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A. H. NICHOLS

SAIITA IllARUl BULB QARDEUS
Santa Maria, Santa Barbara Countq, California

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A. H Nichols

Santa Maria Mb Qardens

Santa ITlaria, Santa Barbara County,
California

MEMBER

AMERICAN GLADIOLUS SOCIETY
CALIFORNIA GLADIOLUS SOCIETY

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Have you ever thought of Gladiolus
bulbs as birthday or Christmas gifts or
for prizes?

We put up boxes of any bulbs you
may select, each variety named of course,
and enclose a card which you send us or
a suitable one we select and mail them
for the proper day. In the parts of the
country where it is not well to ship dur¬
ing the winter we send a card to arrive
when you desire saying: “At proper plant¬
ing time we will send, etc., the gift of — ”
then later when we send the bulbs we en¬
close a card saying “These are the bulbs
you have been expecting, the gift of —

We are glad at any time to send a
catalogue to any of your friends or if you
have finished with this one we would ap¬
preciate your giving it to some one who
is a flower lover.

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QL ADIOLUS

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•vb GAIN the time has come to send out another
lA catalogue to those who are interested in Glad¬
ly iolus. Many of you are old customers who have
grown into friends and we wish to tell you we enjoy
having you come in and tell us about your gardens and
how the bulbs grew and we thank you for all the won¬
derful things you said about the way our bulbs “did”
in your gardens.

We hope those of you who visited us this past sea¬
son will recall as you read this the marvelous beauty and
colors of the flowers, like living tapestry laid across the
fields. They are gone but in their place we have fine
healthy bulbs to make those wonderful spikes of bloom
in your garden next season. Not only do they win blue
ribbons for us at the shows, but many of our customers
have written us of awards they have taken on flowers
grown from our bulbs.

We feel that the long growing season — we plant in
February — the equable summer, the long pleasant fall,
all go to make bulbs of fine texture, high crowned and
full of vitality — more so than if we planted late and dug
early to avoid rains and frosts. Then too we dig very
carefully to avoid bruising the bulbs, cure them in our

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mellow sunshine, store them in our specially built store¬
rooms until they are shipped to you.

Growing Habits
Are Thoroughly
Proven

No variety is catalogued until a thor¬
ough trial has been given it to prove
its growing habits, keeping qualities
when cut, clearness of color and pro¬
ductivity, for unless it has these qualities it is too
bad to waste space, water and time on it. There are too
many fine varieties to be had at little expense. We often
wonder why some gardens have mediocre sorts when the
rest of the place shows selection.

In our out-of-doors showroom, during the bloom¬
ing season, we keep single spikes of each variety as well
as arrangements in baskets and as our many visitors
comment on them we have, by the end of the season,
a check on the popularity of each one. Then, too, visi¬
tors are able to make color comparisons as they could
not do out in the field.

You and your friends are always welcome even
when there are no flowers to show. We like to have
you inspect our store rooms and talk over garden sub¬
jects. Our gardens are directly on the Coast Highway
— U. S. 101, one mile south of Santa Maria. We will
also be glad to give you any help we can in making a
choice of bulbs, for try as we may, catalogue descriptions
do not always seem to convey the colors with their in¬
finite variations — such as the use of “striped” to tell
you of the lovely dashes of scarlet on the pink of Mrs.

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Leon Douglas, or the wonderful blend on the petals of
W. H. Phipps, “marbling” as an English woman put it.

Planting Time
Depends on
Climate

When to plant is largely a matter of
where you live, for Gladiolus do not
like cold ground. The best time is
when the weeds start, for pests that
they are, they know when growing time comes. In
Southern California plant any time of year if you have
bulbs that have been dormant two months or longer.

If you have heavy soil, sand will help, not sandy
soil, but sand such as builders use. If you can prepare
the place where you expect to plant the bulbs ahead of
time, bonemeal, the finer ground the better, or any good
fertilizer can be mixed with the earth but be sure it is
well mixed or particles of it may be washed against the
bulb and burn it. Do not use fertilizer at planting time
unless you scatter a light dressing over the top of the
earth, to be dissolved by the time the bulbs are up and
the roots ready to use it.

