connection with the Iowa State Pair at Des Moines. 
At Des Moines we had the honor of winning the Iowa 
Gladiolus Society Gold Medal given for winning the 
highest number of points during the show. 
At both shows the competition was very keen as 
can be seen when we state that only a few points 
separated the three highest exhibitors at Des Moines, 
and that the next two highest winners tied for sec¬ 
ond place and were both awarded silver medals. 
We also displayed our gladiolus at several garden 
and flower shows where we did not compete for 
prizes, and finally at the great National Dairy Cattle 
Congress show in October at Waterloo where we re¬ 
ceived many hundreds of congratulations on the 
quality and beauty of our blooms. 
VISIT OUR FARM 
In addition to the many gladiolus and flower shows 
at which we showed our glads this year, we had a 
practically continuous flower show in our own large 
and spacious warehouse. Hundred of visitors from 
Iowa and other states came to see and admire our 
blooms. We are very glad to extend to all an invita¬ 
tion to come back and see them again next summer. 
This year we had glads in bloom from about the 
first of July until the last week in October. We are 
always glad to meet you and to show you our glads. 
Come early and often as different varieties are in 
bloom all summer and fall. 
You, too, may have glads all summer by planting 
many different varieties. Another way to have con¬ 
tinuous blooms is to plant different sizes a few weeks 
apart. You may safely plant in Iow T a in April, May, 
or June and we get many blooms from those planted 
in July. Farther south the season gets much longer 
until we find glads can be planted almost any month 
in the year in the southern states. 
WORLD'S FAIR PLANTING OF GLADIOLUS 
We were pleased to participate in the American 
Gladiolus Society’s plantings of gladiolus on the 
World’s Pair Grounds in Chicago this year. Our plot 
consisting of about 4,000 bulbs and forty different 
varieties was located on the mainland near the 
lagoon and a little north of Admiral Byrd’s ship. 
Many people have thus become acquainted with the 
beauty of our glads and have expressed their pleas¬ 
ure in letters to us. 
OUR ORGANIZATION 
Most people are interested in knowing the per¬ 
sonnel of the firm that serve them. Our organization 
is practically a family partnership. Our family con¬ 
sists of myself, my wife, three sons—Raymond Jr., 
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