Fergusonville Gladiolus Farm 
Davenport, New York 
F. G. DAYTON HARRY GREGORY 
We wish to thank our patrons for their orders and letters of appreciation we 
received this past season, it prompts us to offer this list of outstanding gladiolus in 
an eager effort to make your 1941 garden most enjoyable. 
We are gladiolus specialists and hybridizers, with many years of experience, spar- 
ing neither time nor money trying out thousands of varieties and seedlings each year 
to select a few of the very best in our judgment for you. Being florists we should 
know what a good spike looks like and those the public demand. 
Many people visit our gardens during the blooming season which is from July 15 
to Oct. lst. Davenport is 12 miles east of the city of Oneonta. We start to plant our 
fields about May 10th, therefore your order should be on hand by that time. We ad- 
vise early orders because our stock of some of the newer varieties is limited. 
Remittance may be made by money order, draft, or check. Please do not send 
stamps. 25% down will hold your order for spring delivery. We acknowledge your 
order when received, and prepare to ship at once, weather permitting, unless other- 
wise instructed by you. Gladiolus are easy to grow, but we send full instructions with 
each order. All orders of $1.00 or over are insured and shipped postpaid. 
Due to climate and soil conditions, some varieties grow well in one locality and 
poor in another; those listed here grow fine in our garden and for most of our cus- 
tomers. A safe way is to try a few of several varieties to discover for yourself the 
ones that you like and that grow well in your soil. Elaborate descriptions, flashy pic- 
tures, and high prices do not help much, the trial is the thing, then buy all you want. 
Due to the fact that many varieties which are very good practically duplicate 
one another, we have tried to make this list selective rather than all inclusive. How- 
ever, we grow hundreds of varieties not listed here and can furnish most any known 
variety at the same price offered by any reliable grower. 
Hybridizers attention! Owing to the many requests from hybridizers for the 
bulbs of Twin-City, the double gladiolus originated by us, which we will not be able 
to release for at least two years, we are offering seedling No. 12-206 which is the 
parent of Twin-City. This is a giant soft pink that produces quite a few double 
florets. This variety is a rank and healthy grower, a beauty which produces many 
seeds and should be named. The price is $5.00 per bulb and the supply is very limited. 
The best new red glads in our judgment are as follows from light to dark in 
order: Beacon, Toreador, Algonquin, American Commander, Rewi Fallu, Black Opal, 
and Red Giant which is cerise. There are many pinks, but here are a few new ones you 
should have: Colossus, Dr. Carolyn, Miss New Zealand, Rima, Flora Farmer. 
If you wish to keep up to date on glads, we recommend you join your local Gladio- 
lus Society, which will supply you with much valuable information with quarter- 
ly pamphlets. To join our New York State Society send one dollar directly to H. E. 
Hulbert, McGraw, New York. To join a national society send one dollar to Alvin K. 
Parker, 93 Day Street, Norwood, Mass. You will receive your membership privileges, 
and a fine book entitled ‘“‘The Gladiolus of 1941.” For two dollars you receive the book 
and up-to-the-minute quarterly pamphlets. All are good. 
