

study them—their faults, their virtues, their beauty, their 
ability to create happiness to others, that loving touch of 
friendship in the sick-room, their ability to soften the burden 
of sorrow, their value in expressing good-will to all man- 
kind. “SAY IT WITH FLOWERS.” 
We wish to express our confidence in Gladiolus as a 
flower of the future, Great strides have been made by our 
modern hybridists within the past fifteen years, and Gladio- 
lus are still far from the peak of perfection, with gradual 
improvement in perfection being shown year after year. The 
American public is becoming more flower conscious, and 
that will also grow with the perfection’ of our flower. The 
peoples of Europe are many, many times more flower con- 
scious than are our “happy-go-lucky” American citizenry. 
None of us are infallible to floral beauty, and if each of us 
will glorify the Gladiolus, we may become flower conscious. 
And above all, none of us should ever cheapen the Gladiolus. 
In the past, we have seen the Gladious cheapened by florists, 
by growers, and by the grower of cut flowers. 
Our entire stock is grown from bulblets and planting 
stock. Positively no overaged stock is placed in winter stor- 
age. Our entire farm is at our disposal for crop rotation, and 
they can be grown for many years on new soil that is level, 
well drained, and a rich sandy loan. A perfect Glad soil, For 
this reason, we are able to assure our customers of disease- 
free stock. We endeavor to make our garden a _ proving 
ground and clearing house for Gladiolus varieties. We are 
constantly weeding out and discarding varieties that will 
prove disappointing to the public, many varieties never being 
listed in our catalog. We try to be honest in our descriptions, 
as far as space permits, and believe our customers appreciate 
such information. 
OUR GUARANTEE. 
We guarantee all stock to be true to name, free of dis- 
ease and insect pests. This guarantee means replacement of 
stock, or refund of purchase price. These are not cheap prices 
for inferior bulbs, but fair prices for quality stock. 
All shipments before March 1st will be made by insured 
express. All wholesale orders of $40.00 or more will be 
shipped express prepaid. All retail orders of $5.00 or more 
will be shipped express prepaid. All orders of under $5.00 
will be shipped express collect for transportation until March 
Ist. After March 1st, small orders will be shipped Parcel 
Post prepaid, 
Five bulbs may be ordered at one-half the ten rate. 
Ten rate is eight times the single rate. 
25 bulbs or more at 100 rate. 
Bulblets are available in a large number of varieties, Ask for 
what you want. 
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