Bill Sowden *** (F^llu) (Com) (Dec) (HG) Early mid-

***** ~ season. Immense massive ruffled deep blood

red usually flaked darker. r)-6 open. A beautiful variety. Does not crook but
stems a little inclined to be weak. I like this very much in spite of its few faults.

IIS* a' HAavAn *** (Crow) (Ex) (Com) Fine orange with yellow
V Wg^ygaa throat. Tall straight vigorous plant with 9-12

medium size blooms open. Fine either for cut flowers or for exhibition. Becoming
more popular every year. Will become a standard commercial orange.

Black Ooal ***V2 (Errey) (Ex) (HG) Beautiful deep red,
******* vy€»* darker than Rewi Fallu. Up to 10 medium

large well jjlaced blooms open on a tall straight spike. One of the very best of the
dark reds. Good propagator.

Bl<kpdincy H^art -^--Ar-ArVz (Brown) (Ex) (Com) (82) White
oactgWBMB^ nV€»M. %, tinted light pink with a large red blotch.

Tall straight plant with 8-10 medium large well placed blooms open. Good prop-
agator. Nice commercial.

Blue Admiral ***V2 (Chris-D (Com) (OeO (HG) Dark blue,
** ^miB slightly lighter than Pelegrina. 5-6 open

on a tall always straight stem. Tho this does not open so many at a time as Peleg-
rina I consider it the best dark blue I have seen.

nf«iA BeaOtV *** ^^^^ ^^^'> Ught blue shading darker

*****^ «y towards the edge. Large wide open round

flowers. A stronger grower than most blues.

nifiA IVoflHei* *** (Both) (Ex) (HG) Large medium blue.

Can be grown as a very fine exhibition variety
and would be one of the best blues if it didn't have so strong a tendency to crook.
Is really quite good except in hot weather. Many blooms open.

^^^^^^^ Palmer strain. See page 8.

Brichtside *** (Prestgard) (Com) (HG) very early canary
P yellow shading to deep orange on the edge, giving

the appearance of orange color. Tall and straight. 4-6 medium size blooms open.
Just the type of flower that florists should use for table decorations and small
arrangements but seldom do except a few up to date florists in a few localities.

BllCCflllCCr Palmer strain. See page 9.

CafiSar (DeGroot) (Com) (HG)) Beautiful light medium red

^CT^jC** shaded darker toward the center. Large round flower.

Not quite so fast a propagator as some but a nice variety. Very showy.

"I hod o fine spike of bloom from the bulb of No. 30112 that you put in as an extra
and must say that it sure is a fine red and worthy of a name. It did fine with me. Your
bulbs have always shown plenty of vitality with me."

— W. hi. Robertson, North Carolina.

"SANDRA is the richest glad I've seen.
"The bulb COLOSSUS you sent me as
varieties and I'm telling you it had to be big

I like it better than PICARDY.
extra, was the largest flower of 150
to beat the rest of them."

— Edward Nordsiek, Pennsylvania.

Camellia Palmer strain. See page 9.

C^AmHmr Ha^IV*^ ***V2 (Salbach) (Dec) (HG) Clear soft creamy
WrtlWJf "^*** flesh pink with large blotch of light red. 5-6

large flowers open. Very attractive and distinctive and beautiful.

Cat*dinal PirinCe *** (K-) (Com) (HG) Early clear cardinal
m»m«»«»« » *■ *— red. A nice red variety and good seller.

Carillon

Palmer strain. See page 9.

Cairallef* *** (Baerman) (Medium Dec) (HG) Nicely ruffled
^ cream and apricot. Clean smooth color.

Palmer strain. See page 9.

Champlain

Gf«2ltn0Aa1«1<» CSflllc *** (Baerman) (Large Dec) (HG) Smoky
V>ll€inBC«»P*C light rose with sUvery sheen. The

originator claims this is very beautiful. I have not really seen enough of it to
properly judge it.

ChamOOnV *** (Baerman) (Medium large Dec) (Com) (HG)
^*******^ »»»» J Light cerise rose. Quite similar in color to Prelude

but not so early. Have good reports on it.

ChaS DicItenS *** ^^^^ ^^^^ ^^^^ Early vlolet purple. XaO
^****** *^*^*^^«»» strong grower with long spike of bloom. The

most popular low priced purple.

Chief Multnomah ***'/2 (Elus) (Ex) (HG) Large taU

*T» — » »»»» strong growmg smoky with red

blotch. One of the very best of this type.

Clarion ***V2 (Crow) (Com) (Dec) (HG) (70-80) TaU early
^*** »^«» medium dark yellow. Good size blooms that are

well placed. One of the best early yellows.

ColoSfiUfi *** (MiTSCH) (Ex) (Com) (HG) Very early light pink
with small red feather on cream ground. Very large and
usually has a long head. At the World's Fair Show at New York it won for best
spike m the Show. Had 8 open. Should make a good commercial as well as ex-
hibition variety.

CAmmander KoAhl *** (P^) (Ex) (Com) (80-85) Large
WUMMMMrtlBtaCl. avwcua massive clear blood red. Tall straight

spikes. One of the most popular reds both for exhibition and for local commercial
use. Does not ship well. Like some other reds has a rather weak constitution.
Very high crowned bulbs.

ConaueSt ***V2 (Mitsch) (Com) (Dec) (HG) (Midseason) Light
^^***m * salmon pink with cream throat blotch. 5-6 blooms

open. A very beautiful and refined variety. Good grower and propagator.

"KING LEAR this year is higher than my head. I never saw such a stalk. Everyone
talks about it and people come from miles to see this one bloom. It is the finest thing
by far that Palmer has ever put out. If it will only germinate well, etc. it is destined to
put him on the map much more than PICARDY. We think it is Palmer's best and that is
saying one whale of a lot. In fact it is the prettiest thing we have ever had in our fields. "

— Mrs. L. L. Ward, Indiana.

"Planted gladiolus for the first time this year using about 500 of your bulbs with
remarkable success." — F. C. Minsker, Pennsylvania.

GLADIOLUS

Price List

WINTER - 1940

This List Supersedes All Previous Lists

Do Not Use An Old List.
There are many changes in this one.
Please read pa^es Z and 3 hefore
making out an order.

Cl&amplaii& View Gardens

ELMER GOVE BURLINGTON, VT.

PLEASE READ CAREFULLY

Please do not ask us to change collections or special sets. The collections are made up as they
arc for definite reasons and we cannot change them. Any of these collections or specials are very
good value.

Do not split quantities as listed. Where a variety is listed at 2 for 15 cents or 4 for 15 cents
do not order 1 or 2 at a lower price. There is no profit in any items of less than ten cents and very
little at that price. No single item accepted for less than ten cents.

EXTRAS ON CASH ORDERS. On cash order? of $2.00 to $5.00 you can select 10%
extra in bulbs of your own choosing. From $5.00 to $25.00 select 15%; $25.00 to $50.00 select
20% and above $50.00 select 25%. These Discounts do not Apply to Collections, Special
Offers or Wholesale prices or New Introductions, or those marked "No Discount."

VARIETIES MARKED "NO DISCOUNT" CAN NOT BE USED AS EXTRAS.

Discounts apply to gladiolus only and not to other articles listed.

TO MAKE OUT YOUR ORDER put everything down on the order blank, just as listed in
the price list. Add it up, then figure out any special discounts or add on the extra bulbs of your
choosing. It is all very simple but some people seem to have a lot of trouble in making out an
order.

The above discounts and extras are all for cash orders. The earlier the orders are received
and the larger they are the more generous we will be with our extras. If you cannot spare all
the cash now send 25% and the balance later and we will see that you are satisfied. But the
above axtras are only for cash before shipment.

On cash orders of $12.00 or more, for bulbs, I will give a copy of the '"Gladiolus Book "
by Rockwell if you ask for it and if you have not already had one.

Packages of bulblets run from twenty-five to fifty or more. We give very good value.

You can have 3 or more bulbs at the 10 rate; 25 at the 100 rate. But no single items for less
than 10 cents.

Please do not send us orders of under $1.00 as we lose money on them. I do usually
fill such orders from regular customers as an accommodation but they cost us more
than we get for them. On orders of under $1. please enclose 10 cents for postage.

I GUARANTEE SATISFACTION, and I mean just that. If at any time, either after
receiving the bulbs or after blooming, you have cause for complaint just write me about it and
I will do my utmost to make things right. This is the only basis on which anyone can hope to
conduct a business that will be permanently successful.

At these prices all bulbs, except the wholesale offers and growers' collections, are prepaid
anywhere in the United States and Canada and all countries in the Postal Union.

SPECIAL QUOTATIONS. Do not ask for special quotations unless you have a large
order. We will not consider quoting any special prices on small orders. 1 publish this price list to
give people the prices and do not consider it honest to give one person a lower price than another.

REMEMBER in buying bulbs price is not everything. In fact sometimes the price is a minor
item. Consider the quality, count, the reliability of the grower, etc. I always mean to put in
enough extra count or over size to make up for any lower price that other good reliable growers
might make. Just leave it to me.

IF YOU WANT TO PAY TRANSPORTATION and get extra count on your order
just mention it and I will send your order collect for postage or express and will see that you are
more than satisfied. Just mention whether you want extra count on your order or extras in other
kinds and what kinds. If you want bulbs sent by mail it is better to let us send them C.O.D. for
the postage, then we know the postage is correct and 1 will give you more than enough bulbs
to make it up. People who send stamps or cash for the postage seldom send enough.

On wholesale orders do not ask us to prepay the carrying charges and take out enough
bulbs to offset the express or parcel-post. This disrupts the whole office routine and makes us
a lot of extra work. On wholesale orders which are not prepaid let us send them C.O.D. for the
postage or express collect.

ON FAIR SIZED ORDERS, EXPRESS is safest and best especially in the winter time;

1 advise express if you arc situated so as to get free delivery by the express company.

EXTRAS. It is the practice of most growers to give extras on orders. 1 always put in some
myself. So it would help me if you will mention whether you want extras of the same varieties
that you order or in other kinds. And if you have a preference it will help me still more if you
can name the varieties in which you want your extras and if you want large, medium or small
bulbs or bulblets. Just give us a list of varieties from which to select your extras. We will put in
what we think the order rates.

PLEASE give me a list from which to select your extras. Extras are given for orders from the
retail list — not from the wholesale tho I usually put in something new to try anyway.

C.O.D. ORDERS — Please do not ask us to send an order C. O. D. without your making
a deposit on it. If it is a small order we shall have to ask for a deposit of at least a dollar. Larger
C.O.D. orders should be accompanied by 25 % of the value. We cannot send out any more C.O.D.
orders without at least some deposit.

Premium Bulbsi Free

MAGNOLIA. PALMER SEEDLING No. 34045. Large beautiful clear light creamy

rose with creamy throat, a beautiful clear smooth color Edges of blooms roll back. Up to eight
well placed blooms open at a time. A very beautiful variety that Mr. Palmer wanted to introduce
at $5.00 a bulb but 1 prevailed upon him to let me use it as a premium bulb. A bulb of MAG-
NOLIA given FREE with a cash order for $15.00 worth of bulbs.

LOMBARDY. PALMER SEEDLING No. 33153. Large bright tho soft rose salmon
opening up to 10 beautiful blooms at a time. One that has attracted a lot of attention in my
garden and that 1 am very sure you will be immensely pleased with. Both this variety and
Magnolia received Awards of Merit at the Canadian Show.

Bulbs of Magnolia and Lombardy are limited so I shall not have enough of these to last
through the season. When these are gone I shall have to use one or two numbered seedlings
that are very fine but not been named yet. Or if you prefer 1 will put in a bulb of Jasmine with
a $15.00 order and a bulb of both Jasmine and Diane with an order for bulbs of $30.00 or more.

With a $30.00 cash order for bulbs, one each of these bulbs will be given FREE.
We will give out large bulbs as long as they last. After that we will have to use medium
and smaller. The early orders will get the larger bulbs.

WHEN CORRESPONDING ABOUT A PREVIOUS ORDER, PLEASE GIVE ORDER
NUMBER. IT SAVES US A LOT OF TIME.

F.O.B. ITEMS. When an order contains both F.O.B. items and retail items unless you
give instructions to the contrary we ship them all together in one package F.O.B. but put in extra
count and enough extras to more than offset the carrying charges on the retail items. If the order
is large and you want the two different classes shipped separate we can do that if you ask us to
but many orders contain both retail and wholesale items and it is usually simpler to send them all
together.

CERTAIN VARIETIES because of their being new introductions of this year or because
1 am simply listing them for another grower or for some other reason I have marked "no discount."
We do not give any discount whatever on introductions of the current year and there are no dis-
counts on Golden Goddess, a patented variety, and a few others. These are marked in the price
list.

The varieties marked "no discount" cannot be used as extras as either they are
very limited in quantity or I am listing them for other growers at a nominal com-
mission.

CANADIAN CUSTOMERS have to send to the Destructive Insect & Pest Act Advisory
Board at Ottawa for permit to import bulbs.

AT THIS TIME most foreign money is discounted in this country so foreign customers
in remitting for bulbs will please send a bank draft on a New York Bank In United States dollars.

PRia LIST

BULBLETS

Per

Large Medium

Small

Per

ALADDIN (Not Sold in Canada)

1 AA

.60

.25

Wonderful ruffled salmon.

12.00

8.00

4.50

1.00

ALAYNE

O 1 c
^—.15

4-. 15

6-. 15

Pkg.

.15

Beautiful clear rose.

.60

.40

.20

100

.50

ALBATROSS

O 1 o

4-. 15

10-. 15

.10

1 all, large white.

.5U

.15

100

.40

A 1 e
4— .15

.10

tarly yellow

.50

.30

100

.40

ALGONQUIN (Not Sold in Canada)

1 CA

1.00

.25

rinest red.

1 *> CA

8.00

1.00

At 1 C/^ D /*\

1 c
.15

.10

rine light blue.

Z.UU

1 OA

.80

AL SMITH

2-.12

4-. 15

10-. 15

« Kg.

.10

Very early rose salmon.

.50

.30

.15

100

.20

AMADOR

£, *\.£t

4—. to

10-.15

Pkg.

.10

Nice red.

1 A

•i>U

.15

AMBERGLOW

.25

,15

.10

.15

Finest amber yellow.

2.00

1.20

.80

100

1.25

AMERICAN COMMANDER No Discount

1 CA

1 .5U

.75

.40

Exhibition red.

AMRIIA (iNot oold in Canada)

.20

.25

Beautiful clear buff

4.00

2.40

1.60

100

1.50

AMULET (Not Sold in Canada)

1.5U

1.00

.60

.25

Heavily rufrled bun.

12.00

8.00

4.50

1.00

ANGELICA. No Uiscount

l.UU

.40

.30

Small flowered pink and white.

O.UU

A OA

4.80

3.20

100

2.50

ANGELIJS

.25

.15

.10

.25

Pure pink, cream throat.

2.00

1.20

.80

100

liso

ARETHUSA

1.20

.80

.50

Ruffled cream.

y.ou

D.4U

4.00

100

3.50

ARIADNE

.80

.50

Tinted white, dark red blotch.

6.40

4.50

AVALON No Discount

Any

size bu

lb $5.00

i.oo

New Pink and cream.

...

100

80.00

AVE MARIA

4-! 15

10-. 15

Pkg.

.10

Early medium blue.

.50

.30

.15

1 AA

AWATEA

.75

.50

.25

.40

Peach pink.

BAGDAD

2-. 12

4. 15

10.15

Pkg.

.10

Huge smoky old rose.

.50

.30

.15

100

.20

BARCAROLE (Not Sold in Canada)

.75

.50

.30

.15

Ruffled clear orange.

6.00

4.00

2.40

1.00

BARCELONA No Discount

Any

size $3.00

.50

Immense cream.

BEACON

.10

2.15

2-.10

Pkg.

.15

Salmon scarlet, cream throat.

.80

.50

.30

100

.35

BEAUTIFUL OHIO

.25

.20

.10

Medium size deep lavender.

2.00

1.20

.80

.15

In regard to seedling 30112 will say that it was plenty tall to suit me. It was planted by the
side of LONDONDERRY and grew taller and had a much heavier spike. I stake and string all
my glads. However it would not have been necessary on the seedling as the spikes were very
straight and stocky. Think you have something in this seedling and like the color very much. It's
a good glad anyway you take It." — Fred Schmitz, Ohio.

BlILBLKTS

I/AB<;f.

Mi-niuM

Smai.i.

Pf.r

BELLA DONNA

2-. 12

4. 15

10-. 15

Pkg.

.10

Liarly light blue.

.50

.30

.15

100

.20

BENEDICT

2-.15

2-. 10

3. 10

.10

Fine deep soft rose.

.60

.40

.25

100

.50

BERNECE

.10

2-.15

2-. 10

Pkg.

.10

Early bronze yellow.

.80

.50

.30

100

.35

BETSY BOB-UP

2-. 12

4 .15

10. 15

Pkg.

.10

Cream yellow, reddish lines in throat.

.50

.30

.15

100

.20

BETTY NUTHALL

2-. 12

4. 15

10-. 15

Pkg.

.10

Late salmon.

.50

.30

.15

lUU

BEVERLY No Discount

1.00

.65

.35

.15

New purple.

8.00

5.00

2.80

.90

BILL SOWDEN

2-. 12

4 .15

10~.15

Pkg.

.10

l.art^e deep blood red.

.50

.30

.15

100

.20

BIT O'HEAVEN

2-.15

2-.10

4-.10

Pkg.

.15

Fine deep orange.

.60

.40

.25

100

.50

BLACK OPAL

.40

.25

.15

.25

Tall deep red.

3.20

2.00

1.20

1.00

BLEEDING HEART

2-.12

4.15

10-.15

Pkg.

.10

Tinted white, red blotch.

.50

.30

.15

100

.20

BLUE ADMIRAL

2-.15

4-.15

6-. 15

.10

Fine dark blue.

.60

.40

.25

100

.25

BLUE BEAUTY

.20

.15

.10

Pkg.

.25

Nice new blue.

1.50

1.20

.80

100

.50

BLUE WONDER

.35

.25

.15

Exhibition blue.

2.80

2.00

1.20

100

1.25

BOLIVAR

2-. 12

4. 15

10.15

Pkg.

.15

Huge medium red.

.30

.15

100

.50

BRIGHTSIDE

2-. 12

4. 15

10.15

Pkg.

.10

Orange and yellow decorative.

.50

.30

.15

100

.20

BUCCANEER

.25

.15

.10

Rose sport of Pirate.

2.00

1.20

.80

.40

CAESAR

2.12

4. 15

10.15

Pkg.

.10

Salmon red with darker blotch.

.50

.30

.15

100

.25

CAMELLIA (Not Sold in Canada)

.30

.20

.10

.25

Tinted pink darker feather.

2.40

1.60

.80

100

2.00

CANDY HEART No Discount

2.50

1.50

1.00

Flesh pink, darker blotch.

CARDINAL PRINCE

2.12

4. 15

10 .15

Pkg.

.10

Cardinal red.

.50

.30

.15

100

.20

CARILLON (Not Sold in Canada)

1.50

1.00

.60

.25

Beautiful clear rose, white throat.

