Whether you are taking up glads as a hobby or as a commercial venture, don’t 
try to start with too many kinds. Increasing stock from one or two bulbs is a 
slow process. Buy the number of bulbs you have planned to use, but buy fewer 
varieties. The labor involved in keeping the bulbs separate is considerably less, 
and you will be able to work up a good stock of each variety in a year or two. 
Besides, there is a lot of satisfaction in being able to cut several blooms of one 
kind at the same time. 
Unless you are going into the game for show purposes only, it is better to 
select those varieties which are recommended as commercials, for no glad will 
continue to be popular year after year unless it. is suitable for florist’s use. For 
the home garden, of course, a few of the novelties and odd shades are desirable. 
It is seldom wise to accept bulbs offered as a gift from a neighbor. The 
chances are a hundred to one that they are some he is discarding anyway. Select 
the varieties whose descriptions appeal to you and buy from the grower of your 
choice. It is to his interest to give you full value for your money. 
Follow the cultural directions which are included with each order of bulbs. 
They are simple and easy to carry out, but they are essential to success. They 
are the practices which your grower employs, and you may be sure he uses the 
simplest practical methods to obtain results. 
Join a gladiolus society. Go to its shows and, if possible, attend its meetings. 
You will learn a lot and make friends with some of the very nicest people in the 
world. The New England Gladiolus Society is, we believe, the largest in the 
United States. It publishes a year-book of about 200 pages that is crammed with 
reports of the newer varieties and the experience of growers. In addition, the 
Society also publishes a magazine (6 issues a year) which keeps one posted on the 
latest methods of culture and all the little tricks of the trade. The price for both 
is only $2.00 per year. Cheap, huh? But listen! This is what we will do. If 
you are not already a member, send along an extra two dollars with your order. 
We will fill out your application blank and forward it with your subscription to 
Albin K. Parker, Norwood, Mass. Then, with your order we will include, free of 
charge, one small bulb of SUNLIGHT, a $2.50 value. How can we afford it? To 
tell the truth, we really can’t, but we want you to join the Society. N. E.G. S. 
members are our very best customers, you know. 
Well, that seems to be about all. Happy growing season to you all from we 
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ALGONQUIN 
A tall, strong growing red that is always a winner at the shows. The best 
low priced red. 
BADGER BEAUTY 
Mecium deep lavender with creamy white throat. It is a fine glad and the 
price is now down where it may be bought in quantity. 
