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U.S. Department of Agriculture 
Originations of Ce Fs and D. Js Kee 
442 Colburn, Detroit 2, Michigan 
General Information 
We do not issue a general gladiolus catalogue, and list only our own 
Originations primarily for the benefit of cataloguers and growers 
interested in getting a start in the Kuhn varieties directly from 
the originators. We do not have the facilities for handling small 
retail orders except at a substantial loss, and we respectfully 
request that no order be submitted for less than $10.00. 
Full remittance is requested with all retail orders, which will be 
shipped postpaid in the continental U.S. Orders shipped by express, 
all discount orders to cataloguers, and all wholesale orders will be 
shipped F.0.B. Detroit or New Baltimore, Michigan. 
Stock offered subject to prior sale. 
1948 Introductions 
Aria (Nadia X Cardinal) I-242 Karly 
Deep pink with light cream throat and mid-ribs. A small-flow- 
ered variety that performs like a grand champion. 50" tall, 20 buds, 
8 3" florets open, 6-7 in color. As a seedling it won Award of Merit 
‘in 1945 at Detroit, the Honorable Mention Award of the Massachusetts 
Horticultural Society in 1946 at Boston, best seedling in its section 
at: Cleveland, and the American Home Achievement Award in 1947 at the 
Michigan State show in Ann Arbor. Strong straight grower. Good 
propagator. 
L $3.00 M $3.00 S $2.00 Bulblets each $ .30 
10 Tor (2aAe 
100 for 20.00 

Lakeside Orange (Picardy X unknown) 1-432 Midseason 
Deep orange salmon with a not-too-prominent violet feather. x 
Introduced as a cut-flower variety after years of trial. Tall 
straight grower, good propagator. This looks to us like a needed ad- 
dition to a weak color range. 58" tall, 18 buds, 5-6 5" florets open, 
5-6 in color. 
L $3.00 M $2.00 S $1.00 Bulblets each $ .25 
LY LOOP: eee 
100 for 16.00 