12.00

8.00

4.50

1.00

CAVALIER No Discount

1.20

.80

.50

Ruffled cream and apricot.

CHAMPLAIN

2. 12

4.15

10.15

Pkg.

.10

Early light blue.

.50

.30

.15

100

.25

CHANGEABLE SILK No Discount

6.00

4.50

3.00

.75

Smoky light rose pink.

CHAMOUNY No Discount

2.00

1.50

1.00

.40

Dark rose bordered bv silver line.

16.00

12.00

8.00

100

3.00

CHAS. DICKENS

2-. 12

4 .15

Standard purple.

.50

.30

CHIEF MULTNOMAH

.45

.25

.15

Large tall smoky, red blotch.

CLARION

2-.12

4. 15

10.15

Pkg.

.10

Nice early yellow.

.50

.30

.15

100

.30

"Thank you very much. I want to add that I have never had finer bulbs than yours last year
proved to be." — Mrs. Alan Eberhart, Connecticut.

BULBLETS

Peb

Large

Medium

Smaix

Per

COLOSSUS

.20

.15

2.15

.25

Large earlv salmon with red blotch.

1.60

1.00

.60

100

1.00

COM. KOEHL

2. 12

4 .15

Large red.

1 A

1
1

1 C

Light salmon, cream blotch.

1 A

l.bU

1 OA

1 .zu

.80

1 AA

lUU

1 AA
1 .UU

CONSTANCY

2.12

4.15

10.15

Pkg.

.10

Early lavender rose.

.50

.30

.15

100

.20

CORAL GLOW

2.00

1.25

.75

.25

Fine coral red

CORDELIA No Discount

Any

size bu

lb $5.00

1.00

New rose. (Not Sold in Canada)

1 AA

on AA

X-'WIxvl^rt . iNU L-VloCOUnL

1
1

Any

size Du

IU ce AA
ID ^O.UU

1
L

1 AA

Plesh with pink edge. (Not Sold in Canada)

1 AA
lUU

QA AA

CREVE COEUR

.10

2-.15

4-. 15

.15

T all orange.

1 A
iU

1 AA

lUU

CA
.OU

HAM ARI^

• uU

.^o

Exhibition Burgundy red.

1 A

A AA

4.UU

9 At\

1 CA
1 .OU

1 AA

"i AA
O.UU

DEBONAIR

2. 12

4.15

10.15

Pkg.

.10

Tall strong La France pink.

1 A
111

CCA

.10

1 AA

9A
.ZU

ni AMF

1
1

o.UU

9 fin

1 9C

1 .Zo

.zo

New salmon orange.

1 A

OA AA

1 ft AA

1 A AA
lU. UU

1 A
lU

9 AA
Z .UU

DR. DURR

2 .12

4 .15

10.15

Pkg.

.10

Early cream white.

1 A
lU

Q A

1 C

• lo

1 AA

lUU

9A
.ZU

HRFAM O'RFAITTV

A 1 C

1 A 1 C
lU— . 10

1 A
. iU

Deep rose.

1 A

1 C

.lo

1 AA
lUU

9A
■ ZU

DR. HOEG

2.12

3.10

10.15

Pkg.

.10

Glistening dark red.

1 A

1 c
. lo

1 AA

lUU

.oO

Of TM A

*> to
z— . iz

A 1 C
4-, 1 D

1 A 1 C
1U~. 1

r Kg.

1 n

Soft pinky buff.

1 A

1 C
. 1 O

1 AA
lUU

9A
.ZU

EARLY MELODY '

2 .12

4 .15

10.15

Pkg.

.10

Light lavender pink.

1 A

1 c
.10

1 AA
lUU

9 A
.ZU

PARl V PPAr'M

A 1 C
4— . lo

1 A 1 C
iU— . 1

r kg.

1 A
. lU

Early peach rose.

1 A

1 c
.10

1 AA

9A
.ZU

EARLY ROSE

2. 15

2 .10

3.10

Pkg.

.15

Early medium rose.

.60

.40

.25

100

.35

EDITH MASON

2. 12

4-.15

.15

Pkg.

.10

Light rose.

10~.50

.30

.15

100

.20

EDITH ROBSON

2 .12

4-. 15

10.15

.10

Exhibition salmon, darker blotch.

.50

.30

.15

100

.40

ELOISE

.20

.15

.10

Nice lavender.

1.60

1.20

.80

100

.50

EMBLEM OF PURITY No Discount

2.50

2.00

1.50

.20

Pure white.

EMILE BRIDE No Discount

$2.00 for Nos.

, 1, 2, 3

.50

Smoky .

ESCORT

.15

.10

2.10

.15

Early white.

.80

.4U

1 AA

lUU

Af\

.4U

2. 12

4 .15

lU— . 1 D

1 Kg.

• iU

Smoky, cream blotch.

1 A

.50

.30

.19

1 AA

1A
.OU

EXCELLENCE

2. 12

4. 15

10-. 15

Pkg.

.10

Very early red.

.50

.30

.15

100

.20

FIREFLY

.50

.30

.20

.15

New early (laming scarlet.

4.00

2.40

1.60

100

1,00

"The glads we got from you last year were simply wonderful. We live here on the desert
where It Is dry and the soil poor and I can truthfully say I've never seen more beautiful glads grown
anywhere. " — Mrs. A. C. Hendry, Arizona.

Bul.BI.P,TS

Per

M P.I) I \ ' M

Sm AI.I,

Per

FLAGSHIP No Discoutn

3.25

2.00

1.25

.25

New exhibition red.

16.00

10.00

2.00

FLORA FARMER No Discouni

3.00

2.00

1.00

.30

New pure rose pink.

24.00

16.00

8.00

2.40

FRANK J. McCOY

2.12

4 .15

10 .15

Pkg.

.10

Exhibition pink.

.50

.30

.15

GATE OF HEAVEN

2. 12

4.15

10 .15

.10

Rich ruffled vcllow.

.50

.30

.15

100

.40

GLADYS CLEGG

2. 12

4 .15

Pkg.

.10

Very early salmon with blotch.

.50

.30

100

.20

GLAMIS No Discount

Any

size bu

lb $5.00

1.00

New salmon. (Not Sold in C'anada)

100

80.00

GOLDEN BROWN

2. 12

4 .15

10.15

Pkg.

.10

Chocolate brown.

.50

.30

.15

100

.20

GOLDEN CUP

2.12

4.15

10.15

Pkg.

.10

One of best yellows. (May contain some Rapture)

.50

.30

.15

100

.20

ijULUtlN L«OL>Ut.33 INIO Ulscount

2-. 15

2-. 12

Al UUl L lUl 1 y CIIL/ W .

HARVEST MOON

.15

Fine large yellow.

1.25

HECTOR

2.12

4-15

10 .15

Pkg.

.10

Early ruffled salmon scarlet.

.50

.15

100

Z'S

HELENA

.25

.15

.10

Late lavender pink.

2.00

1.20

.80

100

1.50

HELEN OF TROY No Discount

2.50

1.50

....

Large buff.

HERITAGE

.10

2. 15

2-. 10

.10

Exhibition pink.

.80

.60

.40

100

.40

HINDENBURG'S MEMORY

2.00

1.50

1.00

.25

Large red.

rlvJINUK

.10

2.15

4. 15

Pkg.

.20

I 1 I f 1 1 1 1 1 It \r^r'\i~ii^ T
L>C tH.il 1 1 Hi Id V vl lUt. I .

.80

.50

.30

100

.40

lEKA No Discount

$1.00 for any size bulb

!35

Big smoky.

INCENSE No Discount

.50

.25

Scented variety.

INNOVATION

.10

2 .15

4.15

.10

Bronze. Only one of its color.

.80

.60

.30

100

.40

IRAK

.15

.10

2.10

.15

Lavender gray sport of Bagdad.

1.20

.80

.40

100

.60

ISOLA BELLA No Discount

.50

.30

.20

.25

New light lavender.

4.00

2.50

1.60

JALNA

.15

.10

2. 15

.10

Exhibition smoky salmon.

1.20

.80

.50

100

.30

lAQIVyflNIE* /"NT/-**- ;^ r^ot-^o^n^

-1

2.00

1.25

.75

iNcw luiiicu iciiioii yellow.

15.00

10.00

6.00

1.50

J. D. SEZ No Discount

3.00

2.10

1.25

!25

Pink and cream.

JONQUIL

2 .12

4 .15

10.15

Pkg.

.10

Deepest yellow known.

.50

.30

.15

100

.25

JOSEPH HAYDN No Discount

.60

.40

.20

.40

Fine light blue with large dark blue blotch.

KING ARTHUR

2.12

2. 15

10.15

Pkg.

.10

Beautiful ruffled mauve.

.50

.30

.15

100

.20

KING LEAR (Not Sold in Canada)

1.50

1.00

.60

.20

Most beautiful purple.

12.00

8.00

4.50

1.50

KINGS RANSOM

.15

.10

2. 15

.10

New early salmon, scarlet.

1.20

.80

.60

100

.50

"i received my bulbs O.K. 1 think they are the nicest bulbs 1 ever bought and I want to thank
you for all the extras." - Carl Neitzel, Wisconsin.

BULBLETTS

Per

Large

Medium

Small

Per

LADDIE No Discount

Any

size bulb $ .25

New light rose.

Any size bu

lb $2.00

LADY WINSOME

2-. 12

4-. 15

10.15

r Kg.

.10

Large rosy salmon.

.50

.30

.15

100

!25

LAVENDER QUEEN

.25

.20

.15

.20

New lavender.

2.00

1.60

1.20

100

5.00

LEAH ANN No Discount

.25

.15

New purple.

LEONA

.10

2-.12

Purplish rose red.

.80

.50

LESCHI

.10

2.15

Pkg.

.15

Dark red.

.80

.50

LOMBARDY

Premium variety

New exhibition salmon.

LONDONDERRY

2-. 12

4-. 15

10-.15

Pkg.

.10

Smoky orange.

.50

.30

.15

100

.20

LOYALTY

2-.12

4-. 15

10.15

.10

Large late yellow.

.50

.30

.15

100

.40

LUCIFER

2. 12

4.15

10-.15

Pkg.

.10

Exhibition orange with darker blotch.

.50

.30

.15

100

.20

LUTLX No Discount

2.00

1.25

,75

.20

Big yellow.

MAGNOLIA

Premium variety

Large new light rose.

MAID OF ORLEANS

2-. 12

4-. 15

10.15

Pkg.

.10

Best all round white.

.50

.30

.15

100

.20

MAMMOTH WHITE

2-. 12

4-.15

Very large white.

.50

.30

MARGARET BEATON

1.00

.60

.40

.25

Pure white with small scarlet blotch.

8.00

4.80

3.20

1.00

MARGARET FULTON

9—19

4.15

10-.15

Pkg.

.10

Early clear rose salmon.

.30

.15

100

.20

MARGARET PETER

2.12

4-. 15

10-.15

Pkg.

.10

Early blotched tinted pink.

.50

.30

.15

MARMORA

9-19

4-. 15

Gray purple blotch.

.30

MARY ANSTEEN

.10

2. 15

4-. 15

.15

Large early rose salmon, darker blotch.

.80

.60

.30

100

.40

MARY DAMARIS

.30

.20

Fine yellow.

4.00

2.40

1.60

1.00

MARY ELIZABETH

2.12

4-. 15

10.15

Pkg.

.10

Late ruffled white.

.50

.30

.15

100

.20

MAUVE MAGIC

9— 1 9

4.15

10-.15

Pkg.

.10

Nice mauve shade.

.30

.15

100

.20

MAYTIME

2-. 12

4. 15

10-. 15

Pkg.

.10

Early light pink, cream throat.

.50

.30

.15

100

.20

MIBLOOM

2.12

4-.15

10.15

Pkg.

.10

Very early tinted white with blotch.

.50

.30

.15

100

.20

MILFORD

2-. 15

2-.10

10.20

Pkg.

.10

One of best light blues.

.60

.40

.20

100

.20

MINUET

2-.12

4-. 15

Standard light lavender. (May be slightly mixed.

) 10

.50

.30

"In the past I have planted glads from several different growers but for the past three years
1 have only planted your bulbs as I have found them superior to all others. I have given several of
my friends a few of your bulbs to try and I am sure that next year they will be new customers for
you.

"I am very glad to say you satisf/ us in every way and hope to get more from you next year."

— Chas. A. Pine, Canada.

BUULBTS

Per

Lahge

Medium

Smaix

Per

MISS BLOOMINGTON

2-. 12

4-.15

10-. 15

Pk^

.10

Fine early yellow.

.50

.30

.15

100

.20

MISS NEW ZEALAND

.10

2-. 12

Huge pink.

.80

.50

MORNING SERENADE No Discount

1.20

.80

.60

.50

Pink and cream. Fine.

MOROCCO

2-. 12

4-.15

10-. 15

Pk?

.10

Very dark red.

.50

.30

.15

100

.20

MOTHER MACHREE

2-.12

4-. 15

10-.15

Pkg.

.10

Smoky lavender tinted cream and pink.

in
ill

1 c
.19

inn

MRS G G ERREY No Discount

3.00

2.00

1.00

Exhibition tinted white.

MRS. G. WADE

2-. 15

3-. 10

10-. 20

.10

Yellow, many open.

MRS S. A ERREY

2-. 12

4-.15

10-.15

.10

Exhibition orange.

.50

.30

.15

100

.20

MRS. T. E. LANGFORD

2-.12

4-. 15

Pkg.

.15

Peaches and cream

.50

.30

100

.25

MYRNA

2.00

1.50

1.00

.25

New large ruffled white.

15.00

10.00

7.50

2.00

NADIA

.25

.15

.10

.15

Small salmon and yellow decorative.

2.00

1.20

.80

.25

NANCY ANN

.25

.15

.10

.15

Pale lavender pink, commercial.

2.00

1.20

.80

100

.25

NETHERLAND PRINCE

4-. 15

10-. 15

.10

Giant salmon pink.

.30

.15

100

.20

NEW ERA

.20

2-.25

New ruffled rose.

1.60

1.00

OLIVE MARIE BROWN

.10

2-. 15

Pk?

.15

Small yellow.

.80

.50

ORANGE BUTTERFLY

2-. 12

4-. 15

10-.15

Pk?
ri£g.

.10

Small flowered orange, many open.

.50

.30

!l5

100

.20

ORANGE SOVEREIGN

2-.12

4-. 15

10-.15

Pk?

.10

Nice light orange.

.50

.30

.15

100

.20

OREGON RED No Discount

10.00

New exhibition red.

PANDORA No Discoiinf

fti 7^ ni ■

\h 00

.60

New exhibition pink.

PARADISE

2-. 12

4-. 15

10-. 15

Pk?

.10

Ruffled apricot.

!50

.30

.15

100

.20

PEERLESS PINK

2-. 12

4-. 15

10-. 15

Pke

.10

Rose pink, darker blotch.

.50

.30

.15

100

.20

PEGGY LOU

.30

.20

.10

New light rose.

2.40

1.60

.80

100

1.00

PELEGRINA

2-. 12

4-.15

10-.15

Pkg.

.10

Early dark blue.

.50

.30

.15

100

.20

PHYLLIS McQUISTON

2-.12

4-. 15

10-.15

Pkg.

.10

Beautiful light rose.

.50

.30

.15

100

.20

PICARDY

2-.12

4-.15

10-.15

Pkg.

.10

Large salmon. Most popular variety in existence

. 10

.50

.30

.15

100

.20

"My bulbs last summer produced a wealth of blooms. The size of the flower stalks were a
surprise to all. No one realized that they came from medium sized bulbs."

— Sister Mar/ Clement, Ohio.

Per

Large

Medium

Small

Per

PIRATE

2. 12

4. 15

10-.15

Pkg.

.10

Purplish rose red.

.50

.30

.15

100

.20

PRELUDE

1.00

.60

.30

.25

Very early rose.

8.00

4.50

2.40

1.00

PREMIER HENRY

2.14

2.10

3.10

15 .10

lmmen,se ruffled geranium pink.

.60

.40

.25

100

.50

PURPLE BEAUTY

1.00

.60

.40

.25

One of the finest new purples.

RAPTURE

2.12

4 .15

10. 15

Pkg.

.10

Tall late salmon, creamy throat.

.50

.30

.15

100

.20

RECADO (Not Sold in Canada)

.50

.30

.20

.25

Exhibition smoky.

4.00

2.40

1.60

100

2.00

RECOVERY

2. 12

4. 15

10.15

Pkg.

.10

Flaked dark rose.

.50

.30

.15

100

.20

RED CHARM No Discount

3.25

2.00

1.25

.25

New exhibition medium red.

16.00

10.00

2.00

RED LIGHTNING No Discount

5.00

3.50

2.50

New red, cream throat.

RED LORY

2-.12

4. 15

10-.15

Pkg.

.10

Exhibition red, purplish blotch.

.50

.30

.15

100

.20

RED PHIPPS

2-. 12

4. 15

10.15

.10

Light red commercial.

.50

.30

.15

100

.30

REGENT

.50

.30

.15

One of the best new reds.

4.00

2.40

.25

REVERIE

2 -.12

4-. 15

10-.15

Pk?

.10

Peaches and cream.

.50

.30

.15

100

.20

REWI FALLU

.12

2. 12

3. 10

Pk?

.25

Giant massive dark red.

1.00

.50

.25

100

.75

RIMA

.40

.25

.15

.30

Light pink slightly tinged lavender.

3.20

2.00

1.20

100

2.00

RODERICK DHU

2. 12

4. 15

10.15

.10

Immense ruffled pink.

.50

.30

.15

100

.20

ROSAMOND

.25

.15

.10

.15

Commercial salmon rose.

111

o An

z.uu

1 .zu

on
.80

100

1.00

ROSA VAN LIMA

.50

.30

.20

Exhibition pink.

ROSELLE

2.00

1.25

.75

.25

Beautiful soft rose exhibition.

ROSE WINGS

2. 12

4.15

10 .15

Pkg.

.10

Rose carmine decorative.

.50

.30

.15

100

.20

ROYAL YORK

.15

.10

2.15

.10

Large massive medium red.

1.20

.80

.60

100

.50

SAHARA (Not Sold in Canada)

.25

.15

.10

.25

Light brown, stands heat well.

2.00

1.20

.80

100

2.00

SANDRA

.25

.15

.10

.15

Shrimp pink, amber blotch.

2.00

1.20

.80

100

.50

SCHUBERT

2 .12

4 .15

10.15

Pkg.

.10

Creamy pink with scarlet blotches.

.50

.30

.15

100

.20

SENSATION

3.00

2.00

1.00

.60

Wonderful new rose.

24.00

16.00

8.00

4.50

SHIRLEY TEMPLE

.10

2. 12

3.10

.25

Huge ruffled cream.

.80

.50

.25

100

1.00

SILVERSHEEN

2 .12

4.15

10.15

Pkg.

.10

Exhibition pink.

.50

.30

.15

100

.20

"Gladiolus bulbs received in fine shape. Thank you for the liberal count and for the extras.
We are always interested in the new varieties. We never hesitate to recommend you to inquiring
friends, as we have always found your glad bulbs to be satisfactory In every way, never failing to
be as your catalog describes. Will report on the extras in the fall." Grove S. Rich, New York.

