New Britain herald., 1928-08-11
Plainville Gladiolus Expert Has
More Than Million Towering Bulbs
What Started as Hobby for William Carpenter Has
Developed Into An Extensive Business-Sham-
rocks Also Are Raised and Now Blooming

Isolid white slightly flushed with
pink. The flower segments are
blotched with deep crimson.
Reaching Jennie Lind" Mr.. Car
penter simply remarked "the pref
ties flower in the lot" 1t is of pure
soft apricot pink. throat pale yell
low, the two colors blending to per.
lection. The John T. Prize" is an
exception colored variety of mahog-
any brown with remarkable yellow
bordered dark mahogany brown
throat. The Joe Coleman" has a
large and vigorous bloom of rich
red.
''Kirchoff's Violet" is in coloring a
deep rich violet, one of the largest
and most velvety of the blues
"Kunderd's Yellow Wonder" is one
of the rarest and most expensive.
The plant is tall and vigorous and a
very rapid multiplier. In coloring IT
is almost buttercup yellow, slightly
deeper in the throat. without the
least marking. 1t has every point
of a perfect gladiolus and is the
finest yellow yet produced.
"Lacinatus' is a new bulb brought
out by A. L. Hundred of Goshen,
Ind, and is the shade of old rose.
1t originally sold for $1,000 a bulb.
lie Marechal Foch' is new beau
tiful light pink and blooms very
early. the "Marechal Foch" is a
much darker pink. LA Couronne"
is cream white with giant splotch
Of carmine.
Mrs. Leon Douglas" is the larg-
est flower grown, of flesh salmon
pink, orange striped. light yellow
and brown spotted in center. The
| height of the spikes is and feet
and have up to seven side spikes on
enormous size. Mrs. II. E. Bothin"
is flesh salmon pink. flame scarlet
center. heavily ruffled and is one of
the loveliest color combinations in
gladioli. Mrs. Van Konynenburg"
is a tall strong growing blue. some
what lighter than the "Geraldine
lfarrar" and a very much better
propa gator. 1t is considered the
best light blue grown.
Other gladden. of remarkable
beauty, which space alone prevents
describing in detail are the Mary
O'Mine," Mrs. F. C. Hornberger," the
leading white bloom: "Murlel,' light
Blue: Mrs. Frederick {. Peters, the
shade of rose lilac with crimson
blotch: Matte Bell light apricot
overaid with deeper shade; MAR
nia," seeding of Golden Measure"
crossed with "Buttercup," in color
ing grenadine orange with Tyrian
rose; Mrs. Rudolph Spreckles,"
cream pink with old rose stripes:
"P. H. Condon," a very unusual
green. named after the late Patrick
II. Condor, for many years first Sc
lectman of the town of Bristol and
a close friend of Mr.. Carpenter's;
Peace Rose" a distinct deep rose
pink of remarkable color; Purple
Glory" a giant of the Kunderd
Glory race, Of remarkable deep vel
vety maroon red with almost black
blotches: Rose Ash" the color of
ashes or roses; Remembrance"
deep salmon rose pink: Romance"
large orange. salmon rose. red and
yellow throat, wine blue bordered
petals: Ruth Huntington" beauti-
full violet lilac with deeper lilac
markings on lower petals; "Roi Al
bert" pale coppery salmon and
crushed strawberry, spotted dark
ruby and gold; "Souvenier," clear
est yellow. "TWjlieht" beautifully
blushed creamy buff with throat of
erandest yellow and pink, and one
of the nrettiest Of the rougher
gladioli: and "Veilchenblay, light