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NORTHERN GROWN 
GEORGE E. MILLEN 
SHEYENNE, NORTH DAKOTA 
1944 
Licensed Nursery 
We wish to thank all our friends and customers for the steadily increasing business you have given 
us and hope to have bulbs for you again next season. However, war conditions make everything rather 
uncertain. Help will be impossible to get as all labor is needed for the war effort. 






More people are planning on flower and vegetable gardens this year than ever before as the tire 
and gas situation will keep them at home. We are already sold out of several varieties and cannot 
include them in our list. We have been increasing our planting each year to keep pace with sales, but 
any increased planting this spring is out of the question. Many of the younger bulb growers are out 
of business and in the army, if physically fit for that duty, and the large wholesale growers are just 
out of luck. In the big bulb growing districts last fall many millions of bulbs froze in the ground for 
lack of labor. So that is why bulbs are scarce this spring, and next year there will be still less. No 
matter where you buy your bulbs and garden seeds this spring, early ordering is advisable—you get 
the pick of the stock and are more sure of getting what you order. The above is reprinted from last 
years list and applies more than ever in 1944. 
This list contains PREPAID prices and short reliable description of Glads found satisfactory in 
our gardens. We believe you will find our prices as low or lower than quoted elsewhere for good 
NORTHERN GROWN Bulbs. 
We grow many Glads not listed here. If you do not find in this list what you wish, we may have 
it in small quantity or can obtain it for you at a reasonable price. No bulbs at wholesale and no more 
small planting stock or bulblets for sale this season. 4 
TRUE TO NAME; HEALTHY YOUNG BULBS 
INSPECTED AND LICENSED FOR SALE BY NORTH DAKOTA STATE NURSERY INSPECTOR 
Trade Sizes of Bulbs: 
ING bers ee 1144 inch or more Standard trade practice is to list as follows: 
NICER An A odeter «Rl patets 114, inch to 114 inch Nos. 1 and 2 are large bulbs 
IN OM Oconee eee I inelY to 144, inch _ Nos. 8 and 4 are medium bulbs 
IN Ooi A ets 34 inch to 1 inch Nos. 5 and 6 are small bulbs 
INOSR Dee cece cece: 14 inch to 3% inch 
INO ARO aie steak tctodaesonete under 14 inch 
Our bulbs are graded accordingly, except we do not ship any No. 6’s with the small. If you want 
No. 6 bulbs, you should pay only what they are worth. Largest bulbs of the grade ordered, which we 
have on hand, are shipped. Large bulbs are generally planted for exhibition spike growing. Medium are 
usually bought by the commercial cut-flower growers, and with most of the varieties will give nearly as 
good a spike as the large size; and at a very considerable saving. Small bulbs (No. 5) of most kinds give 
fair bloom and make fine bulbs for next year and yield most bulblets; but bloom later than medium 
and large. Days-to-bloom given for most varieties are for large bulbs, are approximate and for compar- 
ison only. 70 days is a very early Glad, over 105 days is late for this region. 
TERMS: CASH WITH ORDER, PLEASE. NO SINGLE ITEM LESS THAN TEN CENTS, OR 
ORDER LESS THAN ONE DOLLAR. Remittance may be made by Postal or Express Money Order 
and Money Order fee will be gladly allowed for in extra bulbs. Not responsible for currency in 
unregistered letters. WE ACCEPT WAR SAVINGS STAMPS THE SAME AS CASH. It helps Uncle 
Sam and also saves us the exchange charge on checks. . 
All stock offered and orders accepted subject to prior sale: 
5 BULBS at 10 RATE! ALL PRICES in this iist are PREPAID to you. Generous count and extras 
on all orders. The larger the order, the more extras. 
NO SUBSTITUTION OF VARIETIES WITHOUT PERMISSION. But due to shortage of bulbs 
it is advisable to order early and mention some varieties, you are willing to accept as second choice. 
Orders shipped PREPAID after April 10th, or when weather permits. Orders of $5.00 or more 
may be shipped by EXPRESS PREPAID whenever purchaser desires, as Express is insured against 
freezing. Parcel Post is not insured against frost. ; 
SOUND NORTHERN GROWN! - THRIPS FREE! - TRUE-TO-NAME BULBS! 
We Appreciate New Names of Glad Growers for Our Mailing List. 
— It Helps Us, and Helps Your Friends! — 
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