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KEW VARIETIES OF GLADIOLUS 
Originated By 
EUGENE N. FISCHER 
R.F.D. 163 Sharon, Mass. 
Prices for 1937 
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COIT 0. COLBURN, 1936 DECORATIVE CLASS 
Corm, maximum diameter 2 1/2 in. height 1 1/8 in. Cormels - 
large, not many, hard, propagation slow. Time to 
bloom - about 80-86 days. 
Leaves, 8 in number, 12-20 in. long, 1 1/8 in. wide, green. 
Stem, 28 in. (from ground to bottom of spike) strong 3/8 in. 
diameter. 
Spike, 22 in. long, straight. Florescence, open at once 5, 
flowers and buds 18. Placement 1/2 close (not crowded) 
regular. 
Perianth (Flower) 
Size, 4 1/2 in. Form, open 1 and 2 lip. Segments (petals) 
ovate. Substance good. 
Color, creamy white, faintly blushed pink. 
Mark, streaky O.R. blotch with light Y. 
Remarks: Has a refined quality. Named for Mr. Colburn, a 
connoisseur of the gladiolus. 
ll.OO and 75<p each. 
CASTILIAN LADY, 1936 DEC. 
Corm, 2 l/4-l. Cls. large, quant, fair, hard, prop. slow. 
Time 70-76. 
Leaves, 8, 13-22, 1 1/4 Gray G. Stem, 33, 3/8. 
Spike, 22, str. and curves. Flor., 4 out, 18 all. PI. reg. 
1/2 lax. 
Perianth 
Size, 4. Form, open 2 and 1 lip. Seg. elliptical. Sub. good. 
Color, clear light Y. 
Mark, lance blotch O.R. with dark R. streak. 
Remarks: Know of no better yellow blotched variety. 
500 and 350 each. 
