PAUL BRANDON 
ROUTE 1, 
BEND, Oregon 
GLADIOLUS 
Quide and Price List 
Section 562 P.L.&R. 
U. S. Department of Agriculture, 
Washington, D. C. 
RETURN POSTAGE GUARANTEED 
Bureau of Plant Industry 
Fruit and Vegetable Crops and Diseases 
^1 R. N 
1940 
Price List 
RELIABLE GLADIOLUS 
200 Varieties Selected From the Maze of Thousands Sold ’round the World. 
Offered as YOUR 
GUIDE TO BETTER GLADS 
This Style of Catalog Costs Me Less, Yet Gives You Much Information and 
Allows Me to Offer Bulbs of the Highest 
QUALITY AT A REASONABLE PRICE 
BULBS GROWN here on the OREGON DESERT with 
ample irrigation are unusually fine and vigorous. State 
inspectors find no thrips and very little disease. Having 
a comparatively small planting I give most of the bulbs 
and orders my personal attention, which seems more 
satisfactory than that given by a large staff. 
SATISFACTION GUARANTEED. If bulbs are not 
satisfactory, just let me know and I’ll try to make it 
right. Sometimes a bulb goes “haywire” for no good 
reason, and sometimes soil, weather or other conditions 
are bad and the bulbs are not to blame. But YOU be 
the judge! 
ORDER EARLY PLEASE! We are both ahead when 
I get orders filled before planting time and the last- 
minute rush. Late in the season I sometimes have to 
substitute in size, or a similar variety, also, with plant¬ 
ing to worry about I just can’t give the attention I do 
earlier, and with stocks running low. I’m less generous. 
POSTAGE will be paid on retail orders of over $1 in 
U. S. On smaller orders add 10c. Try to make your 
order total at least fl.OO. Most retail orders are shipped 
by mail, on large orders it is sometimes cheaper to send 
by express, if your town has a station. Western orders 
can be sent safely by mail most anytime excepting in 
spells of sub-zero weather. Bulbs sent East by mail 
before March 25 at buyer’s risk. Express shipments 
safe anytime. 
DISCOUNTS. After you get your order made up you 
may select additional bulbs from the retail list to the 
extent of; 10 per cent on orders of from $2 to $5; 
15 per cent on orders of from $5 to $25; 20 per cent 
on orders of from $25 to $50; 25 per cent on orders of 
from $50 up. (This applies ONLY on bulbs ordered 
from the retail list, and when order is accompanied by 
cash.) 
WHEN YOU ORDER give your name and address; 
state varieties, size and amount of each wanted, and 
enclose remittance by Money Order, Check, or Currency. 
IVzC or 3c stamps on small orders only. Bulbs can be 
sent C. 0. D. if you wish, the Postal Service makes a 
charge of 12c and up on each package above postage. 
Above discounts do NOT apply on C. O. D. orders. 
C. 0. D. orders to be held for shipment at a later date 
must be accompanied by 25 per cent in cash. 
Orders will be receipted by postal card as soon as 
possible after received. Mail them all to 
PAUL Brandon 
THE GLAD RANCH ROUTE 1. BEND. ORE. 
IF YOU have tired of glads as being rather ordinary 
flowers, grow some of these modern beauties. They are 
not at all common. 
SIZE: “L” means large bulbs 1% inch and up, the 
best size to buy, produce earliest and finest flowers. Sizes 
vary as much with varieties as the size of the flowers. 
Some like Bill Sowden, produce rather small bulbs—and 
huge flowers. 
“M” means medium size, % to inch, make fine 
flowers, blooming just a little later than the larger size. 
“S” means small bulbs, under % inch. Sometimes 
bloom, make large bulbs for next year. My stocks arc 
short on these this season. > 
“B” means bulblets. Some germinate poorly, they 
rarely bloom, make planting stock for next season. Not 
guaranteed to grow. Don’t buy them unless familiar 
with growing. 
PRICES quoted are postpaid in U. S. I try to keep 
them on par with others and will meet their catalog 
prices where I have the stock. NOT LESS than 10c 
worth of a variety sold, EXCEPTING large bulbs listed 
at up to 60c a dozen may be had for 5c each. You may 
have 3 for 10c on those listed at 12 for 35c. Otherwise 
1 bulb for 1/10 the price of 12, 12 for the price of 10, 
6 for the price of 5. 25-50 at 100 rates. GRADED 
DOZENS, 4 L, 4 M, and 4 S bulbs for the price of 6 
large bulbs. These give a long period of bloom at small 
cost. BULBLETS available on most varieties, as priced 
on the newer ones, 10c a pkt. on the rest. Number of 
bulblets to pkt. will vary according to supply, on the 
cheapest varieties I put in a couple of hundred, good 
value always. The higher priced ones are all large and 
hand selected, the best to be had. 
. . EACH variety will be separately and properly labelled. 
Figures in descriptions just following name (36-4-6) 
indicate height of plant (36 inches), size of floret (4 
inches across) and number (6) open at one time. Com- 
meiit is my HONEST opinion. Small decoratives listed 
just following ZUNI. 
MY 1940 INTRODUCTION 
NAOMI ELIZABETH (Br) 54-4-5. Shades from ivory 
to palest lavender. Lavender becomes deeper as flower 
ages. Not flashy but exceedingly refined and beautiful. 
Flowers are about 4 inches across, lightly and delicately 
ruffled, of fine substance and texture. A decorative type 
that opens 5 to 9 nicely placed florets at one time on 
tall willowy stems that seldom crook. Taller than aver¬ 
age, it is one of the earliest of all to bloom. Prolific, 
makes big bulblets that often bloom. It takes a large 
bulb to make a really fine spike, several together are 
most effective. Offered to those who appreciate delicate 
beauty and grace. This “Little old lady in lavender and 
lace” is named in honor of my mother. From a cross of 
Aida X Mibloom. Look for it in Legion Trial ground 
report (E. A. Lins). I sent a bulb to C. F. K., 
Detroit, Michigan. He said: “For charm and delicate 
beauty of color and form I have not seen its superior. 
And you may quote me on that.” (I note that this 
gentleman won 96 ribbons at two shows, so guess he 
knows his glads.) Prices, Bulbs, any size, $2.00 each, 
12-$20.00. Bulblets l-25c. 12-$2.50, 100-$20.00. 
AACHEN (M) Rich deep cream, large floret.- oM^pavy 
substance on a heavy exhibition spike. Slightly ruffled, 
petals recurve beautifully. Needs good culture L l-40c, 
12-$4.00; M l-25c, 12-$2.50; B 12-30c. 
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