age) Let It Be a Toast — Cpe 
HERE’S TO THE GLADIOLUS — (My own estimate) — 
The most widely grown cultivated flower in the country. 
The most popular flower in America. 
Grown in greater acreage than any other flower. 
More widely adaptable to every occasion than any other flower (no 
one disputes us at this point). 
Without competition in range of colors. 
Comes in various sizes from miniature to colossal. 
Glorifies the wedding event, and softens the sorrow of the funeral 
service. | 
A charming table favor, and furnishes the final artistic touch to 
the dining room. 
The spikes last for days, and the tips as many more. 
They are as easily grown as vegetables, and thrive in any kind of 
soil that can produce vegetation. 
Easily attended to for disease and pest. 
is the florists’ stand-by in its season. 
Unexcelled by rose or carnation for curves, designing and color 
blendings. 
Is the hobby of aristocrats and the common people. 
What more can be wished for? 

Ss 

Let me say a few things about Gladiolus bulbs: 
1. My bulbs are grown in the soil that grows TALL CORN. 
That is an important consideration, for only when the soil has all the 
food elements which are essential for the production of luxuriant ve- 
getation can gladiolus bulbs have the vitality that is desirable for 
the production of exhibition spikes and strong, healthy bulbs. My 
bulbs are hard to beat, and stood among the sweepstakes winners in 
the Cedar Rapids Bulb Show in 1946. 
2. The bulbs which I put in my orders are almost entirely year- 
ling’ stock. That is, they grew in 1946 from small bulbs produced from 
bulblets in 1945. Most of my mediums and all of my small bulbs were 
grown in 1946 from bulblets. They have all of their vitality and 
growing energy for your pleasure and profit. — 
3. I price my bulbs by three sizes— Large, Medium and Small. 
In order that you may have an idea of what these sizes mean I am 
inserting below plain lines showing the minimum length of the di- 
ameter of each size. 

Jumbos—More than 1%4 in. in diam. 
No. 1—From 1% to 1% in. in diam. 
No. 2—From 1% to 1% in. in diam. 
. o-—From 1 to 1% in. in diameter. 
No. 4—-From % to 1 inch in diameter. 
No. 5—From % to % in. in diameter. 
No. 6—F'rom % to % in. in diameter. 
No. 7-~Less than 4% inch in diameter. 

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“Large” includes sizes No. 1 and 2 and Jumbo. 
“Medium” includes sizes No. 3 and 4. 
“Small” includes sizes No. 5 and 6. 
In filling my orders I sometimes find myself short of Large size 
bulbs. I therefore substitute with size 3. Once in a while I have taken 
the liberty to substitute with size 4. However, in every such instance, 
I more than equal the value of the Large size bulbs ordered. Don’t be 
disappointed with these 3’s and 4’s as they are very strong growers 
and producers, and will produce very good spikes and grand bulbs 