Do not use manure near any bulb unless old and
well decayed. Plant away from trees and shrubbery as
Gladiolus like sunshine. It is a temptation to plant
among shrubbery with the picture in mind of the bloom
stalks coming up among the greenery, but the roots of
the strong plants use much of the moisture and it is
hard to withdraw moisture and ripen off the bulbs.

Plant from three to four inches deep, large bulbs
deeper than small ones, and about six inches apart, a

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bit deeper if the soil is sandy than on heavy. Staggered
in a trench like a checker board, three rows * * * *

wide gives a better appearance than a single * * *

row and helps make staking unnecessary, * * * *

but the tall sorts with many open at once, if you are
not cutting them will need support. A stake at each
end of the row with twine or wire stretched between
and the single spike tied to this shows very little and
gives good support. Over-fertilizing will tend to make
them "flop” too. But the better sorts have fine straight
sterns that stand up well.

Use Some
Fertilizer for
Large Flowers

the flower spike

If you wish to increase the size of
your flowers work in some fertilizer
around the plants when they are eight
or nine inches high and again when
begins to show. Plenty of water is
necessary too. We have found that a plant has seven
leaves before the bloom spike shows and it is then about
three weeks before the flowers are at their best. But
remember that large florets are bred in the variety and
no amount of fertilizer or care can make the flower of
a smaller typed sort grow to the size of the newer large
sort. It will improve he spike at lot but size is in the
variety.

When cutting flowers use a knife with a small blade,
leave at least four leaves or else you damage the bulb
for next year. With a little practice you can run your
knife blade down along the stem and get a long one and

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not cut a leaf. In fact it is better to cut the flower spike
carefully than to let the flower bloom clear out and the
stalk ripen seed. If you do not use the flower for cut¬
ting, top it later to keep it from forming seed.

You will find all flowers keep better if cut when
first open and the spike put in water in the dark for a
while before arranging.

We are often asked: “How long shall
I water after the bulbs bloom”? If
you will examine a plant you will find
this is when the new bulb makes most

Bulbs Must
Have Chance
To Ripen

of its growth. So water for a month or more, in fact,
until the leaves begin to turn brown, then withdraw
water if you can and let the new bulb and bulblets ripen.
Some varieties ripen more quickly so it is hard to give
any set rule, but it is best to dig before they die clear
down, never pull the tops off or the bulbs up, dig them.
If other things need heavy watering or the space is
needed you may dig somewhat green and the bulbs will
be all right.

Cut the stem off half an inch from the bulb, spread
out to dry in the sun (cover lightly with the old tops
to avoid any danger of sun burn) for a week or ten
days. They should then be cured enough for the old
bulb to be easily removed, otherwise let them dry out
some more; never pry the old bulb away. Some people
leave their bulbs in the ground more than one year, but
you will have better flowers and earlier bloom if they

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are dug and allowed to cure and become entirely dor¬
mant; they also decay easily if left in the wet ground.

Care After

Digging

Bulbs

Dig your bulbs carefully, store in a
cool place in open boxes, but do not
have the bulbs more than three inches
deep. In frostless climates dampness
and heat must be avoided. Where there is danger from
frost or freezing any place where canned fruit could be
stored will be suitable. A dark place retards sprouting.
Much has been written about bulb diseases but by start¬
ing with clean bulbs, carefully dug, well stored the
chances of trouble will be few.

The bulblets which you find on the roots of the
bulb will flower like the bulb from which they came. It
is a good plan to soak them two or three days before
planting and^sow them like peas in a trench, about two
inches deep. Some will bloom the first year. They re¬
quire more water than the larger bulbs. Where space
and water are at a premium it is well not to put in too
many bulblets and wait so long for a really worth while
spike, except in the case of rare or expensive varieties.

