J. D. Sez, Sez ’e—s Play Columnist! ” 
As I flgTir© it out, when a columnist tires of 
writing he makes a few remarks calculated to 
get his readers all het up. 
Then the letters pour in, and all he has to 
do is to use the letters to fill his column. And 
the job is done. 
My son Everett and I have worked on this 
catalogue during the hottest days of the sum¬ 
mer until we are just about all in. 
Believe it or not, it’s a whale of a job to 
figure out new prices each season, especially 
for the Gladiolus. 
That part of the work is now finished and 
still another page or two must be filled. So 
here goes. With extracts from letters that have 
drifted in from our customers. But we didn’t 
need to make them mad to get these letters. 
Prom Connecticut: "Many thanks for the 
very good plants and for the extras—you were 
mighty generous.”—L. W. K. 
Prom Colorado: "Our Glad garden is the 
talk of the town, and our finest varieties have 
come from you.”—Mrs. H. O. B. 
Prom G-eorgla: "I was tickled pink over the 
Early Dawn Glad you sent me as an extra.”— 
J. A. P. 
Prom Colorado: "I sure like your seeds. 
Have bought from you for 18 years.”—Mrs. 
J. C. 
Prom Vermont: "I received the Glad bulbs 
and am very much pleased with their plump 
appearance. Also I wish to thank you for the 
very generous over-count. Am delighted. 
Have dealt with many Glad growers, but never 
with one so generous as J. D. Long.”—Mrs. 
O. I. 
Prom Plorlda: "Your lady friend. Miss 
Greeley, sure looks fine. That is one Glad I 
think cannot be beat.”—W. T. J. 
Prom Nortli Carolina: "I was troubled last 
season for the first time with thrips. As soon 
as they were discovered I got busy and by 
consistent spraying with Bototox I was able 
to control them and they did no harm.”—^R. 
C. H. 
Prom Nebraska: "May I add the following 
to your well deserved praises of your Glad, 
Miss Greeley? 
"During this hellish season with its blasting 
sun, its hot south winds and a shortage of 
water, Miss Greeley, the ‘beautiful lady,’ pro¬ 
duced stalks of just about perfect bloom. 
"This is my first year of her, but in spite 
of her undue familiarity with grasshoppers, 
she will be with me in 1937.”—S. R. S. 
Prom Colorado: "Miss New Zealand gor¬ 
geous with seven florets out, the largest meas¬ 
uring six and one-half inches.”—Mrs. E. M. H. 
Prom Illinois: “It is not often that I feel 
the urge to express my appreciation of serv¬ 
ice, but I am so pleased with my Iris pur¬ 
chased from you that I feel an acknowledg¬ 
ment is in order. 
"Last fall I bought the $7.00 Iris collection 
and put them in late in October. Didn’t ex¬ 
pect much bloom, but am getting it on nearly 
every variety. And what husky rhizomes they 
were compared with some I have purchased 
elsewhere. Furthermore, the prices were right 
and you were more than generous with ex¬ 
tras.”—A. D. B. 
Prom Mississippi: "My Picardy Glads or¬ 
dered from you are now in bloom and are 
simply wonderful.”—Mrs. H. M. 
Prom Canada: "My parcel of Glads came O. 
K and many thanks for the extra fine and 
healthy looking bulbs. I’m looking forward 
to some nice blooms this summer.”—Mrs. F. G. 
Prom Scotland: "I am highly pleased with 
your bulbs. They are beautiful and clean. 
Will be pleased to deal with your firm again. ’ 
_-VV. M. H. 
Prom* Vermont: "Everyone who sees my 
Glad bulbs purchased from you admires their 
plump appearance.”—Mrs. O. A. I. 
Prom Oklahoma: "Wm. and Frieda Mohr, 
Grace Sturtevant, Duke of Bedford and Mid- 
gard Iris were breath-taking; looking down on 
them is San Francisco, one tall stalk with 3 
immense open flowers and 2 large buds.”— 
R. W. D. 
Prom Wisconsin: “I take great pleasure in 
thanking you for your generous count on my 
Iris order. Plants arrived in good condition 
and are all growing fine.”—H. M. 
