Greetings... 
E extend our hearty thanks to our customers for their patronage in the past and 
hope the present crisis will not curtail their enthusiasm for fine Glads. We are 
cutting our catalog shorter this year but you will still find many fine varieties listed 
herein. 
Although prices of most commodities have risen and are continuing to rise, you will 
find varieties of Glads listed at prices comparable to last season and in many cases at 
drastic reductions, thus enabling our customers to secure many good bulbs at a con- 
siderable saving. 
Jeanie, our last year’s introduction, gave us a great thrill this past summer. In our 
opinion it is our best introduction in many ways. Not only does it possess fine commercial 
possibilities but is a great exhibition glad as well. It has, we think, as much merit as 
the great glad Picardy with perhaps better color. Its rich pink body color, without fleck- 
ing, combines with the cream throat and white midribs in a most pleasing way. It re- 
curves beautifully from large bulbs. We have had many letters praising it, though few 
bulbs were out to any one grower. No glad can be fully appreciated until one has enough 
for a real show. This year we had enough of Jeanie for just such a show! Had we 
known its real merit before we certainly would have placed the price higher. However. 
we will maintain our introductory price again this year and in 1943. 
We had the misfortune to be caught in a flood last October that washed away a 
number of our varieties, including all the bulblets we had of Jeanie. Hence we are set 
back a year on them. Try a dozen or more large bulbs of Jeanie this year. You will 
have a variety we think you will prize most highly, and one that you will not tire of. 
ALL RUFFLES. (Shown next page.) This seedling is coming along fine and wit) 
normal growing conditions we expect sufficient stock to permit introducing it in 1943. 
We are listing New Era again this year after two years’ rest. Everyone was aware of the 
disease the bulb carried. All our original stock was destroyed and new stock purchased 
from a grower who had bulbs apparently free of disease. We think it one of the best 
Glads in the entire list. It is a great cut flower. We are hoping, and certainly will try 
to keep our stock free of disease. 
A number of promising seedlings are under observation but will not be introduced 
this year. 
We believe it to be the duty of all of us to carry on as near to normal as possible. 
In fact lowers and Glads assume a greater importance in times of trouble. We will say, 
however, that our commercial bulbs are as nearly sold out at this time as they have for 
the same time in other seasons. 
Those who have never grown Glads are not aware of the interesting hobby or 
business it really is. “ry some of the newer varieties. We are sure you will be well 
repaid. Buying a new variety that comes well recommended is a sound investment and 
not altogether a luxury. | 
MR. AND MRS. D. S. PRUITT. 
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