We find some people make the mis¬

take of thinking Gladiolus must be

New Ground

XT planted on absolutely new ground

W ecessarv r ^ o

y each year. Commercial planters must

do this in order that their stock will be true to name and

color, as the small bulblets that are left in the ground at

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digging time would grow the second year and mix the
varieties so they could not be sold by name.

We are often asked concerning the pronunciation of
our flower . The American Gladiolus Society voted to
use the word Gladiolus, both for singular and plural and
most of the growers are so doing. (Glad-e-r/-lus).

Also people inquire how many bulbs they will get
from the bulb planted. This varies, but you get one
for each bloom spike, some bulbs throw one, some two
and we have had five and six. Of course there is always
the bulblet increase too, but even if you have many bulbs
there is always a thrill about new varieties. A garden is
like a house. It gets out of date in these days of so
much improvement along every line.

Following the list of varieties you will find some
special offers and if there are any questions you would
like to have answered, we shall be glad to have you
write us.

Most sincerely yours,

A. H. NICHOLS.

Before ordering turn to page 21.

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List Of Uarieties

ADA DE POY A very 'beautiful primulinus of clear bronzy

Large 12 for 75c; apricot, long graceful spikes of well placed
Medium 12 for 50c. florets. An elegant exhibition or cut flower.

Fine for bowls on the table as the individual
flowers are of such a beautiful shape. For
this use we recommend using the medium
sized bulbs. In Sunroom Mixture.

AIDA Rich blue purple with a dusky violet-red

Large 25c each* 12 blend in the throat. Suggests the old Baron
for $2.00; Medium 12 Hulot but is a far finer flower. Very pro-
for $1.50. lific and early.

ALICE TIPLADY We grow the “Improved” which is a little

Large 12 for 75c; more pink than the older variety, a fine

Medium 12 for 50c. orange saffron. Tall straight spike, good
sized flowers. In Sunroom Mixture.

A most exquisite warm apricot pink, almost
a self color. Many open at once, a wonder¬
ful spike of bloom from large bulbs. Should
win many prizes. Created much admiration
in our showroom.

APRICOT GLOW A good sized large flowered primulinus, very

Large 12 for 75c; little hooded. Shades of apricot, lovely for

Medium 12 for 50c. table or cutting, it is a warm soft color.

ANNA EBERIUS We have discontinued growing this as
Charles Dickens is so much finer in the
same color class.

BABY MINE A tall growing pink primulinus with a white

Large 12 for 75c; throat, six to eight graceful flowers open
Medium 12 for 50c. at once. Early, in Santa Barbara it proved
a good winter bloomer.

BETTY NUTHALL One of the most popular everywhere. This
Large 25c each, 12 orange pink, with its soft yellow throat and
for $2.50; Medium 12 beautifully penciled lines of a darker color
for $1.50; Bulblets is a blue ribbon winner on all the shows.
100 for 50c. Tall, beautifully ruffled and such a producer

of bulblets. A writer says “Betty Nuthall
is one of the finest varieties in existence.”

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ANGEL’S DREAM
Large 60c each;
Medium 40c each;
Bulblets 100 for $2.00.

CHARLES DICKENS
Large 12 for $1.00;
Medium 12 for 75c.

COMMANDER

KOEHL

Large $1.00 each;
Medium 60c each;
Small 35c each;
Bulblets 10 for $1.00.

CORAL PRIM
Large 12 for 75c;
Medium 12 for 50c.

CORYPHEE
Large 40c each, 3 for
$1.00, 12 for $3.00;
Medium 20c each, 12
for $2.00 ; Bulblets
50 for $1.00.

DON OF PERALTA
Large 12 for 75c;
Medium 12 for 50c.

DOROTHY SIMP¬
SON

Large 12 for $1.50;
Medium 12 for $1.00.

DR. F. E. BENNETT
Large 12 for $1.00;
Medium 12 for 50c.

DR. MOODY
Large 25c each, 12
for $2.00; Medium 12
for $1.50.

