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ROGERS’ 
GLAD 
GARDENS 
W. H. ROGERS 
GREENLAWN, LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK 
Spring 1949 
I wish, first of all, to thank my many customers of past years for the 
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good orders sent me as well as those who have already ordered the miniatures and 
small flowering varieties from my special list mailed earlier this season. I knew 
there was increasing interest in these but had not anticipated so many fine orders 
as I have already received. I see no reason to take up catalog space with testi- 
monials, which would not be given anyway unless they were favorable, and the 
best way to find out quality of bulbs sent and treatment given customers is to order 
yourself. 
So without further remarks, except for repeating my business terms, 
guarantee, etc., I will get down to the business of telling you what I have to offer 
and let vou be your own judge as to what varieties you wish to select. 
I will, however, repeat from my last year’s catalog my remarks on pur- 
chases of bulblets: 
Tn recent years T have limited my addition of new varieties to the purchase 
of bulblets whenever possible and my success by this method has been very gratify- 
ing. In this way your new additions are purchased at the lowest possible cost. 
You can purchase varieties which you otherwise might consider too expensive and 
you will be surprised how quickly a few bulblets will get you started. By the 
purchase of bulblets you shou'd not expect too many blooms the first year but many 
times you are happily surprised. Neither are you going to get the size spike you 
will get from the larger bulb the next year. Even though I have just suggested 
the purchase of bulblets, I feel that I should also give a word of caution. If hand- 
led properly some varieties will germinate almost 100 per cent, while other varieties 
will germinate a much smaller percentage and therefore it is not possible for me to 
make any guarantee as to germination. And furthermore not all varieties produce 
large bulblets and neither is it necessary to have large bulblets to get good germina- 
tion, but they should be good, plump, mature ones. I will always send good mature 
ones and the largest available. In my opinion, to get best results they should be 
pealed or cracked before planting and then planted right away before they become 
dry or hard. I also believe that better germination is obtained if not planted until 
the ground becomes warm enough to induce prompt germination. 
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