
b2.6l 
ROGERS’ 
GLAD 
) GARDENS 
W. H. ROGERS 
GREENLAWN, LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK 
RECEIVED | 
ye DEC 301948 



U.S. Department of Agriculture | 

SPECIAL LIST 
OF ONLY 
MINIATURES AND SMALL FLOWERING VARIETIES 
I am issuing this price list on the miniature and small flowering varieties 
in advance of my general catalog in order that you may place your order early 
for these very popular varieties. Interest in these small types is growing very 
rapidly and the supply is quite limited. I am only a small grower and as I will 
not buy bulbs for resale, but sell only those bulbs that I have grown in my own 
garden, therefore, my own supply is limited and on some varieties, very limited. 
I could have sold my entire stock of these at wholesale, but prefer to serve my 
retail customers first and, therefore, have turned down all wholesale reqitests. 
Requests for this price list have been heavy, which shows the great inter- 
est there is in this type of gladiolus. I call attention to the fact that miniatures, as 
lised in the official classification for show purposes, comprises only those varieties 
in the 100 class and which are those varieties with florets measuring two and one- 
half inches and under. 
I note that many catalogers are now making a separate listing of minia- 
tures and under that heading, scme are including not only the few they have in 
the 100 class but also those having the larger florets which are officially classified 
in the 200 class as “small” with florets up to three and one-quarter inches and 
some include under the miniature heading a few in the 300 class which are even 
larger, and are far from being what I would consider miniatures. 
I, too, have listed in this shcet those that I have in the 200 class and I 
again call to your attention that only the 100 class are officially recognized as min- 
iatures. For the most part the 200 class varieties which I have listed, have the 
small wiry stem like the miniatures but slightly larger florets. 
Every bulb is hand planted, dug, cleaned and graded. All work is done 
by Mrs. Rogers and myself and you will find quality and service go with every 
