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KING ARTHUR 
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14th SEASON 
Descriptive List of 
GLADIOLUS 
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u. E. Depirtmeut U 
The Cream o f the 
NOVELTIES 
and the Best of the 
OLDER VARIETIES 
ARTHUR A. ARENIUS 
59 Bliss Road 
LONGMEADOW, MASS. 
FOREWORD 
This is my fourteenth year and this list is presented with 
my appreciation for your patronage which has enabled me to 
increase my business each year. This season my planting cover¬ 
ed about ten acres. The midsummer drouth affected the blooms 
somewhat, but the fall rains were beneficial to the bulb growth 
and I have harvested a very fine crop of bulbs. You will note 
that several varieties have been dropped from the list and newer 
varieties added. This is in keeping with my policy of discarding 
a variety as soon as something better comes along to take its 
place. Outstanding glads in my garden this past season were 
the following: Adirondack, huge rose with blotch; Allegro, fine 
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