GREETINGS... 
To All Our Former Patrons and New Friends 
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We were extremely gratified by the response to our offerings last season, 
and the many favorable comments received from those who gave our glads 
a trial have encouraged us to bring out this much enlarged listing. We present 
herewith nearly 120 varieties and in addition a small selection of the much 
admired miniature glads, including many of the finest new introductions 
which we have not previously offered. Since all but a few of these have been 
grown on our own farms on the Columbia River Highway 20 miles east of 
Portland we have been enabled to observe their performance under field 
conditions and the salient characteristics of each are described as fully as 
space will permit. Several varieties which proved unsatisfactory have been 
discarded and replaced by improved kinds, while many older sorts of proven 
merits bid fair to retain their place for a long time to come. 
Due to increased production prices have been sharply reduced in nearly 
all varieties; this is especially evident in the more expensive kinds and is in 
part made possible by having absorbed our initial investment in starter stocks. 
' On the other hand paper costs have doubled, printing costs are up, and even 
parcel post rates are advancing 2c per pound. Neither have we been able to 
find a substitute for painstaking handwork in cleaning, sorting and labeling, 
and the assembling and inspection of bulbs going into individual orders 
takes a lot of time. For this reason we are unable to accept orders for less 
than $2.00 and we must request that you add 10% to cover postage on orders 
under $5.00. 
Expressions of preferences by our customers are of the greatest assist- 
ance in keeping this catalog up to date; correspondence is always welcome, 
particularly reports of results obtained with our bulbs in diverse regions and 
climatic conditions as these will better enable us to determine the kinds 
most suitable for wide distribution. Such information or advice as we can 
supply is always at the service of customers old and new, while aside from 
the professional aspect your comments, inquiries or criticism come as stim- 
ulating personal contacts with an ever-widening circle of friends and ac- 
quaintances and a constant reminder that the satisfied purchaser is our only 
assurance of permanent success in our chosen field. 
Sincere best wishes to all for a beautiful garden. 
OWEN M. EMILY 
GERALD K. EMILY 

GUARANTEE 
WE GUARANTEE SATISFACTION, and we mean just that. Since the bulbs 
will be grown under conditions beyond our control we can assume no formal liability 
for the results of crop, but our business is founded on the principle that no trans- 
action is final until you are completely satisfied. Therefore if at any time before 
or after blooming you feel you have cause for complaint just give us the facts 
and we will do our best to set things right. 
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