The Gladland Mixture 
Again we offer our best seller —The Gladland Mixture of 100 large bulbs (in 
more than 20 varieties). Each 100 is made up separately, the contents varying. Into 
this goes bulbs from lost-label trays, from those of which we might seem to have a 
surplus, bulbs that have come up volunteer from last year’s fields. It may and usually 
does contain some quite high priced varieties. It must be satisfactory because we have 
so many re-orders. ae a 
Because of increased express rates (these were always shipped express collect), 
we find it will be quite a saving to you if shipped by parcel post. The price postpaid 
will be $5.50 for orders to be shipped to Kansas and westward. The price for shipments 
to Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri and eastward will be $6.00. We will include a labeled 
bulb priced at 50c or $1.00, depending upon the zone from which you order, to allow 
for the postage cost. (By express collect, insured against freeze damage, $5.00 any- 
where; labeled bulbs for express charges included.) 
The same collection but in medium sized’ bulbs, postpaid to any address, $3.35. 
The Gladland Special for 1949 
We do have a large group of customers with moderate garden space and with 
limited gladiolus budget, who prefer to buy only a single bulb of a variety, but who 
want as many varieties as possible. To these our necessary rule requiring a minimum 
purchase of 25c for any labeled variety is a hardship. So we have planned a 
special collection that we think they will appreciate. We offer a color range selection 
of 50 superior varieties, 1 bulb of each; about half large size, but nothing smaller than 
one inch in diameter, which are assembled but not labeled. In each package is included 
the list of varieties used, so that many of you by referring to our catalog can identify 
them when they bloom. We pass on to you the saving of individually labelling and 
sacking each bulb and mail this super 50 for only $5.35 postpaid. 
GLADIOLUS SEED — This season we saved only seed from spikes in our test garden 
— all are open pollenated — and all are from new varieties introduced in the past three 
years. Most are from 1947 or 1948 introductions or from trial seedlings grown for test, 
No record of parentage was kept — but all seed when picked was thrown into one 
grand mixture. (Packet of 15 seeds, 25c) 
GLADIOLUS SEEDLING BULBLETS — Last season we offered unbloomed seedling 
bulbs. The demand was so great that we had nothing left to plant for ourselves except 
those which were very small, nothing larger than % inch in diameter. These could not be 
planted until after June first, and many of them are now coming into bloom. We are 
so amazed at the quality of their blooms that we will plant all of them back for a second 
year check from larger size bulbs. We expect to plant back all of their bulblets except 
those few that our customers may want. Since we grew 4000 different seedlings it is 
not probable that any two bulblets will come from the same parent bulb. After seeing 
those that bloomed, we think that this will be as good an investment in garden joy as 
you could make. We offer these bulblets at the following price: (B 15-25c; 100-$1.00) 
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