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A. E. KUNDERD, GOSHEN, INDIANA. 
Kind Words From Our Friends 
JOHN LANE, Kandanga, Queensland, Australia, writes under date of Oct. 18, 1916: 
“The Gladiolus you sent us have now flowered, and we are well satisfied with 
them. The intensely ruffled ones as exemplified by ‘Pres. MenocaP, ‘Avalon’, 
‘Roberta’, ‘Golden Glory’, ‘Purple Glory’, ‘Pride of Goshen’, and ‘Pride of Lancaster’! 
are worthy of our highest praise and recommendation. The great substance of the 
petals of the varieties mentioned enables them to stand up against our tropic 
sun without injury, thus adding immensely to their value. 
“In the varieties ‘Aeolian’, ‘Pride of Lancaster’, ‘Pres. Menocal’ and ‘Avalon’, 
which show a bordering of deeper and contrasting color, still further enhancing 
the formal beauty of the flower, you have given us our greatest pleasure, and we 
hope for other varieties of this type from you in the future. Wishing you every 
success with your life’s work, we remain, Yours faithfully, 
JOHN LANE AND (MRS.) ETHEL B. LANE.” 
MRS. C. A. BRIGGS, Sacramento, California, writes under date of Jan. 31, 1916: 
“I have not yet received your latest catalog, and I want one very much. I can 
can never tell you how much real enjoyment I had with the blossoms from those 
Gladiolus bulbs you sent me. For the sum invested, I certainly received the largest 
dividends of happiness possible. 
“I had one hundred ‘Pendleton’. I think this one the most beautiful of all. 
I could use many extravagant adjectives to tell of its wondrous beauty and then 
not do it justice. It must be seen to be appreciated. I enjoyed ‘Glory’ almost as 
much. It is so grand and exquisitely refined looking—a rare lady in her dainty 
silk ruffles. ‘White Glory’ is a beauty. I was sorry I had only one of that exquisite 
kind. One should never order less than a dozen, in order to become well acquainted 
with any variety. I can scarcely wait for the time to come when we can begin 
our flower garden.” 
G. W. IDNER, West Palm Beach, Florida, writes under date of May 29, 1916: 
“The Gladiolus bulbs you sent me are now done blooming, and, say, I thought 
I had seen fine Gladioli, but never until I saw yours. ‘Glory’ was five feet high 
and some had twenty-six blooms, beautifully ruffled. ‘Mrs. Pendleton’ was as fine 
as any orchid. If your mixtures come anywhere as fine as what you sent me, will 
want some about November. We plant here in November, December and January. 
Thanks for the extras sent.” 
W. W. WILMORE, Gladiolus Specialist, Wheatridge, Colorado, writes Jan. 2, 1915: 
“Your new list for 1915 at hand. I have watched your new productions with 
great interest and heartily congratulate you upon your success. I have grown 
several of your varieties and as yet I have the first one to see that I would not 
consider first-class. In fact, I think so much of the ruffled type that I have taken 
the liberty of having an etching made which I have adopted as a letter-head.” 
MRS. I-I. A. PIILDRETPI, Kingston, Mass., writes under date of March 13, 1916: 
“I can’t tell you how much pleasure I received from the varieties I had from 
you last year. They were certainly very beautiful and very greatly admired by 
my friends and myself. I think ‘Myrtle’ I had from you is the most exquisite shade 
of delicate pink I have ever seen, and your ‘Ideal Mixture’ has the finest varieties 
I have ever seen in a mixture. Every named variety you sent me gave me the 
greatest satisfaction. The quality of bulbs could not have been better.” 
A. L. WOODWORTH, Westport, Conn., writes under date of March 24, 1916: 
“I am much pleased with the Ruffled Gladiolus you sent me last year. They 
were by far the most beautiful Gladiolus I had ever seen.” 
