had a lot of calls for is in this collection under number. There is another dark 
red one that I like even better. Has enormous flowers and several open at a 
time. I feel sure that this collection will be extremely popular and that at 
least one or two of the seedlings will be taken out and introduced under name later. 
New Introductions. 
Have been selling lots of Hillbilly, Escort, Rose Standish and Rose 
Wings. I feel that they all will become popular. A lady grower from Michigan 
wrote me that she visited Mrs. Kinyon several times last year and saw Rose 
Standish in the garden. Said that every time it was always the same, every 
spike was just about perfect. I believe this is a real comer and now is the time 
to get started. 
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Growers. 
There never was a time like the present for growers to stock up with the 
newer and better things. The demand for bulbs this year has been tremendous. 
There is a big shortage all over the country and thousands of people will have to go 
without the glads this year that they want and the growers are all looking for 
still better business next year and the year after. As business conditions in 
general improve the gladiolus business will also improve and I feel sure that 
at the present time it is improving much faster than you would naturally expect 
from general conditions. Any grower who has the newer and better varieties 
for sale the next few years will be in line to make a lot of money. Some of the 
newer things are already sold out and can’t be obtained anywhere but I do have 
a fair stock of the better Palmer varieties and there is no better prospect for 
profit than these varieties. I would suggest especially Coronation, Debonair, 
Duna, Lindesta, Picardy, Pirate, Jonquil, Rapture, Spray of Gold, Wasaga and 
Reverie not to mention the three varieties being introduced this year. These are all 
bound to sell big in the years to come. Just look over the descriptions in the 
catalog again. The Palmer varieties are becoming the most popular ones on 
the market and in the years to come as his reputation grows they will sell even 
better. 
Other varieties that I would recommend are Bleeding Heart, Bill Sow den, 
Edith Robson, Pelegrina. To me Bill Sowden is the most beautiful red there 
is and with me at least shows better health than Com. Koehl. You will not 
make any mistake in stocking up with this variety. 
“All Palmer varieties last year were outstanding, particularly Picardy, Inspiration, 
Rapture and Rideau and both Mr. J. C. Scott of Newport News, and I were more than pleased 
with your filling of our order, hence this one. I wish you a successful year.” 
—B. G. Fernald, Virginia 
“The glads I received from you in May arrived in perfect condition and the first four have 
bloomed. So far we are delighted with them especially Duna.” 
—Mrs. C. L. Beresford, New Zealand. 
“Especially the Palmer variety Rapture. I saw some spikes of this variety at the Ohio 
State Glad Show that rivaled Picardy.” —E. S. Hartrum, Ohio. 
