GREETINGS 
I wish to take this opportunity to thank my last season’s 
customers for the very fine business they gave me. It was certainly 
appreciated. We are going to try to continue to merit your confidence. 
In spite of the terrible drought in many parts of the country 
which curtailed the amount of blooms at some shows and lowered the 
quality of them, yet many people who either were situated where 
there was more rain or else irrigated, had the finest flowers ever. My 
own show garden was situated where it did not suffer from drought 
at all and I had the finest flowers I ever had. I have had many fine re- 
ports from growers all over the country who had wonderfully fine 
blooms. 
There is something about gladiolus, much more than other 
flowers, that seems to get under the skin and makes an otherwise 
normal human being get so interested and enthusiastic that his friends 
think he is “‘batty.’’ The tremendous advances that have been made 
in the past few years in glads have brought the gladiolus to the very 
top rank of garden flowers. The varieties of color and form are so infi- 
nite that there are varieties to suit every one. And many of them are 
actually as beautiful as orchids. Gladiolus are the easiest thing in the 
world to grow and secure good results. They will do well under 
most any conditions but extra care will repay one many fold. 
The thrips problem which has discouraged many people is very 
easily avoided now. The presence of thrips is largely a matter of care- 
lessness. My growing instruction sheet tells you all about this. 
With the world in the throes of war and war preparations, we 
need something to ease our minds and nerves and I know of nothing 
better for this purpose than a garden of gladiolus. If you have not 
grown glads, start now. There will be many untold pleasures at a 
moderate cost, and as a great many others have done you will thank 
me from the bottom of your heart for getting you interested in the 
modern gladiolus. 




Elmer Gove, 
Apostle of Beauty. 
