To my many old customers and friends, greetings; to all prospective new customers, 
welcome. 
Another season has come and gone - gone almost before I realized that it was here. 
It seems that each year is much shorter than the preceding one was, perhaps because the 
work becomes so much heavier each succeeding year. 
In this section the 1945 season has been far from what one would have liked. An 
exceptionally mild March was followed by a long period of unusually cold and wet weather 
which delayed planting almost two months, and the summer was short and for the most 
part rather cool. I did not have a single spike out at show time, and many of the seedlings 
under test never got a chance to bloom at all, but there was some compensation for this 
when, at digging time, I dug one of the finest lots of bulbs that I ever had - I am expecting 
unusually fine results in 1946. 
Well, one cannot expect an ideal season each year. Gladiolus are just like any other 
crop: they need favorable weather if they are to do their best. It is not fair to judge any 
glad from a single season’s performance for even the most dependable varieties cannot 
do their best under unfavorable weather conditions. And don’t forget the important fact 
that any glads that have been grown in one section often require at least a year, and 
sometimes several years, to become thoroughly acclimated in their new location. 
Never buy bargain bulbs at dime or general stores if you expect to grow really good 
glads: cheap glads usually mean poor results. Buy your glads from reputable growers or 
dealers if you want best results: it is to the grower’s best interest to see that he sells 
you only good, sound stock. It is not necessary that you buy only the high priced novelties 
to be assured of excellent results: those relatively expensive varieties are high in price 
because stocks of them are still scarce and because the more advanced growers are eager 
to try them just as soon as they can get them. Many of the older varieties are very good 
glads and will give excellent results for those who are not interested in having the very 
latest ones, but don’t forget that it never pays to buy bargain glads. 
I do not grow or offer a general line of standard gladiolus because I have neither 
the space nor the time to give them, since my breeding work requires all the time that 
I can devote to it. The varieties offered in this announcement have all thoroughly proven 
their quality on the show bench and Scheer Gladiolus enjoy a most excellent reputation 
among lovers of the best in Glads. A number of them are rated with the very best in 
their sections. All are sound, healthy, vigorous sorts that perform well. They represent 
the pick from hundreds of thousands of seedlings and the utmost care is exercised in 
selecting only the most outstanding ones. To those in the know, the name Scheer is 5 
guarantee of quality. If you have not yet tried them you will be pleased with their 
high quality and their performance. 
