4. EXTRAS. I find great pleasure in slipping a few extras in 
all my retail orders. I try to put in varieties which I feel sure will 
please the customer. The extras which are not listed in the catalogue 
will be from newer varieties in which the insufficiency of stock does 
not permit cataloguing. Many of them will be listed next year. 
5. As to my prices, I am not trying to undercut other growers. 
I produce quality bulbs, and price them on the basis of quality. I am 
sure that you get your full money’s worth when you purchase from 
me. My business is growing on the basis of repeat orders, and the 
commendations of cutomers to their friends. That’s the kind of busi- 
ness I want to buid up. 
6. Bulblets furnish the most economical method of getting 
started. Plant them about 2 inches deep, in trenches, as you would 
peas; give them good cultivation, and at digging time you will be 
thrilled with what you have gotten for your investment and labors. 
PLEASE NOTE THESE BUSINESS MATTERS 
BEFORE MAKING OUT YOUR ORDER: 
1. All orders accepted subject to stock and prior sales, 
2. All orders except special offers are shipped prepaid providing 
that the order amounts to $2.00 or more. If it is for less, please add 
fifteen cents for handling and shipping. However, the prepaid offer 
applies only to spring time shipment. The danger of freezing in tran- 
sit by parcel post during the winter months necessitates shipment 
prior to spring be made by express, shipping charges to be paid by 
the purchaser. I will, however, put in extra bulbs to compensate the 
customer for the parcel post which the shipment would have required 
3. A down payment is necessary on all C. O. D. orders, mini- 
mum of $1.00, or 25% of order if it amounts to more than $5.00. 
4. Some growers offer cash discounts. I cover this same general 
idea with extras, according to the size of the order. 
5. Please do not split any item that lists two or more bulbs. 
Time and paper bags are too scarce to accept any item less than 
fifteen cents. 
6. Bulblet packets will contain from 50 to 75 or more bulblets. 
%. To those who left orders for bulbs at the Elkader and 
Jones County Fairs last August: Should any of the prices charged 
you at these Fairs be higher than the prices quoted in this price list 
for any variety, I will put in sufficient extras of such varie- 
ties to more than off-set the overcharge. If the prices charged you at 
the Fairs are lower than the prices herein quoted, I will either fill the 
order as written, or advise you and make cash refund for such 
amount as you paid on these undercharged items. 
8. See last pages for SPECIAL OFFERS. 
9. Simplify the task of making out your order by omitting the 
numbers which are in the descriptions of the varieties. Below is an 
explanation of those numbers. 
10. What the numbers in the variety descriptions mean: 
In the following listing each variety name is preceded by a 
number. These numbers are from the North American Gladiolus 
Council classification index. Each digit has a meaning and by means 
of these numbers there is obtained uniformity of classification in the 
gladiolus shows all over the United States. The left hand digit refers 
to the width of the floret of each variety. Let us use Aladdin for an 
example. The number preceding the name is 532. The five (5) in that 
number, being the left hand digit, means that this variety has petals 
which measure more than 5% inches across, and is classed as Giant. 
A four (4) in the same position means that the floret measures from 
4% to 5% inches. A three (3) means that the floret measures from 
3% to 4% inches. I do not list anything smaller than a three hundred 
class, but there are varieties which class as 200 and 100. 
