FOREWORD 
After several years of successful growing and show- 
ing of gladiolus we have decided to share our pleasures 
with those of you who have asked for this price list. The 
quality of bulbs is the best in years though the quantity 
has been curtailed by the dry season and by the scarce- 
ness of experienced labor. We have no quantity prices 
to offer this year and we are not resorting to under- 
selling our competitors for we know that ‘Quality is re- 
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membered long after price is forgotten.’ 
Two years ago it was our pleasure to have grown 
what Hopkins termed the most perfect single spike of 
gladiolus he had ever seen. It was field grown without 
pampering and only one among many equally fine spikes 
in our gardens. Much of our success we attribute to the 
proper feeding of our bulbs. It is our firm belief that 
gladiolus bulbs require a balanced diet just as a child 
does to avoid malnutrition and disease. Cultural instruc- 
tions will be enclosed with all shipments of bulbs. 
We grow hundreds of varieties many of which are 
new and too scarce to offer at this time. All varieties 
which we list grow very well for us and we will never 
offer for sale any item which we know will not do well 
when given a fair trial. Tastes for colors differ and can- 
not be foretold but growing qualities differ only with 
extreme changes in soil and seasons. 
