GUIDEBOOK FOR 1944 
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SIZE OF BULB TO BUY 
If economy be the aim, do not rely on small 
bulbs to give wholly satisfactory blooms. 
The small bulbs will all bloom but medium 
bulbs almost always give far better than 
‘“‘medium”’ sized spikes of the given variety. 
Our descriptions usually indicate whether or 
not the variety is an exceptionally fine pro- 
ducer of blooms from the smaller sizes. 
A number of varieties either have come 
into sufficient world production to warrant 
low price for large bulbs or bloom so un- 
satisfactorily from medium size bulbs that, 
for the protection of our customer, we omit 
the smaller sizes from our pricing. Likely, 
we have them if you insist but we recommend 
only the sizes offered. 
Commercially, bulbs are graded into 6 
sizes. Size 6 is under % inch diameter and 
other sizes range up every 4 inch, the Num- 
ber 1 bulb being 11% inch up. Catalogs 
commonly offer bulbs as L (large) sizes 1 and 
2) (144 inch up); M (medium) (sizes 3 and 4) 
(34 to 144 inch); S (small) (sizes 5 and 6) 
(144 to % inch) and Bits (bulblets, the little 
hard shelled corme!s which cling at the roots 
of the bulb). 
The size (bulk) of bulb you purchase 
determines the amount of food with which 
you are starting to produce a given spike. 
TERMS OF SALE 
Cash with order. 
Delivery prepaid in U. S. Gladiolus ship- 
ments in February, March and April, or as 
soon as possible on orders arriving thereafter. 
Replacement or refund purchase price any 
bulb, root, plant or seed that does not prove 
true to name or does not arrive in condition 
herein represented. Bulblet germination is 
not guaranteed. 
No substitutions will be made. 
Orders received until planting but subject 
to stock being unsold. To get proper prop- 
agation of new sorts, it does not pay us to 
hold for further sale bulbs and bits priced 
only per each beyond May ist. Order early. 
Our selling season is very short. 
Notice to Canadian Customers: Pre- 
sumably for the duration you will be able to 
continue making occasional (several months 
apart) small orders for bulbs costing “‘less 
{hans = Canadian? Dollars: Apply> to. the 
Secretary of Destructive Insect & Pest Act 
Advisory Board, Dept. of Agriculture, 
Ottawa, Ont., for permit and mailing label. 
Delivery prepaid to foreign countries in 
the Postal Union having the usual 14c per 
pound rate, provided war restrictions of one 
kind or another does not bar such delivery 
except that purchases at 100 rate prices should 
add at rate 50c per 100 for large bulbs and 
20c per 100 for medium sized bulbs. 

Seedling grown from our seed by D. W. M. of 
Killarney, Man., who reports self color, beauti- 
ful shell pink, 4!4inch florets, 28 inch flower- 
head. Grew unsupported. Made 85 bulblets. 
“A seedling from your 298 cross (Oeganda,x Crystal) grew 
70 inches tall, 8 open, 7 inch dia., solid color darker than 
Takina.”’ 1-20-44. M.A. K., Rockwood, Mich. 

“From a Spitfire x Merry Widow seed bought from you 
last year have an outstanding plant 51% feet high, very wide 
blade foliage, 21% in. 28 in. flowerhead, 16 buds, 10th bloom 
61% in. dia. a soft rose with cream throat. Looks like an all- 
purpose winner.”’ 10-3-42. D. H. W., McDonald, Pa. 

**As you know I purchased 5 seeds each of many lots. They 
germinated not less than 4 and thanks to your count many of 
ae lots have 7 and 8 growing.”’ 7-16’42. H.P.M., St.Joseph, 
o. 

“TI had very good success with the seed I purchased from you 
2 years ago, especially with the Harmau cross. The seedlings 
from this cross are all clear color even though there is quite a 
range in the colors and the plants all seem to have unusually 
good vigor. I think your catalog is without doubt the best one 
issued and checking your ratings against the blooms at the 
Midwest show proves that.’’ 3-1-’42. C. R. H., Quincy, II. 
