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Mat, 1918 



Gladiolus 

 "Kunderdi" 



The Wonderful New Races 

 With Wavy or Ruffled Petals 



New Class New Types 

 New Colors 



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 flowering throughout the entire 

 summer and fall, until freezing 

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Address the originator 

 of the Ruffled Gladiolus 



A. E. KUNDERD 



Goshen Indiana 



A Sextette of Superior Vegetables 



T AST year I planted different varieties 

 -*— ' of vegetables in my garden side by side 

 in an effort to determine just which sorts were 

 best adapted to the soil and conditions in my 

 garden. In many instances it was impos- 

 sible to tell just the ones I liked best, so nearly 

 did they resemble each other. With others 

 however, it was no trouble at all to make a 

 choice. 



I tried Detroit Dark Red beet with Crosby's 

 Egyptian and Crimson Globe, and found it 

 better than either of the others. The main 

 points of excellence I found in Detroit Dark 

 Red are, smooth, uniform roots, small tops, 

 freedom from woodiness, and its excellent 

 flavor. For canning purposes it is unexcelled. 



Golden Bantam is the best early sweet corn 

 that I had in my garden. It is not so pro- 

 ductive as some of the later varieties, but 

 what it lacks in size is more than made up in 

 the quality of the pretty golden ears. Per- 

 haps my trial was not a fair test as this variety 

 produced ears before any of the others planted, 

 and I think I was prejudiced in its favor from 

 the time that I saw the first rich yellow grains. 



I always sow several varieties of beans, 

 and the reason I selected Kentucky Wonder 

 as a favorite was because of its productiveness 

 combined with its table qualities. As a 

 producer it had anything in my garden out- 

 classed. From the beginning to the end 

 of the season the vines were fairly loaded with 

 the long, stringless, meaty pods, this in spite 

 of my efforts to keep them picked off, too. 

 I made several plantings and they did equally 

 as well when grown as a late crop as when 

 sown for the first main crop. 



In my mind the best radish for the home 

 garden is the little Olive-shaped French 

 Breakfast. It is hardly so early as some 

 of the round sorts, but in quality it is superior. 

 The attractive pink and white roots look 

 better than nearly any other kind. 



I had American Prizetaker and Giant 

 Gibraltar onions growing upon the same bed, 

 and after carefully considering the relative 

 merits of the two, I decided in favor of the 

 latter. They are nearly alike so far as the 

 quality of flesh is concerned, the main dif- 

 ference being in the size of the bulbs. The 

 Gibraltar grows longer here in the South and 

 reaches a greater size before maturing. It 

 seems, too, that it is a little better able to with- 

 stand drouth. 



Acme, Ponderosa, and Stone composed the 

 trio of tomatoes grown. Of these I decided 

 that Stone, on account of its flavor and 

 ability to withstand either dry or wet weather, 

 was the best. I found the Stone to be a 

 heavy yielder, the fruits being large, of a 

 scarlet color, and it is the juiciest tomato of 

 them all. When the vines run over the 

 ground the fruits do not rot and drop off. 



Osceola, Ark. Buford Reid. 



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