Page 12 THE GLADIOLUS FANCIER’S 
CASH DISCOUNTS 
Cash discounts are applicable only to orders accompanied by cash in full. 
Upon orders of $5.00 up—only if received before Mar. 1st—5% 
Upon orders of $15.00 up—only if received before Mar. 1st—10% 
These discounts do not apply to wholesale quotations, patented varieties, current 1943 
introductions and releases (as is common practice in the gladiolus industry) or to hybridized 
seed. All such will be marked ‘‘Net”’ (i. e., no discount). For various reasons, varieties marked 
‘“‘Net’’ cannot be used as extras. So please exclude them from any list you may submit from 
which we may give as extras. 
In addition, for retail orders from this catalog of $25.00 net cash and up, you will receive 
free your choice of gladiolus society membership which will not cost us more than $2.15 or 
one of the improved, mounted Fischer Color Charts. See page 30. 
Heretofore, we have granted extra bulbs approximating the above cash discounts. However, 
we shall still continue, to some extent, to supply extras by overcount, oversizing or by varieties 
other than those ordered. (See space on order sheet to designate your wishes.) The reason 
for the March 1st time limit on the extra discount is this: For some years our orders have 
come piling in to a peak around the middle of the bulb delivery season, utterly swamping us 
and in some instances causing regrettable delay even on rush orders. 
Early orders permit a 
better spread of the delivery and office work. We must alter this situation, even if it costs us 
substantial money. 
If your inquiry for catalog comes too late to get the special. before—Mar. 1st discount, 
please do not ask for it as the reason for its existence has terminated. We send catalogs 2 
years to inquirers, longer to customers of course, so you can be in plenty tifne another year. 
OUR KEY SYSTEM A GREAT AID 
TO SELECTION 
Varieties are grouped by color classifica- 
tion for your convenience of comparison 
and selection. 
Varieties are critically described. Natu- 
rally, in a list such as this, consequential 
faults are few, nevertheless, attention is 
called to them. Show dates and references 
are to first prizes only. Room to mention 
but few. Symposium ratings refer only to 
those last published. 
For thirteen years our variety descrip- 
tions have been praised generously, for the ac- 
curate visualization of the size of individual 
floret, the number open at one time, the total 
bud length of the flower spike, the prominence 
of markings, etc., made possible by the use of 
stars, daggers and other hieroglyphics. 
We will tell you the size florets to expect, 
a * indicating large florets 41% to 514 inches 
diameter, ** indicating 5% to 6 inches and 
*** indicating extreme size 6 to 8 inches. 
We explain the relative quantity of mark- 
ing, + indicating with obvious markings, 
i.e., so evident as to arrest attention and 
— indicating without obvious marking. 
“T rec’d your catalog and have been going through it care- 
fully and one thing struck me quite forcefully. That was 
that the varieties you offer today are the future prizewinners 
of tomorrow. Many times I pick up old catalogs and back 
issues of the N. E. G. S. yearbooks, when I read the claim of 
some grower about some new variety to see how his predic- 
tions of former years have turned out. And I think a lot of 
other people are doing the same thing and I can imagine them 
saying, Well, Evans ranks about tops in his predictions. For, 
after all, what a man claims about a variety today has to 
be judged by what he had claimed in the past.’’ 2-7-40. 
J. E. D., Freehold, N. J. 
We do not list varieties incapable of holding 
five florets open at one time. There are 
thousands of such varieties. We employ Tf 
to indicate many open (6-8) and ff to indi- 
cate an extreme number (9-16). If the total 
of open florets and buds make an unusually 
long spike, we indicate with a double dagger’ 
t (15-18) and extreme ff (19-30). 
We furnish the approximate blooming 
dates of varieties in this locality, checked 
to the best of our ability from experience of 
many years. Number after name indicates 
days from planting to blooming of large size 
bulb (L). Medium size (M) usually seven to 
ten days later. Dates not guaranteed since 
subject to change by excessive heat, moisture, 
drought, differing soil fertility and other con- 
ditions. 
Abbreviations: L large bulb 114 in. up. 
M medium size bulb 34-114 S. small bulb 
34-34. Blts. bulblets, Exh., Exhibition Type. 
Dec., Decorative Type. Sm. Dec., Small 
Decorative Type. A. G. S. American Gladi- 
olus Society. Ohio, Ohio Gladiolus Society. 
Mah., Mahoning Gladiolus Society. C. G. S. 
(Canadian).’ B. G. §S. (British). E.” Bay 
(California G. S.). San Leandro (The Largest 
flower show on western coast). A. M., Award 
of Merit. F. C. C., First Class Certificate. 
(Am), Amateur. Com., Commercial. 

"While in Customs getting the lot of bulbs from you I met 
our Canadian Inspector and he told me that the lot I was in 
for (your shipment) was as fine a lot as he had ever examined 
and every corm a perfect one in being absolutely free from 
defect, thrips or disease of any kind. That was getting real 
value for my money, particularly in view of the fact that 
your overcount and extras more than made up for the exchange, 
duty and express incurred.” 5-26-40. J. W. McL., Ottawa 
nt, 
