
Greetings! 
Best wishes to all flower lovers and gladiolus fans from all parts of the 
United States, Canada, Mexico, Porto Rico, Brazil, Holland, Belgium, Egypt, 
Hawaii, Australia and the Philippines. 
We enjoyed doing business with each and every one of you and we ex- 
tend a sincere thank you from the Ravets, Marie 4, Johnny 7, and Mr. and 
Mrs. Paul Ravet. 
Our business has grown so in the past year that we have purchased a 200- 
acre farm near the city, with better facilities for curing and storage. We can 
increase our acreage to meet the demand for our healthy northern grown 
gladiolus bulbs. 
You are all welcome to visit the glad fields in the summer or see how we 
store our glads during the winter. We are one mile north of the Menominee 
airport on Highway 577. 
We are repeating our catalog arrangement of last year, listing the colors 
separate. We enjoyed your comments on it. You will find many new varie- 
ties listed this year, but don’t look for any $10.00, $20.00 or higher priced 
bulbs in our catalog. We haven't yet seen the perfect glad and we won't list 
any that high. 
Many new varieties are coming to us from Europe and Australia. You 
will note decpite the cost of import, freight, etc., these are priced very moder- 
ately and in line with most large gladiolus growers in the U.S. 
We were surprised by the performances of some of these varieties for the 
first year in this country, and look forward for these same varieties to outdo 
themselves this coming year. Your early orders on these imported varieties 
is adv:sed, and we are sure you will be the envy of your garden neighbors and 
friends. 
We enjoy receiving reports of your show winnings from bulbs you pur- 
chased from us; also how they perform in your garden. If you have any ques- 
tions, please don’t hesitate to write. We will do the best we can to help you 
or refer you to a reliable authority on the subject in question. 
If your club or organization wishes to purchase bulbs in a group, write us 
for particulars on our special offer for unit buying. 
