BIRCHVILLE GARDENS — Plainville, Connecticut 
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FROM L. G. KLEIN 
ADORATION (L. G. Klein 1948) (4208) (Prelude x Zauberflote x Picardy) 
A “new color” being a pink orchid with a creamy throat, a perfect blend. This 
beautiful colored glad will be popular with the florists, as it blooms out at once. Bulb- 
lets make extraordinarily strong growth and a large percentage make cutable spikes. 
A tall grower 54 inches. The 24 inch flowerhead carry 16 to 17 buds and of these 
7 perfectly placed 5 inch florets open at once. Double placement is usual with florets 
tied in tight to stem and slightly frilled. 
The all round growth and increase of this variety is most unusual and it has 
double the usual number of stamens and pistils. Possibly these two facts are correlated. 

Following the name of the variety is the name of the originator, size and code 
vumber, and blooming date as classified by the North American Gladiolus Council. The 
first figure in the size number indicates the size of florets, while the last two digits 
give the color class. 
SIZES: 
MEDIUM GLADS 300 Above 3% through 4% 
LARGE GLADS 400 41% through 5% 
GIANT GLADS 500 516 inches and larger 
RETAIL PRICE LIST 
Per Large Med. Small Bulblets Per 
ABIGAIL (Myears) 336 70 days eee OU me 00s eo. 00 40 
Resembles Minuet in color, opens eight 102d 00 16.00 48.002 3.00 
well placed blooms. It is early and no 
doubt, the best cut-flower lavender on the 
market today. 
ABU HASSAN (Holland 47) 3878 75 days 1 0 ghs 10 — 
Deep velvety violet blue of medium size, Te Oem) 80 10 25 
very attractive and sure to become very 
popular. 
ALCAN (Woods) 500 75 days Jee o0ne ©-5,00 — “15 
A pure white of immense size with a 25 
in. flowerhead. It will open seven wide 
six in. blooms at a time. A good grower 
and propagator. 
ALGOMA (Butt 44) 441 85 days ah .70 50 20 10 70 
This buff pink with a distinct darker red 104'5.508--4:00" 2:00 100. 5.00 
throat is an unusual and pleasing color 
It is a strong grower with eight large 
blooms open at a time. 
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