If you like the warm tones you will like
this red purple variety, soft wine red under
light. Tall, well placed, velvety texture.
Multiplies rapidly. Arrangements of yellow
flowers with this add to its beauty.

This huge dark red of Pfitzer’s with its
bronze spike certainly will win many prizes.

A clear coral pink of the smaller flowered
type, fine in bowls or where the more grace¬
ful spikes are desired. In Sunroom Mixture.

A camelia like flower of clearest soft pink,
no words can describe its waxy beauty; the
white throat is an added charm. It won a
First Prize for us as “The best light pink”
at the Gladiolus Show at the Biltmore in
June. The ruffled buds add much to its
beauty.

A tall showy crimson red with straw-yellow
blotches. Fine for Spanish gardens. Cut it
with any clear yellow, you will like the com¬
bination.

A very ruffled lilac pink with beautiful
throat markings in yellow and dull red, a
fine combination of pastel shades.

The well known flame red, vivid, tall and
vigorous. Best in its color class. It has
won many prizes.

A good early lavender, a little more pink
than Minuet, and it blooms earlier, so by
planting both varieties you will have this
beautiful color in your garden over a long
season. Many flowers open at once.

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DR. NELSON SHOOK
Large 12 for $1.00;
Medium 12 for 75c.

EMILE AUBRUN
Large 12 for $1.00;
Medium 12 for 50c.

ETENARD
Large 12 for 75c;
Medium 12 for 50c.

ETHELYN
Large 12 for 75c;
Medium 12 for 50c.

FRANK J. McCOY
Large 12 for $8.00;
Medium 12 for $2.00.

FREDERICK

CHRIST

GAY HUSSAR
Large 12 for $1.00;
Medium 12 for 50c.

GERALDINE FAR¬
RAR

Large 12 for 75c;
Medium 12 for 50c.

GLORIANA
Large 12 for $1.00;
Medium 12 for 75c.

GOLDEN AMBER
Large 12 for 75c;
Medium 12 for 50c.

Tyrian Rose, warm American Beauty color
with lighter throat, not so large a flower
but well ruffled and many open at once.

A very large wide open flower, unusual and
hard to describe. Fuchsia shades — gray over¬
tone, brilliant cherry blotch. Might be call¬
ed a red smoky, decidedly different and a
good keeper.

Golden yellow with a pink flush, velvety
crimson blotches. Very showy.

A fine bronzy yellow primulinus, tall and
graceful. Used alone or combined with
other colors it is very good. In Sunroom
Mixture.

A tall large flowered rose pink with strong
spike, fine for large baskets. Reminds one
of the older Evelyn Kirtland but has many
more open at once.

Sold out for 1931-32.

A clear orange with shades of orange throat.
Tall well placed large flowers.

The well known soft iris blue, same growth
as Rose Ash.

Well named clear salmon of a lovely shade,
many open, good spike. Good in every
way, rather early and we have been told it
forces well.

A lovely yellow that its name suggests, some
of the spikes will crook, but its amber
shading makes it a charming color.

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GOLDEN DREAM
Large 12 for $1.00;
Medium 12 for 50c.

GOLDEN FRILLS
Large 12 for 75c;
Medium 12 for 50c.

HEAVENLY BLUE
Large 12 for $1.50;
Medium 12 for $1.25.

HELEN WILLS
Large 12 for $1.00.
Medium 12 for 75c.

JOERO’S WHITE
Large 12 for $1.50;
Medium 12 for $1.00.

JOHN T. PIRIE
Large 12 for 75c;
Medium 12 for 50c.

KIRCHHOFF’S VIO¬
LET

Large 12 for $1.00;
Medium 12 for 50c.

KERCHHOFF’S NEW
VIOLET

Large 12 for $1.50;
Medium 12 for $1.00.

LOS ANGELES
Large 12 for 75c;
Medium 12 for 50c.

A tall daffodil yellow. Many flowers open
at once, not as large in size as Primrose
Princess, about the same color as Souvenir
but flowers later from same sized bulb, if
planted at the same time.

