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GLADIOLI

Dorothy McKibbin

JOHN H. McKIBBIN

1309 Division St. Goshen, Indiana

JOHN H. M c K I B B I N, GOSHEN, INDIANA U. S. A.

John H. McKibbln

The city in which I li\'e and do business is known as the Gladioli City.”

It well deserves the name for more gladioli and finer ones are originated in this vicinity than in any other spot in America and perhaps in the world. Of all the various strains of gladioli, the Knnderd is by far the best. I am making a specialty of this particular strain and am confident that none more vigorous nor more beautiful can be had.

In my list yon will find three varieties of my own origin, Highland Laddie”, ^ ‘ Gold Pheasant” and Carmen”. The latter two being listed for the first time.

The short description given does not do them justice, they must be seen to be appreciated.

I wish to thank all my old customers for their liberal patronage in the past and shall use my utmost endeavor to merit their patronage in the future.

I also wish to say that I shall welcome any new customers and give them as courteous and liberal treatment as can possibly be given.

JOHN H. McKIBBIN, GOSHEN, INDIANA U. S. A.

Gladiolus Dorothy McKibbin

Originated by A. E. Kiuid- erd, Goshen, Indiana. I pnr- eliased the entire stock of this variety of Mr. Kunderd in 1011. It was named after my danghter Dorothy in 1918, and was introduced to the trade during the season of 1918-1919.

Dorothy McKibbin has been tested by florists and pronounced first class for forcing purposes, has long, straight, wiry stems, the flowers growing well out of the foliage; extremely early, elegantly ruffled and of a most beautiful shade of pink; has a pure apple blossom tinted throat, blending to bright pink around the outer edges of the petals. It has a wide open flower with many open at a time.

JOHN II. McKIBBIN, GOSHEN, INDIANA U. S. A.

Sentinel

Governor Hanly

JOHN II. McKIBBIN, GOSHEN, INDIANA U. S. A.

ALICE TIPLADY — Kuiiderd — A grand, large priinnlinus of most beautiful orange saffron color. Very choice Each 25c; doz. $2.50

ARIZONA ROSE — Kunderd — A very large flower of finest rose-pink color. Almost a solid color. Very choice Each 20c; doz. $2.00; per 100 $16.00

ALTAIR — Kunderd — Extra tall, priinnlinus of finest salmon saffron. A grand color Each 25c; doz. $2.50

AMERICA — A large, late solid pink, lighter throat, beautiful

Each 5c; doz. 50c; per 100 $3.50

AL SHIRA — Kunderd — Largo deep wine red lower petals and throat almost black. Pansy like shape. A^ery attractiv e. Each 50c; doz. $5.00

BUTTERFLY — Kunderd — (Primulinus) , A delicate salmon-pink, nicely ruffled, very strong and vigorous. The blooms resemble a giant butterfly Each 15c; doz. 1.50; per 100 $11.50

BRIGHT RED — Kunderd — A beautiful bright red, a solid color, large bloom and many open at a time. A^ery showy Each 25c; doz. $2.50

CARMEN — AIcKibbin — Tall, showy, brilliant cardinal red with prominent white blotch on lower petals. Very lily like. Each 50c; doz. $5.00

CHERRY KING — Kunderd — Bright, rich cherry color, A^ery lily-like flower and beautiful Each 10c; doz. $1.00; pe!r 100 $8.00

CHICAGO WHITE — Kunderd — A very early, choice florist ’s variety

Each 5c; doz. 50c

CHALLENGER — Kunderd — A^'ery large and vigorous plant. Giant bloom of dark, rich, velvety red, solid color. An extraordinary fine new variety. Each 30c; doz. $3.00

CRYSTAL WHITE — Tall spike, large bloom, many open at a time and is all its name implies. Very beautiful Each 15c; doz. $1.50; per 100 $11.50

DEFIANCE — Kunderd — A"e:iy large plant. Tall spike, many open,. Delicate

blush-white, fine throat. A very choice variety Each 35c; doz. $3.50

DOROTHY McKIEBIN — Kunderd — The new ruffled pink. A pure apple blossom tint, extraordinarily early, elegantly ruffled, with many open at a time.

Cannot be excelled as a cut flower variety

Each 35c; doz. $3.50; per 100 $24.50

GIANT WHITE — Kunderd — An extra large white of great size and substance.

