FAIRYLAND GARDENS 
DIXMONT, MAINE 
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“MAINE PRIZE WINNERS” 
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SPRING PRICE LIST OF GLADIOLUS 
1942 
GREETINGS 
Once more it is my privilege to prepare a modest list to send on to you. Many things 
have happened since the last list was sent out. With our country at war, I can think of 
nothing more restful after a hard day’s work than a place to relax and forget the cares 
of life, if that is possible. What better place could one find than in a nice bed of glads? 
You will find many changes of varieties in this list. It was my privilege this summer to 
go as far south as West Virginia and up through Ohio and visit the different glad 
growers, and I have added the varieties I found most outstanding to this list. 
To my old Friends and Customers, I thank you for the patronage you have given 
me this past season, which is greatly appreciated. 
Many of you visited FAIRYLAND GARDENS this summer. To you I say come 
again, and to you who have not yet visited the Gardens, may I say you are always 
WELCOME. 
Yours for Finer Glads, 
MAX L. LEAVITT. 
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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. We include 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 ina bulb of Rose of Sharon for good measure. 
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DISINFECT ALL BULBS BEFORE PLANTING 
May I urge you to disinfect all your bulbs before planting. As the old saying goes, 
an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, and it really is not such a job as one 
might think to soak them. I understand that it is difficult to obtain Lysol, so if you are 
not able to obtain it, send to Beckwith Gardens, North Street, Manchester Center, Ver- 
mont. They have a disinfectant known as DELBETAR which is said to be very good 
which we plan to use this season. At this time, prices are as follows, postpaid: 2 0z., 45c; 
% pint, $1.00; 1 pint, $1.75. Directions for use come with same. 
INTRODUCING 
Blushing Mary (Young). This is a sport of MARY ANSTEEN, with same habits of that 
variety except that the color white is at times flushed pink with a rouge blotch 
nicely setting the flower off. After growing it a season, I like it very much and 
found it took very well with garden visitors. We have obtained the stock of this 
variety and are pricing it so you can afford to plant it this season. Large or Medium 
bulbs, 25c each; Small, 15c; Bulblets, 10 for 25c; 6 assorted Bulbs with 10 Bulblets 
for $1.00. 
After ‘growing many seedlings for many growers this season, I found the following 
two varieties very fine and am listing them for the Rev. O. E. Spencer. These varieties 
will be named and introduced later, at which time they will cost you much more than the 
low price now asked: 
#38 E11. Very large pure pink with cream throat, with a blue cast over the entire floret. 
We just missed the Maine Glad Show by a day, with a spike with 12 open florets just 
under 7 inches. This spike was one of the finest I saw this season, going to two 
glad shows and driving nearly 5000 miles visiting glad farms. If you like them big 
and want something that will bring home the Blue Ribbons, give this glad a trial. 
L. or M., $1.00 each. 
#35 A 2. Clear, bright, rosy purple, this glad has plenty of sparkle and will open up a 
nice double spike. Fine growing habits. This received much favorable comment by 
garden visitors. You cannot go wrong by stocking this. L. or M., $1.00 each. 
