NEWCOMERS TO OUR 1945 LIST 
Consult index to further descriptions and prices in regular descriptive list. 
ALGOMA (’44 Butt introduction). To you, who like spectacular blotches and unusual 
colors, fitted to strong, straight gladiolus plants carrying large florets arranged always to per- 
fection, this should please. See illustration. 
CHAGRIN (Evans) 1945 introduction. This is a demand listing. By numerous advan- 
ced amateurs, several ranking judges and a few growers. Its size, lively yellow color and 
beautiful floret form have great appeal, overcoming the fact that it is not as tall a spike as 
we would like to have it. 
CONVOY (’42 Palmer introduction). A worthy contender for the crown held so long 
by Mrs. Mark’s Memory. Giant, lively purple. 
DESTINY (43 Butt introduction). Tall, bright scarlet of large size with clear color 
that attracts immediate attention. 
FIREBRAND (44 Butt introduction). We have here the one glad that looks better 
to us than Butt’s Red Charm and since Red Charm now tops the list as the world’s best glad, 
there is nothing modest about this declaration, particularly coming from one who has been 
praising Red Charm to the skies for some years. 
HIGH COMMAND (’43 Barrett introduction). Makes strong, tremendous plants with 
giant florets of shell pink, up to 10 open on flowerheads 21% feet. long. 
IGLOO (’44 Butt introduction). We test most of the promising new-comers, particu- 
larly whites, hoping to aid our customers, both amateur and commercial in the saving of 
unnecessary expense and experimentation. We have no expectation of making a poor variety 
into a good one by printer’s ink. This new, clean white of good size has earned our respect 
by its performance in our fields. 
MYSTERY (’44 Stinson introduction). We had excellent spikes from all sizes of bulbs- 
Acceptable color value needless to say. Blooms from medium bulbs were of show quality. 
In fact it has quickly earned a good show record. It took the world’s third best ranking glad 
(Greta Garbo) to bar it from topping our large pink group in our combination winner and 
own symposium tabulation. 
SUNRISE (’44 Butt introduction). Not as ‘‘smooth” colored as the varieties listed 
above but neither was the color of his Red Charm. Liveliness in the color makes up for that 
in both varieties. Extra strong spikes. Note that all these new varieties brought into our 
list from other hybridizers make powerful spikes and can be relied on for sturdy field per- 
formance, large to giant florets of high color quality. 
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. 
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 114 inch up. Catalogs 
commonly offer bulbs as L (large) sizes 1 and 
2) (114 inch up); M (medium) (sizes 3 and 4) 
(34 to 1144 inch); S (small) (sizes 5 and 6) 
(44 to % inch) and Bits (bulblets, the little 
hard shelled cormels 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 blts priced 
only per each beyond May 1st. Order early. 
Our selling season is very short. 
BULBS: 6 may be ordered at 5 times 
the single price. 12 bulbs at 10 times 
single price. 25 bulbs at hundred rate 
if such is given, otherwise at twice the 
dozen rate. 
BULBLETS: Any amount at the rate 
offered. 
Please be mindful that, under present con- 
ditions, items under about 15c are filled at a 
loss. 
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. 
Notice to Canadian Customers 
The $5.00 cash ceiling heretofore placed 
upon your import privilege has been removed. 
Apply to the Secretary of Destructive Insect 
and Pest Act Advisory Board, Dept. of Agri- 
culture, Ottawa, Ont., for permit and mailing 
label. 