Pure white with elegant slight markings on lower petals

Each 15c; doz. $1.50

GOV. HANLY — Kunderd — A first-class cut flower and bedding variety. Early

showy, tall, rich, cardinal red, with deejuu’ throat color

Each 10c; doz. $1.00; per 100 $7.50

GOLD PHEASANT — McKibbin — Beautiful yellow lower petals finely marked in jienciled red, tall, straight spike with many open at a time. A first class gladiolus Each 50c; doz. $5.00

HIGHLAND LADDIE — McKibbin — A tall, vigorous plant of many dark, har- monious colors, with many open at a time, must be seen to be appre- ciated Each 50c; doz. $5.00

JOE COLEMAN— K underd — A"ery large and vigorous. Rich red, ruffled, very choice Each 25c; doz. $2.50

KUNDERDI GLORY — Kunderd — Large, ruffled, beautiful creamy ax^’icot with

light tint of X)ink and fine markings of red on lower xmtals

Each 10c; doz. $1.00

LILYWHITE — Kunderd — A x^ure all white forcing variety. A"ery early. As pure as a lily. Grand Each 25c; doz. $2.50

JOHN H. M c K I B B I N, GOSHEN, INDIANA TJ. S. A.

Rose Glory

This bloom was produced from an early planting of biilblets, the spike was cut Sept. 10th measuring over two foot in length.

JOHN H. M c K I B B I N, GOSHEN, INDIANA U. S. A.

LARGE BUFF — Kunclerd — A fine shade of soft buff, medium size bloom with rose penciling in throat. A rare color Each 10c; doz. $1.00

MRS. FRANK PENDELTON — Kunderd — Bright rose-pink on white background.

A giant blotch of richest carmine red on lower petals. No grander variety in existence Each 10c; doz. $1.00; per 100 $7.50

MAGIC — Kunderd — Tall, large, rich purple throat blotches. Finest lavender blue. Very fine Each 20c; doz. $2.00

MYRTLE — Kunderd — A delicate rose-pink. The most beautiful pink yet pro- duced in a gladiolus Each 20c; doz. $2.00

MAGENTA — Kunderd — Tall. A beautiful large flower near ‘^American Beauty” rose color. Many open at a time. Each 40c; doz. $4.00

MARY FENNELL — Kunderd — A large wide open bloom of deep lilac shading paler to a soft j^ellow throat. Very beautiful Each 20c; doz. $2.00

MRS, GEORGE MOULTON — Kunderd — A grand cerise deeper throat almost a solid color, large plant, tall, straight spike and many open at a time. Each 25c; doz. $2.50

MRS. W. E. FRYER — Kunderd — A vigorous plant. Large wide open bloom. Finest orange scarlet. Very showy Each 25c; doz. $2.50

NEUTRALITY — Kunderd — An ^V4merica” seedling. Larger plant and flower.

Purer pink and showier, better form _ Each 35c; doz. $3.50; per 100 $26.25

NEGERFURST — Tall, dark red, many open at a time Each 20c; doz. $2.00

ORANGE GLORY — Kunderd — Large ruffled, grand orange colored, with beauti- ful lighter throat. Very rich and striking color

Each 35c; doz. $3.50; per 100 $26.00

PRIDE OF GOSHEN — A giant ruffled of a salmon or flesh pink. Flowers very

large and petals elegantly waved. A tall and vigorous plant

Each 15c; doz. $1.50; per 100 $11.50

PANAMA — An ^V4.merica” seedling. Taller plant, larger bloom and brighter pink. Very beantiful Each 10c; doz. 75c

ROSE GLORY — Knnderd — A very large and beantiful ruffled variety . Purest rose-pink color, deeper throat, extra fine Each 50c; doz. $5.00

RACINE — Kunderd — Very dark red, flaked deeper, white in throat

Each 25c; doz. $2.50

1910 ROSE — Kunderd — Extra large flower, pure rose-pink of a very fine shade.

Lower petals marked with narrow white line through center. Very fine Each 20c; doz $2.00

ROANOKE — Kunderd — A vigorous and large, rich, yellow primnlinus. Many open at a time. Very fine Each 20c; doz. $2.00; per 100 $15.00

SENTINEL — Kunderd — Very tall, strong plant. Large, pure rose-pink, with el- egantly white penciled, iris-like throat. Very showy

Each 15c; doz. $1.50

SUMMER BEAUTY — Kunderd — No finer shade of pink. Tall and showy. Grand.

Each 15c; doz. $1.50

WHITE GLORY — Kunderd — A gorgeous pure white o f extra size. Nicely ruffled with beautiful iris blue throat. Grand Each 35c; doz. $3.50

WHITE KING — Kunderd — Tall, very rich sulphur-white, splendidly ruflfled and nicely marked on lower petals Each 10c; doz. $1.00; per 100 $7.50

FANCY MIXED — This mixture is made up of named and unnamed, both plain and ruffled petal varieties. A grand mixture doz. 50c; per 100 $3.50

JOHN II. M c K I B B I N, G 0 S H E N, INDIANA U. S. A.

Mrs. Frank Peiidellon

JOHN H. MeKIBBIN, GOSHEN, INDIANA U. S. A

Special Collections

I am offering five specially arranged collections for the benefit of those who find it difhenlt to make selections in order to obtain a variety of colors and a continuity of bloom.

I have made a special reduction on these five collections and no further dis- count will be given. I also reserve the privilege to substitute something as good or better in case the collections become broken.

