ANNUAL FALL 
SALE OF 
Gladiolus Bulbs 
At Digging-Time Prices—Fall Delivery 
It’s now a habit with me to offer gladiolus 
bulbs in my fall catalogue. 
It would be almost impossible for me to 
break this habit, even if I wanted to do so. 
Because many of my customers; have also 
formed a habit—of buying part or all their 
Glads in the fall. They would just about corfi- 
pel me to “deliver the goods” in accordance 
with habits of “Long” standing. 
It’s good business to buy Glads in the fall. 
Fall buying gives you the pick of the stock, 
assures your getting the varieties and sizes 
you want and at very reasonable prices. 
Then, too, it’s fun having your bulbs and 
bulblets right where you can watch them and 
keep them safely through the winter. Just to 
“paw them over” from time to time, and vis¬ 
ualize the rare and beautiful spikes of bloom 
they will produce, is no small compensation, 
as any real fan will know. 
Three Size Glad Bulbs 
The LARGE BULBS measure (in diameter) 
from 1*4 inches up, mixed sizes. This size is 
designated by the letter “L”. 
MEDIUM BULBS measure % inch to an 
inch or larger, mixed sizes. These Medium 
Bulbs bloom splendidly, though the large bulbs 
make still larger spikes and more of them. 
Medium Bulbs are designated by the letter 
“M”. 
SMALL BULBS are designated by the letter 
“S”. They will average nearly half-inch in 
diameter. Not sold as blooming sizes, yet 
many will bloom. 
NOTE: It will help us in filling your Glad 
bulb orders if you will mention the size each 
time: Large, Medium, Small, or just the letters 
E, M or S. 
Prices, Terms, Delivery 
Gladiolus prices are guaranteed for this 
fall only—until my spring catalogue is mailed 
in January. Many of these offers will be 
withdrawn altogether in January. 
At digging-time prices, I prepay Glad orders 
amounting to $1.00 or more. (Except at whole¬ 
sale as noted.) If Glad order less than $1.00, 
please add 15c toward packing and shipping 
cost. 
Each item on your G-lad order must amount 
to not less than 10c. 
TERMS: Cash with order, or 14 cash with 
order, balance C. O. D. Or send 14 with order, 
and balance any time before we are ready to 
ship. 
DELIVERY: (Except wholesale lots.) I 
pay all postage or express charges, and guar¬ 
antee safe delivery. (My choice, whether par¬ 
cel post or express.) 
If your express office is different from your 
mail address, please be SURE to give express 
office address also when ordering. 
Please do not order in smaller quantities 
than listed. (5 or more bulbs at the 10 rate, 
but must amount to not less than 10c.) 
/otvgs, Long Count 
As my old customers know, your GLAD 
orders will be filled most liberally. I could 
promise you more for your money but like 
to surprise you by doing better than I offer. 
The larger the order, the more liberal the 
overcount. 
What Size Shall I Buy? 
A Large bulb usually produces two spikes 
of blossoms, sometimes three. A Medium bulb 
14 
will produce a splendid spike, maybe two. A 
Small bulb is not certain to bloom, but many 
smaller bulbs will bloom, producing smaller 
spikes. 
Medium and Small bulbs are especially val¬ 
uable for producing new, vigorous bulbs and 
many bulblets. Large and Medium bulbs best 
for blooms. 
If You Pay Transportation 
As noted above, and elsewhere in the fol¬ 
lowing pages, I prepay all but wholesale lots. 
BUT, many customers have been much 
pleased with my special proposition in the 
past. The customer pays express, and I send 
extra Glads to more than offset the express 
charges, either my selection or yours. Say 
Avhat kinds to send and leave the quantities 
to me. 
If order part from wholesale list and part 
from prepaid lists, you will find it much to 
your advantage to do as many others have 
done. Just say, “Send all at my expense and 
add more Glads to cover sending costs on 
prepaid items.” 
On good size orders express usually cheaper, 
as bulbs take a special second class rate by 
express. 
But if you specify parcel post shipment and 
you pay carrying charges, then we ship C. O. 
D. for postage. Please do not send any money 
in such cases for postage or try to estimate 
it. Nor say you will remit for postage later. 
We keep no postage accounts. Either express, 
you pay express on arrival, or parcel post, the 
postage C. O. D. 
Any Glads priced prepaid may be ordered 
f. o. b. Boulder, at the prepaid prices, but I 
then send you more than enough extra stock 
to offset the carrying charges. (Order should 
be $3.00 or more to take advantage of this 
offer.) 
Send list for price on the lot, if you care to, 
but only for good sized lots, not a list amount¬ 
ing to only a few dollars. I’ll make you price 
f. o. b. Boulder on the list. Please state defi¬ 
nitely the kinds, sizes and quantities of each 
wanted. 
SPRING DELIVERY. While I need to ship 
a lot of bulbs in fall to avoid crowding my 
storage rooms in winter, yet if you can’t take 
shipment in fall, I will store orders amounting 
to $4.00 or more upon payment of 25 per cent 
or more on the order this fall. 
“Glad Gossip,” 10 Cents 
“Glad Gossip” is a 24-page booklet I wrote 
to help both amateurs and professional grow¬ 
ers get the most pleasure and profit from 
their Glads. Doesn’t tell all there is to know 
about Glads, but tips you off about many 
points of vital interest. 
Among other things, about four pages are 
given to 
Thrips—“In a Coupla Nutshells.” 
Many who followed my suggestions last sea¬ 
son solved their thrips problems, and have 
renewed their enthusiasm for growing Glads 
as a hobby or for*market. 
The price is 10 cents. Formerly I made no 
charge for this booklet, but have decided that 
if not worth 10 cents then it isn’t worth 
sending for. It’s been worth dollars to many 
Glad growers. 
Free with Glad orders amounting to $1.00 
or over, if asked for when order is sent. 
Really ought to have required a larger order 
for free copy, but send as big an order as you 
can, $1.00 or more, and “Gossip” is yours. 
Otherwise, 10c, please. 