BULBLETS

Peb

Large

Medium

Small

Per

SIMCOE

.25

.15

.10

.25

Fine bright purple.

2.00

1.20

.80

100

2.00

SMILING MAESTRO

2. 12

4.15

10.15

.10

Fine deep salmon rose.

.50

.30

.15

100

.40

SNOW WHITE (Not Sold in Canada)

3.00

2.00

1.00

.35

Beautiful ruffled white.

24.00

16.00

8.00

2.50

SO BIG

.25

.15

.10

Pkg.

.15

Large lavender pink.

2.00

1.20

.80

100

.35

SOLITA

2. 12

4.15

10 .15

Pkg.

.10

Very nice commercial orange.

.50

.30

.15

100

.20

SOLVEIG

.10

2.15

2.10

.15

Late ruffled white.

.80

.60

.40

100

.40

SOMMER'S BLACK

.12

2-. 15

4-.15

Very dark red.

.90

.60

.30

SONATINE

2-. 12

4.15

10.15

Pkg.

.10

Tall light pink flaked darker.

.50

.30

.15

100

.20

SPRAY OF GOLD

2.12

4.-15

10-.15

Pkg.

.10

Fine early yellow.

.50

.30

.15

100

.20

STAR OF BETHLEHEM

2-.15

2.10

10.20

Pkg.

.10

Exhibition white.

.60

.40

.20

100

.25

STUTTGARDIA

2.12

4. 15

10.15

Pkg.

.10

Bright orange red.

.50

.30

.15

100

.20

SUSAN

.10

2-. 15

2.-10

.15

Smoky with darker blotch.

.80

.60

.40

100

.50

SYMPHONY

2.12

4.15

10-.15

Pkg.

.10

Fine light pink good commercial.

.50

.30

.15

100

.20

TAIAROA

2.15

2-.10

4.10

Pkg.

.10

Smoky salmon with dark blotch.

.60

.40

.20

100

.20

TAKINA

.10

2.12

3-.10

.10

Huge purple.

.80

.50

.25

100

.35

THE MOGUL

.10

2-. 15

.10

Huge salmony maroon.

.80

.50

100

.35

TIMBUCTOO

1.50

1.00

.60

* 2

.25

Fine dark rose red.

12.00

8.00

4.50

1.00

TITAN '

5.00

3.00

2.00

.25

Large salmon rose.

16.00

2.00

TOKEN

2-.12

4-. 15

10-.15

Pkg.

.10

Early commercial salmon, cream throat.

.50

.30

.15

100

.20

TUNIA'S BLUE

1.00

.75

.50

.25

Very large new medium dark blue.

TUNIA'S TRIUMPH No Discount

1.00

.50

.30

.10

Large orange red.

8.00

4.00

2.40

1.00

UNCAS

.50

.30

.20

Exhibition burnt orange.

4.00

2.40

1.60

.50

UTOPIA No Discount

4.00

3.00

2.00

.25

Rose, white throat.

USONA

.15

.10

.15

Large smoky.

1.20

.80

.25

VAGABOND PRINCE

2-.15

3-.15

5-.15

.10

Mahogany brown with flame blotch.

.60

.40

.25

100

.30

VASSAR No Discount

Any size bulb $3.00

.60

New ruffled light orange.

VISTA BONITA No Discount

2.00

1.25

.75

.15

Large geranium pink.

VREDENBURG

.50

New white. Large fine.

4.00

WASAGA

2-.12

4-.15

10.15

Pkg.

.10

Ruffled buff.

.50

.30

.15

100

.20

WENONAH No Discount

1.00

.85

.75

.10

New exhibition salmon.

"I had the most beautiful glads last year from the bulbs I secured from you that I ever raised or
saw and I have been raising glads for many years." — Ralph N. Lodge, Montana.

BULBLETS

Per

Large

Medium

Small

Per

2.00

1.25

.75

.15

Large rose pink, white throat.

WHITE SPIRE No Discount

.75

.40

.20

.10

Large white new.

G nn

0.4U

]

.50

1 n
lU

An
.40

WURTEMBERGIA

2-. 12

4-. 15

1 A

10-

-.lo

Pkg.

.10

Large dazzling red.

.50

.30

.15

100

.20

YVONNE

2-. 12

4-. 15

Flesh pink with soft pink blotch.

• Oil

7AIIRFRFI OTF

.10

9- 1 ■?

.15

1 c

in
.11/

fin

.DU

.40

inn

■^n

ZUNl

.30

.20

.10

.25

riiic oiinjivy.

1 an

I .DU

.80

inn

1 Kn

PALMER SEEDLINGS:

300911

.15

.10

-.15

.10

A whiter Mrs. Langlord, very dainty.

1.20

.80

.60

100

.50

30112

.25

.15

.10

.25

Bright vivid red, a good one.

1 n

*> nn

1 *>n

.80

1 nn
lUU

1 nn
l.OU

30152

.15

.10

-.li>

Huge dark rose.

1.20

.80

.50

30161

2-. 15

4-. 15

• 1

Pkg.

.15

Beautiful ruffled smoky.

1 A

cn
.bU

.4U

.20

1 AA
lUU

.50

30289

2-. 15

4-. 15

—

-.15

Pkg.

.15

Medium size smoky. Many open.

.60

.40

100

.50

302810

.25

.15

Beautiful large smoky.

1 n

1 OA

30291

.15

.10

-. lo

.10

Quite similar to Angelus.

1.20

.80

.60

100

.50

32023

.15

.10

1 <s

.10

Warm salmon — very pretty.

1 .20

.80

.60

100

.50

32145

2-. 12

4-. 15

1 fi

-. li>

Pkg.

.10

Very pretty nesh color.

.50

.30

.15

100

.20

32201

.25

.15

.10

.15

Most, beautiful glowing buff.

1 n
lU

*> nn

1 on
1 .ZU

.80

1 nn
lUU

1 nn
1 .00

322020

.15

.10

-.15

.10

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OCdULllLlL tl^llL JJHlK.y UUII. O U^ClI.

1.20

.80

.50

100

.40

32203

2-.12

4.1 5

-.15

Pkg.

.10

Pretty lemony cream.

.50

.30

.15

100

.20

32352

.15

.10

Pretty apricot orange.

1.20

.80

100

.50

Whol esale Prices— -Not Prepaid

NOT LESS THAN 25 OF A SIZE AND VARIETY AT 100 RATE. 250 OR MORE AT
1000 RATE. IN BULBLETS 250 AT 1000 RATE. ONE PINT BULBLETS AT QUART

RATE.

Bulblets

Per No. 1 No. 2 No. 3 No. 4 No. 5 No. 6 1000 Quart

ALADDIN 100 100.00 90.00 80.00 65.00 50.00 35.00 65.00 200.00

ALAYNE 100 4.50 4.00 3.50 3.00 2.00 1.50 4.00 12.00

1000 35.00 30.00 25.00 20.00 15.00 10.00

ALBATROSS 100 2.40 2.00 1.60

1000 14.00

ALGONQUIN 100 150.00 120.00 100.00 80.00 70.00 60.00 100—15.00

AL SMITH 100 2.00 1.60 1.40 1.00 .75 .50 .60 1.50

1000 16.00 12.00 10.00 8.00 6.00 4.00

AMADOR 100 2.50 2.00 1.50 1.20 .90 1.00 2.00

AMBERGLOW 100 16.00 14.00 12.00 10.00 8.00 6.00 10.00

"I have never had such luck with glads as I have with your bulbs though I have gotten them
from many growers." — Mrs. Stuart Bresee, Virginia.

BULBLETS

Per No. 1 No. 2 No. 3 No.4 No. 5 No. 6 1000 Quart

AMRITA 100 36.00 32.00 24.00 20.00 14.00 10.00 12.00 35.00

AMULET 100 100.00 90.00 80.00 65.00 50.00 40.00 65.00

ANGELUS 100 15.00 12.00 10.00 8.00 7.00 5.00 10.00 25.00

AVE MARIA 100 2.00 1.40 1.00 .80 .60 .50 .60 1.50

1000 16.00 12.00 8.00 7.00 5.00 4.00

BAGDAD 100 2.00 1.60 1.40 1.20 .80 .60 .60 1.50

1000 16.00 14.00 11.00 9.00 7.00 5.00

BARCAROLE 100 48.00 42.00 35.00 30.00 24.00 20.00 100-8.00

BEACON 100 6.00 5.00 4.00 3.50 2.50 2.00 3.00 10.00

1000 45.00 40.00 32.00 25.00 20.00 15.00

BELLA DONNA 100 2.50 2.00 1.50 1.20 .80 .60 1.00 3.00

1000 20.00 16.00 12.00 9.00 6.50 5.00

BERNECE 100 6.00 5.00 4.00 3.50 2.50 2.00 3.00 10.00

BETSY BOB-UP 100 2.50 2.00 1.50 1.00 .80 .60 .75 1.50

1000 16.00 12.00 8.00 6.00 5.00

BETTY NUTHALL 100 2.00 1.40 1.00 .80 50 1.00

1000 16.00 IZ.OO 10.00 7.00

BILL SOWDEN 100 2.00 1.60 1.20 .80 .60 .50 .80 2.00

1000 14.00 10.00 7.00 5.00 4.00

BIT O'HEAVEN 100 4.80 4.00 3.50 3.00 2.50 2.00 4.00 10.00

1000 38.00 35.00 32.00 24.00 20.00 16.00

BLEEDING HEART 100 2.50 2.00 1.60 (May be slightly mixed.)

BLUE ADMIRAL 100 2.40 2.00 1.40 1.20 .80

1000 16.00 12.00 9.00 6.00

BUCCANEER 100 18.00 15.00 12.00 9.00 8.00 15.00

CAESAR 100 3.00 2.50 2.00 1.50 1.00 .75 2.00 5.00

CAMELLIA 100 18.00 15.00 12.00 10.00 8.00 6.00 15.00 45.00

CARDINAL PRINCE 100 2.40 2.00 1.50 1.00 .70 .50 1.00 2.50

1000 16.00 12.00 8.00 6.00 4.00

CARILLON 100 100.00 90.00 80.00 70.00 50.00 40.00 60.00 200.00

CLARION 100 2.50 2.00 1.60 1.00 .75 .50 2.00 6.00

1000 16.00 12.00 8.00 6.00 4.00

COLOSSUS 100 10.00 8.00 6.00 5.00 3.60 2.20 5.00 15.00

COMM. KOEHL 100 2.50 2.00 1.60

1000 20.00 18.00 14.00

CONQUEST 100 8.00 6.00 4.50 3.50 2.50 1.50 4.00

CREVE COEUR 100 6.40 4.80 3.20 2.80 2.40 2.20 3.50 10.00

DAMARIS 100 40.00 30.00 24.00 20.00 16.00 12.00 24.00

DEBONAIR 100 2.00 1.60 1.20 1.00 .70 .50 .60 1.50

1000 16.00 12.00 10.00 8.00 5.00 4.00

DREAM O'BEAUTY 100 2.50 2.00 1.50 1.20 .80 .50 1.00 2.50

1000 20.00 16.00 12.00 9.00 6.00 4.00

DR. HOEG 100 3.50 3.00 2.00 1.50 1.20 2.50

DUNA 100 2.00 1.60 1.20 1.00 .70 .50 .60 1.50

1000 16.00 12.00 9.00 7.00 5.00 4.00

EARLY ROSE 100 4.00 3.00 2.00 1.60 1.20 1.00 3.00 10.00

1000 32.00 24.00 16.00 12.00 9.00 8.00

EDITH MASON 100 2.50 2.00 1.50 1.00 .70 .50 .60 1.60

1000 20.00 16.00 12.00 8.00 5.00 4.00

"May I express my sincere thanks to you for my order of bulbs wfiich I received in perfect con-
dition and which were more than satisfactory. My glads have iust about finished blooming and I
was highly complimented by everyone who saw them." Mrs. C. A. Underwood, Louisiana.
•RAPTURE outshines PICARDY. " —Frank Oakes, Mississippi.

"Everything was fine, especially the PREMIER HENRY, TOKEN and BOLIVAR that you
sent extra. All were fine." — Fred C. Teller, Colorado.

BULBLETS

X er

No. 1

No. 2

INO. O

No. 4

JNO. O

JNO. D

1000

Quart

EDITH ROBSON

100

2.50

2.00

1.50

1.00

.70

.50

2.00

1000

16.00

12.00

8.00

5.00

4.00

(Small

sizes slightly m

ixed.)

t,3COK 1

. . . . 100

5.00

3.00

2.00

3.00

EVENSONG

100

3.00

2.50

2.00

1.50

1.00

.75

2.00

6.00

EXCELLENCE

100

2.00

1.60

1.20

1.00

.70

.50

1.25

1000

16.00

12.00

9.00

7.00

5.00

4.00

FIREFLY

GLADYS CLEGG .

100 30.00 25.00 21.00 16.00 12.00
100 3.00 2.50 2.00

10.00

8.00 25.00
1.50

GOLDEN CUP

HECTOR

. 100 2.00 1.60 1.20 1.00
1000 18.00 14.00 10.00 7.00

(May be somewhat mixed with Rapture-
. 100 3.00 2.50 2.00 1.50

.70 .50

5.00 4.00

—Small sizes especially.)
1.00 .70 3.00 10.00

HELENA . . .
HERITAGE.

100

32.00 28.00
(Large)
6.40

25.00 20.00
(Medium)
4.80

16.00 12.00
(Small)
3.20

35.00

3.00 12.00

INNOVATION

100

5.00

4.50

3.50

2.50

2.00

3.00

1 D A

100

7.00

5.00

4.00

3.00

2.50

2.00

3.00

I A I 1VI A

100

10.00

8.00

7.00

6.00

5.00

4.00

2.00

6.00

1000

65.00

55.00

45.00

40.00

32.00

JASMINE

100

120.00

100.00

90.00

70.00

60.00

50.00

100

10.00

JONQUIL

100

3.00

2.50

2.00

1.50

1.00

.70

2.00

5.00

1000

24.00

20.00

15.00

10.00

8.00

6.00

KING ARTHUR

100

2.50

2.00

1.50

1.20

.80

.60

1.25

3.00

1000

20.00

16.00

10.00

8.00

6.00

4.50

KING LEAR

100

100.00

90.00

75.00

65.00

50.00

40.00

100

12.00

KING'S RANSOM

100

8.00

7.00

6.00

5.00

4.00

1000

40.00

32.00

LADY WINSOME

100

3.00

2.50

2.00

1.50

1.00

.70

2.00

5.00

1000

24.00

20.00

16.00

12.00

8.00

6.00

LOYALTY

100

2.50

2.00

1.50

1.00

.75

.60

1.50

3.00

1000

20.00

16.00

12.00

8.00

6.00

4.50

LUCIFER

100

3.00

2.50

2.00

1.50

1.00

.70

1.50

3.66

1000

20.00

16.00

12.00

8.00

6.00

MAID OF ORLEANS

100

1.80

1.40

1.20

.90

.70

.50

.60

1.50

1000

16.00

12.00

10.00

7.00

5.00

4.00

MAMMOTH WHITE

. 100

2.50

2.00

1.50

MARGARET BEATON

100

65.00

60.00

50.00

40.00

30.00

25.00

100

7.00

MARGARET FULTON

100

1.80

1.60

1.20

.70

.50

.80

1.80

1000

16.00

12.00

9.00

6.00

4.00

MARY ANSTEEN

100

6.40

4.80

3.20

2.80

2.40

2.20

3.50

10.00

MARY ELIZABETH

. 100

2.50

2.00

1.50

1.00

.70

.60

1.00

2.50

1000

20.00

16.00

12.00

8.00

6.00

5.00

MAUVE MAGIC

100

2.50

2.00

1.50

1.00

.70

.60

1.00

2.56

1000

20.00

16.00

12.00

8.00

6.00

5.00

MAYTIME

100

2.50

2.00

1.50

1.00

.70

.60

1.00

2.50

1000

20.00

16.00

12.00

8.00

6.00

5.00

MIBLOOM

100

2.00

1.50

1.20

.70

.50

1.00

2.00

1000

12.00

9.00

5.00

3.00

MILFORD

100

4.00

3.00

2.40

2.00

1.20

1.00

2.00

5.00

1000

30.00

24.00

18.00

15.00

9.00

7.00

MISS BLOOMINGTON

100

2.50

2.00

1.50

1.00

.70

.60

1.00

2.50

1000

20.00

16.00

12.00

8.00

6.00

4.00

"TIMBUCTOO certainly did wonderful for me. Beautiful large dark red, sturdy, straight stalk
and In every way perfect to my Ideas. And above all never saw such a mass of bulblels. After I
had dried them I became curious so when I cleaned my bulbs I counted. Only 578 which may not
be a record but it certainly is with any glads I have grown." Henry L. Koth, Washington.

Bulb LETS

Per

No. 1

No. 2

No. 3

No. 4

No. B

No. 6

1000

Quart

l\l\Jt\.KjK^\^Kj

lUU

*> AA

i .DU

1 *>A
1 .ZU

1 AA
1 .UU

. /u

1 AA
1 .UU

9 (CA

1000

1 C AA

1 A AA
14. UU

1 A AA
IU.UU

O AA
O.UU

a AA
o.UU

IVlf_l 1 ritl.K IVIA^rirCiLti. . . .

1 An

2.40

2.00

1 .OU

1 .^U

.80

.60

1 AA
1 .UU

9 Kn
^.DU

1000

20.00

16.00

12.00

8.00

6.50

5.00

lVlK,o. 1. t. LAINvjrUKU

' iUU

2.50

2.00

1 CTA

1 '>A

1000

20.00

16.00

12.00

9.00

1.50

(Large)

(Medi

um)

(Small)

100-

12.50

MYRNA

100

100.

80.

.00

50 .(

lOG

1.00

NANCY ANN

100

15.00

12.00

10.00

8.00

6.00

4.50

2.00

5.00

1000

120.00

100.00

80.00

64.00

45.00

35.00

UKAINI^C. DU 1 lr.t\.rL.i..

1 An

3.00

2.50

*> AA

1 c:a

1 .DU

1.00

.70

1 AA
1 .UU

Z.3U

1000

20.00

16.00

12.00

8.00

6.00

U t\ A IN E- V I\. C. I IN . .

lUU

2.50

2.00

1 CA

1 AA

.80

.60

1 AA
1 .UU

9 tin

lUUU

OA AA

1 C AA

Ib.UU

1 *> AA

Q AA

H AA
O.UU

C AA
D.UU

PARADISE

100

2.40

2.00

1.50

1.20

1.00

2.00

1000

20.00

15.00

11.00

8.00

Kc.C.t\.Lt!<Oo rliNrw.

