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THE GLADIOLUS FANCIER’S 

OUR KEY SYSTEM A GREAT AID 
TO SELECTION 
Varieties are grouped by color classifica- 
tion for your convenience of comparison 
and selection. 
Varieties are critically described. Natu- 
rally, in a list such as this, consequential 
faults are few, nevertheless, attention is 
called to them. Show dates and references 
are to first prizes only. Room to mention 
but few. Symposium ratings refer only to 
those last published. 
For sixteen years our variety descrip- 
tions have been praised generously, for the ac- 
curate visualization of the size of individual 
floret, the number open at one time, the total 
bud length of the flower spike, the prominence 
of markings, etc., made possible by the use of 
stars, daggers and other hieroglyphics. 
We will tell you the size florets to expect, 
a * indicating large florets 414 to 5% inches 
diameter, ** indicating 514 to’6 inches and 
*** indicating extreme size 6 to 8 inches. 
We explain the relative quantity of mark- 
ing, + indicating with obvious markings, 
i.e., so evident as to arrest attention and 
— indicating without obvious marking. 
We do not list varieties incapable of holding 
five florets open at one time. There are 
thousands of such varieties. We employ f 
to indicate many open (6-8) and ff to indi- 
cate an extreme number (9-16). If the total 
of open florets and buds make an unusually 
long spike, we indicate with a double dagger 
t (15-18) and extreme {ff (19-30). 
We furnish the approximate blooming 
dates ef varieties in this locality, checked 
to the best of our ability from experience of 
many years. Number after name indicates 
days from planting to blooming of large size 
bulb (L). Medium size (M) usually seven to 
ten days later. Dates not guaranteed since 
subject to change by excessive heat, moisture, 
drought, differing soil fertility and other con- 
ditions. 
Abbreviations: L large bulb 1% in. up. 
M medium size bulb 34-1144 S. small bulb 
34-34. Bits. bulblets, Exh., Exhibition Type. 
Dec., Decorative Type. Sm. Dec., Small 
Decorative Type. A. G. S. American Gladi- 
olus Society. Ohio, Ohio Gladiolus Society. 
Mah., Mahoning Gladiolus Society. C. G. S. 
(Canadian). B. G. S. (British). E. Bay 
(California G. S.). San Leandro (The Largest 
flower show on western coast). A. M., Award 
of Merit. F. C. C., First Class Certificate. 
(Am)j, Amateur. Com., Commercial. 
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 4 inch diameter and 
other sizes range up every ]4 inch, the Num- 
ber 1 bulb being 1% inch up. Catalogs 
commonly offer bulbs as L (large) sizes 1 and 
2) (114 inch up); M (medium) (sizes 3 and 4) 
(3% to 144 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 after April 15th (normal begin- 
ning of mild weather hereabouts) prepaid in 
at 
NOTE: Bulb deliveries requested and 
made before April 15th will go post paid or 
express, transportation charges Collect, at 
our option, governed largely by weather and 
package size. Express charges vary with 
weight of parcel and distance, of course, but 
we would estimate the average cost of the 
average parcel will be roughly around 50c. 
If sent Express Collect we will, of course, add 
stock of value to exceed the express charges. 
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 and seed germina- 
tion are 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 Ist. 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- 
ang items under about 15c are filled at a 
Oss. 
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- 
Sa Ottawa, Ont., for permit and mailing 
abel. 
