PLEASE READ BEFORE ORDERING 
DISCOUNTS AND TERMS OF SALE: Our prices are figured on a net basis, we could 
do like many others are now doing, that is add from 10 to 30 percent or more to our net 
selling prices, and then offer you from 10 to 30 percent or more as discounts from our 
catalog. Personally, I do not like this method, but have also used it in past years. The 
largest merchants in the world are ‘Mail Order Houses.” When you order $1.00 worth 
or $100.00 worth of merchandise you pay their net selling prices, they do not allow you 
from 10 to 30 percent discount on vour $100.00 order, if they did, it would be necessary 
to have first added the discount to the net prices. We odo give some extra count (or 
larger size value), with orders for gladiolus bulbs and some other plant material. The 
amount of extras will depend on the size and nature of your order, it sometimes amounts 
to 10 percent or more of the value of the order, other merchandise is strictly net. I will 
cite an example to show what I mean by NET prices. One of the-largest growers of 
Gladioli lists one of the most pepular low price items—Gladiolus Aladdin, as follows: 
10 large for 65c and 10 medium for 40c, or 20 bulbs for $1.05. We sell the same two 
items at our net price of 90c or 15e less on 20' bulbs, (figure the discount yourself). 
You will also notice that we sell medium sizes (the most popular size) at one-half the 
price of large bulbs, many others charge you two-thirds the price of large sizes for 
their medium sizes. 
PREPAID PRICES: We prepay all iteins listed, (exceptions noted), some merchandise 
must go at specified seasons, other products can be sent at any time, therefore, it may be 
necessary to send some orders, in more than one shipment. It is not safe to ship glads, 
and other perishable plant material by parcel post in very cold weather, as there is so 
much ‘‘exposure” before delivery, and there is no insurance coverage for loss by freez- 
ing, when shipped by post, so whenever possible delay all such shipments until late 
March, and if wanted in very cold weather, permit us to make the shipment by express, 
which has insurance coverage for damage by frost. If this cannot be done, we will 
ship when we feel that the hazard is at a minimum, although this sometimes delays a 
shipment a week or so. We will appreciate your cooperation in making all shipments, 
also wherever possible, allow us at least two weeks time to make shipments, in par- 
ticular under the “stress” of prevailing conditions. We are pleased to handle your 
“RUSH” orders and will do our best to give you dependable service. 
TERMS: Cash with order preferred, as it saves us much extra labor, however we 
will hold your order, when accompanied with a 25 percent deposit, the balance to be paid 
before shipment of ec. o. d. for balance. 
All quotations in this catalog are for prepayment in the U. S. A. only and do not 
include foreign nations, or U. S. territory outside of the states. All plants for shipment 
by mail or express, are “‘unpotted’’ unless otherwise indicated, however when called 
for at our local store, the pot and soil is included with the plant. 
WHOLESALE DEPARTMENT: We have a wholesale price list for all who purchase in 
wholesale quantities. 
CULTURAL INFORMATION: For the plant products listed in this catalog, are sup- 
plied with the orders for plants listed. 
OUR REDUCED LIST OF PLANT VARIETIES; A few years ago we listed from 150 to 
200 varieties of Gladioli, these bulbs (corms) are graded into 7 sizes and with the bulblets 
make 8 separate items to every variety, which we must handle in storage. We have also 
frown from 100.to 200. varieties of Iris; Dahliasy _Peonies “etc, in |past, years.) Many. 
thousands of separate items to label, and keep true to name, requires an unusual amount 
of dependable labor, which is not available at the present time. For reasons stated, we 
have reduced all varieties to a very low minimum of what we regard as the very best, 
both in standardsi as well as newer items and novelties. This not alone helps us, it is a 
‘real asset” to our customers, as they know that they will receive the very “top rating” 
varieties without ‘‘wading thru” a long and’ cumbersome list of plant names. 
UNUSUAL PLANTS. Beginning with this catalog issue, we plan to add each 
year the most outstanding and unusual plant material, plant subjects not readily available 
in the regular florist shop, will be available at our local GARDEN SHOP, as well as 
available to our many mail order customers thru our catalog offerings. 
TO OUR HAMBURG PATRONS: If you live within a mile or two or at a greater 
distance, you can order our products by mail as we are fully equipped to pack and ship 
mail orders, we have shipped many bulb orders to Australia and the Far East, in pre-war 
days, and no matter how far or how near you live to our place of business, we still can 
serve you with mail-order shipments for yourself or for your friends. 
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