1 AA

1 QA

1 .oU

1 *>A

1 AA
1 .UU

7A
. /U

CA
.OU

1 AA
1 .UU

Z.4U

1 AAA

20.00

15.00

1A A A

fi AA
o.UU

6.00

4.00

PEGGY LOU

100

20.00

16.75

13.25

10.00

6.75

3.25

100

-1.00

PFI irr^ R IN A

2.00

1.60

1 .zu

1 AA
1 .UU

.70

.50

QA
.oU

1000

18.00

14.00

10.00

7.00

6.00

4.00

PHYLLIS McQUISTON

100

2.50

2.00

1.50

1.00

.80

.60

1.00

2.50

1000

20.00

16.00

12.00

8.00

6.00

4.50

PICARDY

100

1.60

1.20

.90

.70

.50

.40

.50

1.50

1000

14.00

10.00

8.00

6.00

4.00

3.00

PIP AXF

1 AA

2.50

*> AA
Z.UU

1 tin

I .DU

1.00

.70

1 AA
1 .UU

1 AA
O.UU

1000

20.00

16.00

12.00

8.00

5.00

PREM. HENRY

100

5.00

4.00

3.20

2.40

RAPTURE

100

2.00

1.60

1.20

1.00

.80

.50

.75

2.00

1000

16.00

12.00

9.00

8.00

6.00

4.00

RECADO

100

30.00

25.00

20.00

16.00

12.00

10.00

15.00

RED LORY

100

2.50

2.00

1.50

1.00

.80

.60

1.00

2.50

RFVFR IF"

1 AA

•> CA

Z.5U

2.00

1 CA

1 AA

I .UU

.80

.60

1 AA
1 .UU

9 CA

z.du

1000

20.00

16.00

12.00

8.00

6.00

4.00

REWI FALLU

100

6.00

5.00

4.00

3.00

2.00

1.50

5.00

15.00

RIMA

100

20.00

16.00

12.00

8.00

6.00

4.00

12.00

RODERICK DHU

100

2.00

1.50

1.00

.80

.60

1.00

2.50

1000

16.00

12.00

8.00

6.00

4.50

ROSAMOND

100

16.00

13.00

11.00

9.00

7.00

6.00

8.00

25.00

ROSE WINGS

100

2.50

2.00

1.50

1 .00

.80

.70

1.00

2.50

ROYAL YORK

100

8.00

7.00

6.00

5.00

4.00

12.00

SAHARA

100

16.00

13.00

11.00

9.00

7.00

6.00

15.00

SANDRA

100

15.00

12.00

10.00

8.00

7.00

5.00

4.00

10.00

SENSATION

100

200.00

180.00

160.00

80.00

60.00

100

35.00

SHIRLEY TEMPLE

100

5.00

4.00

3.00

2.00

1.50

1.00

5.00

SIMCOE

100

16.00

13.00

11.00

9.00

7.00

6.00

15.00

SMILING MAESTRO

100

3.00

2.50

2.00

1.50

1.00

.75

1.50

4.00

1000

24.00

20.00

16.00

12.00

8.00

6.00

"I believe that BARCAROLE was the most outstanding variety I grew from bulblets last year.
I had only four bulblets but they grew three feet high and bloomed perfectly, about the most beau-
tiful color Imaginable. FIREFLY was very fine also." — H. H. Knight, Iowa.

"Your trial bulb 301 1 4, FIREFLY, was very good. I planted it June 9 and it bloomed August
15. Your BOLIVAR, was good and bloomed in 72 days." — C. O. Williams, Michigan.

BULBLETS

Per No. 1 No. 2 No. 3 No. 4 No. 5 No. 6 1000 Quaht
SO BIG 100 16.00 13.00 10.00 8.00 6.00 5.00 2.50 6.00

1000 120.00 100.00 80.00 65.00 50.00 40.00

SOLITA 100 2.50 2.00 1.50 1.00 .75 1.50 4.00

1000 20.00 16.00 12.00 8.00 6.00

(Large) (Medium) (Small)

SOLVEIG 100 6.40 4.80 3.20 3.00 12.00

SONATINE 100 2.00 1.60 1.20 1.00 80 2.00

1000 18.00 14.00 10.00 7.00

SPRAY OF GOLD 100 2.00 1.50 1.00 .80 .60 1.00

STAR OF BETHLEHEM 100 4.00

1000 32.00

SUSAN 100 6.50 5.50 4.50 3.50 3.00 2.50 4.00 10.00

SYMPHONY 100 2.50 2.00 1.50 1.00 .80 .60 1.00 2.50

1000 20.00 16.00 12.00 8.00 6.00 4.00

TAKINA 100 4.00 3.00 2.40 1.80 1.40 3.00

TIMBUCTOO 100 100.00 80.00 70.00 60.00 50.00 40.00 100-8.00

TOKEN 100 4.00 3.00 2.50 1.50 .80 .60 2.00 5.00

1000 30.00 25.00 20.00 15.00 10.00 6.00

UNCAS 100 32.00 28.00 24.00 20.00 16.00 12.00 100-4.00

VAGABOND PRINCE . . 100 4.00 3.00 2.40 2.00 1.60 1.20 2.00 5.00

1000 32.00 25.00 20.00 16.00 12.00 10.00

WASAGA 100 2.00 1.60 1.20 1.00 .70 .50 .60 1.50

1000 18.00 14.00 10.00 7.00 5.00 4.00

WURTEMBERGIA 100 2.50 2.00 1.50 1.00 .80 .60 1.00 2.50

1000 20.00 16.00 12.00 8.00 6.00 4.00

YVONNE 100 2.00 1.60 1.20 60 1.50

1000 15.00 12.00 10.00

ZAUBERFLOTE 100 7.00 6.00 5.00 4.50 3.50 3.00 4.00

ZUNI 100 16.00 12.00 9.00 7.00 5.00 3.00 8.00

PALMER SEEDLINGS

Per

Large

Medium

Small

1000

Quart

300911

100

$10.00

$6.50

$4.00

30112

100

15.00

10.00

6.00

7.00

20.66

30161

100

4.50

3.00

1.50

4.00

30289

100

4.50

3.00

1.50

4.00

30291

100

10.00

6.50

4.00

32023

100

6.50

4.00

32145

100

3.00

2.00

1.25

1.50

32201

100

12.00

9.00

6.00

8.00

32203

100

2.50

1.50

1.00

1.50

"Received the gladiolus bulbs O.K. They surely were nice bulbs. Thanks for the extras. If I
will have good luck with them will let you know later." — Miss J. Jaresh, Texas.

"This is my first order direct to you although I have a large number of Palmer strain and I find
them wonderful." — J. F. McLeod, Ohio.

"As this is the third year that I have had your wonderful gladiolus bulbs I want to send you my
sincere appreciation for the nice bulbs I have received from you. I have had a wonderful garden of
glads for two years and there has been nothing around here that could equal them. They have
been the talk of the town." — W. J. West, Maine.

"I hod one bulb of BEACON last year and it did better than any other variety I had in my
garden." — A. C. hHess, New Jersey.

"Bulbs purchased from you this year did very fine as they usually do."

— Louis F. Twente, Indiana.

Special Collections and Sets

No. 1. UNLABELED COLLECTION. 100 assorted large bulbs (1 Vi inch up) in at least
40 varieties in about every shade in gladiolus. 1 have sold this collection for years and have
thousands of very well pleased customers. I positively guarantee there is not a better col-
lection sold by any grower in the country for anywhere near the price. I get many repeat
orders every year from well pleased customers. 100 for $3.00; 50 for $1.75; 25 for $1.00
all prepaid. With each 100 bulbs of this collection I will put in FREE 1 large AMRITA
bulb. This is a very unusual and beautiful variety. Also 1 large CAMELLIA bulb, a
beautiful creation.

No. la. SAME COLLECTION IN MEDIUM SIZE BULBS. 100 bulbs for $2.00; 50
for $1.25. With 100 bulbs will give 1 medium AMRITA and 1 medium CAMELLIA.

No. 2. UNLABELED COLLECTION. 100 assorted as above containing 45 varieties
and including many of the newer and higher priced ones. A wonderful collection at a mod-
erate price. 100 for $5.00; 25 and 50 at the same rate.

No. 3. UNLABELED COLLECTION DE LUXE. 50 or more varieties, many of them
being exhibition sorts and worth several times the price asked. Real aristocrats in gladiolus.
Nothing better to be had in an unlabeled collection. 100 for $10.00; 25 and 50 at the same rate.

NONE OF THE ABOVE COLLECTIONS ARE LABELED AS TO VARIETIES. Don t

ask us to give you the names of the varieties in the collections as we positively do not do it at
these prices. If you want them labeled buy them under name. 1 guarantee the collections to be
the best you can buy for the price.

No. 4. BETTER TIMES COLLECTION. Large bulbs (1-2 inches in diameter),
$3.00. All labeled. A very fine collection for a beginner or anyone else. Splendid varieties in
many types and colors ranging from white thru many shades of pink, red, orange, yellow, salmon,
smoke, blue and lavender. You can't get started in good named varieties in a less expensive way
than in getting this collection or one of the next four.

3 BELLA DONNA 2

2 BENEDICT 4

3 BETTY NUTHALL 4

3 BLEEDING HEART 2

4 CARDINAL PRINCE 2

2 AMETHYST 2

3 ECSTASY 3

4 EDITH ROBSON 2

EVENSONG 2

EXCELLENCE 2

GLADYS CLEGG 2

JESSIE 4

KING ARTHUR 2

LA PALOMA 2

LOYALTY 2

MAID OF ORLEANS 2

SEEDLING No. 32203, Cream

MARGARET PETER
ROSE MARIE PFITZER
ROSE STANDISH
PEERLESS PINK
SOLITA

SPRAY OF GOLD
TOBERSUN
TOKEN

No. 5. $3.00 LABELED COLLECTION.

colors. Bulbs 1-2 inches in diameter.

Another fine assortment of varieties and

3 ALAYNE

3 BAGDAD

3 BILL SOWDEN

2 CAESAR

2 CONSTANCY

3 EARLY PEACH
2 EARLY ROSE

2 GOLDEN BROWN

4 GOLDEN CUP

No. 6. $3.00 LABELED

from two previous collections.

3 AVE MARIA

3 BETSY BOB-UP
2 CLARION

2 COLOSSUS

4 CORONATION
2 DR. DURR

2 DREAM O'BEAUTY

2 EARLY MELODY

3 EDITH MASON

MAGNA BLANCA 3

MARGARET FULTON 2

MARY ANSTEEN 3

MARY ELIZABETH 2

MAUVE MAGIC 2

MILFORD 3

MISS BLOOMINGTON 2

MAMMOTH WHITE 2

ORANGE BUTTERFLY

ORANGE SOVEREIGN

RAPTURE

RED LORY

SCHUBERT

SYMPHONY

RED PHIPPS

YVONNE

COLLECTION

All good ones.

2 ESCORT 2

3 HERITAGE 2

3 LADY WINSOME 3

4 Ml BLOOM 3

4 MOROCCO 3
2 MOTHER MACHREE 2

5 MRS. LANGFORD 2

2 MRS. S. A. ERREY 2

3 NANCY ANN

Bulbs 1-2 inches in diameter. All different

HILLBILLY
PELEGRINA
PINNACLE
RODERICK DHU
SALMON EMPEROR
SMILING MAESTRO
STUTTGARDIA
TAIAROA

Will sell the 3 collections No. 4-5-6 for $8.50. With any one collection No. 4-5-6 I
will give FREE 1 AMRITA and if you order all three I will put in FREE 1 ALADDIN
in addition to the AMRITA with each collection.

No. 7. SUPERIOR LABELED COLLECTION ENTIRELY DIFFERENT FROM

THE PREVIOUS ONES. $2.50. 1 large bulb of each of the following varieties. 2 bulbs of
each for $4.00.

BERNECE DAMARIS SIMCOE

BIT O'HEAVEN IRAK SO BIG

BLUE ADMIRAL NADIA SUSAN

BLUE WONDER REWI FALLU UNCAS

GREVE COEUR ROSAMOND ZAUBERFLOTE

No. 8. LABELED COLLECTION. $1.60 one medium bulb of each of the varieties
in No. 7. 2 bulbs each for $3.00.

No. 9. LABELED PALMER COLLECTION. $1.75. One large bulb each of the
following. 2 bulbs each for $3.00.

AMBERGLOW CAMELLIA SAHARA

ANGELUS JALNA SANDRA

BEACON PREMIER HENRY THE MOGUL

BUCCANEER ROYAL YORK VAGABOND PRINCE

No. 10. LABELED PALMER COLLECTION. $2.00. 2 medium bulbs each of the
varieties in No. 9.

No. 11. LABELED PALMER COLLECTION. $2.00. 1 large bulb each of the fol-
lowing:

AMRITA HELENA REGENT

FIREFLY RECADO
One medium of each, $1.10.

No, 12. LABELED PALMER COLLECTION. $10.00. One large bulb each.
ALGONQUIN ROSELLE TITAN

JASMINE SNOW WHITE

One medium bulb each for $7.50.

No. 13. LABELED PALMER COLLECTION. $5.00. One large bulb each of the
following:

ALADDIN BARCAROLE KING LEAR

AMULET CARILLON

No. 14. PALMER BULBLET COLLECTION. $1.00. 10 selected bulblets each of
varieties in No. 1 1 Collection.

No. 15. PALMER BULBLET COLLECTION. $1.60. 2 selected bulblets each of
varieties in No. 12 Collection.

No. 16. PALMER BULBLET COLLECTION. $1.10. 2 selected bulblets each of
varieties in No. 13.

No. 17. ALADDIN COLLECTION. $5.00. 1 large, 1 medium, 5 small, 25 selected
bulblets.

No. 18. AMULET COLLECTION. $5.00. 1 large, 1 medium, 5 small, 20 selected
bulblets.

No. 19. CARILLON COLLECTION. $5.00. 1 large, 1 medium, 5 small, 25 selected
bulblets.

No. 20. KING LEAR COLLECTION. $5.00. 1 large, 1 medium, 5 small, 20
selected bulblets.

No. 21. MARGARET BEATON COLLECTION. $4.00. 1 large, 1 medium, 5 small,
25 selected bulblets.

No. 22. TIMBUCTOO COLLECTION. $5.00. 1 large, 1 medium, 5 small, 25 selected
bulblets.

No. 23. COLLECTION P.N.S. $L60. 1 large bulb of each of the Palmer numbered
seedlings listed on page 12.

No. 24. COLLECTION P.N.S. $2.00. 2 medium bulbs of each of the Palmer num-
bered seedlings.

Collections by Color

If we should be sold out of any variety in the following collections we reserve the
right to substitute another variety just as good.

No. 25. DARK AND MEDIUM BLUE. 5 each medium AVE MARIA, BLUE
ADMIRAL, PELEGRINA for 40 cents.

No. 26. LIGHT BLUE. 5 each medium BELLA DONNA, CHAMPLAIN, MIL-
FORD, 1 BLUE WONDER for 60 cents.

No. 27. DARK RED. 5 each medium ECSTASY, DR. HOEG, MOROCCO, PIRATE,
RED LORY for 60 cents.

No. 28. MEDIUM RED. 5 each medium BILL SOWDEN, CAESAR, CARDINAL
PRINCE, ROYAL YORK for 60 cents.

No. 29. LIGHT RED OR SCARLET. 5 each medium EXCELLENCE, SEEDLING
30112, WURTEMBERGIA, SEEDLING 28263 for 60 cents.

No. 30. ORANGE. 5 each medium LA PALOMA, MRS. S. A. ERREY, ORANGE
BUTTERFLY, ORANGE SOVEREIGN, SOLITA for 55 cents.

No. 31. YELLOW. 5 each medium ALCHEMIST, CLARION, GOLDEN CUP,
JONQUIL, LOYALTY, SPRAY OF GOLD for 65 cents.

No. 32. LAVENDER. 5 each medium KING ARTHUR, MINUET, MAUVE MAGIC,
for 35 cents.

No. 33. LAVENDER PINK. 2 each medium HELENA, NANCY ANN, SO BIG,
for 85 cents.

No. 34. ROSE PINK. 5 each medium ALAYNE, DREAM O'BEAUTY, EARLY
PEACH, RECOVERY, ROSE WINGS for 50 cents.

No. 35. SALMON PINK. 5 each medium BETTY NUTHALL, MARGARET
FULTON, NETHERLAND PRINCE, PICARDY, RAPTURE for 55 cents.

No. 36. SALMON PINK. 5 each medium HECTOR, LADY WINSOME, MARY
ANSTEEN, SMILING MAESTRO, TOKEN for 60 cents.

No. 37. LIGHT PINK. 5 each medium DEBONAIR, MAYTIME, SYMPHONY,
SON ATI NE, SANDRA for 75 cents.

No. 38. WHITE. 5 each medium ALBATROSS, MAGNA BLANCA, MAID OF
ORLEANS, MARY ELIZABETH for 60 cents.

No. 39. BLOTCHED. 5 each medium BLEEDING HEART, COLOSSUS, EDITH
ROBSON, PEERLESS PINK, RODERICK DHU for 75 cents.

No. 40. SMOKY AND ODD SHADES. 5 each medium BAGDAD, GOLDEN
BROWN, MOTHER MACHREE, SEEDLING 30161, SEEDLING 27585 for 60 cents.

No. 41. CREAM AND BUFF. 5 each medium DUNA, MRS. LANGFORD, PARA-
DISE, SEEDLING 32203, WASAGA, YVONNE for 75 cents.

No. 42. EARLY VARIETIES. 5 each medium AL SMITH, EARLY ROSE, MI-
BLOOM, MISS BLOOMINGTON for 55 cents.

No. 43. EXHIBITION VARIETIES. 5 each large PICARDY, BAGDAD, EDITH
ROBSON, BLEEDING HEART, LADY WINSOME, LUCIFER, PINNACLE for $1.35.

No. 44. EXHIBITION VARIETIES. 5 each medium of varieties in No 43 for 80
cents.

No. 45. 50 Cent Long Season Specials

To have blooms of a certain variety over a long period I want to especially recommend the
following collections. These consist of various sizes of bulbs of each variety. There are usually
two or more large bulbs, some medium and some small. If you are not in the habit of buying
medium or small bulbs you will be amazed at the fine blooms you will get from these. And if
there is a particular variety that you especially like you can have blooms of this variety over a
much longer period than you could if you planted all one size.

I can't give you the exact number of bulbs that you will receive in each lot because the
varieties vary somewhat in price and 1 have a much larger stock of some kinds than of others
but you may be assured that you will get big value. Leave it to me.

Remember each 50 cent special is only one variety and not an assortment of several
varieties or of all of them. Each special consists of various sizes of just one variety. Select as
many as you wish. But remember they are 50 cents for each one.

Any five lots for $2.25. Any 10 lots for $4.00 or any 15 for $5.75. In addition to this if you
buy several lots I will put in something good for you to try out.

