MRS. GEORGE KINYON IN TRIAL GARDEN 
FRIENDS AND GLADIOLUS LOVERS 
I do not want this list to go out without some friendly message to everyone who 
will read it. Even though this is only “A Gladiolus Garden in the Wilderness” it is here 
where many new varieties are growing as seedlings which we hope will help to make 
your gardens beautiful in the years to come. 
When we first came to northeastern Michigan over 30 years ago, we planned to cut 
a farm from the wilderness and grow something where nothing had growm since the 
pines were cut. And I wanted to grow flowers to make this one spot bright. Then I 
grew a few Glads and loved them. Tried making crosses that I might have different 
kinds. Read everything I could find about hybridizing and always liked to keep records 
so as the years have gone by I find that I can help to make the world bright. Glad 
people are Happy people. 
This year we are listing three new varieties which we introduced in the spring 
of 1935. Last spring our bulbs of “JOAN PETY” from which we planned to grow 
blossoms for exhibition were planted in a low part of the garden where the water 
stood too long after an early rain so the roots could not go deep in the soil. Later in 
the summer we had lovely blooms of this in another part of the garden. 
If you were at the A. G. S. show, South Bend this last summer you may have seen 
“NANCY ANN” which was a winner in the Decorative, Light Pink class and “SO BIG” 
which was not entered in the classes but was shown in the exhibit of the GLADWIN 
glad gardens, also “HONOR” 1934 introduction which won in the lavender Exhi¬ 
bition class. 1934 and 1935 Introductions will be found within border in General List. 
If you do not already know I suppose you are wondering about that beautiful Rose 
Pink seedling No. 461 which won an Award of Merit in the Exhibition seedling class. 
One week after the A. G. S. show Elmer E. Gove, Champlain View Gardens Burlington, 
VeiTnont visited our garden where after seeing this variety blooming and growing in 
the different sizes knew that the field rating was of the best so bought the entire 
stock except a few we reserved for our own pleasure. He has named and registered 
this as “ALAYNE”. It is listed among his new introductions for this year. 
At South Bend we also wmn a first in the Decorative seedling class with No. 431, 
Light red, ruffled with white blotch. Tall slender spike with a number of wide open 
well placed blooms open at one time. There is not enough stock of this to introduce 
this year so we plan to name and show it again another year. 
Vacation Time is Glad Time and if you should happen to be driving on M-61 mid¬ 
way between Gladwin and Standish look for our sign on the south side of the road. 
We will be glad to see you and show you our flowers. 
Wishing you a wonderful Glad Season, I am 
Sincerely yours, 
MRS. GEORGE KINYON 
