Can-Can: Light yellow with a rose edge. Prized for large bouquets, stately gladioli (yes, that s the accepted plural form, and much more graceful than the alternatives) offer an enormous color range, including the most delicate pastels, bold hues and almost unimaginable bi-colors …
Excerpt from Dahlias and Gladiolus The Boy scout-(marshall) (h. D.) Very large, flesh pink with light at centre; very beautiful flower, best of stems. Tubers Plants $2. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. ...
Excerpt from 1928 Price List of Choice Gladiolus Bulbs Honor of the world-famous originator of Irises. Color a deep mallow purple or tyrian pink. An unusual color which attracts much atten. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. ...
Excerpt from Champlain View Gardens, 1938: Descriptive List, Gladiolus In the descriptions of the various varieties I am trying to be as truthful and accurate as possible and describing the varieties as I see them. At the risk of being misunderstood and of having a lot of people disagree with me I am rating the various varieties by using stars the same as some magazines rate moving pictures. If you do not agree with these ratings please don t write me about it as I know that opinions differ among different people and next year I may change some of these ratings myself. Don t think because a gladiolus is rated only two stars that it isn t good because many of these two and two and a half star varieties are very well liked by many people and might suit you better than some of the higher rate d ones. I am not rating by stars the introductions of this year. Will wait until next year to do that an see how they perform in different parts of the country. Of course we consider all new introductions ...