ALAYNE

EARLY ROSE

PELEGRINA

ALBATROSS

EDITH MASON

PHYLLIS McQUISTON

AL SMITH

EDITH ROBSON

PICARDY

AMBERGLOW

ESCORT

PIRATE

ANGELUS

EXCELLENCE

PREMIER HENRY

AVE MARIA

GLADYS CLEGG

RAPTURE

BAGDAD

HECTOR

RECOVERY

BEACON

HELENA

RED LORY

BELLA DONNA

JONQUIL

REVERIE

BENEDICT

. KING ARTHUR

REWI FALLU

BERNECE

LADY WINSOME

RODERICK DHU

BETSY BOB-UP

LOYALTY

ROSAMOND

BETTY NUTHALL

LUCIFER

ROSE WINGS

BILL SOWDEN

MAID OF ORLEANS

ROYAL YORK

BIT O'HEAVEN

MARGARET FULTON

SANDRA

BLUE ADMIRAL

MARY ANSTEEN

SCHUBERT

BUCCANEER

MARY ELIZABETH

SIMCOE

CAESAR

MAUVE MAGIC

SMILING MAESTRO

CARDINAL PRINCE

MAYTIME

SO BIG

CHAMPLAIN

MILFORD

SOLITA

CLARION

MOROCCO

SONATINE

COLOSSUS

MOTHER MACHREE

SUSAN

CONQUEST

MRS. LANGFORD

SYMPHONY

CONSTANCY

NANCY ANN

TAIAROA

CREVE COEUR

NETHERLAND PRINCE

THE MOGUL

DEBONAIR

ORANGE BUTTERFLY

TOKEN

DREAM O'BEAUTY

ORANGE SOVEREIGN

VAGABOND PRINCE

DR. HOEG

PARADISE

YVONNE

EARLY PEACH

PEERLESS PINK

ZAUBERFLOTE

No. 46. Dollar Assortments

Here is another lot similar to the previous one but each set of assorted bulbs of a kind
is $1.00. Any five for $4.60, or ten for $8.50.

Just leave it to me to satisfy you on any of these lots of assorted size bulbs in the last two
offers. If you want some bulblets and less bulbs just say so and I can fix them up that way.

AMRITA DAMARIS RECADO

BLUE WONDER FIREFLY REGENT

CAMELLIA NADIA UNCAS

Growers* Collections—Not Prepaid

No. 47. LARGE SIZE. No. 1 and No. 2 assorted. 1000 bulbs for $12.00. 100 each of

any 10 of the following varieties for $12.00. Not less than 1000 at this price. If you do not

want just 100 each of 10 varieties you can have more of certain kinds and less of others but
not more than 250 nor less than 50 of any one kind and not less than 7 varieties nor more than 1 5 .

AL SMITH
AVE MARIA
BAGDAD
BELLA DONNA
BETTY NUTHALL
BILL SOWDEN
CARDINAL PRINCE
DEBONAIR
DUNA

EDITH ROBSON

EXCELLENCE
GOLDEN CUP
LOYALTY

MAID OF ORLEANS

MARGARET FULTON

MARY ELIZABETH

MAUVE MAGIC

MAYTIME

MIBLOOM

MRS. LANGFORD

ORANGE SOVEREIGN

PARADISE

PELEGRINA

PICARDY

RAPTURE

REVERIE

RODERICK DHU

SOLITA

SYMPHONY

WASAGA

No. 48. 500 large size bulbsof above varieties for $6.50. Not less than 500 at this price.

50 each of any 10 of the above varieties or not more than 125 nor less than 35 of any one kind
and not less than 7 kinds nor more than 14.

No. 49. MEDIUM SIZE. No. 3 and No. 4 assorted. 1000 bulbs for $8.00. The same
conditions as to number of varieties and amounts of each variety as in No. 47.

ALBATROSS
AL SMITH
AVE MARIA
BAGDAD
BELLA DONNA
BETTY NUTHALL
BILL SOWDEN
CARDINAL PRINCE
CLARION
DEBONAIR
DREAM O'BEAUTY
DR. DURR
DUNA

EDITH MASON
EDITH ROBSON
EXCELLENCE

GOLDEN CUP

HECTOR

JONQUIL

LOYALTY

LUCIFER

MAID OF ORLEANS

MARGARET FULTON

MARY ELIZABETH

MAUVE MAGIC

MAYTIME

MIBLOOM

MOROCCO

MRS. LANGFORD

ORANGE BUTTERFLY

ORANGE SOVEREIGN

PARADISE

PHYLLIS McQUISTON

PEERLESS PINK

PELEGRINA

PICARDY

RAPTURE

REVERIE

RODERICK DHU

ROSE WINGS

SCHUBERT

SOLITA

SONATINE

SPRAY OF GOLD

SYMPHONY

TOKEN

WASAGA

YVONNE

32203, CREAM

No. 50. MEDIUM SIZE. 500 bulbs for $5.00. 50 each of any 10 of the varieties in the
above offer. And the same conditions as to number of varieties and amounts of each variety
as in No. 47.

No. 51. SMALL BULBS. 100 each of any 10 of the following varieties for $4.00. The

same conditions as to number of varieties and amounts of each variety as in No. 47.

ALBATROSS

AL SMITH

AVE MARIA

BAGDAD

BELLA DONNA

BETTY NUTHALL

BILL SOWDEN

CARDINAL PRINCE

CLARION

DEBONAIR

DR. DURR

DREAM O'BEAUTY

DUNA

EDITH MASON
EDITH ROBSON
EXCELLENCE

GOLDEN CUP
JONQUIL
LA PALOMA
LOYALTY

MAID OF ORLEANS
MARGARET FULTON
MARY ELIZABETH
MAUVE MAGIC
MAYTIME
MIBLOOM

MISS BLOOMINGTON
MOROCCO

NETHERLAND PRINCE
ORANGE BUTTERFLY
ORANGE PRINCESS
ORANGE SOVEREIGN
PELEGRINA

PEERLESS PINK
PICARDY

PRIMROSE PRINCESS

RAPTURE

REVERIE

RODERICK DHU

ROI SOLEIL

SCHUBERT

SOLITA

SONATINE

SPRAY OF GOLD

STUTTGARDIA

SYMPHONY

TOKEN

WASAGA

YVONNE

32203, CREAM

Euphorbia Corolata

(FLOWERING SPURGE)

This is a hardy perennial somewhat similar to double Baby's Breath but blossoms later.
Blooms through August and September. Just the thing to go with glads or any other kind of
flower. Will grow on most any kind of soil, even on dry sand, but good garden soil will make it
very much better.

This is a plant that should be grown in every garden and commercial growers should plant
it by the hundred. Absolutely hardy and 1 am sure you will like it.

In the northern states I would suggest Euphorbia be planted early in the spring. In the south
or where it does not freeze hard, fall planting would be perfectly all right.

Though Euphorbia is easy to handle, and there should be no reason for it not doing well,
I have had some complaints about the roots not growing. I don't know why this is because if
they are planted at once and given a good watering they should all grow. I have had no trouble
with them myself. But in as much as I have had some complaints I no longer guarantee the
roots. I do give good strong healthy roots and if given half a chance they should grow but if
they do not grow I shall not be responsible.

Prices are 4 roots for 60 cents or one dozen for $1.25 prepaid. We do not sell less than
four as they cannot be shipped with the gladiolus bulbs. We have to make a separate
shipment. Can't usually ship roots after April 15th.

To Southern customers we can ship this fall or anytime during the winter but would advise
Northern customers to plant in the Spring.

100 roots $6.00 f.o.b. with 50 at the 100 rate.

Pure Vermont Maple Syrup

Griddlecakes or Waffles and Syrup. Um! Um!

If you have never eaten the pure unadulterated Vermont Syrup you don't know what you
have missed. The black blended concoctions sold throughout the country as Maple Syrup are
not to be compared with the real Vermont Syrup any more than Halley is to be compared with
Picardy. Then a lot of Vermont Maple products are not of good quality. I am a connoisseur of
good syrup and send out only the best grade such as I would eat myself.

Prices are F.O.B. Burlington. A gallon can be sent as far south as Virginia for 35 cents and
to the West Coast for $1.00. The Express companies make a special rate on Maple products.
Parcel Post costs much more. A gallon of syrup weighs 13 lbs. packed for shipment.

1 Gallon $2.50 H Gallon $1.50 1 Quart 90 cents

A case of 12 Pints $4.50 A case of 12 Half-pints in glass $2.50

MAPLE SUGAR. 2 oz. cakes 60 cents a lb. 5 lb. pail soft sugar $2.50.

NAPHTHALENE FLAKES

If there is any possibility of there being thrip on your bulbs, by all means do somcthin};
to get rid of them. Of course you know if you had thrip on your plants this summer but
sometimes there are thrip in very small quantities that you might not notice so it is always
safer to take precautions and get rid of the thrip in the fall before they have any chance of doing
any damage to the bulbs. If you have only small quantities of bulbs, that is up to a thousand.
Naphthalene Flakes are the simplest thing to use to clean up the thrip. We sell a package of
nearly 2 pounds for fifty cents, prepaid. This is enough to treat two thousand bulbs. If you
want it in larger quantities F.O.B. here can make you a special price.

Naphthalene is not safe to use late in the season. If used it should be before March 1st.

"I have been wanting to write you to tell you how very very beautiful the gladiolus bloomed
I bought from you. I bought several thousand No. 3 bulbs and we hove never had such a dry season
for years but all but the last planting bloomed beautifully." — Mrs. Arthur Hammer, Ohio.

"A year ago I said quite positively that ALADDIN was Palmer's best origination but I have
changed my mind. I am just as sure now that it is ALGONQUIN ... to me the color of AL-
GONQUIN is just fine. The best scarlet or light red I have seen and with me just built about an
ideal exhibition spike and I feel sure when stock of this gets plentiful it will sound the farewell to
DR. BENNETT." —Duncan McLean, Winnepeg.

"I cm much in love with your SENSATION." — D. S. Pruitt, Oregon.

"The package of Glads came last night. Cleanest, nicest bulbs I hove ever seen. Thanks so
much for the extras." — hi. T. Mills, So. Carolina.

"The large bulbs which you sent me of BEACON and KING'S RANSOM were the most
beautiful glads in my garden this year. VAGABOND PRINCE is another beautiful glad. All
three of the above varieties bloomed profusely on a very straight spike."

— Norman S. Wilber, New York.

"I have bought bulbs of you for the past three years and had wonderful results."

- Mr. Ralph R. Babcock, New York.

Your shipment of Glad bulbs reached me several days ago. I am very much pleased with
them. The 'extras' you've included seem to me most generous. If I am able to grow them as well
next season as I did this past one in spite of our desperate need of moisture it will surely be a
cheery experience." — Laura W. Williamson, Iowa.

"The glad bulbs you sent come out great. The VAGABOND PRINCE bulb that you gave
me come out in two beautiful spikes and was a perfect picture in the garden."

— Louis Blanchard, Mass.

"My bulbs arrived in fine shape. They looked lots smaller than any I ever bought. But I did
not write sooner because I wanted to wait until they bloomed. They ore beautiful, marvelous and
scrumptious. Never before hove I seen such Rowers. How the people admire them."

— Kermit Herr, Ohio.

"I feel I must tell you what a beautiful glad the Palmer seedling No. 32201 is. I hove just cut
the second spike from the bulb I had. The spikes were very tall and no sign of a crook. The flowers
are large, very attractive shape and of beautiful color. It deserves a name."

— Miss Amy Bingham, Vermont.

"Just a note to let you know that I had wonderful luck with bulbs that I purchased from you
lost spring." — Chas. J. Vincent, Mass.

I cut a spike from BARCAROLE sent me as a premium lost year, today. It is a good grower
with good substance and a real florists' glad, I believe, in a color that is needed. "

Ted I. Miller, Iowa.

"We are delighted with VAGABOND PRINCE and I wont to order more.

— Mrs. Eva Miller, New York.

"The bulbs I bought were fine. I was very much pleased
with them." — Edward Meredith, Maryland.

"Your bulbs were the best, in every way, that we
have ever planted or seen. The glads were enormous and
beautiful." — Gilbert C. Rich, Massachusetts.

"ROSAMOND and REWI FALLU were exception-
al." — Romeo Duval, New hiampshire.

"Last year I ordered my first bulbs from you. 1 can
truly say that your bulbs were the finest I ever received."

— Robert Krieger, New York.

"Your bulbs certainly did good last year for me. The
season was especially good with plenty of rain and cool
weather when the spikes were forming. Those of merit
were: BIT O'HEAVEN my best orange, REGENT, straight
and toll, the best red of them oil, COLOSSUS, early and
big and NEW ERA only excelled by TITAN is a good
pink although TITAN is far ahead when It comes to size
and texture. AMBERGLOW Is my choice for a good
all-round yellow.

KING LEAR and TITAN grown by J. A. Keller were
beautiful. Although I did not grow these myself they are
really superior 'Glads.' hlope to grow them myself this
year." — Thomas Manley, West Virginia.

"My order of bulbs arrived in fine condition.
"I think they are the best buy that any dealer could
offer.

"Thanks for the extra count and the trial bulbs you
inclosed in my order." — Geo. F. Swann, Connecticut.

Jasmine

When writing about an order please mention the number of your order as written
in upper left corner of invoice.

Don't send me letters "Special Delivery." Save your money. We get our mail
3 times a day, as soon as sorted and actually sooner than by Special Delivery.

AIR MAIL will get your letters here the quickest. Planes come in here several
times a day.

IN THE WINTER Express is much safer and also cheaper than Parcel Post
especially on packages of some size. F.O.B. orders are sent by Parcel Post only at
the customer's risk.

"It was my good fortune to secure a bulb of ALADDIN at the bulb auction of tfie
NEGS last April. It was ttie finest glad in my garden of over two tiundred varieties.

"Ttie performance of AMBERGLOW was especially noteworthy this year. I had
ten small bulbs and they weren't planted till June 18. In spite of dry weather they all
bloomed and gave me a nice supply of bulblets. For richness of color I haven't seen a
yellow to compare with it." Howard Shiere, Massachusetts.

ConStanCV *'^*/2 (Arenius) (Com) (HG) second early. Large
■>w«%>^ PQgg pink with darker throat blotch. A sort of

lavender pink. 5-6 open. A good commercial variety but sometiines rather temper-
mental as to health.

Ct%T9.t GloHtr *'^*V2 (Ellis) (Com) (Dec) (HG) Very fine clear

*** light red with an orange sheen. Tall strong

grower and looks like a real comer as a commercial. A beautiful and distinctive
color. Good grower.

COrddl3 Palmer strain. See page 7.
COrOllfl Palmer strain. See page 7.

Creve Coeur *** (Young) (Com) (HG) (IOO-IO5) Burnt

orange with throat blotch of deep red which is
tipped with creamy yellow. Several medium large blooms on a very tall straight
stem. An unusual but attractive color that everyone likes.

V^AfMAMSc ***V2 (Beatrice Palmer) (Ex) (HG) (Midseason)

Clear purplish red or burgundy. 9-10 medium large
well placed blooms open with most of the remaining buds showing color. Tall
straight stem. A "must have" for anyone who likes the dark purplish shades. Good
propagator and one of the very best so called purples.

Ddy0113ir Paimer strain. See page 9.

Diane ***V2 (Krueger) (Ex) (Com) (95-IOO) Beautiful salmon
orange with large cream yellow throat. 6-7 large blooms
open at a time. Tall straight spikes. Healthy plant. Good propagator. This
comes in late about the time of Sensation and is a very worthy companion of that
wonderful variety.

OllW (Com) (HG) Early cream white. 6-8 lightly ruflled

* * blooms open. In its season is one of the best com-
mercial whites.

Dream O' BeaUtV *** (Zimmer) (Ex) (Com) Large rose

w mr^mmmmm^^ j-g^j Good color and Very popular. Its

main fault is that sometimes has two rows of blooms a little too far apart. How-
ever it is a very good cut flower variety. Very popular for the home garden.

HAficr ***V2 (Prestgard) (Dec) (HG) Glistening dark red of

* O medium size or larger. Has a sheen that no other
red variety has. One of the best dark reds.

^^^^ Palmer strain. See page 9.

P'^mIvt |LffA]||Hv **'/2 (Arenius) (Com) (HG) Second early. Pale
" lavender pink. 6-8 good size blooms open.

Sells well.

V^Mflvr Peaclf *** (Pruitt) (Com) (HG) Light rose blending
* J ivory in the throat. 6-7 somewhat ruflled

large wide open blooms on a spike of 14-18 buds. Strong grower and good early
cut flower.

"I have had many beautiful blossoms this spring from bulbs purchased from you. "

—Mrs. V. W. Vaughn, S. C.

"Am glad to see a gladiolus about which I can myself rave, in the purple class. I
can and do rave about KING LEAR, color, size and length of spike even from small
bulbs. Especially the color, which has none of the objectionable magenta. I am also
more than pleased with AMRITA, CAMELLIA and MILFORD. Think Palmer's fine
varieties are doing much to popularize the gladiolus. "

— Mrs. C. E. Beckwith, Vermont.

EarlV Rose*** ^^^'^^'^ (Com) (HG) (70-75) Medium and darlc
*J' sliades of rose. This variety comes in early and is

becoming increasingly popular every year as a commercial cut flower. At first I
didn't like it but this last year 1 have grown to value it more highly. Every one
likes it, especially the women. It is one of our best sellers in our flower shop. People
call for it by name. This past year we made beautiful sprays of it and bridesmaids
bouquets. I am sure Early Rose will be a very popular and profitable variety for
the cut flower growers.

Edith Mason *** (Vaughan) (Ex) (Com) OS-lOO) Large light
f^T**** ATm—^mw pink with white throat and midribs. Strong

grower. Fine late commercial.

Fdith RohCOn *** (Brown) (Ex) (Com) (80-85) Light
j:«l>mi.M M%W9Vn salmon rose with reddish blotch. 10-12 well

placed blooms open on a tall vigorous plant. Fine exhibition variety. Is valuable
for anyone who wants a blotched variety.

In the small sizes of this variety there may be a slight mixture of Bleeding
Heart.

VJ^Sma ifirir (Dorrett) (Ex) (Com) Clear dark lavender of a distinct
shade with a few inconspicuous dark lines in the throat..
8-10 medium large blooms open on a long spike. Tall slender stem. When this
becomes more plentiful I feel sure it will be a very popular variety. Much taller
plant than Minuet, more open and I believe will largely displace Minuet.

Fltnblem of PofitV (Kinyon) (Dec) Ruflled pure white.

■ V* » ■■>^ There is no other gladiolus that can equal

this one for purity of color, performance and blooming ability. Will open 10 or
12 perfect round ruflled waxey textured blooms on medium tall stem. Won as a
seedling in 1938 a first class Award and The American Home Achievement Award.
All who have grown it say it is the best ever. (Introducer's description.)

I have not grown this myself but the introducer says it is better than another
new ruffled white that is considered very good.

fPfMifo RpiHo **** (Tuttle) (Ex) (HG) Early. Large some-

what ruffled deep rose pink over-laid with
silvery gray shading deeper to nearly red in the throat. 8-10 large well placed
blooms open on a tall spike with 18-20 total buds. Good propagator and a very
fine exhibition variety that may be called either a smoky or dark rose. I think
you will like it. See cut p. 12.

dsCOft **^/2 (Tower) (Cora) (HG) (65-70) Very early ruffled cream
Vtyiri> white with cream throat. Up to 10 or more medium size

well placed blooms open. Does not make a large bulb. Valuable mostly as a cut
flower.

Palmer strain. See page 9.

