Ribbon Glads for 1948 
First of all, I wish to thank my 1947 customers for their patronage. 
for their pictures of spikes grown from our stock and for their favorable 
comments in regard to the quality of stock received and service rendered. 
I shall be glad to know if at any time our service and quality do not 
warrant your utmost satisfaction. 
All our stock is hand cleaned, graded and washed. We make a special 
effort to supply quality stock and a check with any of our customers will 
convince you that your order will receive prompt service and just treat- 
ment. They also know that any favorable changes in prices or discounts 
offered by reputable growers is taken care of by overcount and extras. 
To Be or Not to Be 
This seems to be a must for every cataloguer. In the past I have al- 
ways thought you were the best judge and I still continue to have the 
same thoughts. A variety must satisfy a need of the grower and the 
florist, not the printer, if it is to be a worthy addition to the ever in- 
creasing gladiolus family, and live for more than a year or two. This 
is the basis of my growing and listing. Therefore, may I refer you to 
each variety for my comments. The varieties listed in greater detail 
and in advance of the general list are new glads which I believe have 
great future possibilities. All of them have proved themselves on the 
show table and some have already entered the commercial field. If you 
are a new grower and follow a few common sense cultural practices, 
the results in colorful gladiolus will be beyond your expectations. 
Dip and Spray 
Dip the bulps before planting in one tablespoon of Lysol mixed thor- 
oughly with one gallon of water. Let them soak for 3 hours immediately 
preceding planting. 
Spray your glads weekly after foliage is in the third leaf to kill thrips. 
Two ounces of tartar emitic, six ounces of brown sugar. Mix well with 
three gallons of water. 
Please Read Before Ordering 
Minimum order $3.00. Orders are prepaid. Payment in full before 
delivery of order. Please do not use currency for payment by mail. 
Extra bulbs or overcount on all orders. My customers say this is more 
satisfactory than a complicated discount and certainly more interesting. 
Illinois State Department of Agriculture inspected flowers and bulbs. 
Every precaution has been taken to send out only healthy bulbs true to 
name but no guarantee of growth or responsibility of the crop is in- 
cluded in the sale. A refund of the purchase price will be made on any 
order found unsatisfactory upon receipt and promptly returned. 
Purchasers should examine express shipments carefully so as to file 
claim if received in damaged condition. All orders sent by mail at my 
own risk. 
Early orders are the best policy and please do not send any orders for 
bulblets after April 1, 1948. 
Order accepted subject to stock, and subject to being filled in numerical 
sequence. This listing cancels all previously listed prices. 
It is with great pleasure I submit to you the following list with my 
best wishes for your success and a good growing season for this year. 
Remember an early order helps you and gives me more time to put in 
extras and to make an extra count. 
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