Prom Canada: "Bulbs arrived last week— 
satisfactory in every detail. Thanks very 
much.”—F. G. 
Prom Michigan: "I want to tell you how 
much I am enjoying the bulbs you sent me. 
I do not care for a better white than Maid of 
Orleans, and Miss Greeley is certainly living 
up to her description.”—Mrs. G. R. S. 
Prom New Jersey: "Received my order of 
bulbs yesterday in perfect condition. Say, that 
was the biggest dollar’s worth of Glads that I 
ever purchased.”—C. E. H. 
Prom Connecticut: "I don’t think I was 
ever more surprised in my life than when I 
opened the box of Glads you sent me. I no 
longer wonder you get so many enthusiastic 
letters.”—Mrs. M. S. 
Prom Wyoming: "Last year I ordered Sen¬ 
sation, Wm. Mohr, Frieda Mohr and Copper¬ 
smith Iris. I was well pleased with all of 
them and now I’m adding four more new 
kinds.” 
Prom California: "My Star of Bethlehem 
were 5 feet tall, the blossoms 5 inches, and 
nine open at a time. It’s a winner, a knockout 
and then some.”—J. A. N. 
Prom Mississippi: "Bulbs ordered from you 
arrived O. K. They are without doubt the 
finest it has ever been my pleasure to receive.” 
—Mrs. J. W. C. 
Prom Nebraska: “I used Long’s seeds ex¬ 
clusively in my garden this year. The other 
day my husband remarked, “By Golly, that’s 
the prettiest garden we ever had.” —Mrs. D. E. 
Prom Colorado: “This is just to tell you 
how beautiful the pansies are. Every plant 
grew and is blooming now, making a mass of 
lovely flowers of the most wonderful shades 
and hues I ever saw.” —Mrs. C. A. Ii. 
Prom Massachusetts: “I have a hunch that 
the more business you do the poorer you will 
be. That is, if you treat all your customers 
as liberally as you have in my case,”—W.W.W. 
Prom Denver: "I have purchased Glads 
from several places, but never was treated 
with such generosity as I was with your Long 
count, and believe me, it really was LONG.” 
—W. S. W. 
Prom Montana: "Have some wonderful 
spikes of Miss Greeley.”—A. G. 
Prom Colorado: "Want to tell you about the 
Iris ordered from you last October 1st. 
"Wm. Mohr flowers 6 and 6% inches by 5 
and 5%. Frieda Mohr is fine. Immense flow¬ 
ers, 6 inches, and fragrant. You are correct 
when you say, ‘If you haven’t seen Frieda 
Mohr you ain’t seen nothin’ yet in Iris.’ 
"These two Mohrs are by far the best I ever 
saw and they are from roots set last October. 
What will they be next year if nothing hap¬ 
pens to them?”—J. E. C. 
Prom Oshkosh, B’gosh! "The Iris I received 
from you are now all in bloom or bud. Never 
have I seen anything so beautiful as Pres. 
Pilkington. It would be hard to say what is 
really best. I like Selene, Sensation, Black 
Wings, Mt. Royal, Ellz. Egelberg, Pluie d’Or 
and many others,”—C. G. Young, Oshkosh. Wis. 
Prom Pennsylvania: "I wanted to tell you 
what a ‘hit’ Betty Co-Ed made with all who 
saw this wonderful variety. We were all in 
love with it.”—R. G, H. 
Prom Canada: "I wish to thank you for the 
nice clean bulbs that I received, no sign of dis¬ 
ease of any kind, and all nice and plump, also 
for the extras.”— A. J. D. L. 
Prom Nebraska: "I attribute a great por¬ 
tion of my success to your ‘Glad Gossip.’ If 
I couldn’t get another pamphlet like Gossip, 
money would not buy this one.”—R. W. H. 
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