Kennedy Kwality Exhibition Gladiolus 
Columbia. Clear creamy white edged rose. Similar to 
Corona in color but not quite as large but with smoother 
and more consistent color than Corona. 5-in. florets. 
Doz. $8.00, 100 $60.00 
Commander Koehl. Considered one of the best dark 
reds. Beautiful formation with large flowers and tall 
spikes. Deep scarlet-blood-red. 51-inch florets. 
Doz. $2.10, 100 $15.00 
Coroma. Creamy white shading deeper cream in throat 
with rose picotee edge on all petals. Very beautiful and 
distinct, 6 to 8 wide open, 5%-inch flowers, heads 16 to 
18 buds. Doz. $2.10, 100 $15.00 
Cover Girl. Medium pink, long flower spike with ten or 
more florets open at one time. A sure winner. 6-inch 
florets. Doz. $2.10, 100 $15.00 
Crinkle Cream. Very large heavily ruffled light yellow. 
Medium tall grower with long flower head. 414-inch 
florets. Doz. $2.90, 100 $20.00 
Dark David. One of the best dark reds. Opens 8 on a 
tall, strong spike. 61-inch florets. 
Doz. $5.00, 100 $35.00 
Elizabeth the Queen. Large, beautifully ruffled, clear 
mauve with darker lines in throat. Fine form, opens 7 to 
8 at a time. A queen among the Gladiolus. 62-inch 
florets. Doz. $2.10, 100 $15.00 
Elmers Rose. Wonderfully fine ruffled deep rose. Opens 
7-8 well spaced and well placed blooms of heavy sub- 
stance. 5-inch florets. Doz. $2.90, 100 $20.00 
Evangeline. Light rose pink with soft cream throat. Six 
ft. spikes with 514-in. florets, 25 to 30 in. flower heads. 
One of the best. Doz. $2.90, 100 $20.00 
Florence Nightingale. Glistening pure white. Many 
flowers open on 60 inch spike. 22 five-inch ruffled florets 
of excellent substance and perfect placement. A unique 
color. Doz. $3.50, 100 $25.00 
Gail. Light lavender shading deeper at petal edges. Light 
penciling of rose-cerise deep in the throat of lower 
petals. Straight spike, fine placement. 7 to 9 wide open 
5-inch florets with gracefully recurving petals. 
Doz. $3.50, 100 $25.00 
Gene. Five-inch florets, intensely ruffled, medium yellow 
with excellent placement. Opens six to eight. A marvel- 
ous advance in the yellow group. 
Doz. $3.50, 100 $25.00 
General Eisenhower. Brilliant deep rose, exception- 
ally large florets reaching 7 inches in diameter. Good 
placement and attachment. Doz. $2.10, 100 $15.00 
Golden Chimes. An improvement on Loyalty; clear 
yellow nicely ruffled flowers perfectly placed on straight 
stems. 4-inch florets. Doz. $2.10, 100 $15.00 
Golden Dawn. An exhibition light yellow. Tall, strong, 
straight spike with 10 or more well placed blooms open. 
414 -inch florets. Doz. $5.00, 100 $35.00 
Golden Dream. Pure golden yellow, the spike and size 
of flower is like Golden Measure. Florets 312 inches. 
Doz. $1.60, 100 $12.00 
Heart’s Desire. A very beautiful heavily ruffled light 
pink shading to white toward the center with creamy 
throat and heavy white midribs. Open six or more on an 
18-20 bud spike. 61-inch florets. 
Doz. $5.00, 100 $35.00 
Jane Leeeh. Exquisite coral-pink with canary-yellow 
throat. The most heavily ruffled and one of the most 
beautiful Gladioli we have yet seen. Florets are large, 
well placed, 6 to 8 open at one time on tall spike of 16 
to 18 buds. Doz. $3.50, 100 $25.00 
Beanie. Discarded for Evangeline. 
King David. Deep purple with velvety red throat, light 
picotee edge. Heavily ruffled and fluted with 8-10 open 
and 10 showing on long spike. One of the finest Glads 
grown. 614-inch florets. Doz. $5.75, 100 $40.00 
King Lear. Very early. Clear dark reddish purple with 
silver line on edge of all petals. Opens 5 to 6 huge, beau- 
tifully ruffled, 612-inch blooms on a tall, willowy stem. 
