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_I wish to take this opportunity to thank my growing 
family of Pathfinder Friends. I wish it were possible to know 
you all personally. I prize very highly some of the interesting 
letters that I have received from you folks. I wish I could hear 
from all of you. 
This last Spring was very wet here in Nebraska. I was 
very fortunate to get my bulbs all planted by the middle of 
April. And I did get very good germination on all my bulblet 
stock. July was very dry and unpleasantly hot, so my blooms 
were not as good as usual. However my bulbs are very sound 
and free of disease. October, my digging month was the most 
pleasant I can recall in many a year. 
This year I am making a drastic reduction in the num- : 
ber of varieties I am offering. Since I do most of the wors my- 
self, I find that I must cut down the labor somewhere so I 
have withdrawn those varieties which were the least popular. 
I am making no effort to offer the great hodge-podge of new 
varieties introduced every year. However, I shall continue to 
try out a few of the most promising every year, and the best . 
of these shall be added to my offering the next season. I fue 
that every variety on my list is pst ir | of a trial. 
With the Happiest of Glad Tidings, 
| ‘ 
Wwe 
_ Sincerely, 
Verne C. Fuhlrodt 


