1945 
FOUR OF THE NEWER KINYON ORIGINATIONS 
Mary Kathleen (Kinyon ’44) (J. Van Tets X Stately 
Lavender), Early midseason. A _ beautiful clear 
white. Tall and stately, with 8-10 large blooms open 
and most of the buds showing color. Opens large 
blooms to end of spike. Good healthy grower. Out- 
standing among all the whites we grow. One large 
bulb $2,00, 1 Medium bulb $1.50, (10 Large $16.00, 
10 Medium $12.00). With each bulb purchased you 
may buy 10 bulblets for $2.00. No bulblets sold 
separately. 
Doris Jean (Kinyon ’44) (Cara Mia X Maid of Honor), 
Medium decorative. Early. Color is pure pink with 
white blotch and throat. About 5 well placed, lightly 
frilled blooms open on tall, slender, graceful spike. 
Always straight. Only large bulbs. $1.00 each, 10 
for $8.00. 
Margaret Marie (Kinyon ’43) (Sdlg. X Pfitzer’s Tri- 
umph), Mid season, Decorative, Beautiful ruffled 
blooms of deep rose-pink shading deeper at edges of 
petals, Rose-red blotch. 6 or more open at one time, 
with 6-7 showing color, tall always straight spike. 
Only large bulbs. $1.00 each. 
Judy Maxine (Kinyon ’43) (Bye-lo X Sdlg.) X W. H. 
Phipps), Late. Medium-decorative. Color clear light 
pink, blending lighter at edges of petals. Faint 
violet line on lower petal. 10 or more blooms open 
at one time, with most of the buds showing color. 
Blooms always well placed on nice straight spike. 
Only large bulbs this year. 50c each, 10 for $4.00. 
The small Informal or Decorative Glads are very lovely and I am sure you would like them as a cut flower. 
Below I am listing a few which we think are beautiful. 
The bulbs will be 1 inch in diameter or larger. 

Baby Betty (Kinyon), Cream blended pink__-____ 5-.30 
Cara Mia (Miller), Rose-pink. Ruffled __________ 5—.30 
Dainty Miss (Stancer ’41), Light pink_________~- 1—.15 
Genessee (Davis), Pale yellow. Fine pencil_=____ 5-00 
Magic (Kunderd), Light violet, Purple blotch____2-.20 
Oberuon (Stancer 740), Light Scarlet ees ee 5—.30 
Kewpie (Brown), Red with white edges_________ 5—.30) 
Snow Baby (Stancer 741), Pure white _____-___-_ 1—.30 
Taurus (Kunderd), Purple s 5—.30 
Tiffany (Brown), White, cream blotch___-__-_~-- 5—.30 
White Butterfly (Kunderd), White ____________ 5—.30 
Queen of Bremen (Zimmer), Lavender-pink, 
flaked deeper. *(A few ‘The Orchid” mixed 
with: Q,20f- 8.) 2.222 ee 5-.30 
Medium Informal or Decorative 
Annie Laurie (Brown), Light rosy-pink, ruffled__5—.30 
Golden Frills (Kunderd), Very early. Deep yellow 
with rose pencil. Heavily ruffled____________ 5—.30 
* Mrs. Kinyon’s Selected Mixture 
Bulbs will be 1 inch in diameter or larger. 
50 Bulbs 2 each of 25 different varieties______ $2.25 
100 Bulbs 4 each of 25 different varieties______ 4.00 

If you do not find listed the variety you want, write us about it. We have many varieties in too small quantities to list, 
but could spare you a few. 
TERMS: At the prices quoted anywhere in this list we will prepay delivery on orders amounting to $1.00 or more, to any part 
of the U. S. You may order 5 bulbs at 10 rate. 
Every precaution is taken to produce clean, true to name bulbs. 
There will be no substitution of variety without permission. 
Any bulbs that prove not true to name will be gladly replaced. 
GLADIOLUS CULTURE 
PLANTING—Gladiolus can be planted at about the time leaves on trees are starting to show green, up to the middle of June. 
I like early planting best. 
SOILS—They can be planted in any good garden soil that has been plowed or spaded to the depth of 8 or 10) inches. 
PLANTING DISTANCE—If planted in rows, space rows from /18 to 30 inches apart. Opening a trench to the depth of about 
6 inches and make an application of your favorite complete fertilizer. 
soil, so the bulb will not come in contact with the raw fertilizer. 
inches deep. In clay soil do not plant so deep. 
SUMMER CARE—Cultivate the soil frequently throughout the summer, to keep down the weeds. 
Use about 4 lbs. to 100 feet of row, then work well into the 
Set the bulbs top up 4 or 5 inches apart and in sandy soil 5 or 6 
Water when necessary by 
soaking the soil thoroughly. Deep watering stimulates healthy root action. 
CUTTING—In cutting the blooms leave at least 4 leaves on the plant to mature the bulb. 
DIGGING—Dig the bulbs carefully when the foliage is turning brown, but always before hard freezing weather. Cut the stems. 
off close to the bulb, and dry the bulbs in a frost proof airy shed for about three weeks, then the old mother bulb can be removed, 
leaving a clean new ‘bulb or bulbs. 
STORAGE—Store in a frost proof cellar. A temperature of about 40 degrees is best. Place in shallow trays, and the different 
varieties can be placed loosely in thin cloth bags. Tie and label as to name of variety. 
Mrs. George Kinyon 

Gladiolus Grower and Oniginater 
1945 GLADWIN, MICHIGAN 
KINYON GLAD GARDENS are located on M-61, 10! miles east of Gladwin, 16 miles west of Standish. 
