. Descriptive list. Nurseries (Horticulture) Vermont Burlington Catalogs; Nursery stock Vermont Burlington Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Vermont Burlington Catalogs; Gladiolus Vermont Burlington Catalogs; Delphinium Vermont Burlington Catalogs. ( CHAMPLAIN VIEW GARDENS. a field where the ground was very solid, no artificial water applied, and no forcing fertilizer used. I cannot speak too highly for this ; William B. Reed, Illinois. "Picardy is the finest pink which has been put on the market for years with the possible exception of Phipps and I rather think that it will prove sup
. Descriptive list. Nurseries (Horticulture) Vermont Burlington Catalogs; Nursery stock Vermont Burlington Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Vermont Burlington Catalogs; Gladiolus Vermont Burlington Catalogs; Delphinium Vermont Burlington Catalogs. ( CHAMPLAIN VIEW GARDENS. a field where the ground was very solid, no artificial water applied, and no forcing fertilizer used. I cannot speak too highly for this ; William B. Reed, Illinois. "Picardy is the finest pink which has been put on the market for years with the possible exception of Phipps and I rather think that it will prove superior to even that fine variety. From bulblets I had extremely large spikes with six florets open and most people could not believe that they were from bulblet ; G. H. Greaves, Minnesota. "Picardy was very much in everybody's eye at the Greater Detroit Gladiolus Show. Mr. Lister says that it was the only flower in five hundred varieties no one had to look for. Eight large, softly ruffled, well spaced, long lasting blooms of the softest salmon pink with the clearest and brightest ; Adam Steinhauer, Michigan. "Picardy—Think all bulblets grew and several have bloomed. It is a wonderful thing. One of the best in ; P. B. Blake, Idaho. "We are exceedingly pleased with the Picardy bulb we purchased from you. A top-notch glad in every ; Gelser Bros., New York. "I have never before had the pleasure of growing such wonderful spikes of bloom as I did from these Picardy bulbs and it is especially gratifying to grow such spikes in this year of drouth and extreme heat when nearly every other variety that I have grown came crooked, bunched and in every other way except as they should. I had three spikes of them tall and straight with a twenty-four inch flower head. All of these spikes had five and a half inch flowers with five and six open in perfect condition at once. In fact these spikes were good enough to win in any class in
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