A. E. KUNDERD , GOSHEN, INDIANA . 
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Why We Catalog Only Our 
Own Productions 
' | "HE exceptional novelty, peculiar individual 
excellence and perfection of form of these 
new strains, we believe, justifies our offering them 
to the public m a class by themselves. In order 
to produce the utmost possible results in perfecting 
our labors and giving our friends the best, we do 
not spare any of our time in growing the standard 
varieties and other strains, excepting in a limited way for our own 
comparisons. 
We will not weary our readers with a long story of our own, but 
will give a few of the many fine testimonials we receive. At Chicago, 
Boston, Newport, New York, and many other places in America, as well 
as abroad, where these new productions have been grown and ex¬ 
hibited, they have received the very highest praise and many awards. 
I will briefly mention only a few of the famous varieties which 
were originated at my place: Mrs. Dr. Norton, Mrs. Frank Pendleton, 
Myrtle, Avalon, Mary Pickford, Anthony B. Kunderd, Byron L. Smith, 
Daisy Rand, Mary Fennel, Marshal Foch, White Glory, Rose Glory, 
Gov. Hanly, Challenger, Lilywhite, Mongolian, Ida Van, Mrs. W. E. 
Fryer, Chicago White, Mona Lisa, Indian Summer, Salmon Beauty, 
Gold Drop, Alice Tiplady, and many others. In one sale alone nearly 
400 varieties were sold and many of them were 
named by their purchaser, Mr. Montague Cham¬ 
berlain, of Boston. Beside these many others from 
my stock have been purchased by various parties 
and named by them. (Over one thousand of my 
productions have been named.) 
There are now so many Gladiolus sold that 
only very choice varieties are allowed to go into 
our catalog. 
All our named varieties are each clearly dis¬ 
tinct from any others. Our mixtures are further im¬ 
proved by the addition of many new kinds each 
season. 
