S U R F S I D E 
Award of Merit N. E. G. S. Seedling 
Committee 1937 
Award of Merit British G. S. Trial 
Gardens 1938 
Award of Merit Maryland G. S. Trial 
Gardens 1938 
PRICE LIST - FALL 1938 
FLYING CLOUD FARMS, Inc. 
BANCROFT WINSOR 
Acushnet Station - - - New Bedford, Mass., U. S. A. 
First of all we want to thank all our customers arid fiieqds for the letters 
we received inquiring about how we came through the diurrieane. It sure 
is great to feel that so many of our customers a/e interested in our wel¬ 
fare beyond just the fact that we sell them gladiqfiu^bulbsr. , 
While we are in the area that suffered the greatest loM? Jf Jlife, it is 
with great thankfulness that we can say none«^£|^i^tjijjmediate'“family 
were lost and loss of property is nothing comnar ^ >f oM|e. Our 
loss was heaviest in the apple orchard where many thousa?W^»Qj^ Ki'tsiTels. 
of apples were destroyed and trees uprooted. In the gladiolus fiekl vve lo$t 
our late cut flowers but the bulbs were not in any way damaged; in facty** 
not a single tag was even pulled out. 
We had some trays of dug bulbs that were drying in the field and these 
were tipped over; a piece of land on Mattapoisett Neck, which we had 
planned to use for part of our planting next year, was covered by the tidal 
wave and the salt left thfere when the water receded, — maybe enough so 
we can not use it next season; a chemical analysis late in the winter will 
determine it. So you see we were fortunate and again many thanks for 
your interest! 
This price list contains a RETAIL PREPAID list and a WHOLESALE 
NOT PREPAID list. If you are interested in large lots or a large order, 
we will be glad to quote you special prices. Prices in this list are good only 
until regular catalogue is out about January 15. 
Many people prefer to buy at least part of their bulbs in the fall and 
I believe it is a good practice to do so whether they are wanted for ship¬ 
ment as soon as cured or to be held until spring. Any orders that we 
receive in the fall for spring delivery are put up at that time and stored 
in wire bottom trays until shipped so that the early orders do get the choice 
of the bulbs. 
Past experience shows that the average prices show little change 
from fall to spring but often some sizes of certain varieties are sold out 
before the first of the year and have to be omitted from the January cata¬ 
logue. One great advantage of buying in the fall is that you are assured 
of just what you want in both size and variety. Another reason for buy¬ 
ing from us in the fall is in the actual saving in cash. In order to spread 
out the work so that each order may continue to have the personal atten¬ 
tion of some member of my own family, who has a real interest in the 
business, and to get in some cash before the rush season, we are offering 
you what we think are really generous discounts. In comparing prices 
remember that until January 15 our prices to you on retail orders are from 
1/5 to almost 1/3 less than our list, depending on the size of the orders. 
Should any lother reputable grower advertise 
lower prices we will be glad to meet those prices so 
long as stocks are available for we do not intend to 
be knowingly undersold. 
If any customer is interested in Jumbo bulbs, and 
is willing to pay the transportation, we will be glad to 
send them as long as available. 
Descriptions of most of the varieties in this price 
list will be found in our last spring’s catalogue. If you 
do not have a copy drop us a card and one will be for¬ 
warded. A few of the varieties have just been re¬ 
leased and, therefore, no descriptions will be found in 
last spring’s catalogue. 
The past summer was a great growing season! 
The natural supply of water made the use of irrigation 
unnecessary and the rain came at about equal intervals 
so the growth was uninterrupted even in the lightest 
soils. We did not have a killing frost until after the 
first of November giving us fine weather to both dig 
and cure the crop. 
We exhibited in a dozen shows from Tennessee to 
Michigan and east by using air express. Most of these 
shipments went through in good condition except 
where the nearest air terminal was so far away that 
the added rail trip took an extra day. We had nice 
reports from these shows and many wrote us of this 
or that seedling that appealed to them for we shipped 
largely seedlings with a few of the newer varieties. 
At the New England Gladiolus Society show in Boston 
we received a gold medal for our display which also 
was largely seedlings, including PRESTIGE, RED 
BANK and GARDEN OF THE NATIONS which are 
the three new introductions we will offer in our Janu¬ 
ary catalogue. 
During the past season SURFSIDE was given an 
Award of Merit by the British Gladiolus Society Test 
Garden and also by the Maryland Gladiolus Society Test 
Garden where only three awards were made. We be¬ 
lieve it to be a great white glad and know many of 
those that are growing it agree with us ! 
RANDOM NOTES FROM THE PAST SEASON 
From a strictly commercial cut-flower standpoint, 
the past season has again proven that at least for us 
the first blooms are the most profitable and I believe 
that is the case in most localities. Therefore, such 
varieties as WHITE ORCHID, POLAR ICE, ROI SOL- 
IEL, LAUSANNE, KRIMHILDE, PELEGRINA, LIB- 
ELLE, SONATINE, EARLY DAWN, TANGERINE, 
MR. CUTHBERTSON, PROF. VON SLOGTERN and 
YELLOW PERFECTION continue to be the ones we 
cut very early and bring the best prices. These varieties 
are easy growers, especially early in the season, and are 
“100% cutters”; that is, give very few spikes that are 
not saleable. KRIMHILDE seems to fill the gap for 
a very early light lavendar pink. A bit later in the 
season MINUET, COMMANDER KOEHL, PICARDY, 
FRANK J. McCOY, MOTHER MACHREE, RED 
LORY, PIMPERNEL, CAMELOT, COIMBA, ORLAN¬ 
DO, SOUTHERN CROSS and MAID OF ORLEANS are 
our best commercials. 
ROSEMARIE PFITZER was great the past season ! 
The new whites: KRYTBERG, WHITE COLOSSUS, 
VREDENBERG and WHITE TRIUMPHATOR were 
good and one never seems to have too many whites. 
MRS. G. G. ERREY, a new creamy white, was very 
wonderful and possibly the most valuable variety Errey 
has ever introduced. SOUTHPORT, with its very pleas¬ 
ing pink color, still seems one of the best of Mair’s for 
some time. DAILY RECORD is very fine too, having 
a wonderful sheen and texture in the blooms that is 
seldom seen in red shades. 
Now that MISS NEW ZEALAND and TAKINA 
are so much reduced in price everyone should grow 
them. I was a bit surprised to find the cut flower mark¬ 
et so enthused over TAKINA; in the market they refer 
