WHOLESALE PRICE LIST per 100 BULBS 
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Orders from quantity list should total $3.00 or more 
Medium Small Bulblets 
BURMA? irrhewed eer ies ore Pest 8.50 6.50 gt. 25.00 
COLOR{ MARV EUR al ee a 52.00 35.00 1 ptr 75.00 
CONNYANREE Ss re ee 80.00 60.00 
ELIZABETH THE QUEEN .......... 5.00 o.00 qt. 10.00 
FLYINGZFORTRESS#e* 2.2 eee 19.00 14.00 14 “pts 23200 
FUCHSIASMAID MP eae oo ee 22.00 16.00 1 pt. 30.00 
GENGHISS KHAN 6 3 36 eee 20.00 14.00 4 pt. 15.00 
GOLDEN GATE gis ea one 20.00 14.00 pt 20-00 
HAWREBEYESRED 2.0. dale eee 15.00 10.00 1 pt. 15.00 
HUNTRESS Feo cto ace ee 32.00 25.00 Vy pt. 35.00 
INTRUDERW >. 2.6. Saree eee 48.00 30.00 4 pt. 30.00 
EADYS BOO Rel hec ce eee eee 40.00 28.00 Vy pt. 25.00 
EA VENDER®*PRINGE 3.32 18.00 12.00 \Yy pt. 10.00 
BEADING? LADY 9s vices. reece eee 7.50 5.00 at. 20:00 
MALTA 2:8... Neneh eee ee 6.00 4.50 4 pt. 5.00 
MARTHA DEAN (2.2.2. pee ee 45.00 30.00 \y pt. 30.00 
MINSTREL A eat 5s ee eee 70.00 50.00 YY pt. 40.00 
MISS "WISCONSIN 325.65. ee ee 15.00 9.00 
ORIENTAL 2PEARL@ 235 474 80.00 55.00 YY pt. 50.00 
PINK: PICARDY se ee eee 5.00 4.00 1 pt. 10.00 
RED? CHARM \3 yy. ae i rears: 4.50 Skye AN gt. 8.00 
ROS YERED Wa en ee ee re 18.00 14.00 ptr 2a-0u 
SILVER? WINGSiiaee eae ee ee: 55.00 25.00 4 pt. 15.00 
SRO TEIGH Tie oe ee eee 20.00 16.00 4 pt. 15.00 
STARLET TE or ee eee eee 18.00 12.00 4 pt. 15.00 
VANGOLD O28.) 7 ee oe eee 7.00 4.00 lA iptae 72090 
VULGAN 79 oe rr ee te Cee 5.00 3.50 \y pt. 6.00 
Lady Oscar Loved Glads, and Here is the Story 
So many people have asked about Oscar, | take this opportunity to write down 
some of her accomplishments before the details are forgotten. Mrs. M. E. Neff has 
given her impressions of Oscar in the 1947 Annual of the Canadian Gladiolus Society. 
She met our educated bird while on a visit here in 1946 and was impressed by the 
diligence and efficiency displayed by Oscar in weeding Glads, especially the bulblet rows. 
By way of introduction, Oscar was a pet crow of exceptional ability, much keener 
than any one of three we had raised in previous years. | believe Oscar was a lady crow, 
judging by her affectionate nature, tone of voice and other indications; but she never 
got around to laying an egg. And now I regret to say she was murdered in November 
1946 by a local moron who had no appreciation for educated pets. Oscar had made 
friends with nearly every family in our part of Ames, and in her demise was mourned 
by many children; they will never forget about that meanest man that lives. Oscar had 
the freedom of the air and trees but always liked to sail down and alight on my shoulders, 
ride into our house, to see all the interesting objects and the food we always had at hand. 
Oscar had been reared by us from the pinfeather stage and felt she belonged to us and 
among humans; anyway she preferred us to the black cousins that made occasional 
visits in nearby trees. I believe the secret of Oscar’s intelligence and ability to learn 
came from an irrepressible curiosity and interest in everything we did, the things we 
handled, and tasks we performed. Her vocabulary would interest many people but | 
must use the available space to record Oscar’s interest in Glads. It will suffice to say 
her vocabulary included the use of over fifty words, some in copied phrases like “‘Hello 
Oscar, you little rascal’’; also her imitations of human laughter that would astonish all 
who heard. Her mastery of language ranged from chicken talk to hocting like the great 
horned owls that often came by night to nearby trees. 
When I worked in the garden Oscar was always on hand, interested in every 
operation on the soil. When the bulblet leaves came up and | started weeding them, that 
