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Title: 1941 fall bulb catalog
Identifier: 1941fallbulbcata1941arms (find matches)
Year: 1941 (1940s)
Authors: Armstrong Nurseries (Ontario, Calif. ); Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Nurseries (Horticulture), California, Catalogs; Nursery stock, California, Catalogs; Flowers, California, Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental, California, Catalogs
Publisher: Ontario, Calif. : Armstrong Nurseries
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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Armstrong Gladiolus The Armstrong Nurseries hope you are a Gladiolus fancier and have enjoyed the thrill of planting bulbs of the better named kinds, bulbs which produce gorgeous, large flowered spikes of bloom. We hope this is the case, because, if you are, you will recognizs many of the kinds herein listed as being superior varieties, and the low prices cannot help but tempt you to order generously for your garden. We know that you will be pleased with the large, high- crowned No. 1 bulbs which we will promptly send. Bulbs are avail- able from November 1st to June 1st. 50 Bulbs of One Variety Sold at the 100 Rate. Eight Newer Varieties Every year we like to recommend a few outstanding varieties to those who want the very best in the newer introductions. Amber Glow. In the garden or cut for indoors, this brillian . brightest of new yellows glints with captured sunshine. The long stems are exceptionally well flowered. 3 for 30c; 12 for $1.00; 25 for $1.80; 100 for $6.20. Barcarole. Clear grenadine orange flowers with creamy yellow throats. Grows to medium height and opens 6 to 7 perfect flowers with beautifully frilled petals at once. 3 for 30c; 12 for $1.00; 25 for $1.80; 100 for $6.20. Beacon. One of the tallest and most brilliant in color. Eight or more florets open at once on very long spikes. Bright scarlet with creamy throat. (See illustration on page 15.) 3 for 25c; 12 for 75c; 25 for $1.30; 100 for $4.55. Black Pansy. This one will appeal to those who admire real dark Gladiolus. The blossoms are large and well placed on tall stems. The color is deep maroon, at times almost black. 3 for 20c; 12 for 70c; 25 for $1.20; 100 for $4.20. Blue Beauty. Another fine rich blue from Europe. An excellent grower with 5 to 6 large flowers open at a time. Blooms early. 3 for 30c; 12 for $1.00; 25 for $1.80; 100 for $6.20. Copper Bronze. A rare variety for which collectors have paid $25.00 per bulb. The scintillating coppery bronze flowers are borne on tall stiff stems. 3 for 25c; 12 for 80c; 25 for $1.50; 100 for $5.10. Shirley Temple. No Gladiolus is more beautiful than Shirley Tem- ple. It has the softest yet the richest color, a deep cream with no yellow, and is heavily ruffled. It is so large that it borders on the mammoth class. 3 for 20c; 12 for 55c; 25 for $1.00; 100 for $3.55. Vagabond Prince. A very rich, iridescent garnet-brown with a glowing scarlet blotch, probably the richest in tone of all smoky Gladiolus. As many as 8 florets are open at one time. Cut as ths first florets open to preserve the rich coloring. 3 for 25c; 12 for SOc; 25 for $1.40; 100 for $4.85. Selected Varieties La Fiesta Two New Spanish Beauties All of the gay fiesta colors are captured in these new varieties. Brilliant orange to bright scarlet, gold and gleaming yellows, provide a riot of color. Cheerful and gay, they will put you and your garden in a holiday mood. La Fiesta. Inanimate printer's inks, in the cut above, only partially bring out the vivid life in the predomi- nating red-orange shades, overlaid with yellow splash- ings. It is a mid-season bloomer, opening 6 to 7 large, well formed and well spaced flowers at one time; a tall and vigorous grower. 3 for 25c; 12 for 80c; 25 for $1.50; 100 for $5.10. Santa Fe. Brilliant, with deeper red tones than La Fiesta, this one produces large flowers of unusual beauty whose daintily frilled edges make them look almost double. Like La Fiesta, it is a mid-season bloom- er and grows vigorously. 3 for 20c; 12 for 70c; 25 for $1.25; 100 for $4.30. Apricot Glow. A tall, clear apricot, early flowering, vigorous growing variety. 3 for 15c; 12 for 45c; 25 for SOc; 100 for $2.65. Betty Nuthall. Next to Picardy this is perhaps the most popular of all Gladiolus. The color is a glowing orange-pink with a yellow throat; 6 to 8 blooms open at once, borne on unusually long spikes. 3 for 15c; 12 for 45c; 25 for 75c; 100 for $2.60. Charles Dickens. Clear, glowing red-purple, with deeper velvety blotch on lower petal. 3 for 15c; 12 for 45c; 25 for 85c; 100 for $2.90. Commander Koehl. Large open flowers borne on unusually strong, heavy stems. Unquestionably one of the finest red varieties. 3 for 20c; 12 for 55c; 25 for $1.00; 100 for $3.45. Dream of Beauty. Flowers of purest rose-red on tall growing spikes; excellent for cutting. 3 for 20c; 12 for 55c; 25 for $1.00; 100 for $3.55. Debonair. This tall, strong growing variety is one of the earliest to bloom. The La France pink flowers fade to shrimp-pink and deli- cate cream at the throat. The well spaced blooms open 6 or 7 at one time. 3 for 15c; 12 for 40c; 25 for 75c; 100 for $2.60. 14

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