Dear Glad Friends: 
It is a pleasure to send you my 1944 list of gladiolus, which 
again feature the Krueger varieties, and which presents an enlarged 
listing of other quality gladiolus. : 
It is a privilege to thank my 1943 customers for the number and 
volume of sales which again increased my business total. A par- 
ticular pleasure resulted in the sales to many cut flower growers, 
since the primary objective of Reliance Gardens is to find in the 
respective color classes those gladiolus which have commercial 
cut flower possibilities. 
Stocks of many varieties included in this catalogue are larger 
than last year. You may save some money by directing an inquiry 
to Reliance Gardens. 
BUSINESS TERMS 
Minimum order $1.00. Orders prepaid. Cash before delivery. 
Over count on all orders. 10% cash discount on all orders paid for 
in full prior to December 15, 1943. 
No other discounts except to bona-fide commercial growers. 
I aim to send out only healthy bulbs true to name, but no guar- 
antee of growth or satisfaction is implied in the sale, nor will I be 
responsible for the crop. 
No bulblet orders accepted after May 1, 1944, for spring ship- 
ment. 
Flowers and bulbs inspected by the State Department of Agri- 
culture. 
Signed, 
WALTER C. KRUEGER 

1944 Krueger Introductions 
BONNY JEANNE (Krueger ‘44 formerly seedling No. 447-10. An out- 
standing novelty with regular habits. 
There have been gladiolus introduced before with larger flor- 
ets, longer flowerheads, and better attachment of florets than those 
of Bonny Jeanne. There have been ruffled gladiolus for years, but 
none with the depth and regularity of ruffling that is characteristic 
of Bonny Jeanne. White has always been a favorite gladiolus color, 
but a blush white with a pink glow in the center of the floret, and a 
rose spear on a creamy yellow ground, combined with large 5” 
floret size, regular ruffling the heaviest possible substance, has never 
been offered to the gladiolus world. Floral beauty takes another 
step forward with its introduction. 
Combined with its beauty are traits that make Bonny Jeanne an 
outstanding introduction. It is free of crooks, and it is a rapid easy 
propagator. It is healthy of bulb and plant. It is not tempermental. 
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