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AVON, ILD. 
PROFESSION HOBBY 
CONT REGATICYAL VINISTER == =~ 194A on ae me GLADIOLUS HYBRIDIST 
Dear Friends, 
This is my second catalog, if such a modest offering can be call- 
ed by so dignified a term. It is also my third year in the "Commer- 
cial Field", commercial only in the technical sense, as my glad grow- 
ing is definitely just a hobby. However, it is my seventeenth year 
of hybridizing, with ‘no apologies, as I have long since passed thru 
j; all the steres, according to cove, from fan, bug, nut, to fiend and 
| beyond. 
These seedlings are offered under modest discriptions. I know 
all the fancy adjectives, but over use end abuse have rendered then 
meaningless, These seedlings have all been carefully selected and 
tested from thousands frown and discarded. I never pet them in any 
Way, not evon by watcring, while under test, so I am surc they will 
d@ ag well or beottor for you. 
ry onc business rule protects you from all misrcpresentation. 
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YO} ARS TO BT THE JUDGE, 
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“1944 INTRODUCTIONS 
DEPENDABLE--{39-F13) (Pink Ribbon x.35-B6) (Jane Addams X High Nyc) 
According to Fisher's Chart DUPENDABLE is lightest red violot 
with lighter violet red tongue. It really isn't a “biue"™ but a- 
fine cool shade of lavender, tall, always straight and slon- 
der. 6 open 6 in color, 43" lightly ruffled florcts. This is a 
dependable midscason, medium decorative lavender that is not 
bothercd by heat or dry weathor. DEPENDARLZ makes largo bul- 
blets in fair quantity that germinate casily. 
PRICE: L $1,00-m. $.75- 5.$.50-Blts. $.10 
wevrot “one ly one hy one’ oS, and 3 bits, 32.00 
ORANCOLD (39-F17) Margaret Fulton X 34-A 5 (Phipps X Loyalty) 
This is one of those in betwocn colors as the neme suggests, 
it is cither an orange gold or 4 golden orange. According 
to Fisher's Chart.it is’ lighter orenge yollow. This is a 
Cait strong grower with broad healthy folicacs 5 to 6G open 
4 in color on 4 21 bud spike. Florets round wide epen, 
lightly ruffled. and 5" to 5e".7 The coloring ofthis is’ bea~’ 
utiful.. It opens slowly but well when cut ord is a geod 
keeper. Same blooming scoason as DEPEZNDARLZ. Ineidentnlly 
they are beautiful in 2 basket together. 
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