. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. ^^'{j}'^*:^'^,:- ?"'^"'.'nT'-i,.;',-'';«t7y'^^''5"^-- ' Janoabt 13, 1016. The Florists' Review 13. Kalispell Gardens, of Kalispell, Mont., Q>inprlalag Nearly an Acre of Glass and Twenty Acres of Gardens. AMEBICAN GLADIOLI LEAD. I have read with interest Mr. Head- er's article in The Review for January 6 and I appreciate all he says about Mr. Kunderd's work in introducing some good varieties of gladioli, but from a rather intimate knowledge of the gla- diolus business of 'the last ten or fif- teen years I feel that I mus
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. ^^'{j}'^*:^'^,:- ?"'^"'.'nT'-i,.;',-'';«t7y'^^''5"^-- ' Janoabt 13, 1016. The Florists' Review 13. Kalispell Gardens, of Kalispell, Mont., Q>inprlalag Nearly an Acre of Glass and Twenty Acres of Gardens. AMEBICAN GLADIOLI LEAD. I have read with interest Mr. Head- er's article in The Review for January 6 and I appreciate all he says about Mr. Kunderd's work in introducing some good varieties of gladioli, but from a rather intimate knowledge of the gla- diolus business of 'the last ten or fif- teen years I feel that I must take ex- ception to what Mr. Meader says when he states that "until comparatively recently practically all the leading named varieties were originated by for- eign growers," unless Long Island is a foreign country. Out of curiosity I have looked up the sales of one grower for the last five years on a few varieties that were orig- inated on Long Island, which are as follows: Attraction 100,000 Augusta 758,000 Blanche 21,400 Brilliant Cardinal 16,800 Canary Bird 108,900 Columbia 74,000 Contrast 7,500 Dawnray 6,300 Fire King 4,500 P. L. Oakley 15,000 fl. Oilman ; 30,000 Melrose 4,190 Mrs. H. W. Beecher 15,260 Nezlnscott 19,900 Rosy Spray 20,800 Salem 38,400 Scribe 20,500 Sulphur King 48,000 Superb ;.. 7,800 Wild Rose 21,000 Win. Falconer 70,800 I could, if necessary, name twenty- five to fifty more varieties that have been originated on Long Island, the sale Of which has been extensive during the last ten years. In addition to the above I can cite the variety America, which originated in this country, was introduced ten years ago, and has had a phenomenal sale, for two or three years during its prime the sales of one firm alone reach- ing a million bulbs a year. Then there are the varieties May and Shakespeare, which were produced in this country, sales of which have been enormous dur- ing the last ten years. As a florists' variety, Shakespeare still is one of
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