GLADHAVEN GARDENS 
George G. Fowler, Prop. 
North Main Street 1937 Franklin, N. H. 
Everything' Postpaid in the U. S. unless otherwise noted, if your order totals at least ONE DOLLAR! I posi¬ 
tively will not pay postage on order for less than $1. Please add 10c for postage and packing for small orders, other¬ 
wise they will be either sent by express or C. O. D. for postage. 
THE FOLLOWING PRICES ARE FOR TIIE ENTIRE SEASON OF SPRING 1937, SUBJECT TO STOCK 
BEING UNSOLD WHEN YOUR ORDER IS RECEIVED. 
WHEN YOU ORDER EARLY WE BOTH GAIN 
NEW YEAR’S GREETINGS to all old customers, new customers and friends in general throughout the United 
States. In the sixteen years I have been growing and selling Gladiolus Bulbs I have made many personal friends 
and gained the confidence of many satisfied customers. Once in a while an error or misunderstanding will creep 
into the transaction, which I have tried to adjust to the entire satisfaction of the customer if possible. When too 
much cash has been sent with orders or orders have arrived too late in the season to fill, a refund has been 
promptly made. However while I try my best to have everything satisfactory including very low prices, I cannot 
guarantee every bulb I sell to blossom. I do guarantee to deliver to you good sound, up-to-size bulbs, grown on 
light sandy loam and stored at a temperature averaging below 40 degrees P. 
TIIRIPS 
Thrips are a very small insect not a disease, that blights gladiolus buds causing them to turn brown and 
fail to open good blooms. My bulbs are free from Thrips as I do not have them in my gardens. However 
they can easily infest your garden from a neighboring garden where they have not been controlled. Do not throw 
away your bulbs because of thrip. A farmer would not throw away his potatoes because he had bugs on the 
vines. Thrips are easily eliminated. My new cultural directions included in each 1937 shipment tell how. 
To New Hampshire Customers 
If a sales tax should be passed by the Legislature it will have to be added to the list prices given here. 
Size of Bulbs 
When comparing my prices compare sizes also. Some unresponsible dealers in bulbs who do not grow bulbs 
themselves and never have, offer “100 Large Flowered Gladiolus Bulbs” at a very low price and fill the order 
with bulbs around % inch in diameter. When they bloom the flowers may be large, but the bulbs sent are not 
even up to medium size. One concern last year mailed 100 bulblets for bulbs! 
LARGE Bulbs are 114 inch and over, MEDIUM bulbs % to Hi inch. 
Large bulbs make the best and largest blooms, also bloom a little earlier. Medium size bulbs should give a very 
fair sized spike and flower. Small sized bulbs will sometimes give a very small blossom but cannot be depended upon 
to flower the first year planted. Of course bulbs should increase in size somewhat every year, though it is hard to 
have some sorts develop into large bulbs. 
Visit our Garden the coming season from Aug. 1 to around Sept. 20, or when frost takes them. We had 
visitors last year from South America, Texas and about every state east of the Mississippi. 
Bulblets 
Can furnish bulblets from group No. 3 and Special lots only. Bulbs are so low in price in Groups No. 1 and 
No. 2 that it will not pay you to bother with them as it takes about three years to get good blooming bulbs from 
bulblets. 
WHY BUY GLADIOLUS BULBS? 
Who does not like flowers? What is nicer to take to a sick friend than a beautiful bouquet of gladiolus? 
What can you grow more easily in a small space than glads? The bulbs are good for many years if given the 
minimum of care. What other flower can give you the assortment of colors and shades? They are all beautiful 
whether large flowered, medium size or small flowered. The smaller ones have the more delicate shadings as a 
rule. Buy glads for Beauty. 
GROtlP NO. 1 
Large bulbs, 5c each, 6 for 20c, 25 for 60c, 100 for $2.00. Medium, 3 for 10c, 6 for 15c, 25 for 40c, 100 for $1.00. 
All bulbs priced 3 or over must be of one variety to take the rate for 3 bulbs, 6, 25 and 100 bulbs if wanted labeled 
in separate bags. Make up your own assortment if wanted in one bag unlabeled and the assortment will take 
the same rate as if of one variety. Postpaid. No bulblets. 
Albania, medium size pure white for florists’ use. 
Bengal Tiger, very large mottled red, rank grower. 
Blushing Beauty, large blush white. Large bulbs only. 
Bobby, large deep rose, darker blotch. Good grower. 
Cardinal Prince, tall cardinal red, fine for cutting. 
Carmen Sylvia, good low priced white for cutting. 
Charles Fairbanks, good medium early red to cut. 
Crimson Glow, large flowered rose crimson. Good. 
Ethelyn, tall spikes of apricot-orange. Artistic cut flower. 
Flaming Vale, dark flaming bank of color. Red. 
Gloriosa, blended pink, yellow and cream. Artistic. 
Joe Coleman, rich ruffled rose red. Extra for cutting. 
Kunderd's Yellow Wonder, early pale yellow. 
Kunderd’s Yellow Favorite, early soft old gold, throat 
spotted brown. 
