FAIRYLAND GARDENS 
DIXMONT, MAINE 
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SPRING PRICE LIST OF GLADIOLUS 
1941 
GREETINGS 
It is with pleasure that I prepare this modest list to send on to you. I only wish it 
were possible that I might hand it to you personally and that we might have an hour or 
_two in which to compare notes on the new ones that we saw at the Shows or grew 
last season which seemed just another step ahead, which, of course, we all want as soon 
@s price permits. 
Thank you. I greatly appreciate all the business that you have given me in the past, 
and all the very fine letters I have received in the past. They sure encourage one to 
keep on and try to do just a little better. 
This past season was the most successful one we have ever enjoyed. Early in the 
season we had it very dry but later we had plenty of rain so we have some fine bulbs 
to offer this season. 
Your visit was enjoyed and I hope you enjoyed visiting FAIRYLAND GARDENS 
and that you will plan to pay us a visit this summer and see many of the new varieties 
and seedlings which have not yet been introduced. ' 
Yours for more and better flowers, 
MAX L. LEAVITT. 
PSPS SEG 
Guarantee. We guarantee to please you. Anything we send out if it is not satis- 
factory return it and we will gladly refund your money. It is our intention to send out 
only the highest quality stock which is true to name and free of disease. Anything 
found otherwise will be cheerfully replaced or money refunded. 
Extras. Weinciude extras with all orders. If you would send a list of a few varie- 
ties you would like to try from which to select your extras, it would help us both. Post- 
age paid on all bulbs. from this list. 
Premium Bulbs Free. To anyone sending in an order of $5.00 or more and will prom- 
ise a report when it blooms, we will send a medium bulb of a “new gray” seedling, No. 
GS831. This is a wonderful new pink. We have grown it six feet tall with 6-7 open in 
the field. No crooking in this one, good habits. A large bulb with a $10.00 order, and if 
your order totals $15.00 we will include a couple blooming size bulbs of Autumn; and 
if it totals $20.00 we will put in a bulb of Rose of Sharon for good measure. 
Byrne 
WINNERS 
Yes, sir, at the Maine State Glad Show, August 23-25, Leah Ann first in its class 
with a large list of entries, also vote of thanks for a recent introduction. Henet also 
had the honor of carrying away the blue ribbon in its class. This was the only two 
gray varieties that was shown due to a late season. 
You are a loser of much enjoyment if you are not growing the Gray varieties. We 
have many fine reports from them from many sections of the country. This past season 
we had a call from florists for all the Blooms we could cut from Leah Ann. Henet has 
proved to be one of our best commercials, never any left over stock on this one. Miss 
Ann is the florists’ favorite for bridal work, also a corsage made from this is as beautiful 
as one made from orchids. Henet’s Favorite has given us some wonderful exhibition 
spikes which would take some beating on the exhibition table. 
The two new ones we are introducing, Autumn and Rose of Sharon, will, I believe, 
take their place in their color classes. Rose of Sharon is one of the very finest com- 
mercials it has been my. privilege to see in a long time. 
SPRING GREEN POST, NO. 253 
LEGION TRIAL GARDEN REPORT ON SPRING GREEN, WIS. 
Rose of Sharon planted 5/9, bloomed 8/4. 52 inches tall, 27-inch head, 20 buds, 7 open, 
3 to 4in color. 4% in size. Excellent texture, plain wide open petals, heavy straight 
spike, broad upright healthy foliage. Lavender rose which looks well individually 
and in mass. No fading to this. You will have to like it. 
Autumn bloomed 8/16 from 5/9 planting. 65 inches tall, 20-inch head, 16 buds, 5 open, 
4 in color, 4% in size. Perfect facing and spacing. Excellence texture, stem willowy 
to medium, but always straight. Foliage, broad, tall, upright and healthy. Reddish 
and yellow brown of autumn. In spite of my personal dislike for smokies, this 
appealed very strongly to me in its coloring and its performance being so exception- 
al makes us rate this as exceptionally good. Well worth getting a start with while 
still high priced. 