Evensong

Excellence *** ^^^^ (^^^ ^^^^^ ^"^^^

**** scarlet with 5-6 blooms open. Very early. Large

size and good color. The best early red at commercial prices.

^^^^^^y Palmer strain. See page 9.

'The quality and quantity of orders received from you have always exceeded my
highest expectations and I want you to know that your kindness is greatly appreciated."

P. Mehl, Kansas.

"I want to write you about the VAGABOND PRINCE which you were kind
enough to include in my shipment, for which I am very appreciative. We have had several
spikes in our garden carrying ten and eleven open blooms. The color is the most beauti-
ful of this character which I have ever seen. Certainly, this is a gladiolus which will go
far when it reaches the popular price brackets." — Rufus W. Scott, New York.

FlaffShin *** (Butt) (Ex) (HG) (Early Midseason) Flaked light
pe^l vvith a white throat ])cnciled blue. Opens up 10-11 or
more T) inch or lart>cr blooms on a long head in a formal double row. Spikes tall
and straight. I personally don't care especially for the color but many people
will and if you want a good exhibition variety here it is. It won at the CGS Show
19.'5U for the best spike in the show.

piAwa FafineiT ***'/2 (Quackenbush) (Com) (HG) (Mid-
** season) Beautiful distinctive color, pure

rose i)ink. Creamy white throat. Brighter color towards the edge. 5-6 large
somewhat ruflled blooms open at a time. Broad strong foliage. One of the very
best rose varieties. See cut p. 40.

ir«*2in1r I MoCav *** (Rriggs) (Ex) (HG) Medium size deep

*^ *** pink. Opens 10-12 at a time. One of the

best exhibition \ arieties. Not always dependable. Placement not always good.

Gate of Heaven *** ^^T^ '"H^^'^ '^^■^p

yellow of medium height. Very nice
thing but constitution a little weak. Would be better if taller.

^I^^mrc ClCfifff **V2 (Symons) (Com) (HG) Very early. Warm
«y CTo apricot salmon with large velvety maroon

blotch. Has been a little weak in previous years but this past year was good.
Good early commercial.

daimS Palmer strain. See page 7.

Go\A^tk BfOWtl ** ^^"^^ i^'^G) (72) Mahogany red shading to a

lighter red in the center. Medium size.

Popular variety of an odd color.

^^^^^^ Clip Palmer variety. See page 9.

^aI^am Goddess **** '^^^^^ (Ex) (Com) Medium yellow.

Tall strong growing plant with a long
head on which 10-12 medium size blooms open up at a time. The hnest exhibition
yellow variety I know of and will be a fine commercial when stock is released for
cut flower purposes. Patented variety, so bulbs or increase cannot be resold. See
cut inside front cover.

Hectoi?

•'V* Palmer strain. See page 9.

Palmer strain. See page 9.

Helen OC TrOV ***V2 (Sal) (Dec) (Com) (HG) (Midseason)
»«^»%;«m w M,u.vj Yg^y ,3j.gg ^^j^ apricot with a soft

smoky brown blotch edged with scarlet. I have not grown this myself but have
heard fine reports on it. 6-8 large blooms open on a long flower head. Straight
spikes.

Ua|*S'(20a *** (RisTow) (Ex) (Com) Rich warm pure pink shading

— — P lighter in upper throat with white throat and midribs.

Long spike of bloom with 10 good sized blooms open. Stem rather short. Not so
good in warm weather as it has a tendency to crook but for late bloom is very nice.

"The ALAYNE you sent as on extra is standing the summer weather better than
any glad I have. While some of the others are crooking ALAYNE is standing erect."

— Gordon Webb, Texas.

"Have had about 15 blooms of SHIRLEY TEMPLE and it is in a class by itself as
a glad for me. I had one crooked stem, the others were exceptionally straight and the
blooms were 7 inches across." — H. T. Mills, S. C.

Hlndenburg^s Memory Su^^'^^ei'^^TlewTa?

lighter than Commander KoehL Have heard good reports on it but it was not
especially outstanding with me.

UAMf|«* iririr (Kinyon) (Ex) (Com)' (80-85) Beautiful clear lavender
shading slightly deeper on lower petals. 6 large well placed
blooms open on a medium height stem.

IaIcA "kirifVz (Tuttle) (Ex) (HG) Early. A distinctive gray shaded
^ ** wine red giving the general appearance of a smoky. A large

scarlet blotch on the lower petals which diffuses to the edge. 6-8 large flowers
open on a tall strong spike. Distinctive and fine. Good propagator. Good novelty.

ItlCenSfi **V2 (Miller) (HG) The fragrant glad. Rather pretty.

Medium size pink with a decided fragrance. The best
fragrant glad I have seen.

Vmm^w^^S^m ir-kir (Bath) (HG) The nearest to a bronze that I
^ l»**yi» have seen in any variety. 4-5 good size blooms

open. If you want a bronze this is the one to get.

VmaI^ ifkif (Mitsch) (Ex) (HG) Gray sport of Bagdad. Beautiful clear
** gray or lavender gray that I feel sure will be very popular.

Can be used to advantage by florists if used in conjunction with contrasting colors.
Very distinct and fine. Should displace Marmora.

V^Ala Bella ***V2 (Pf) (Ex) (Com) Light pinkish lavender. Up
*«^*««» ^0 somewhat ruflHed large size blooms open

at a time. Distinctive and very well worth while.

Palmer strain. See page 10.

JflSmillC Palmer strain. See page 10.

J W% SfiZ (Ellis) (Com) (HG) Beautiful pink and cream with

yellow throat. Several medium size blooms open on a
tall slender spike. A beautiful variety.

Palmer strain. See page 10.

Jonquil

jASenh Havdflt ***V2 (Pf) (HG) Light heliotrope violet
V j%>yj« **** J with large velvety dark blue blotches.

Large flowers of heavy substance on tall spikes with about 5 or 6 open. A very
pretty and distinctive blue variety. Fair propagator.

WTino AflhUl* ***V2 (Arenius) (Com) (Dec) (HG) Immense

heavily ruffled rosy lavender or mauve.
Distinct shade that is very attractive. Opens only 4-5 at a time but the blooms
are large, massive and so distinct that it will be rated as one of the best. Very
beautiful in floral work. Perhaps not suitable for long distance shipping but very
fine for local florist use and a "must have" for the home garden.

King Lear

Palmer strain. See page 10.

"Had MYRNA and GRETA GARBO in bloom during the past week and am
still of the opinion that they ore two of the finest glads that have ever been introduced."

— F. W. Cassebeer, New York.

"This year I was particularly pleased with the performance of SANDRA and
CAMELLIA." — Hugh Shackelford, Georgia.

"I wanf fo tell you that the glads bought from you are over half through blooming
and are by for much lovelier than I had ever hoped for. Each morning I am thrilled more
and more as I cut the fine spikes. Thanks for the fine extra ones. Am sure there vy/ill be
lots of new orders from here." — Mrs. Will Magruder, Mississippi.

Kin0*C RattCAm ***V2 (Almey and McCaw) (Com) (Dec)
IVlOB > 1%<1I1»OOM (HG) Very early. Peach red blend-

ing to apricot salmon in the throat. Very pretty. Distinctive and bright color,
somewhat ruflled. Opens 6 or more medium large blooms. Plant 4-4)^ feet tall.
I consider this one of the best early commercial varieties. One of the large seed
houses in New York after trying it this past season ordered all the No. 1 bulbs
that I had. Supply limited so better order early.

^^^^^^ New introduction. See page 15.

Ladv Winsome *** (R- M. palmer) (Kx) (Com) Beautiful
m»«jmy— ^ luminous rosy salmon with a darker

feather in the throat. Buds tinted buff. Immense blooms on a tall strong growing
plant with 8 or more open. Does not crook but the heads are so heavy that some-
times the stems will bend. Increasing in popularity every year.

Lavender Olieen *** (Arenius) (Ex) (Com) (Mldseason)

»»^^«» Violet lavender sometimes somewhat

streaked. 6-8 well placed blooms on a tall straight spike. Good grower.

Leah JVnn (Gray) (Com) (HG) Early. Beautiful glistening

purple. 6-9 medium size blooms open on a tall spike.

Very nice early purple.

LeOna (Pruitt) (Ex) (HG) Rich purplish rose red with 7-8

^ ** lightly ruffled well placed blooms open on a tall spike. This

variety is very well liked and is increasing in popularity every year.

¥ AS|»1«8 ifirir (Kaylor) (Ex) (HG) (85) Rich deep maroon red with
nearly black blotch. Has a velvety sheen. When well
grown, a very nice dark red.

^^^^^^^^y Palmer strain. See page 7.

LondondePrV **'/2 (Christ) (Ex) (HG) Smoky bronzy orange.

w^^m * J Tinge of carmine red in the throat. Giant

spike and heavy flower head which sometimes makes the stem bend or crook a
little.

LoValtV (Austin) (Com) (HG) Late midseason. Medium large

^ i»*l>j clear deep yellow. Several open. Strong grower. One of

the best late yellows.

T««I28Caw (Errey) (Ex) (HG) Bright orange with amaranth crim-

son blotch. Good color and very showy. Long spike
with 8-10 open. Was better this past season than for the past 2 or 3 years. One
of the best blotched varieties.

Y aff Av ifir (Suttle) (Ex) (HG) (Midseason) Clear medium yellow.

8-10 large blooms open. When at its best Lutex is as good a
yellow as I have ever seen but I find that too often it crooks and the placement
not good.

"This morning I cut six fine spikes of BOLIVAR. To my eye it is equal to PICARDY."

— E. H. Brunk, Virginia.

"I started as a fan' but since seeing the bulbs I got from you in the spring bloom I
have advanced to the 'nut' stage at least. Feel sure by fall when all those prize bulbs
bloom I will indeed be a 'fiend'." — Mrs. J. F. Wade, Alabama.

"Premium bulbs of SANDRA arrived today. Many, many thanks. Like the color
of this one better than PICARDY. REVERIE is another that performs well for me. One
of my best." — Duane A. George, Vermont.

"I believe the bulbs you sent me were the most perfect bulbs I've ever seen and
came up so uniform, most of them hod three and four spikes on them."

— Mrs. hH. C. Griffin, Georgia.

MaCna BlAllCa ** /z (Sal) (Ex) (HG) Large ivory white with
" creamy yellow throat. Several large blooms

open at a time making a spike so large that it is inclined to crook. Can be grown
very tall and fine by staking. Has grown 8 ft. tall.

Palmer strain. See page 8.

Magnolia

Maid of Orleans **** (P'^) (Ex) (Com) (8o-85) Miiky

Ifmaaw W« Vira<;«»M» white with cream throat. Tall straight

plant with up to 8 large well placed blooms open. Everything considered I believe
this to be the best all round white in existence. However I understand that it
does not ship long distances so well as we would like. But I don't know of any-
thing better as a commercial.

MammOtll White *** ^^''^ (^x) (HG) immense white

^ *a»l>^ tinted cream. 5-6 very large blooms

open at a time. Good exhibition variety and used as a commercial in some places
for local use but not a good shipper.

Maraaret Beaton ***V2 (Twomey) (Ex) (Com) (Mid-

CT*** M»^9»*v»m season) Pure snow white with small

orange scarlet blotch in the throat. 6 or more large well placed blooms open on a
long flower head. Strong grower and good propagator. This variety is very beau-
tiful and has created a sensation everywhere it has been shown. It looks to me
like a real prospect in the commercial class and for the home garden is a necessity.
At New York's World Fair Show was voted most beautiful bloom in the show.

fA^rSt^T^'t Fulton *** (Ogrodnichek) (Com) (HG) Early.

** * *»» %,%fam Clear rich soft dark salmon of a clean

and distinctive shade. (')-8 well placed medium size blooms open. A fine florist
flower. One of the best commercials. I understand that this does especially well
in Florida.

]Lf afl«crai*At Petei* (Errey) (Com) (HG) Very early.

g ^ *• White flushed pink with large crimson

blotch. 6-8 blooms open. A fine florist variety and popular with everyone tho in
warm weather somewhat inclined to crook. Should be planted early for early bloom.

IMamiOra (Errey) (Ex) (HG) Gray sport of Emile Aubrun.

IVBO* JMly* ** 8-10 well placed blooms open. Very popular for ex-

hibition and the home garden but late years does not seem to have the long flower
heads it used to have. Is like Emile Aubrun in this respect.

Marv Ansteen *** (Young) (Com) (hg) (vs-so) Deep

* **** J begonia pink with a blotch of soft orange

red. 5 or more open. Color somewhat like Premier Henry but not quite so large
nor so heavily ruffled but earlier. A little taller than Premier Henry. A fine color
and good for florists use, but stem not long enough for the shipping trade.

Mary Damaris ***'/^ ^^'^^^f^ n^i^^^- ^^r^ A^^^\

«y *** season) This is a beautiful clear sou

medium yellow. Opening ujj 6-8 at a time with several buds showing color. Blooms
are good sized and well placed. About the only fault I can find with the variety
is that it isn't quite so tall as we would like for a commercial variety. However it
appeals to me strongly and I think will become a very popular variety. A good
propagator but stock still limited.

"No garden possibly can be called complete v^/ithout BIT O'HEAVEN. I hove just
returned from a local flower show where I won blues with specimen stalks of BIT
O'HEAVEN and STAR OF BETHLEHEM— Gove bulbs. People admired my MILFORD,
GOLDEN GODDESS, VAGABOND PRINCE, PICARDY, BETTY NUTHALL, and
BEACON but it was BIT O'HEAVEN that made people stop, stare gasp and exclaim:
'Oh, what is that'?" — Don Ewing, Louisiana.

"FIREFLY, CAMELLIA, SANDRA, SYMPHONY and TITAN are the coming
glads. Cut flower growers had better get wise. They created a sensation among the
florists here." — J. G. Thomas, Louisiana.

M2l«*mr Flivaftef-h ***V2 (Stevens) (Ex) (Com) (90-95)
tnAry g«miX«101gl.W Beautifully rufTled white with golden

throat. 7-9 medium size blooms open on a long spike. Good grower and propa-
gator. There may be a slight mixture in this variety but will put in extra count
to offset this.

MfllfVtfk Maffie **V2 (Af^enius) (Ex) (Com) (Midseason) Dis-
ivBCTS**' tinct and lively mauve shade. 8 medium size

i)looms open on a tall s])ike. Good for florists use.

Palmer strain. See page 10.

Maytlme

MifslOttfllt **V^2 (Stevens) (Com) (HG) White tinted pink with a
"* * WM rose salmon blotch. Medium size plant and large bloom.

This is the earliest variety I know of and valuable as a cut flower or for the home
garden for that reason. Tho this is an old variety I grow it every year in the
green house and out doors for first early bloom as it really does bloom earlier than
anything else I have ever grown.

]Lff||C||..^ ***V2 (Rides) (Ex) (Com) Clear tall light blue with 7 or
*^ 1* more good size blooms open. A good propagator and

grower and one of the very best light blues.

%tif%n^t *** (Coleman) (Ex) (Com) (80-85) Beautiful light pinkish
lavender. 5 6 well placed blooms open. The lavender
by which all other lavenders are judged. Not quite so tall as we would like but
don't know of any other lavender on the market yet to replace it unless it is Eloise.

Nearly every stock of Minuet in the country is more or less mixed, mostly with
Break O'Day. For this reason I do not guarantee Minuet to be 100% clean. 1
have not been able to [ind a pure stock but there should not be over 5% mixture.

Miss BlOOltlitlfitOn ***V2 (K) (Deo (Com) (67) Very

OmOOniinBWIl ^^^ly -^aW light yellow. 6-8 well

placed blooms open. A fine florist variety and one of the best yellows on the
market regardless of season. Its main fault with me is that bulblets don't make
very large growth the first season.

Miss New Zealand (julyan) (Ex) (hg) Apricot

**** ^ salmon suffused with rose. Peach

color blotch in the throat. 8 or more immense blooms open. This seems to be
popular with many amateurs but to me the color is not good and the head is so
heavy that it nearly always either crooks or lies over on the ground. Perhaps
under different soil conditions it may do better.

MorninfiT Serenade ***y2 (Fischer) (Ex) (Com) Pink
Ifmwrww^ JCrCOIltC ^^^^ cream. Beautiful soft toned

variety. 8 or more good size blooms open. Very nice thing. Tall and strong.

MOPOCCO ^^^^ (E^) Glistening deep red with a fiery

sheen. 6-8 medium large well placed blooms open.
The best low priced dark red. Does not make a large bulb. No. 2 are satisfactory.

MOtlier Machree*** (Stevens) (Ex) (HG) (95-100) An old

standard smoky variety that was in-
troduced at .$100.00 per bulb. Smoky lavender overlaid toward the edge with
salmon pink. Still very popular. Tall plant with 8 12 medium size blooms open.
I am sorry to say that there may be some mixture in this variety as I had it grown
for me in another place and this past season found some rogues in it. Cannot
guarantee 100% clean.

"This is the first season I have been able to Identify a KING LEAR. I think it is the
most beautiful glad I have ever grown. I am hoping the price will settle to where I can
buy a start of bulbs." —Roy T. Wills, Oklahoma.

'My FIREFLY did wonderfully." — Miss Berniece Whitmarsh, New York.

ILffMC £• O iri»«»<»mr ***'/2 (Errey) (Ex) (Com) Creamy white
lfirS> ^y* \9» g«rrcy ^f^gj^ flushed pink. Tall plant and a

long spike with 10 or more good size well placed blooms open. One of Errey's best
tho not a fast propagator.

]LffM^ /J VITade *** (Whitely) (Ex) (Com) Beautiful rufHed

"**^* ^* light yellow opening up to 10 at a time.

Should become a popular variety.

MrC S A FrreV *** (Errey) (Ex) (HG) (85-90) Orange
Ifira* J> i^* Mltrrvy salmon with orange red blotch. 8-10

large blooms open. One of the best orange varieties but inclined to have a weak
constitution.

Mrc T F Laneford *** (Crow) (Ex) (Com) (95-100)

*^*^* ** *j€lllS»Uri» Beautiful apple blossom pink with

touch of canary in the throat. 8-10 or more medium size blooms open on an always
straight spike. Not so lar^e as some people prefer now-a-days but a very nice
florist variety and a fine shipper.

IMvS'tlfl ***V2 (Pruitt) (Ex) (Com) Medium early. Heavily ruffled
J' * **** ivory white. A seedling of Maid of Orleans and Mary

I^lizabeth. 7 10 large well placed blooms open on a medium tall straight spike,
(jood grower and propagator and healthy.

Myrna has had more compliments than any white that has been introduced
in some years. Everyone likes it. I consider it a real addition to the whites both
for exhibition and commercial uses. Received an Award of Merit in the British
Test Gardens, 19,39. See cut on opposite page.

Palmer strain. See page 10.

Mywag

^Stt%isk (Leffingwell) (Com) (HG) Small decorative. Upper

*^ ******* petals bright salmon with lower petals deep yellow. A seed-

ling of Orange Butterfly and very similar to that variety except in color and with
less tendency to crook. 7-8 blooms open. I consider this very pretty and a real
addition to the small decorative class. Received an Award of Merit in the British
Test Gardens, 19.59.

