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Another year has rolled around and we wish to express our appreciation to all our friends and 
custonaers for your interest and cooperation during the past year. It is with the greatest of pleasure 
that I present to you my 1938 catalog. I hope that you will find much of interest among the new 
varieties that we have added to our stock. 
The two new varieties, Henet and Leah Ann, originated by Mr. Gray, and presented in my 1937 
catalog, brought in very fine reports. This has encouraged me to add Henet's Favorite, a newer one 
from Mr. Gray, which we consider will go over big as an exhibition variety in the smoky class. 
We enjoyed seeing all our old friends and customers at the gardens last season and hope that 
you will all come this year. 
We have harvested one of the largest and finest crops of bulbs we have ever had. We have 
replaced some of the older varieties with newer and, we consider, much better ones. We expect our 
next season to be the best yet with so many new varieties and an extra large planting. We welcome 
you to the gardens. 
Yours for more and better flowers. 
MAX L. LEAVITT. 
NEW GRAY VARIETIES 
It gives me much pleasure to present this list of the New Gray varieties. After growing these 
Gladioluses for two years, we feel that they have really come to stay. You are asking why our prices are 
so low if they are such outstanding varieties. I will gladly tell you. First, we do not believe in the 
extremely high-priced introduction, because only those with a barrel of money can buy them, and, 
secondly, Mr. Gray's Gladioluses are new in the field and we wish the growers and glad fans to see how 
good they really are, as quickly as possible, for there are many more very fine originations coming 
along from Mr. Gray. After seeing these flowers we know that you will not doubt our word that we 
have some very outstanding varieties which will appear in the near future. It will pay you to watch for 
them. Having given you our opinion, you will find published a few of the many letters received since 
offering Henet and Leah Ann for sale last spring. 
SPRING GREEN POST, NO. 253, SPRING GREEN, WISCONSIN 
Max L. Leavitt, 
Dixmont, Maine. 
August 24, 1937. 
Dear Mr. Leavitt: 
Enclosed report on performance of Henet and Leah Ann. This is really remarkable as we had 
excessively hot weather and no rain since the 1st of July to the present, and none in sight. I am 
hoping now that the bulbs themselves will come through in good enough shape so that I may have a 
ribbon hung on these in 1938. Would like very much to see Henet get into competition for Grand 
Champ here. If in the proper condition it could do it. Miss New Zealand won this year, and my stock 
OT i IIS is large, but I have no hesitancy to place Henet ahead of this if it performs regularly. It is 
much better in appearance also. 
Leah Ann won 2nd, Wisconsin, 1937, from only spike available. Am very well pleased with this 
and feel that if there had been enough stock in bloom to make a selection this could easily have won 
1st in its class. 
Hope to have more of your things growing and on display in the future. Wishing you the best 
of luck. 
Sincerely, 
E. A. LINS, Service Officer. 
