“J. D. Sez, Sez ’e” 
“The tail wags the dog” again. No other 
fall catalogue in the world like this one, I 
trow. 
Tears ago I slipped a page or two about 
Gladiolus bulbs into my Fall Bulb catalogue. 
The idea was to give my customers ?.n 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 go»d 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. 
On© 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 the 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. 
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 to thirty-two pages 
this fall, yet still have not been fair to many 
of the extfa fine Glad varieties listed herein. 
Some deserve a quarter page tw 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. 
Red Phipps is splendid. More good reports 
keep barging in. Here’s one just received 
from my good friend and “fierce competitor, 
Grant Mitsch. He sez, sez'e, “Red Phipps bet¬ 
ter than ever this year. Florists are enthusi¬ 
astic about it, too.” Grant knows Glads. 
Red Phipps stands heat. A nationally known 
commercial Glad grower wrote me this fall: 
“Red Phipps doing fine, and seems to like this 
hot climate. Has stood the heat up to 111 in 
the shade.” (I assume that the thermometer 
and not Red Phipps was in the shade.—J.D.) 
Read more about Red Phipps on page 17. 
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. 
The two girl friends, Betty Brown Eyes and 
Betty Co-Ed, are making many friends among 
Glad fans and commercial florists. 
Champlain is what we wanted Heavenly 
Blue to be, and then some. It’s similar, but 
much larger and, what’s very important, thi;. 
variety produces clean, healthy bulbs that 
don’t go bad in storage by the next planting 
season. Barly for such a large Glad. 
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. 
“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. 
Six good white Glads: Star of Bethlehem, 
Maid of Orleans, Mammoth White, Van Tets, 
Dr. Durr, Helen Wills, Albatross—take your 
choice. 
Maid of Orleans in great demand. Not 
enough stock for several years or more. I 
offer bulblets but hope I don’t sell any. Waste 
of time to ask me for lower price on larger 
lots Maid of Orleans bulblets this season. 
Prefer to plant rather than sell. Mammoth 
White indeed MAMMOTH and mighty good. 
Of course Star of Bethlehem makes them all 
sit up and take notice. 
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. . 
Consider the Iris. It’s gaming 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. Stv.rt a new bed or border with 
some of the grand and glorious kinds included 
in my 117 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. 
“Speaking of Iris.” Again I say, unless you 
have kept in touch with the amazing improve¬ 
ments in size and color combinations that Iris 
hybridizers have made in the past few years, 
you will be surprised and pleased when you 
see these new Iris creations bloom in your 
garden. Plenty of time to plant this fall in 
September and October. Follow my sugges¬ 
tions for winter protection. (See page 6.) 
$2.50 Iris Super-Special 
each of BLUE VELVET, PEACHES, RAM- 
ESES, PLUIE D’OR, GRACE STURTE- 
VANT, SAN FRANCISCO— all for $2.50, pre¬ 
paid. 
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