NatlCV Ann*** (K'nyon) (Com) (HG) (80-85) Pale lavender pink
*^ *****' J J^**mm slightly deeper at edge of petals. Creamy blotch.

6 or more well placed slightly ruffled blooms open on a medium height straight
spike. Not tall enough for a shipping variety but fine for local use.

Netherland Prince *** (Stevens) (Ex) (HG) Large
r^CfcncraaMW yrmiHgC l^^ight salmon. 6-8 open, stems a

little weak. Bright and showy.

%J|fc«l> (Ellis) (Ex) (Com) Beautiful soft rose blended with

^ ^ LaFrance pink. Soft cream throat. Heavily ruffled.

8-10 or more medium size blooms open on a tall straight spike. A very beautiful
variety.

Olive Mai*iP Rmwn *** (Indian Hollow Farms) Small
IvatK-mc m tf -rw ■■ decorative. Blended yellow and

orange making a deep yellow or light orange. Nice clear color and very pretty
thing in its class. Several blooms open.

Oranee Butterflv **'/2 ("ci) (^^^^^^o) smaii

— "p** ******'^* **J exhibition type. Bright orange of

good substance. 10-12 well placed blooms open. Inclined to crook in warm weather
but a very pretty thing of the small type. A spike of bloom reminds one of a flock
of birds in flight.

"We thought that BEACON and VAGABOND PRINCE were the best yet but
now they will hove to step back for ALADDIN."

— Mrs E. T. King, Montana.

"In the spring of 1938 I ordered a $3.00 collection from you. I tiave never seen
finer glads tfian these." — Mrs. D. C. Ritchie, Louisiana.

Orange Sovereign *** (Stevens) (ex) (Com) Eariy ught

w» ▼ ^m. ^»^»« orange. Tall plant with long flower

head opening 8 or more large blooms at a time. One of the best oranges.

^^^8^^ Red New introduction. See page 16.

PAndors

** New introduction. See page 15.

Dam^^Sma iri^Vi (Pruitt) (Com) (HG) Early. Apricot with narrow
€»*»*J^ scarlet lines in throat. Nearly a self color. Somewhat

rufiled. 6 or more large blooms open. When at its best is very fine. Not a very
good shipper.

pAAWifAcc Pinlc **V2 (DeGroot) (Com) (HG) Deep salmon pink

* gg]f color. 5-6 large blooms open.

Peff0V Lou (Wilson) (Ex) (Com) (Midseason) New light

* ^oSJ' rose that has probably won more awards on the
show table than any other variety outside of Picardy for the first two years after
introduction. Opens several good size blooms at a time. Hasn't been extremely
outstanding with me but have plenty of good reports from others.

PAlAtfftftia *** (Pf) (Ex) (Com) Early. Large dark blue. 6 or

* »»*€» more well placed blooms open with most of the re-
maining buds showing color. Stems a little weak, but aside from this is a very
good dark blue.

PhvlliS McOuistOn *** (Stewart) (Com) (HG) (Mid-

* * ***** season) Glowing shrimp pink

shading lighter in the throat. Tall plant with 5 or more blooms open on a long
spike. A distinct and beautiful shade. Health not always of the best.

^^^^^^y Palmer strain. See page 10.

PflfAtfi

** Palmer strain. See page 10.

pMAlffl^A ifirir (Beatrice L. Palmer) (Com) (HG) Very early.

* * Bright rose with velvety cerise rose shading on lower
petals. 5-7 medium size well placed and spaced blooms on an average height straight
stem. A good propagator. A nice color and the only early variety I know of in its
shade. About the earliest variety next to Mibloom. I expect this to become popular
when more plentiful. A color that attracts attention.

Palmer strain. See page 10.

Premier Henry

Plimle BeaUtV ***'/2 (Dec) (HG) Large round flowers on a
*** y**- ********* J medium height stem. Clear deep purple.

1-5 oi)en. One of the finest clear purples.

^^P^^^^ Palmer strain. See page 10.

ReCftdO Palmer strain. See page 11.

"The gladiolus which we bought from you this spring were the best ever. Con-
sidering the terrible dry spell we had, our blooms were excellent and everybody admired
them.

"As you know I was a winner at the Peekskill Flower Show. I won the Tri-color
on a PICARDY. I also won three other blue ribbons on BAGDAD and VAGABOND
PRINCE. I then entered the Mahopac Flower Show and won the Tri-color on a spike
of BAGDAD. This has been my first year to enter the Peekskill and I was some surprised
when I received so many awards. My glads have been the 'talk of the town'."

— Mrs. Harry McCollum, New York.

I was more than pleased with SANDRA and No. 32201."

— John A. Moore, New York.

*** (Blake) (Ex) (Com) Tall salmon rose overlaid with
l%Ci»tylrC* y reddish lines. Exhibition type with several well

placed blooms open. Not clear enough color to suit me but seems to be popular.

DaH dl2l1*fln ***V2 (Butt) (Ex) (Com) (HG) Red, about the

^Md*. — ■ color of Commander Koehl, possibly slightly

lighter. 8-9 or more well placed large blooms open on a tall straight spike. Nearly
the whole spike in bloom and showing color at the same time. A really fine ad-
dition to the medium red class. I think you will like Red Charm.

t^Cd Lightning introduction. See page 16.

n^H 1 Afl*V *** (Erbev) (Ex) (Com) (95-100) Carmine rose red
J%Cm* Rj%fary ^,-^^^1 large purplish red blotches. 10 or more large

blooms open making a fine exhibition spike. Is also well liked by the florists.
Always a good seller.

n^gt DfaSMMC ***(Briggs) (Ex) (Com) Late midseason. Unusua
**^*» rwipya ghade of light red. Medium tall plant with long

flower heads. Well liked as a florists variety and always in demand.

Regent Palmer strain. See page 11.

^^^^^^^ Palmer strain. See page 11.

Rewi Fallo ***'/2 (E.\LLu) (Ex) (HG) Early deep blood red.

* Immense massive blooms of heavy texture on

a moderately tall straight spike. 6-8 blooms open at a time with most of the buds
showing color. One of the best dark rose reds.

DSa^^k ***y2 (Mitsch) (Com) (HG) Lilac pink with cream throat.
******** Up to 7 large well placed blooms open on a tall spike. An

unusual and beautiful color that I feel sure will become popular.

RAHA1«io1c nhn *** (Stephen) (HG) Immense rose pink with
g%t»l*Cg'mVlV darker blotch. Somewhat rufTled. Probably

too soft for commercial use except for local use but a beautiful thing and a big
seller.

Rncamntlrf *** (Wright) (Ex) (Com) Late midseason. Rose
amv»C»M«WB%» scarlet with soft darker blotch. 7-9 large well

placed blooms open on spike of 14-18 buds. Most of the remaining buds show
color. Good commercial variety. Good shipper.

1IaC2I Van I itna ***y2 (Holland) (Ex) (Com) Light rose
▼aw m^lMlrt .^.jth few lines in the throat. Several

well placed blooms open on long spike. Have not grown this but it comes very
well recommended. Created a sensation at the few places it was shown the past
season. Looks like a comer.

ROSelle Palmer strain. See page 11.

Rose WinffS *** (Crow) (Landscape) (Dec) (HG) (75-80)

Medium size decorative. Beautiful rosy carmine
deepening toward the edges with a deeper velvety lip and a fine gold line on the
edge of the petals. 1-6 blooms open on a straight stem of medium height. Foliage
dark green and healthy. Fine variety for baskets and table decorations. Does not
open especially well when cut but for home and local use is one of the best in its
class. Makes a stunning vase.

•'Bulbiets of JASMINE, SENSATION, TIMBUCTOO, MYRNA and ALADDIN

did wonderfully for me, increasing to large size and producing many more bulbiets."

— Alfred M. Butler, Massachusetts.

"I enjoyed much the glad bulbs that I purchased from you last year and am sure
they will be as satisfactory this year." — Mrs. M. M. Frazer, Alabama.

"I have tried various kinds and to me DUNA, PICARDY, and BAGDAD are
perfect." — Mrs. Edw. S. McDowell, New York.

^^y^^ YOrlC Palmer strain. See page 11.

Palmer strain. See page 11.
^^^^^^ Palmer strain. See page 11.

ScllllllCft ■A'*V2 (Pf) (Com) (HG) Creamy yellow with vivid scarlet
'^*'******^* blotches. Showy and distinctive.

SctlSAtiOtt **** (Marshall) (Ex) (Com) Late. Bright tho soft

j.Qgg shading somewhat lighter in upper throat.
Inconspicious darker feather in the throat. 6-9 huge (6-7 inches or larger) heavily
ruffled wide open blooms on a spike of 17-20 or more buds. Tall straight healthy
plant. Good propagator. One of the finest of the new varieties.

This is a very fine variety that has gone over well the first year of introduction.
A basket of Sensation is something to remember. You will make no mistake in
getting a start in this variety. See cut back cover.

C|«}m]av Teitinle *** (Pruitt) (Ex) (HG) immense heavily
"J ^ " ruffled cream with cream yellow throat.

6 or more huge massive well placed blooms on a long spike. Sometimes a faint
darker feather in the throat. This is one of the most beautiful varieties grown but
unfortunately sometimes has a tendency to crook in hot weather. It doesn't
always do this and seldom does in cool weather or from small or medium bulbs.
It is very well worth growing anyway even if it doesn't always grow perfectly
straight. Early sales this season were very good. It looks as if the supply would
be short this year. See cut p. 40.

C81wA«ic|* AAM (Symons) (Ex) (Com) Glowing salmon pink

^ ^* »*»^^«» with whitish throat. Tall strong grower. Good

for exhibition.

C|SMf^0A if if if (VicKERs) (Com) (HG) Light purple somewhat flaked
darker. 6-7 medium large well placed blooms open with
most of the remaining buds showing color. A very nice light purple and a good
shipper and propagator.

Cfltiilinflr Mfl«kCf't*A ifififVz (Christ) (Ex) (Com) Deep salmon
^"****"S Ifl«10l>i:W rose slightly flaked darker. Opens

6-7 or more large showy wide open blooms. This is one of the best varieties for
exhibition or as a commercial; one that everyone should grow.

^^^^^ ^^hltC Palmer strain. See page 11.

So nioifififV^ (KiNYON) (Ex) (Com) (80-85) Very large deep lavender
rose pink with violet feather on lower petals. 6 open.
This was very fine with me this past season. Should make a good exhibition and
commercial variety.

^^^^^^ Palmer strain. See page 11.

Cg^lwAftf if if if (Decorah) (Com) (Dec) (HG) Late. Heavily ruffled
white with small cerise blotch. Large size. This variety
this past season was the best it has ever been with me. Seems to be growing better
every year. A very nice white cut flower variety.

"DEBONAIR went over in a big way with the florists here and performed very
well for me. The gratis bulb of SANDRA that you sent with my order last year made the
biggest bloom in my garden and was very beautiful." — S. L. Stolba, Iowa.

"Have had the most wonderFul success with your glads in fact there isn't a glad
raised around here that can be compared with mine and I say it is your bulbs that does it. "

— Mrs. E. A. Florentine, Michigan.

CA«M«n»««fc Rlaolff **V2 (Sommer) (Dec) (HG) Very early
JWMIMBCIT » 0*«n;i%. almost black dark red. Medium size.

Whole spike is in Ijloom and showing color at the same time.

Sonatine**'/2 (Com) (HG) (90-95) Light pink usually llaked

darker. Small red feather. 4-5 large blooms open on
a tall straight stem. Good commercial tho doesn't open so many at a time as we
would like.

Palmer strain. See page 11.

Spray o£ Gold
Star of Bethlehem **** (Pf^) (Ex) (Com) (hg) (Mid-

wm season) Very large pure white.

Touch of cream in the throat. 8-10 open at once. When well grown probably
superior to any other pure white. Sometimes a little temperamental as to health
but very well worth growing. Should supercede Mammoth White as it is as
large, as many open, better color, better habits. If you have not grown this variety
by all means try it this year.

CfUtfOardia '^^''^2 ("^^ (75-8O) Bright orange red. Strong

& grower. Sells out early every year.

SOSAtl (Webster) (HG) Early. Very pretty smoky that is

usually flaked darker around the edge. Red feather on yellow
throat. Somewhat ruffled. Tall straight spike with 6-7 5-inch blooms open. A
very nice early smoky.

Palmer strain. See page 13.

Symphony

HPaS^mh^ -k-kif (Miller) (HG) (Ex) Large salmon pink flaked with
****** V slate and with a purplish blotch on the throat. Opens up

to 8 at a time. Good exhibition variety.

nr^l^^SMA (Burns) (Ex) (HG) Odd colored giant purple. Not

" beautiful but grows very large and is useful for exhibition,

also hybridizing.

The Mogul Palmer strain. See page 13.

Ti itt hllgtttft **** (Zimmer) (Ex) (Com) Second early. Beautiful

deep rose red sometimes flaked darker. Opens

6-9 somewhat ruffled large blooms with most of the remaining buds showing
color. Medium height or taller. This makes up beautifully in floral work. In our
shop we have used a lot of it in sprays. It is one of the very best for this purpose.
This is a variety that everyone should grow for the home garden and as an early
commercial. 1 cannot speak too highly of Timbuctoo. See cut p. 40.

*><**» Palmer strain. See page 13.

Toheit (Pappas) (Com) (HG) (70) Peach red or flame salmon with

clear yellow throat. Medium large, nicely ruffled and of

heavy texture. Good grower and propagator. Have had some nice reports on this
variety as a commercial. One prominent grower said that if he could have only one
variety aside from Picardy it would be Token. Won an Award of Merit at the
British Glad Society Test Gardens 1939.

^hmS^Yc Blue (Both) (Com) (HG) Very large medium dark

_ — ?z_ blue. Tall strong growing up-right plant. 1

like this very much.

"The small bulbs you sent me last year under collection No. 44 or some number were
the best ever. A total of over 550 or 600 and every one made a fine bloom, fine bulb
and lots of bulblets." — Luff E. Payne, Iowa.

"DEBONAIR was my best variety last year, many spikes grew as tall as my head."

— R. M. Dacus, Jr., South Carolina.

Xlinia'c Tfl*iflinml« **V2 (Both) (Ex) (HG) Light orange

M. WMm€» » M. irmnoiyo scarlet of large size. 7-9 open. Is well

recommended but with me has a weak stem.

UtlCaS ***'/2 (Webster) (Ex) (Com) (HG) Dark coppery orange
^ »»^«» J with reddish feather tipped yellow. 8 large well placed

blooms open on a tall strong growing plant. This past year Uncas was very fine
with me. Should make a good commercial. Especially useful in large baskets and
floral decorations. A nice autumn color.

UtOOlA (Baerman) (Large Dec) Pure pink of a form somewhat

Wl>V|'*cs ijj^g Minuet. Medium height. May need good culture to

bring out its best.

USOtlA *** (.Jack) (HG) (Midseason) Very large smoky rose with
»» cream throat bordered by coppery salmon. 6-8 large well

placed blooms on a spike of 20 buds. Several buds show color. A different and
nice clean smoky.

Vagabond Prince palmer strain, see page 13.

New introduction. See page 15.

^S^fo RAfllitfl (Ellis) (Ex) (HG) Immense geranium pink

MM%M»*M%«M sometimes flaked darker. A little inclined to

be soft but can be very nice.

V'l*eflenbllf*ff ***V2 (Pf) (Large Dec) (Com) Early. Large
^ j^g.^ white that seems to be a great improve-

ment in the early whites. Good propagator. Lookes like a real comer as a com-
mercial. Everyone should try Vredenburg.

^VaSaga palmer strain. See page 13.

^^^^^^^^^ New introduction. See page 15.

\y|M0C ||6 SAflcr **** (Ellis) (Ex) (Com) Rose salmon with
* clear cream lip. A beautiful variety and

one of the very best in this color. One that you should by all means try.

^^laSf A Snifl*A iririf (Kinyon) (Ex) (Com) Pure white with no

M*!'^ jya* g markings. Tall strong grower. Up to 8 large

massive well placed blooms open on a long flower head. A winner at the shows.

^XJ'«.«««-AfM]*Af>0io *** (Pf) (Ex) (Com) Late. 4-5 very large

fiery scarlet blooms open. Cream white
throat. Stem is tall and always straight. A very pretty color and a fine variety
except that it is sometimes temperamental as to health.

YvAtllie (Krelage) (Ex) (Com) (78) Blush white or very pale

* pink with soft cerise feather. 6-8 large blooms open on

a tall strong growing plant. Good exhibition and cut fiower variety.

ZaobefClote *** (Pf) (Com) (HG) Medium early. Peach rose

^****^ with vivid blotch. Several large blooms open on a

tail strong growing plant. A good blotched variety.

7««gfS iririrV2 (Mitsch) (Ex) (HG) Combination of salmon and slate with
^ ***** a slight feather of orange salmon. A distinctive and richly

colored smoky. Up to 10 well placed somewhat ruffled medium size or larger blooms
open on a long flower head. Tall straight grower. Will become one of the most
popular smokies.

The glads which I received from you last year were the talk of the town."

— Lloyd G. Bishop, Virginia.

Gladiolus Seed

Why not try a few seed this year? Glads are as easy to grow from seeds as
many other kinds of plants. However they do not come true from seed. That
is every bulb grown from seed will be different. Growing seedlings is one of the
most fascinating features of gladiolus growing. You may not produce any world
beaters tho you do stand a chance even to do that. But no doubt you will produce
many seedlings that you will like. Complete instructions for growing seed goes
with each package.

The dilTerence in i)rice of the different groups is due to quantity of seed
available and to some varieties being newer and more expensive than others.
The first variety mentioned in each cross is the seed bearing parent.

GROUP A

Package of 15 seeds for
Package of 35 seeds for
3916 Ariosa x Mrs. G. G. Errey 3991
3928 Narbethong x Picardy 3998

3932 Apricot Glow x Mayflower 3902A

3933 Apricot Glow x J. S Bach 3909A
3954 Ariosa x Picardy 3912A
3959 Snow Princess x White Triumphator 3916A
3963 Apricot Glow x Emile Aubrun 3934A
3971 Zauberflote x Miss New Zealand 39G1
3988 Arabella x Emile Aubrun 39G2

25c
50c

Snow Princess x Euides
Flagship X Arabella
Beacon x Margot Brunings
Golden Goddess x Heidel. Schloss
Snow Princess x Lord Selkirk
Maid of Orleans x Lord Selkirk
Bit O'Heaven x Lord Selkirk
Picardy x Timbuctoo
Timbuctoo x Picardy

GROUP B

Package of 15 seeds for 40c
Package of 35 seeds for 75c

3912

Silentium x Krijtberg

3970

Miss New Zealand x Red Charm

3914

Picardy x K. & M. Triumph

3981

Takina x King Lear

3920

Royal Gold x D. O. X.

