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The following 4 collections are just the thing for those who don’t care to keep the names of the 
varieties separate, but do want a nice garden of glads. | sell thousands of these collections every 
year and have a great many fine reports on them. If these bulbs were sold separately under name 
they would cost several times the price asked as collections. No extras on collections except a 
noted. They are very big value as is. mi ae 
These unlabelled collections are better than ever this year, with many new varieties in them 
pers: used before. You would be amazed if you knew some of the varieties in the No. 3 Deluxe 
collection. 
No. 1. UNLABELED COLLECTION. 100 assorted large bulbs (114 inch up) in about 40 
varieties in many different shades and colors. | have sold this collection for years and have thousands 
of very well pleased customers. | POSITIVELY GUARANTEE THAT THERE IS NOT A BETTER 
COLLECTION SOLD BY ANY GROWER IN THE COUNTRY FOR ANYWHERE NEAR THE 
PRICE. The collection varies from year to year but always contains a great variety of colors and 
many fine varieties. | get many repeat orders every year from well pleased customers. 100 for $6.00, 
with 50 and 25 at the same rate. With each 100 bulbs of this collection | will put in FREE 1 bulb 
of some other fine variety of my selection, labelled worth at least $1.00. » 
_ No. 1a. SAME COLLECTION IN MEDIUM SIZE BULBS. 100 bulbs for $4.00, 50 for $2.00. 
With 100 bulbs will give a free bulb as in Collection No. 1. 
No. 16. THE SAME COLLECTION IN SMALL BULBS. 100 bulbs for $2.50. These may not 
all bloom the first year, but most of them should and all should make nice large bulbs for the next year 
No. 3. UNLABELED COLLECTION DE LUXE. 40 or more varieties, many of them being — 
exhibition sorts and worth several times the price asked. Real aristocrats in gladiolus. Nothing 
better to be had in an unlabeled collection. 100 for $12.00, 50 for $6.00, 25 for $3.00. 
NONE OF THE ABOVE COLLECTIONS ARE LABELED AS TO VARIETIES. Don’t ask 
us to give you the names of the varieties in the collections as we positively do not do it at these 
prices. If you want them labeled, buy them under name. | guarantee the colsoione to be the besi 
you can buy for the price. 
ny There are no extras on these collections except as noted, as they are very big value as is, and no 
iscount. : 
“! want to tell you that the exhibition collection of gladiolus bought from you this summer were 
perfectly beautiful.” : —Miss Mary Triplett, Va. 
“My garden of gladiolus was a ‘Show place’ this past summer. The gladiolus grew so tall and 
straight. Red Wing, Chamouny, Maxwelton, Purple Supreme, Titan and others grew 5 feet tall. 
“Corona, Rose Ruffles, Orange Gold, Blessed Damosel and Spotlight grew 4 feet or more from — 
medium bulbs. Montpelier is the loveliest pink | have ever seen and | have lots of other beautiful 
pinks. | think it is more beautiful than Spic and Span.” 5 
—Mrs. William Merritt, Ill. 
“In the spring of '49 | received a $12.00 order from you and was delighted with the quality of — 
bulbs and the extras. : es 
‘| had ordered a few special bulbs from three other big advertisers in the Flower Grower. __ 
Their bulbs looked good too when planted but ‘Oh what a diference when | dug the bulbs’.”’ 
—Mrs. Frank Coffman, Ohio sis 
‘The Grand Champion at the Regional Show at East Lansing Aug. 5 was Al Ambroson’s 
Patrol with 31%” flowerhead, 22 buds, 434” florets, 8 open. Al lives on Rt. 3, Lansing, Mich.” 
—R. O. Everhart, Mich, 
| am really pleased with the results | have had from your stock and do not hesitate to recommend 
you as a reliable source to my friends.” —Arrthur Levine, N Bh 
“Whatever | order in the way of glads | will always get from you as you are tops with me.” 
—Robert Freund, N. Y. 
A friend, gave me some bulbs that she had ordered from you the year before. They were 
called Snowbank and about the most beautiful white glad I've ever had in my garden.” ss” 
a - —Mrs. Woodson, Tenn. 
| have grown your bulbs before and was very elated over the beautiful flowers they produce 
and the nice healthy bulbs which have increased from year to year.”’ ee neta 
: —Mrs. G. C. Bass, Tenn. 






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