Doz. $2.90, 100 $20.00 
Leading Lady. A creamy white sport of Picardy and 
like its parent, a tall, strong grower and truly an exhibi- 
tion variety. 7 to 8 large, wide open 51-inch florets with 
16 to 17 buds. Doz. $2.90, 100 $20.00 
Maid of Orleans. Discarded for Snow Princess. 
Miansoer. Deep blood-red, velvety sheen. Tall, strong 
spike, good placement. 44%2- to 5%-in. florets. 
Doz. $2.90, 100 $20.00 
Margaret Beaton. Pure snow-white with small scarlet 
blotch in the throat. 7 to 9 well placed blooms open on 
a long flower head. Strong grower, with 412- to 5-inch 
florets. Doz. $2.10, 100 $15.00 
Marianne. A self color, clear delicate pink with slight 
salmon reflex. Florets are large and 8 to 10 open on 
long, straight stems. We recommend this without reser- 
vation. 4-inch florets. Doz. $3.50, 100 $25.00 
Minuet. Discarded for Elizabeth the Queen. 
Minstrel. Unexcelled in color and form. 6%-inch florets 
which are an exquisite lavender. Doz. $6.50, 100 $45.00 
Montpelier. Clear pink, slightly deeper in color than 
Picardy. Opens 8-10 well placed blooms on tall, straight 
spike. 5-inch florets. Doz. $2.90, 100 $20.00 
Morning Kiss. Clear, glistening white with feathery 
pink markings deep in throat. Opens 6 to 8 blooms on 
long flower-head. 6-inch florets. Doz. $2.10, 100 $15.00 
Mother Kadel. Clear yellow, slightly deeper in throat. 
4% inches. Doz. $2.10, 100 $15.00 
Nila. One of the best dark reds. Opens 7-9 well placed 
blooms on tall, straight spikes. 512-inch florets. 
Doz. $6.50, 100 $45.00 
Orechis. A medium lavender shading to deeper lavender 
in throat. A silvery appearance over the entire flower. 
Opens six 5-inch orets on a 22-inch head. Texture, 
placement very good. Doz. $5.00, 100 $35.00 
October Sunshine. Light orange blending to gold in 
throat, 6 open florets on 18 bud spike. Excellent grow- 
ing habits. Late flowering. Florets 5 inches. 
Doz. $2.90, 100 $20.00 
Orange Gold. Clear, deep orange-gold; tall, straight 
spike. About 16 buds. 5-inch florets. Very showy and 
popular as a cut flower. Doz. $2.65, 100 $18.00 
Oriental Pearl. A giant cream. Opens 5 to 6 immense 
6-inch florets. We believe this Glad to be the largest in 
this color. Doz. $2.65, 100 $18.00 
Picardy. One of the most beautiful light pinks in exist- 
ence. Tall, straight spike with 8 to 10 beautiful, well 
placed flowers 5 to 6 inches across. Our stock of this 
variety is true and absolutely free from disease. 
Doz. $2.10, 100 $15.00 
Ravel. Violet-blue with reddish brown markings. Better 
than Blue Beauty. Tall, upright spikes. 5-inch florets 
of heavy texture and well placed. 
Doz. $2.90, 100 $20.00 
Red Charm. Early, midseason with large 5- to 514-inch 
florets of medium red. Opens 8 to 9 well placed blooms 
on tall, straight stem. Doz. $2.10, 100 $15.00 
Red Cherry. Sometimes called Red Picardy. Brilliant 
scarlet with darker throat. Five-inch florets, 6 to 7 open 
at a time, nice straight spike. Doz. $2.90, 100 $20.00 
Red Wing. Rich vibrant red, the best exhibition red this 
past season. Opens up to ten 514- to 6-inch blooms with 
six more showing color. Long flower heads with 22 or 
more buds. Doz. $3.50, 100 $25.00 
Rosa Van Lima. Lovely pure pink with white midrib 
and throat, dusty lavender feather deep in throat. Eight 
fine 514-inch flowers on perfectly formed spike open at 
one time. Doz. $2.10, 100 $15.00 
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