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KAYLOR NURSERIES, BLAINE, WASH. 
About Some of The World’s Best Gladioli 
To save space and prevent repitition, 
some abbreviations have been used in the 
following descriptive list. They are: 
Originators; Betch.—Betcher; C. — Cole¬ 
man; Carp.—Carpenter; D. — Diener; Horn. 
—Hornberger; Pal. — Palmer; Pf.- — Pfit- 
zer; Pur.—Purple; Sal.—Salbach; Lem. — 
Lemoine. 
Blooming seasons are shown thus: E, 
early; M, midseason; L, late. 
Types: Ex.—Exhibition. Large florets 
on tall and heavy spikes. In some cases 
size and number open tell the whole story 
of their appeal. Dec.—Decorative. Florets 
of medium size on medium tall spikes 
with from four to six open. In this class 
are to be found the great majority of 
really beautiful Glads. S.-Dec.—Small 
decorative. Contains many charming flow¬ 
ers of less than three inches in diameter. 
Opinions are based on performance 
under Puget Sound conditions. Any var¬ 
iety may produce different results when 
grown in other parts of the country. 
Aida, Pf., E. Dec. Deep violet blue 
with maroon throat. 
Ave Maria, Pf., E. Dec. Not so deep 
colored as Aida but a better performer 
and larger flower. 
A. E. Amos, Mair, M. Ex-Dec. Faintly 
tinted lavender, with cream throat, bor¬ 
dered with a lavender line. good Scotch¬ 
man. A . 
Aflame, Horn:,. M. Ex. Begonia rose, 
large flaring florets, somewhat nodding. 
Good spike, . ; 
Albatross, Pf., M. Ex. A grand flow¬ 
er of glistening whiteness. 
Blue Moon, Blake, E. Dec;- Medium 
violet with a purple plume in the throat. 
Bagdad, Pal., M. Ex.-Dec. Large flow¬ 
er of old rose, with a faint creamy blotch. 
A smokiness that gives it an oriental tone. 
Betty Nuthall, Sal.., L. Ex. A mixture 
or orange and pink with a pale orange 
throat. Tall and glowing. Many times a 
prize winner. 
Bertie Snow, Mair, M. Ex. Lavender 
with strong pink shades, producing larger 
spikes than Minuet with more open flor¬ 
ets. 
Beowulf, Nitchman, L. Ex. Originat¬ 
or’s description of this is that it is a very 
fine late exhibition lavender. We have 
never bloomed it. 
Blue Delight, Douglas, Dec. Rich 
shade of deep violet blue unlike any other 
of the blues. It is one of the difficult 
ones. 40c each. 
Brightside, Prestgard, E. Dec. Light 
yellow and apricot with tips of petals 
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orange. Tall spike, medium size florets 
but a bright attractive flower. 
Cecil, Mair, M. Dec. Salmon-orange- 
scarlet with a purplish sheen and a yel¬ 
low throat. Not large but attractive. 
Charles Dickens, Pf., M. Ex. Reddish 
purple. About the best of the deeper 
purple shades. 
Christabel, Mitsch, M. Ex. Shrimp 
pink of large size and about eight open. 
Has a cream throat and attracts atten¬ 
tion from those who prefer the more 
delicate color combinations. 
Champlain, Pal. M.-Dec. Violet blue 
somewhat similar in color to Heavenly 
Blue but larger, and a much better per¬ 
former. 
Commander Koehl, Pf., M. Ex. Large 
bright blood red with a faint brownish 
tinge. Always a prize winner in its color 
class. 
Constancy, Arenius, E. Dec. A rose 
pink with a deeper colored feather in the 
throat. Has not lived up to its reputation 
when grown in our fields, but is declared 
to be very fine in eastern gardens. 
Coryphee, Pf., M. Ex. More cream 
than strawberries but that is the combin¬ 
ation that makes it popular. 
Corangomite, Erry, M. Ex. - Salmon 
rose opening about eight medium sized 
flowers. Another, of those Australians 
that depend more on size and . number 
open than Upon beauty of color, for their 
popularity. 
Debonair, Pal,, ML Ex.-Dec. , A light 
pink f with old rqse-(flecking and a cream 
throaty One of the ; .restful 'kind of flow¬ 
ers that attract because of their quiet 
tones. 
Dr. F. E. Bennett, D., M. Ex.-Dec. 
“House afire red” describes its striking 
scarlet tones. 
Dream of Beauty, Zimmer, M. Ex. It 
wanders badly but has a bright rose red 
color unlike any other Glad. 
Duna, Pal., M. Dec. One of the best 
of the decorative type flowers in a soft 
buff with pinkish shadings and some yel¬ 
low in the throat. 
Dutchess of York, Mair, M. Ex. Com¬ 
bination of ashy-purple and salmon. Very 
fine when properly grown. 
Emeline Manning, Kavlor, E. Dec. 
Buds ate long and pointed and unroll like 
a rose':''; Deep cup-shaped flower of yellow 
daintily' tinted on the reverse side with 
blush pink. Five foot spike with up to 
six open. Has just enough Prim in it to 
be a fine florist’s flower. 
Emile Aubrun, Lem. M. Ex. One of 
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