The ruffled frilly “sassy” golden yellow
prim with pink lines in the throat. A vase
of sunshine. In Sunroom Mixture.

A clear light lavender blue with darker
lines in the throat, in some climates it is
almost too light a shade but like the little
girl with the curl when its good it is very
good.

A large white that opens with a canary
flush, but blooms out a clear white. Very
popular and lilylike. With us the most use¬
ful white.

An extra large flowered creamy white with
red throat lines. Fine for exhibition.

This is also hard to describe. It is well
liked in our showroom. Mahogany brown,
shading to mauve; butterfly markings of red
with gold outlines. The florets are of me¬
dium size. The spike is fine.

The color of wood violets with darker throat
of the same color, velvety texture. Good
spike. This is the earliest blooming of the
so-called “blues”. Not as fine a flower as
Veilchenblau but much earlier.

This warm red violet is like velvet, in fact
it is the color you often see in Italian vel¬
vets. Opens flat like a clematis flower.
Tall, early and productive. Popular with our
visitors.

The well known shrimp pink with orange
tones. Popular cut flower largely because it
is early and easy to grow.

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MAGNA BLANCA
Large $2.00 each;
Medium $1.00 each
Small 50c each;
Bulblets 15 for $1.00.

MAMMOTH WHITE
Large $1.00 each;
Medium 50c each;
Small 25c each;
Bulblets 10 for 50c.

MARIETTA
Large 12 for 75c;
Medium 12 for 50c.

MARMORA
Large 25c each, 12 for
$2.00 ; Medium 12 for
$1.50.

MINUET

Large 20c each, 12 for
$1.50; Medium 12 for
$1.00.

MOTHER MACHREE
Large 75c each;
Medium 40c each;
Small 25c each .

MRS. FRANK PEN¬
DLETON
Large 12 for 75c.

MRS. JOHN S. WOOD

MRS. LEON DOUG¬
LAS

Large 12 for $1.00;
Medium 12 for 50c.

This huge exhibition white has a sulphur
yellow blotch on lower petals. Wins many
prizes. In our garden we had seven and
eight foot spikes “strange as it may seem”.
Many huge flowers open at once.

Very large, finely formed alabaster white,
no markings; heavy substance, many six inch
flowers open at once. Beautiful for exhibi¬
tion, good grower. Outstanding.

Tall salmon pink with soft red blotches,
opens flat and makes fine baskets.

A tall stately lavender gray with petunia
purple blotches on three lower petals, opens
wide and many at a time. Most unusual;
makes you think of gray georgette, no de¬
scription does it justice. It is a clear color,
not a smoky.

A winner at shows, in the garden, or as a
cut flower. This large flowered clear orchid
lavender is a joy to grow, with its beautiful
placement and waxy texture. It blooms
later than Moody from same sized bulbs.

Another hard to describe. Light gray with
flashes of grenadine pink, sunset colors, yel- !
low throat that makes it look as if lighted
within. Fine spike and beautifully shaped
and placed flowers. Very different.

The well known pink with red blotch. The
one you see in every florist’s window.

Same as Mrs. Leon Douglas.

Huge begonia rose, splashed scarlet. Many
times winner as “Largest flower in the
Show”. Should be in every garden. Tall,
showy and good. Blooms ahead of Phipps,
so you need them both.

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MRS. VAN KONYN-
ENBURG

Large 12 for $1.50;
Medium 12 for 75c;
Small 12 for 50c;

100 mixed top three
sizes for $6.00.

OLIVE GOODRICH
Large 12 for 75c;
Medium 12 for 50c.

ORANGE BUTTER¬
FLY

Large 12 for $1.50;
Medium 12 for $1.00,

ORANGE QUEEN
Large 12 for 75c;
Medium 12 for 50c.

PATRICIA CARTER
Large 12 for $1.50;
Medium 12 for $1.00.

PAUL PFITZER
Large 12 for $1.25;
Medium 12 for $1.00.

PERSIA

Large 12 for $2.00;
Medium 12 for $1.50.