COLLECTION NO. 1 Prepaid for $1.00

1 Alice Tiplady 25c

1 Arizona Eose 20c

1 America 5c

1 Butterfly ]5c

1 Cherry King ]0c

1 Chicago IVhite 5c

1 Dorothy McKibbin 35c

Total $1.15 l/> doz. of each for $5.35

COLLECTION NO. 2

Prepaid for $1.50

1 Bright Eed 25c

1 Butterfly 15c

1 Cherry King 10c

1 Dorothy McKibbin 35c

1 IVhite King 10c

1 Kighland Laddie 50c

1 Lilywhite 25c

Total $1.70

V> doz. of each for $7.15

COLLECTION NO. 3

Prepaid for $2.00

1 Butterfly 15c

1 Mrs. Frank Pendeltoii 10c

1 Bright Eed 25c

1 Dorothy McKibbin 35c

1 Chicago White 5c

1 Gov. Hanly 10c

1 White King 10c

1 Lilywhite 25c

1 Large Buff 10c

1 Gold Pheasant 50c

1 Sentinel 15c

1 Orange Glory __ — 35c

Total $2.45

% doz. of each for $10.50

COLLECTION NO. 4

Prepaid for $2.50

] Mrs. Frank Pendleton lOc

1 Magic 20c

1 Mary Fennell 20c

1 Mrs. W. E. Fryer 25c

1 Gold Pheasant 50c

1 Pride of Goshen 15c

1 Eoanoke 20c

1 Summer Beauty 15c

1 Sentinel 15c

1 Orange Glory 35c

1 White King 10c

1 Gov. Hanly 10c

1 Butterfly l5c

1 Dorothy McKibbin 35c

Total $2.95

Three of each for $7.25

COLLECTION NO. 5 Prepaid for $3.00

1 Butterfly 15c

1 Dorothv McKibbin 35c

1 A1 Shira 50c

1 Alice Tiplady 25 c

1 Highland Laddie 50c

1 Large Buff 10c

1 Cherry King 10c

1 Crystal White 15c

1 Gold Pheasant 50c

1 Carmen 50c

1 Altair 25c

1 Orange Glory 35c

Total $3.70

Three of each for $8.75

FREE WITH $10.00; $20.00 and $30.00 ORDERS

$10.00 order 1 Gold Pheasant Free

$20.00 order 1 Gold Pheasant; 1 Highland Laddie Free

$30.00 order 1 Gold Pheasant; 1 Highland Laddie; 1 Carmen Free

JOHN H. McKIBBIN, GOSHEN, INDIANA U. S. A.

Exact Size of Bloom of Dorothy McKibbin

PLACE YOUR ORDER EARLY

It is to yonr advantage as well as mine to place your order as soon as yon receive this catalogne.

All orders received before March 1st will 1)0 held nntil proper time for ship- ment v/hen all danger of freezing in transit has passed, unless immediate ship- meut is desired in which case the bulbs will travel at purchasers’ risk against frost.

A SPECIAL OFFER

I will give 10 percent discount on all orders received before Feb. 15, amounting to $2.00 or more, barring the five special collections.

PLEASE NOTE

For the prices quoted I deliver bulbs transportation free to all points in the United States and Canada, kindly bear this in mind when comparing my prices with those of other growers.

Small orders are filled with as much consideration as large ones.

AVhere ordering by the 100 not less than 50 will be shipped at 100 rate; less than 50 at doz. rate; no less than 6 at doz. rate; less than 6 at single rate.

NO BULBLETS OR PLANTING STOCK FOR SALE THIS SEASON.

JOHN IT. McKIBBIX, GOSHEN, INDIANA IJ. S. A.

Pride oi Goshen

JOHN H. McKIBBIN, GOSHEN, INDIANA U. S. A.

Planting, Culture and Storage

For early flowering, plant the later part of April or as soon as the ground is ready for early garden making and all danger of freezing weather is past.

If continuation of the blooming season is desired, plant at intervals of about two weeks up until the middle or later part of June.

The ground should have a good covering of manure late in the fall preceding the planting to fallow. At the planting time only well rotted manure should be used. After planting, a high grade potato fertilizer or a top dressing of flne, well rotted manure can be used with very good results.

The ground should be plowed or spaded from ten to twelve inches deep, Avell pulverized and packed before planting. Do not work ground when too wet.

If after planting a crust should form before the plants get through the ground, this should be broken by using a garden rake or wheel hoe, being careful not to break the new shoots.

Cultivate often, keeping the soil loose and level and not allowing crust to form around the plants. AVhen flower spikes begin to show do not cultivate too deep, not more than two inches.

To produce full sized bulbs for the following year, four or five leaves should be left on the plant when cutting the spikes. In extreme hot weather spikes should be cut in the morning, just as the first flowers open and left to bloom in the house.

Bulbs should be dug in the fall before they get too ripe. Cut the tops off close to the bulb, dry in the air and sunshine, then store in a cool dry cellar. Keep as near forty degrees as possible.