KAYLOR NURSERIES, BLAINE, WASH. 
Leschi 
the red shades with a faint straw col¬ 
ored feather in the throat. 1—15c; 
2—25c. 
One customer writes: “I was a little 
afraid to try Semiahmoo, but bought 
two bulbs and planted them at the back 
of the garden. It was too beautiful for 
words, attracted the attention of every 
visitor and I think you are unfair to it 
when you say it is difficult.” 
Blooming Dates 
In reply to the numerous requests 
we receive for blooming date informa¬ 
tion, we wish to state it is hard for us 
to give accurate /time. Being so far 
north, Puget Sound has very long sum¬ 
mer days with cool nights. It would 
seem this would hasten blooming, but 
such is not the case. Bulbs brought 
here from eastern or southern districts 
must become acclimated and we have 
had such imported bulbs fail to bloom 
the first year under our conditions. 
The reverse seems to be the case 
with Puget Sound grown bulbs sent to 
other parts of the country where the 
days are shorter and hotter. Blooming 
dates are sometimes cut five to ten days 
shorter. Plant breeders usually prefer 
moving nursery stock south rather than 
north and persons wishing to have Glads 
bloom on any given date should give 
careful consideration to the source of 
the bulb3 and make allowance for the 
retarding or accelerating influence of 
climate. 
Why Non-Irrigated Bulbs? 
Many letters received from custom¬ 
ers prove our claim that non-irrigated 
bulbs are superior to those grown with 
plenty of water. Irrigation would be the 
ideal way of growing bulbs, provided the 
grower would cut down the “drinks” giv¬ 
en his fields; but the temptation to wat¬ 
er is too strong. If the home gardener 
has plenty of water available, the irri¬ 
gated bulbs are Ok, but if he has to pro¬ 
duce flowers without irrigation; well it’s 
too bad for the bulb that has too much 
drink. The non-irrigated bulb will stand 
up and take it, water or not. All ®ur 
bulbs and plants are grown without ir¬ 
rigation. Let one of our customers tell 
the story: 
“My 1935 Glad expedience proves 
you right in claiming your non-irrigat¬ 
ed bulbs superior to those grown with 
irrigation. Here are a few results from 
your bulbs: Minuet, four feet six inches, 
Mother Machree just a little less than 
five feet. Commander Koehl, one inch 
less than six feet, a flower head 32 
inches long, 28 buds, six open, with three 
side spikes two of which were 24 inches 
long from where they joined the main 
stem. I used water and some well rot¬ 
ted cow manure, but the same treatment 
given bulbs from other parts of the Unit¬ 
ed States did not give anything like 
such results as were obtained from your 
bulbs. H. B. J. 
We Celebrate Ten Years 
Ten years ago we started this nur¬ 
sery. It was so terribly small that our 
first catalog could be enclosed in a let¬ 
ter without having to pay extra postage. 
Most of the items listed were Glads and 
one can judge the rapid improvement 
made in this most beautiful flower by 
the fact that of those listed ten years 
ago not one is now carried by us. They 
have been discarded for improved var¬ 
ieties developed since 1925. 
While still a long way from being a 
“big” nursery, we feel we have made con¬ 
siderable growth. The thing responsi¬ 
ble for this is that folks believed ©ur 
statement—“In quality, a bit more care¬ 
ful than seems necessary,” took a chance 
and sent us their orders. That we made 
good is shown by the fact that most of 
those who have taken the chance have 
continued to favor us with their busin¬ 
ess. We thank them. 
The home gardener is the fellow we 
want to please—we do very little Whole¬ 
saling. In Glads and Tulips especially, 
