PREFACE 



Since its foundation in 191 1, the American Gladiolus Society has had 

 its official trial grounds on land owTied by Cornell University tinder the 

 management of the Department of Floriculture. One of the main objects 

 of the work has been to test as many varieties of gladioli as possible 

 in order to prepare descriptions which shall be the standards for those 

 varieties. Seedlings also have been tested, in an attempt to determine 

 their individuality as well as their value. Some s\Tion\TQs have been 

 foiuid and noted in the descriptions of varieties. 



The study has taken a longer time than was contemplated at its begin- 

 ning, because some growers have been rather delinquent in sending varieties 

 the first 3-ear they were requested. The work is by no means completed, 

 since many varieties in the American market are as yet imdescribed and 

 the question of synon>Tns has hardly been touched. 



The writer M-ishes to thank those who have contributed to the trial 

 grounds, especially the following: 



Austin Gladiolus Company, Wayland, Ohio 



B. C. Auten, Carthage, Missotui 



G. B. Babcock, Jamesto-^-n. Xew York 



H. H. Baer, Xew Hyde Park, Xew York 



Frank Banning, Kinsman, Ohio 



Alvin Berger, Ventimiglia, Italy 



G. D. Black, Independence, Iowa 



A. T. Boddington, 120 Chambers Street, Xew York City 



C. W. Brown, Ashland, Massachusetts 

 George Burchett, Hampton, Virginia 



W. Atlee Burpee & Co.. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 

 John Cavers, Oak\-ille, Ontario, Canada 

 Montague Chamberlain, Wellesley, Massachusetts 

 John Lewis Childs, Floral Park, Xew York 

 W. A. Christv, Kinsman, Ohio 

 E. F. Clark & Son, Wayland, Michigan 

 P. O. Coblentz, X'ew Madison, Ohio 

 Arthur Cowee, Berlin, Xew York 

 M. Crawford & Co., Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio 

 E. H. Cushman, Sylvania, Ohio 

 H. A. Dreer, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 

 E. T. Flanagan & Sons, Belleville, Illinois 

 Franken Bros., Deerfield, Illinois 

 W. E. Fr\-er, Mantorvdile, Minnesota 

 L. M. Gage, Wellesley, Massachusetts 

 C. B. Gates, Mentor,' Ohio 

 Haage & Schmidt, Erfurt, Germany 

 Haentze & Co., Fond du Lac, Wisconsin 



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