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INTRODUCTION 
HE GLADIOLUS described in this catalog are all 
1 of our own production, and very different, especi¬ 
ally the ruffled varieties, from any other strains. These 
are now eagerly sought by plant-breeders and gladiolus 
specialists, as well as other admirers of beautiful flow¬ 
ers from all over the world. 
As the originator of The Ruffled Gladiolus (and 
many others), it is a special pleasure this season to 
again be able to offer our customers and friends many 
new and beautiful kinds for their 1917 gardens. 
Each coming year we shall offer additional new 
varieties, at least equally distinct and beautiful, to meet 
the requirements of the most discriminating lover of 
the Gladiolus. By this method you will be able to 
add, from year to year, something new, something 
grand, and which is not everywhere plentifully com¬ 
mon. We also have an entirely new race of Giant 
Fall Blooming Gladiolus (see pages 6 and 7), in both 
the plain and ruffled petals, to offer the public during 
the next few years. 
In making these selections, our judgment is based 
on exhaustive studies and comparative trials of mil¬ 
lions of new seedlings of our own, as well as the very 
best of other strains from all sources, during the last 
twenty-five years. How well we have succeeded can 
be seen in the fact that one of our varieties, “Mrs. 
Frank Pendleton,” is now generally conceded to be 
the most magnificent of all gladiolus. Another of our 
productions, “Mrs. Dr. Norton” (offered on pages 27 
and 28), easily won first honors for best new variety 
shown before The American Gladiolus Society at New¬ 
port in August, 1915, and again in the last convention 
in Boston, in competition with the best productions 
from the world’s leading originators. 
Entire Catalog, including Illustrations, Copyrighted 1917, by A. E. Kunderd 
