HELLO FOLKS:— 
It is indeed a privilege and a pleasure to send you our 1945-46 list of 
Gladiolus bulbs which feature a variety of fine Gladiolus. 
We want to take this opportunity to thank the many customers who have 
purchased bulbs from us in the past, and for the many letters of thanks we 
received from them. Our business has prospered with satisfied customers. 
Although the season was cold and wet and our plantings were a little 
late, we are happy to announce that in our new soil we have harvested the 
finest and healthiest bulbs we have grown for many a year, and we are 
again proud to offer them to our customers for sale. To those who have yet 
to try our bulbs, all we can say is, ask those who have, or better still, try them 
yourself. One thing we want to impress in your mind is that every variety we 
grow is for the fine and healthy bulb it produces, and not for its winnings 
at the shows. 
We have had many visitors to our field this summer from different states, 
and all have been impressed by the healthiness of our stock, and have found 
our motto to be true, namely:- OUR MOTTO — FIRST, LAST AND ALWAYS 
—IS TO GROW GOOD CLEAN HEALTHY STOCK. 
We want to quote here that we are not discriminating against any varieties 
grown, it just means that we are trying other varieties and as soon as they 
produce the bulb we like, they will be added to our list. We have added a 
few more this year and will do so each season. As you know it is just impossible 
for one grower to grow every glad on the market. 
Our advice to you is ORDER EARLY, as our advance sales have been 
such, that large bulbs especially may be scarce by January. Therefore, when 
stock is gone there will be no more until next year; for we have made it a 
practise to sell only what bulbs we grow. In this way we know what our 
customers are receiving. 
We hereby, extend to the public, a cordial invitation to visit us at any 
time, whether it be when flowers are in bloom which is from the end of July 
until frost, at digging time, or when bulbs are in storage. We are conveniently 
located on U. S. Hwy. 51, about 5 miles south of Stevens Point, and about 
4 blocks south of intersection of Hwy. 51 and 54. It is the farm house right 
after the curve. If you are traveling north on Hwy. 51, it is the farm house 
immediately before the curve, just before the intersection of U. S. Hwy. 51 & 54. 
