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HE more you become acquainted with the bulb flowers the 
© more pleasure you derive from them. At first it is only a 
matter of color and size but as one really comes to know the 
flowers there are many beautiful and interesting details—the 
base of tulips as they open in the sun, the gracefully poised 
anthers of a lily, the exquisite form and shadings of some of 
mies the smaller narcissi, the orange stigmata of crocuses . 
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Twenty years! That is a long time in the American bulb 
industry, In 1927 it was in its infancy. New methods, new 
equipment, even new varieties had to be developed that would 
uy ve be suited to this country. Now it is a mature industry with skilled 
ey help, special techniques and a fine record of achievement. Many 
bulbs grown in the Pacific Northwest are now the best in the 
world and command a premium over the bulbs from any other 
source, 
We are proud to offer the fine collection of bulbs contained in 
this catalog. For 20 years our objective has been to supply the 
finest bulbs of the best and most dependable varieties at mod- 
erate prices. That this policy is right is attested by the large 
number of repeat orders and letters of commendation from our 
customers. We are indeed grateful. Through these 20 years 
of peace and war, good times and depression, our business 
and the size and quality of our plantings have increased. Nat- 
urally, with this record behind us, we face the future with 
confidence. 
We believe we have something tangible to offer you because 
of this long and intimate experience with growing bulbs. And 
we do mean intimate, because we personally follow the bulbs 
from planting time through flowering and growth to digging, 
curing and grading—especially grading because we want to 
see that every bulb that you get meets our high standards. 
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| This young man is Martin Lynn Conley, the third generation of 
Conleys interested with us in bulb growing. He is the son of Ernest 
_ D. Conley, Jr., who is our righthand man in the business. 
Martin is surveying one of our fields of daffodils. mainly King 
Altreds, These rows. if placed end-to-end, would reach from our 
farm near Eugene to Portland, a distance of about 125 miles, 
