“EVERY BULB A GEM” 
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send better bulbs than last year. Stock has been inspected both in the field and in the storage house 
and is believed to be entirely free from thrips. Below are a few brief quotations from letters re¬ 
ceived the last few days. 
“Bulblets arrived last evening and I was surely pleased, as I always am.” Wisconsin. 
“Package arrived yesterday. Never knew till I opened same that Glads were so prolific. Ap¬ 
parently all have doubled in number since leaving Brownsville.” Indiana. 
“I just wanted to tell you that the Gladioli came to hand this morning in good condition; I am 
very well pleased with them. You have been very generous, for you have not been content to give 
me overcount in every package but you have added extras of some very special varieties.” England. 
“Your bulbs were some of the nicest I have ever received, especially stuff that I want for 
resale.” California. 
Pages might be filled with letters having similar comments. 
NEW VARIETIES 
A large number of new varieties have been added to my list this year and I should like 
especially to call your attention to the Roozen-DeGroot varieties; also, the new ones of Pfitzer’s 
and those from various sources in New Zealand and Australia. Most of the Roozen varieties are 
similar to Pfitzer’s Triumph in form and size but often with much longer flower heads and with 
various colors in the different varieties. 
GLADIOLUS SOCIETIES 
No Glad fan who keeps up to date on the new Glads can afford not to be a member of some 
of the Gladiolus Societies. I would especially recommend the following: The American Gladiolus 
Society, which issues the Gladiolus Review, a magazine covering all phases of Glad growing. Dues 
$2.00 per year. The New England Gladiolus Society sends both the 1933 and 1934 year books with 
about 400 pages of very interesting reading matter and the valuable Fischer color chart to new 
members for the very small membership fee of $1.00. The British Gladiolus Society issues a splendid 
year book with many interesting articles and numerous black and white and colored illustrations. 
$1.30 for membership. Send your remittance for any of these societies to me and if accompanied by 
your order, I shall be glad to send a medium size bulb of Salmon Emperor free for each member¬ 
ship sent, unless my supply is exhausted, in which case some other good variety will be sent. 
PICARDY 
A few more words as to this wonderful variety. Prices on this have been quite uncertain and 
many drastic cuts have been made, but apparently, stocks will not last long at the prices for which 
it has been offered in some quarters and I believe that stock of large bulbs is already pretty well 
depleted. In comparing bulblet prices, please note that I offer large selected bulblets for the prices 
quoted except in the collection in which it is offered in bulblets. 
MY OWN INTRODUCTIONS 
FLAMING METEOR (Seedling No. 28C47/2) 1934. (Pfitzer’s Triumph x Aflame). A giant red 
similar to Tip Top but more nearly self colored. This is one of the brightest and most showy of all 
the Glads I grow. Flowers are very large with usually from four to six open, but when bloomed 
in cool weather, it sometimes has several immense blooms open making about the most showy 
spikes imaginable. Flowers are well placed and of good texture. The individual florets are round 
in form and wide open. From smaller sized bulbs, they are sometimes rather loosely attached to 
the spike but this fault seems less apparent from large bulbs. While I have a good stock of this, 
I have cut too few spikes to know how it will stand up as a cut flower, although I believe it will 
make a good exhibition variety judging from the few spikes cut and shown. As a garden flower, 
I believe it has few if any superiors for color display. 
Flaming Meteor is a very vigorous grower with plants much like those of one of its parents, 
Aflame. Spikes are heavy and strong and very seldom crook with me. A good propagator and strong 