PFITZER ’S TRI¬
UMPH

Large 12 for $1.50;
Medium 12 for $1.00;
Small 12 for 75c.

Pronounced Ko-9-N-burg in case you do not
know — (we did not). This is the soft violet
blue that has twice won for us at the Bilt-
more Show. Maybe you saw the big basket
with its blue ribbon and bronze medal this
year. Even the last flowers on the spike are
a lovely color (try them in a bowl with
ferns). Very popular.

White with the petals tipped a lovely pink,
throat tinted a soft yellow. Fine spike and
a charming dainty flower.

A new orange primulinus, really tangerine
shading through orange to yellow down in
the throat. As many as eight or more but¬
terfly-like flowers open at once on a long
graceful bronzy spike. A decided “hit” with
our visitors. In Sunroom Mixture. If you
can cut it with purple leaved plum you will
enjoy it.

A large flowered primulinus of a beautiful
soft orange, a larger flower than the above.
Has red lines in the throat, is always ad¬
mired.

This is the first year we have listed this
lovely shell pink .primulinus, of medium size.
It is beautiful.

A vivid purple violet, darker and more blue
in tone than Charles Dickens. Very velvety.

Deep red, dark enough to appear almost
black, in fact the buds are like black velvet.
Not so tall as some varieties. Very popular
with our masculine visitors.

A giant flower on a giant spike. Orange
red with small darker orange spot on lower
petals. The huge flowers are well placed,
open flat and keep well. Very good.

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PHIPPS

PRIDE OF PORT¬
LAND

Large 3 for $1,00, 12
for $3.50; Medium 12
for $2.00.

PRIMROSE PRIN¬
CESS

Large 12 for $1.00;
Medium 12 for 50c.

PURPLE GLORY
Large 12 for 75c;
Medium 12 for 50c.

QUEEN OF BREM¬
EN

Large 12 for $1.00;
Medium 12 for 50c.

QUAKERESS
Large 12 for $1.00;
Medium 12 for 50c.

RED GLORY
Large 12 for $2.50;
Medium 12 for $2.00.

REVUE

Large 12 for $1.00;
Medium 12 for 75c.

ROSE ASH
Large 12 for 75c;
Medium 12 for 50c.

ROSE MIST
Large 12 for $1.00;
Medium 12 for 50c.

See W. H. Phipps

Rose Doree or pure begonia rose — someone
said flamingo pink — with a white throat.
The white bloom stalk adds to its beauty
but its leaves are green.

The finest yellow we grow. Neither daffodil
nor yet pale yellow but in between. The
florets are large, well placed, with an attrac¬
tive throat and amber shading. Has side
shoots for extra cutting. You will like its
Regal beauty. Prolific.

Not purple at all but a velvety crimson,
darker throat blotches. Tall. Always a
favorite.

A beautifully shaped flower, rose to laven¬
der-pink on a white ground, soft yellow way
down in the throat. Makes a lovely bowl
but is a different shade from any other pink.

A very tall gray flower with a creamy
throat, much grayer than Rose Ash.

A sport of Purple Glory, same ruffled flower
only a fine red, but without any scarlet.

A beautiful primulinus of a soft yellow or
tea color, about the last fourth of each petal
is shaded a soft rose pink. To add to its
charm it has blue anthers. Frenchy and
attractive. Sunroom Mixture.

The well known ashes of roses Gladiolus,
pastel shades. Tall growing and well liked.

Color rose-red, but more rose than red. The
very edge of each petal and even the leaves
are edged neutral gray. A lovely exotic
spike.

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SALBACH’S PINK
Large 50c each, 3 for
$1.25; Medium 25c
each; Small $1.50 for
12..

SARABAND
Large 12 for $1.00;
Medium 12 for 50c.

SCARLET REDDER
Large 12 for 75c;
Medium 12 for 50c.

SENORITA

Large 12 for $2.00;

Medium 12 for $1.50.

