A WORD TO OUR CUSTOMERS 
Again it is our privilege to submit to you our list of gladiolus 
bulbs for the season 1938. You will find many of the new originations 
in this list, and I am sure they are fully capable of creating new thrills 
for those who grow them in their gardens. In fact, I believe those who 
ha ve not been growing the modern gladiolus will find a great thrill 
from growing the cheaper varieties, very many of which are still prize 
winners. Some people get the idea that glads are hard to grow 7 , but 
this is not so any more than potato culture is difficult. We send full 
cultural directions with each order, and if you will read and heed 
you will surely succeed. Our prices are as low as consistent, quality 
considered. There is just as much difference in glad bulbs as anything 
else in the line of seeds you may buy. This does not mean that you 
must pay exorbitant prices for good bulbs. Our bulbs are as good as 
you can buy at any price. One of the greatest mistakes the average 
buyer is liable to make is to purchase bulbs that have been forced 
to the limit in order to make a grand display. Such bulbs seldom re- 
peat. I have a great many customers tell me that their flowers were 
better than mine. I figure that is a better recommend than to have them 
say that they could not get as good flowers as I showed them. Of 
course, you may grow a poor crop from good seed, but you cannot 
produce a good crop from poor seed. 
The different sizes will be designated as follows: L. for large, M. 
for medium; S. for small and Bits, for bulblets. Large and medium 
bulbs are always of blooming size and many of the small ones will 
boom and will make the best of bulbs for the next season. 
I would mention that there are a few 7 varieties that do not make 
very large bulbs. M. size, in other words, would be a good size for a 
few of these varieties. 
That does not mean that these varieties may not be very choice. 
I happen to know that the sweepstake spike at the State Show 7 at 
Rochester last year was produced from a bulb of but little more than 
1 inch in diameter. 
To avoid disappointment you should get your order in reasonably 
early, especially if you are going to order some of the newer varieties, 
as many of these are limited in quantity. We w 7 ill accept your C.O.D. 
order for future delivery. We do not substitute unless we give better 
value. 
All orders of $1.00 or over will be prepaid anywhere in U. S. A. I 
am giving no discounts on these prices but 1 do try to give all cus¬ 
tomers a pleasant surprise. Of course, we can give wholesale quota¬ 
tions on large lots. Please send list of just what you want for esti¬ 
mates. The larger your order, the more extras you w 7 ill receive. 
Quotations are usually made three at the dozen rate, as we cannot 
afford to put up single items for less than 10c. So you get the benefit 
of the dozen rate whether you order three, six, nine or twelve. Where 
priced singly multiply by 10 for dozen rate. 
SPECIAL NOTICE 
Our “Perfectly Practical Practically Perfect Plant Stakes’’ will 
be sold to all customers at the wholesale rate: $5.00 per 100, not less 
than 25 at these rates. 
These stakes are just what the name implies, and will save you 
many times their cost in a few years time. 1 have found makeshift 
stakes are very expensive, and unsatisfactory in the long run. 
F. O. CHAMBERLIN, Prop. 