3994

Flagship X Algonquin

3921

Star of Bethlehem x King Lear

3999

Wurtembergia x Beacon

3930

Token x Margot Brunings

3906A

Heidel. Schloss x Harvest Moon

3936

Komiri x Rose Delight

3911A

Lord Selkirk x Euides

3939

Rose Delight x Picardy

3919A

Lord Selkirk x Hindenburg's Memory

3947

Marabu x Narbethong

3920A

Flagship x Lord Selkirk

3948

Picardy x Greta Garbo

3943A

Lord Selkirk x Prussen's Gloria

3950

Carillon x Pf. Masterpiece

3947A

Lord Selkirk x Beacon

3953

Heidel. Schloss x Amberglow

3949A

Lord Selkirk x Edelweiss

3956

Picardy x Heidel Schloss

3955A

Royal Gold x Amberglow

3962

Ariosa x King Lear

3959A

Greta Garbo x Amrita

3966

Rose Pfitzer x Heidel Schloss

3977A

Lord Selkirk x Rewi Fallu

3969

Miss New Zealand x Marabu

3937 Red Charm x Rose Pfitzer

3938 Pf. Success x Bella Donna
3942 Greta Garbo x Carillon
3957 Blue Admiral x Pf. Success
3966 Heidel. Schloss x Mrs G G
3973 Blue Admiral x Jos Haydn
3995 Walkover x Algonquin
3901A Margot Brunings x Aladdin
3910A Red Charm x Walkover
3917A Lord Selkirk x Picardy
3921A Hind. Memory x Picardy

GROUP C

Package of 15 seeds for 55c
Package of 35 seeds for $1.00

3922A Aladdin x Hind Memory

Errey

3927A Heidel. Schloss x Lord Selkirk

3928A Lord Selkirk x Jasmine

3929A Green Light x Lord Selkirk

3933A Margaret Beaton x Lord Selkirk

3936A Miss New Zealand x Lord Selkirk

3941A Jasmine x Euides

3942A Lord Selkirk x Mrs. Mark's Memory

3946A Mrs. Mark's Memory x Picardy

3951A Edelweiss x Mrs. G. G. Errev

3958A Lord Selkirk x Greta Garbo

"Three years ago, while I was in a pastorate at Danville, Vt. I bought a collection
No. 1A and have never had so much pleasure as that purchase afforded.

"I have recommended your firm to my friends and shall continue to do so."

— Rev. Chas. Lawrence, Massachusetts.

"The PREMIER HENRY was to me the most beautiful glad I have ever grown or
seen." — Mrs. M. E. Walker, Tennessee.

VARIETIES BY COLOR

White

Albatross
Emblem of Purity
Maid of Orleans
Mammoth White
Mary Elizabeth
Myrna
Snow White
Star of Bethlehem
Vredenburg
White Spire
300911

Cream White

Dr. Durr
Escort

Magna Blanca

Cream and BufT

Amrita

Amulet

Arethusa

Barcelona

Betsy Bob-Up

Candy Heart

Cavalier

Corona

Duna

Helen of Troy

Mrs. G. G. Errey

Mrs. T. E. Langford

Paradise

Reverie

Schubert

Shirley Temple

Wasaga

Yvonne

32201

32203

322020

Light Pink

Edith Mason

Maytirae

Rim a

Sandra

Sonatine

Symphony

32145

Salmon Pink

Aladdin

Al Smith

Angelus

Betty Nuthall

Conquest

Debonair

Glamis

Incense

J. D. Sez

Lady Winsome

Lombardy

Margaret Fulton

Nadia

Netherland Prince

Peerless Pink

Picardy

Rapture

Silversheen

Smiling Maestro

Titan

Token

Wenonah

30291

32023

Light Rose or Pink

Alayne

Angelica

Avalon

Awatea

Carillon

Early Peach

Heritage

Laddie

Magnolia

Miss New Zealand

Morning Serenade

New Era

Pandora

Peggy Lou

Phyllis McQuiston

Rosa Van Lima

Roselle

Utopia

Vista Bonita

Wings of Song

Tinted White and
White with Blotch

Ariadne
Bleeding Heart
Camellia
Margaret Beaton
Margaret Peter
Mibloom
Solveig
Zauberflote

Rose and Dark Rose

Benedict
Buccaneer
Chamouny
Cordelia

Dream O'Beauty
Early Rose
Flora Farmer
Prelude
Recovery
Rose Wings
Sensation
30152

Pink with Blotch

Colossus
Edith Robson
Gladys Clegg
Mary Ansteen
Mywag

Premier Henry
Roderick Dhu
Rosamond

Salmon Red

Beacon
Coral Glow
Hector

King's Ransom

Yellow

Alchemist
Amberglow

Clarion

Gate of Heaven

Golden Cup

Golden Goddess

Jasmine

Jonquil

Loyalty

Lutex

Mary Damaris
Miss Bloomington
Mrs. G. Wade
Spray of Gold

Orange

Barcarole

Bernece

Bit O'Heaven

Brightside

Creve Coeur

Diane

Londonderry
Lucifer

Mrs. S. A. Errey

Olive Marie Brown

Orange Butterfly

Orange Sovereign

Solita

Uncas

Vassar

32352

Brown, Russet, Bronze

Golden Brown

Innovation

Sahara

Scarlet

Algonquin

Amador

Caesar

Excellence

Firefly

Flagship

Oregon Red

Red Lightning

Red Phipps

Regent

Stuttgardia

Tunia's Triumph

Wurtembergia

30112

Medium and Blood Red

American Commander
Bolivar

Cardinal Prince
Commander Koehl
Hindenburg's Memory
Red Charm
Red Lory
Rewi Fallu
Royal York
The Mogul

Dark Red and Rose Red

Bill Sowden
Black Opal
Dr. Hoeg
Leona
Leschi

Morocco
Pirate

Sommers Black
Timbuctoo

Lavender

Beautiful Ohio
Eloise
Honor
Isola Bella
King Arthur
Lavender Queen
Mauve Magic
Minuet

Lavender Pink

Constancy
Early Melody
Helena
Nancy Ann
So Big

Light Blue

Allegro
Bella Donna
Champlain
Milford

Medium Blue

Ave Maria
Blue Beauty
Blue Wonder
Joseph Haydn

Dark Blue

Blue Admiral
Pelegrina
Tunia's Blue

Purple

Beverly

Charles Dickens
Damaris
King Lear
Leah Ann
Purple Beauty
Simcoe
Takina

Smoky and Odd

Bagdad

Changeable Silk

Chief Multnomah

Emile Bride

Evensong

leka

Irak

Jalna

Marmora

Mother Machree

Recado

Susan

Taiaroa

Usona

Vagabond Prince

Zuni

30161

30289

302810

Horticultural Wire Fencing

Here is a wire support for glads that many growers have liked. This support
consists of two parallel strands of wire seven inches apart and has cross wires
about every six inches. This wire is simply tacked on to the tops of stakes driven
into the ground. You can have them any height you want but for glads aooul
eighteen inches is a good height. This might be too high for some short varieties
but should be high enough for most kinds. Of course for very tall growing varieties
that are inclined to crook the wooden stake is the best support but where glads
are planted fairly shallow so as to get the best increase a wire support of this
sort is very useful. It keeps the plants right up straight and there is no danger
of them falling over into the row. It can be used many years.

Price for a full roll of 500 feel is $3.00 f.o.b. Joliei, Illinois. For less than a full
roll price is 2 cents per foot f.o.b. Burlington. No orders taken for less than 25 feet.

_ _ - Everyone who grows bulbs under name will want labels. There are
LaOelS* many different kinds on the market but I think the best cheap label
is a painted wooden one. Unpainted labels do not seem to be satisfactory as they
weather and the writing becomes illegible. It is difTicult to get good labels but I
think the best way is to buy painted labels such as I list below and then get a
small can of cheap varnish and a cheap brush and give them a coat of varnish
after the names are all written. This will hold them through the season whereas
if they are not varnished sometimes the paint will come ofT and they have to be
written over during the season.

The wired tree labels are the cheapest and these can be wired to any ordinary
stake. Personally I like the 12" ones as they can be easily read and are better
for my purposes. However where you have only a few bulbs smaller ones are
perfectly all right.

WIRED TREE LABELS. 3}^ x ^ inch copper wired. 50 for 25 cents. 45 cents

per 100 and 500 for $2.00, 1,000 for $3.50.
GARDEN LABELS

6 X y^" Same price as tree labels. 10 x %" 25 for 25 cts, 100 for 90 cts.

8 X 25 for 20 cts, 100 for 75 cts. 12 x 1^" 25 for 35 cts, 100 for $1.25.
LABELS NOT POST PAID

Evermark Pencil As near indelible as I can find. 15 cents each.

Culture of Gladiolus

With every order that goes out we send a four page leaflet giving all the
necessary information about growing them. If you want to go deeper into the
subject we have a book on the "Gladiolus" by Rockwell which sells for $1.25
prepaid or we give it free with a $12.00 order if you ask for it and if you have not
already had one. This book is the best one I know of on the culture of glads.

Years ago you could just "stick bulbs in the ground" and expect nice blooms.
And many people still do that but like everythmg else better culture will give
much better results. Then with the prevalence of thrips nowadays in some parts
of the country it is wise to spray the bulbs with a good insecticide during the grow-
ing season.

If you want a copy of our circular before you receive the bulbs drop us a card
and we will send you one.

Thrips

The first time a person has thrips on his glads he seldom knows what the
trouble is, this in spite of all that has been written about it. Thrips is a minute
insect about 1-16 inch long and about as large as a pencil mark. It sucks the juice
from the plants and especially the buds so that they dry up and do not open.
Whenever the buds of your glads look burned and do not open you may know
the trouble is thrips. The sun will sometimes burn the edges of the bud sheath
but this does not prevent them from opening.

To Avoid Thrips

We fumigate our bulb storage several times during the winter so as to have
perfectly clean bulbs. In spite of this however we urge everyone to disinfect their
bulbs before planting using either Bichloride of Mercury or Rototox. The first
time a person gets thrips he lays it on to the bulbs he bought. This may or may
not be the origin of them as they may come from some one else's patch. They will
go a long ways through the air to reach glads. Everyone who grows potatoes has
potato bugs but that is no sign they were on the potatoes when planted.

It is generally thought that thrips will freeze up out doors when the tempera-
ture goes down to freezing frequently during the winter. So that thrips are usually
carried over on bulbs whether your own or your neighbors or in some distant
place. For this reason you should spray your plants beginning when the plants
are only three or four inches high and you should spray them about every week.
For spray material most any good insecticide will do a fair job but Rototox as
listed below has been used probably more than anything else and I especially
recommend it. The manufacturer has thousands of testimonials from people who
have used it with good results. This is a good insecticide not only for the thrips
but for most any other insect. I do not sell Rototox myself but you can send direct
to the company just addressing the letter Rototox, 813 Yale Street, East Williston,
New York sending the money for the amount you want and the company will
prepay the material to you.

Just because you have thrips it is not necessary to discard your bulbs as the
bulbs will be just as good as ever provided you get the thrips ofT from them after
digging either by using Naphthalene Flakes or by soaking in Rototox or Bichloride
of Mercury.

If you will send to the Rototox Company, 813 Yale Street, East Williston,
New York they will send you free information on their treatment of glads for
thrip. I do not sell Rototox myself but you can get it direct for cash from the
manufacturers. The prices are as follows prepaid.

Trial oz $ .35 1 Quart $3 .00

8 oz 1.00 H Gallon 5 .00

1 Pint 1.75 1 Gallon 10.00

5 Gallons 45.00

Address — Rototox, 813 Yale St., East Williston, N. Y.
"For the second consecutive year ROTOTOX has kept our Delphinium absolutely
free from Cyclamen mile, and this after our patch was so badly affected two years ago
that we planned to destroy the entire planting."

Prof. Kuhn, Wayne University, Detroit, Mich. — 6-27-39.
"ROTOTOX is surely a wonderful spray, so efficient and yet so economical and
easy to mix and use. I live in a thrip infested territory; but my Glads are thrip free;
spraying with ROTOTOX every seven to ten days does the trick."

Rev. Wm. J. Single, Bay Village, Ohio— 8-21-39.
"Have used ROTOTOX for glad thrip for 3 years. I grow about 20,000 Glads,
and haven't lost over two dozen spikes from thrip since I started using it. I think the
early spraying is the most important. Have recommended ROTOTOX to many."

G. D. Sutton, Paris, Ohio--6- 12-39.
"/ had a very successful season with not a thrip showing where I lost everything
the previous season. ROTOTOX will surely do the work if spraying is properly done."

W. W. De Lano, Manitowoc, Wis.— 5-22-39.
"It might interest you to know that this last season I did not have any trouble with
thrips. The previous season I did not have any Glads, as the thrips ruined about a
thousand bulbs for me, but this year, after treatment with ROTOTOX, I had no trouble
at all. I had beautiful flowers, and the bulbs that I am now digging are just fine."

Tudor G. Jones, West Broadway, Mayfield, Kentucky — 10-5-39.

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DELBETAR

Delbetar is a new preparation somewiiat similar to Rototox but with additional
qualities of a fungicide. I have not used this material myself. In fact I didn't
hear of it until just before my catalog went to press. Mrs. Beckwith, the originator
claims that it is the best insecticide she has ever used and has a number of testi-
monials backing up this claim. She says she would not have thought of putting
the material on the market if she had not been convinced that it was better than
other insecticides. It contains the same ingredients as Rototox but with a different
base which she claims acts as a fungicide. She says that with a number of varieties
that are rather difTicult to grow that she has produced much better bulbs since
using Delbetar.

I intend to try this material this coming season myself and if you are interested
I would advise you to send to Beckwith Gardens, North St., Manchester Cen-
ter, Vermont, for a circular. You can obtain the material direct from Beckwith
Gardens at the same prices as Rototox.

A Classic

The following paragraph describing the various stages of gladiolus growing
has attracted so much attention and been quoted so many times that I am re-
peating it again.

"There is a fascination about growing glads that becomes a hobby, then a
craze. There are five stages of interest in growing "glads." First you just grow
them as an amateur, same as you would any other flower. Then as your interest
in them increases you become a "fan," then a "bug," then a "nut," then finally a
"fiend." When you reach this final stage you are hopeless. You think of "glads" all
day, dream of them at night, spend every available minute of your time in the
gariien, talk of them, visit the shows, read all the catalogs and spend all your money
on them. You will look lovingly at the last flower in the fall, will handle over your
bulbs in the wintertime and will hardly be able to wait till you can lovingly plant
the bulbs in the spring. From then till the first bloom appears is a period of happy
anticipation. When finally the spikes of bloom begin to appear you are in heaven."

Join a Gladiolus Society

and get all the benefits such a membership involves. If you are in any of the
stages from "fan" to "fiend" by all means join up with some society. If you have
a local or state society join those and if possible you should join a national society.
At the present time the New England Gladiolus Society, Inc. with about 3,000
members is the only society in the United States of a really national character.
This I believe is the strongest gladiolus society in the world at the present time.
This year they are issuing a wonderfully fine Annual of over 200 pages which
you receive free with your membership. This book contains articles by leading
authorities on culture. Test and Trial Ground Reports on the latest introductions
and valuable material on Hybridizing by Mr. E. F. Palmer and others. Also the
Parentages of over 350 varieties. This is very well worth the price to anyone
interested in glads. This book contains some wonderfully fine articles on gladiolus
and many pictures, also ads from the leading growers of the world.

The Supplements with a total of over 100 pages give current news, latest
research findings, advice on culture, show dates and reports of shows, symposiums,
etc.

NEW ENGLAND GLADIOLUS SOCIETY, INC.

Regular Memf^er .$1 00 Supplement Member $2.00

Full benefits of the Society and a "The Gladiolus 1910" in flexible

copv of Regular Edition of "The deluxe binding and also April,

Gladiolus 1910." July, October'^ SUPPLEMENTS.

Over 30 pages each.

Send to ALB IN K. PARKER, NORWOOD, MASS.

BOOKS YOU SHOULD HAVE

Below are some books that everyone having a garden should own. I
can take your order and have them sent direct from the Publisher.

I can secure for vou any book on any garden subject. SEND FOR COM-
PLETE CATALOG.

Gladiolus, by I'. F. Rockwell. Heconimenrled as "the best brief guide on gladiolus
growing." It tells how to plant, fertilize, and cultivate; how to grow from seed or
bulblets; how to harvest and cure; how to handle for cut flowers; and every other
detail needed for success with this popular flower. 45 illustrations, 79 pages. $1.25

Gladiolus Breeding, by .J. A. Kemp. A trustworthy guide of 12 pages for the
experimenter in the successful breeding of gladiolus. The various operations are
described in jjlain, e\eryday garden language. Postpaid, $ .55

The Home Garden Handbooks, by F. I". Rockwell. A series of pocket-size
books, now eight in number, that it is a pleasure for us to recommend Ijecause each
volume covers its ground so well and concisely. I'se them when your seeds or plants
arrive; they will show you how to prepare the soil, plant the seed, or transplant.
Carry them out to the garden when you cultivate, prune and fertilize, they will
save you many steps and hel|) you avoid disappointments. I^ach volume has from
30 to 70 illustrations and contains about 90 pages. Strong cloth binding, four-
color jackets. Price, Sl.'i.') ])er volume. The titles now published are;

Rock Gardens Gladiolus Evergreens

Dahlias Roses Lawns

Irises Peonies

WAYSIDE MARKETING

The author of "Wayside Marketing," .Schuyler Arnold, after several years of
observation and much study on the suljject, has written a book that is packed
with worthwhile suggestions enabling the wayside stand owner to better marshall
his op[)orlunities, abilities and ecjuipnient.

Every angle of the situation is covered — location, building of the stand, details
of measurement, stock to be offered (flowers, fruits and vegetables) and how
to grow it, etc.

132 pages, bound in cloth, in an attractive jacket. $1.00; postpaid, $1.10.

How to Arrange Flowers, by Dorothy Biddle. A very fine book by a real
artist. I^xplains how to arrange your fiowers artistically. Postpaid, $1.10

1001 Garden Questions and Answers, by Alfred C. Hottes. A wonderfully
line book with a wealth of information covering flower, vegetable and fruit garden.
Arranged in the form of c|uestions and answers. This is not to be read for literary
effect but to secure a quick answer to any definite question. If there is anything you
want to know about the garden, what |)lanls do well in certain places and what do
not, construction of walks, garden seats, spraying information, judging scales, etc.,
be sure to get this book. I don't know of a better book for the amateur. 320 pages,
fully illustrated. A new edition that has been 50'c revised. Postpaid, $2.15

All About Flowering Bulbs, by T. A. Weston. Written especially for the
amateur. This book gives all the information a home gardener requires on the
culture of flowering bulbs of all seasons planted outdoors as well as those that do
well in the house. This is a very fine book and gives a wonderful amount of in-
formation on the subject. Postpaid, $2.15

The Book of Bulbs, by F. F. Rockwell. With this complete and practical
book you can get the utmost in beauty from every kind of bulbous plant. Clearly
written by one who knows; illustrated with 187 beautiful photographs and in-
structive drawings. Includes tulips, dalTodils, hyacinths, lilies, crocuses, glads,
dahlias, peonies, irises, begonias, and scores of other beautiful but not-so-well
known bulbs. We recommend it as the best and most complete bulb book. 187
illus., 26.') pages. $2.50

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CKamplain View Gardens

Burling'ton, Vermont

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