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LARGE SIZE AND COMPACT 

 GROWTH 



A quality sought by Mr. Burbank in 

 the development of the gladiolus was 

 the habit of compact growth on the 

 stem, so that the flowers should be 

 solidly massed, instead of being scat- 

 tered along the stem. The brilliant 

 blossoms pictured here indicate striking 

 success in the matter of compact 

 growth, as well as in the increased size 

 and symmetrical form of the flowers 

 themselves. 



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