SHEBA

Large 12 for 75c;
Medium 12 for 50c

SOUVENIR
Large 12 for 75c;
Medium 12 for 50c.

SUNROOM MIX¬
TURE

Large 12 for 75c, see
specials for quantity
Lots; Medium 12 for
50c.

THE ORCHID
Large 12 for 75c;
Medium 12 for 50c.

A long graceful spike with six to eight
flowers open at once. Clear geranium pink
with soft carmine markings in the throat.
A very much taller Richard Diener.

Velvety bordeaux blended almost blue with
cream center, much like the weave of an
oriental rug. This large flowered variety
was beautifully shown at the Spring Flower
Show in Santa Barbara last March.

True manderin red, lacquer red, large flow¬
ered primulinus. Loosely arranged on a
bronzy stem. Try them in a brass bowl.
In Sunroom Mixture.

A different shape, new, very large wide open
orange flowers with a salmon tinge, and
carmine throat markings a flower of frills
and thrills.

Large grenadine pink with red lines in
throat. Warm peach pink tones.

Daffodil yellow primulinus, popular cut
flower. Early and always good. Grown
everywhere for the florist trade. In Sun¬
room Mixture.

This collection of small flowered varieties
from yellow* to coral, in the warm sunny
shades is put up in answer to requests for
smaller typed flowers suitable for cutting
and for table use where the more graceful
spikes are desired, and the large flowered
sorts would be too heavy.

Name describes it. Very long narrow ruffled
petals. Lavender pink marked amaranth pur¬
ple. Dainty, like an orchid. With fern it
makes a beautiful corsage.

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VEILOHENBLAU A dark violet-blue large flowered, lighter
Iiarge 12 for $1.50; jn throat, fine spike, darker than Mrs. Van
Medium 12 for $1.00. Konynenburg, so you need both. Won for
us at the Biltmore show both as a single
spike and in a basket.

VICTOR New with us this year and well liked. A

Large 12 for $2.00; striking blood red flower with large pure
Medium 12 for $1.50. white blotches on three lower petals, white
mid-rib on two upper. Award of Merit,
British Gladiolus Society.

VIRGINIA The well known spectrum red, popular cut

12 for 75c; flower, rather short spike but fine and early.

100 for $3.50.

W .H. PHIPPS
Large 12 for $1.00;
Medium 12 for 50c;
100 for $4.00.

Last on the list but one of the best, has
often been called “The Wonder Glad”.
Soft salmon-pink blended a little darker
shade of the same color. No pink ostrich
plume is any more beautiful. More flowers
open at once than any other Gladiolus, in
fact the whole spike may have fourteen or
more open at once. Always a winner.

Agapanthus Umbellatus — (Blue Lily of the Nile). In response to
inquiries we are listing this fine plant for California gardens. Once
planted it forms large clumps of evergreen strap-like leaves and
during the summer produces heads of lily-like flowers of a beauti¬
ful shade of blue on a long strong stem; makes a fine cut flower
and a beautiful blue accent in the garden. Strong roots 50c each
postpaid.

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Special Offers

In answer to many requests we are making several
special offers this year, combinations of bulbs at special
prices.

Offer “A”. Our most popular color combination:

6 Mrs. VanKonynenburg
6 Minuet
6 Veilchenblau
6 Primrose Princess
6 W. H. Phipps.

Offer “B”. Blue Mixture, all so called blues, large bulbs.

3 Veilchenblau
3 Mrs. VanKonynenburg
3 Heavenly Blue
3 Geraldine Farrar
3 Kirchoffs Violet
3 Kirchoffs New Violet.

Offer “C”. Orange Mixture, all large bulbs.

5 Orange Queen

5 Gay Hussar 25 large bulbs $2.75

5 Orange Butterfly 50 large bulbs $5.00

5 Senorita
5 Don of Peralta.

18 large bulbs $1.85
36 large bulbs $3.25

30 bulbs in three top sizes.

$2.25 postpaid

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Offer “D”. All large bulbs.

50 Sunroom Mixture (see list of varieties) $2.50

Offer “E”. Medium sized bulbs for low bowls, etc.

