statement that a variety can, or is capable of opening up eight blooms at 
once is misleading. A child can, and is capable of growing seven foot tall 
but seldom does. A variety that opens up six or seven florets with several 
fine buds showing color is considered by all authorieties as a very fine glad. 
This fact should be considered when you read descriptions of varieties, 
reputed to open eight or more blooms at once. 
We can offer you no wholesale list. The high cost of labor in this vicinity 
makes this prohibitive. We just cannot compete with other growers that 
are more fortunate. We do have a large stock of some varieties. These we 
offer to you at wholesale, if at all possible. Surplus bulblets are also offered 
at wholesale. Early orders generally pick most of these up. 
Do not ask or expect us to fill an order for less than three dollars. We 
lose money when we do so. Postal rates have increased along with most 
every thing else. 
You will find us generous in filling your order, both with overcount and 
extra varieties that we believe will please you. We can promise you no 
overcount on bulbs or bublets grown by others. We can but send you what 
the growers send to us. 
Do not fail to dust or dip your bulbs prior to planting, regardless of 
where you obtain them, or if they are home grown. It is better to be safe 
than sorry. We have used and like the new dust called Arasan. This is a 
product of the DuPont people, somewhat similar to New Improved Seresan. 
Here in the middle West we obtain it from the Vaughn Seed Store, Chicago, 
Ill. The mess, work and uncertainty of weather conditions when using dips 
is eliminated and it is just as good. Only clean appearing bylbs should be 
planted. Bulblets should be cracked or shucked and because here in where 
most of our troubles start, only clean appearing bulblets should be planted 
without brown spots or veining. No dip or dust in commerce today will save 
your bulbs if your soil is infected with fussarium or other fungus diseases. 
You really are up against it when this happens. This soil cannot be used 
for several years and the disease spreads to adjacent soil. Heavy freezes 
does help in eliminating it, nothing else. A bit of work and patience at 
planting time, may save you heart aches and tons of work later. The buying 
of cheap bulbs from unreliable growers may be very very costly. The 
menace of fussarium has never been exagerated. 
We make every effort to be courteous with our customers, both real and 
prospective. We have ajded many with their glad problems. Your order will 
be promptly acknowledged, and your letters will be answered as soon as 
possible. 
Because we are human, you can expect us to make a few mistakes each 
season. These we will adjust to your complete satisfaction, if possible to 
do so. We have always found flower lovers, to be a wonderful class of people 
that are happy when they receive just what they expect and pay for. We 
feel that they are entitled to just that and nothing else. 
May you and yours enjoy a wonderful 1950 season. 
R. C. ADAMS 
