“J. D. Sez, Sez’e” 
“The tail wags the dog” again. No other 
fall catalogue in the world like this one, I 
trow. 
Years ago I slipped a page or two about 
Gladiolus bulbs into my Fall Bulb catalogue. 
The idea was to give my customers an oppor¬ 
tunity to buy Glad bulbs in the fall, soon as 
dug and cured, at Digging Time prices. 
So careful have I been to give my fall Glad 
bulb buyers good value and good stocks that 
the idea, plan or system has developed far 
beyond my expectations. 
So, as you see, while Iris, Peonies, Tulips, 
Hyacinths, Narcissus, etc., have not been 
slighted, yet the Glads have said, “Move over,” 
and helped themselves to most of the room or 
space. Or, what really happened, is that I kept 
adding extra pages to take care of the Glads. 
I don’t claim that my fall or Digging £Time 
prices are always lower than spring prices 
may be. In fact, sometimes it’s the other 
way. But I do recommend buying at least part 
of one’s Glad bulbs in the fall, for several 
reasons. 
One doesn’t feel it so much if he buys part 
of his Glad bulbs in the fall instead of wait¬ 
ing until spring. 
“The cream of the crop” is what I promise 
my fall Glad buyers. But that doesn’t mean 
later buyers get skim milk. Spring buyers 
will testify that I send out mighty fine stocks 
as long as supply lasts. 
But fall buyers get extra good cream— 
whipping cream, we might say. And, as I’ve 
remarked elsewhere, most any Glad fan likes 
to have his or her bulbs where can get at 
them and paw them over during the winter, 
hardly able to wait till time to plant. 
This year, of all years, is when fall buying 
of Glad bulbs appears to be advisable. Be¬ 
cause of the drought in many sections, Glad 
bulbs are likely to be scarce or sold out, in 
many kinds and sizes, especially the larger 
sizes, by spring. 
Consider the Iris. It’s gaining in popularity 
fast and furiously. Fits in with Glad growing 
splendidly. Blooms when Glads are just get¬ 
ting well started. The colors, and combina¬ 
tions of Iris colors, have been increased and 
improved marvelously in recent years. 
Dig up, throw away scads of the old com¬ 
mon Iris. Start a new bed or border with 
some of the grand and glorious kinds included 
in my 100 varieties. You’ll thank me for the 
suggestion later, even though it takes nerve 
now for you to do this drastic revamping of 
your Iris plantings. 
Remember that fable about the boy who 
cried, “Wolf, wolf!”—and there wasn’t any 
wolf? Later, when the “big, bad wolf” actu¬ 
ally did come, the boy again cried, “Wolf!” but 
nobody paid any attention to him. 
That fable haunts me whenever I attempt 
to recommend any new Glad or predict that 
certain varieties will become very popular, as 
well as profitable, to those who grow them 
commercially. 
You see, if I guess wrong a few times, then 
you won’t believe me if I really have the right 
hunch regarding varieties that will become 
world famous. 
If I were a politician, I’d forget the in¬ 
stances where I’ve been mistaken, and “point 
with pride” to recommendations I’ve made, and 
time has proven I was either smart or just 
lucky. 
Dig up catalogues I sent out the past ten 
years. Take a little time out and check up on 
me regarding Glads I said would prove win¬ 
ners, such as Minuet, W. H. Phipps, Com¬ 
mander Koehl, Van Tets, Ave Maria, Maid of 
Orleans, Picardy, Mildred Louise, Miss Gree¬ 
ley, Red Phipps, Wasaga, Wurtembergia and 
others. 
I recall my slogan, “Other lavenders will 
come and go, but Minuet will be among those 
present at the finish.” 
“Them were true words,” sure enough. Last 
season the demand for Minuet exceeded the 
supply. 
I increased my fall catalogue from sixteen 
pages of a few years ago, and twenty-four 
pages last year, to thirty-two pages this fall, 
yet still have not been fair to many of the 
extra fine Glad varieties listed herein. 
Some deserve a quarter page to do them 
justice, but have been cut off with half a 
dozen lines or less. 
Here are a few that I do not hesitate to rec¬ 
ommend most highly, though of course others 
I don’t mention are also good. 
Space doesn’t permit my calling special at¬ 
tention to more than a few of the outstanding 
originations. 
Acadia, the first one on my list, has pleased 
me very much. It’s a pink with cream throat. 
Large and fine. 
Amador and Red Phipps are splendid, but 
different. You should have both. Read more 
about Red Phipps on page 22. While you are 
on that page, check up on Miss Greeley. 
Bagdad. There’s a Glad “what am” a Glad. 
Giant plant, spike and blooms. And extrava¬ 
gant with quantity of blooms to the spike. 
The color is unique and pleasing. As with 
many other rather recent introductions, my 
prices are now so reasonable that this super 
Glad is now within the reach of every flower 
lover. 
The two girl friends, Betty Brown Eyes and 
Betty Co-Ed, are making many friends among 
Glad fans and commercial florists. Note very 
special offer Betty Co-Bd on page 26. Don’t 
miss this. I never saw an offer like it. 
Blue Triumphator has apparently taken out 
its naturalization papers and become a very 
dependable American citizen. It’s doing better 
from year to year. I had hundreds of immense 
spikes of this with large blossoms all well 
placed. Denver florists used quantities of this. 
Champlain is what we wanted Heavenly 
Blue to be, and then some. It’s similar, but 
much larger and, what’s very important, this 
variety produces clean, healthy bulbs that 
don’t go bad in storage by the next planting 
season. 
Commander Koehl has won so many prizes 
that it needs no praise from me. I told you 
some years ago that it was a winner. That’s 
my story, and I still stick to it. 
Palmer has given us some of the most un¬ 
usual colors and color combinations that are 
known to Glads. His Coronation, Debonaire, 
Duna, Golden Cup, Picardy, Rideau, Rapture 
and Wasaga form a group surpassing the fond¬ 
est dream or hope of any Glad fan a few 
years ago. And all strong, healthy growers. 
The color of Wasaga is beyond description. 
In addition, the plant is strong and robust, the 
spike tall, flowers large, well placed and 
plenty open. It’s marvelous. 
Ave Maria has never received much bally¬ 
hoo, but delivers the goods. Among the larg¬ 
est and best behaved of the near-blues. 
“Our Selection,” from Australia, typifies the 
Australian idea of a prize winning Glad. They 
like ’em large, many open, well faced, and of 
striking color combinations. See page 19. 
A year ago I tried to decide which was the 
best white Glad. I’m still wrestling with that 
question, but I think Star of Bethlehem has 
the lead. The other four that appeal to me 
especially are Maid of Orleans, Van Tets, 
Mammoth White and Albatross, in the order 
given, although I’ll confess it’s hard to de¬ 
cide between Maid of Orleans and Van Tets. 
Mammoth White has gone up a notch since its 
good performance in my gardens last summer. 
King Arthur. I almost forgot the King. It 
wouldn’t do to close the chapter without look¬ 
ing in on the King. This is one of the varie¬ 
ties that you either do or don’t like. At least 
“four out of five” do like the King. It has no 
very similar competitor. Grow it well, say 
nothing to your garden visitors, then watch 
them head for King Arthur. 
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