100 Sunroom Mixture $2.50

Offer “F”. Small flowered type in pastel shades.

4 Patricia Carter 12 large bulbs for $1.00 postpaid

4 The Orchid 25 medium bulbs for $1.25 postpaid
4 Ethelyn

The next offer is on 25 bulbs of one variety, in the
three top sizes from inch to inch and a half. These
planted at one time will give a long season of bloom.
The special price includes postage but must be ordered
as listed, 25 one variety.

Ada dePoy . $1.25

Aida . $3.00

Alice Tiplady, Xmp.__$1.25

Apricot Glow . $1.75

Baby Mine . $1.75

Betty Nuthall . .$3.50

Chas. Dickens . $1.75

Coral Prim . $1.25

Coryphee . $5.00

Don of Peralta . $1.75

Dorothy Simpson ....$2 50

Dr. Bennett . $1.25

Dr. Moody . $3.50

Emile Aubrun . $2.00

Etenard . $1.25

Ethelyn . - . $1.50

Gay Hussar . $1.75

Geraldine Farrar ....$1.75

Gloriana . $1.75

Golden Dream . $1.75

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Golden Frills . $1.50

Helen Wills . $1.75

J. T. Pirie . $1.50

Kirchoff’s Violet . $1.75

New Vio!et---$2.00

Los Angeles . $1.00

Minuet . $2.50

Mrs. Douglas . $1.00

Mrs. VanKonynen-

burg . P . $1.75

Orange Butterfly ....$1.75

Orange Queen . ..$1.25

Patricia Carter . $1.75

Persia . $3.00

Pf. Triumph . ..$2.00

Pride of Portland ....$5.00
Primrose Princess ..$1.50

Purple Glory . $1.25

Queen of Bremen ....$1.25

Revue . $1.75

Rose Ash . $1.25

Rose Mist . $1.75

Saraband . $1.25

Scarlet Bedder . $1.00

Senorita . $3.50

Souvenir . $1.00

The Orchid . $1.25

Veilchenblau . $2.50

W. H. Phipps . $1.35

Virginia . . $1.25

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General Information

All retail orders amounting to $1.50
or more will be delivered postpaid to
all points reached by parcel post. On
orders of less than $1.50 add 25c for packing.

Charges

Prepaid

Guarantee

We guarantee all bulbs sent out by us
to be first class stock, just as repre¬
sented. Of course we cannot guarantee results of plant¬
ing, etc., but should varieties not prove true to name, we
will gladly make replacement. If shipment does not
arrive in good condition please notify us.

Terms Cash with order or 25 per cent down

and the bulbs will be sent balance
C.O.D. but the postoffice asks a fee on all C.O.D. par¬
cels. Important — In order to save all the red tape,

at both ends on C.O.D. orders, we will give an additional
5 per cent of the value of the order in bulbs on all orders
paid for in advance, this saves us filling out a long slip
at our end and the fee for collecting at your end and
gives you extra bulbs.

Shipping Date

Bulbs will be ready for shipment I
about November 15, but to points

where freezing weather prevails, shipments from De¬
cember 1 to March 15 go forward at purchasers risk.

Sizes

Large bulbs average lj^ inches while
medium will be an inch or better.

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We sell small bulbs and bulblets, prices on request, but
we do not recommend them for the average garden
where space is limited and where you want results quick¬
ly. In some of the new and higher priced varieties the
planting of small bulbs will be profitable.

Prices herewith cancel all previous
quotations. Those who placed orders
while visiting our gardens this summer may notice some
slight changes in the prices of a few varieties which
yielded a better crop than we anticipated. To those we
will send extra bulbs in adjustment. We always send
some extra count depending on the size of the order.

Order Early. — We suggest you place your order
early, giving the date you wish them shipped. Each year
customers who order late are disappointed because we
are sold out. We do not substitute unless told to do so.

All orders accepted subject to prior sale.

Reference, Bank of America, Santa Maria.

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