
FOREWORD 
Over ten years ago, we began hybridizing glads purely as a 
hobby. It had been said that no worthwhile, new varieties of glads 
could be originated in Florida, so of course, a “Damyankee” with 
“Florida sand in his shoes” could not let such an aspersion on his 
adopted state go unchallenged. 
During the years, many seedlings have appeared that, to us 
amateurs, seemed really worthwhile. So in 1946 we had several 
grown for us in Vermont and Massachusetts which received such 
favorable comment in seedling shows that we had the temerity to 
register names and issue a descriptive price list in 1947. 
The 1947 show season brought striking success for these intro- 
ductions, Grand Champion, Roll of Honor and Best Formal at the 
Boston Show as well as other blue ribbons, and prizes in several 
other shows. 
This is our Fourth year of offering our introductions — years of 
pleasure in growing them, years of fine friendships acquired through 
this common interest, and years of happiness in sharing the pleasure 
with others who have been so kind in expressing their interest and 
approval. 
We grow only our own introductions and have no intention of 
becoming BIG BUSINESS, nor have we the facilities for it, so can 
not offer wholesale prices. We shall continue to offer, from time 
to time, new, beautiful glads that appear among the hundreds of 
seedlings in our Florida plantings. Many of them are now under 
test in our Vermont trial garden. Several have received favorable 
recognition in seedling shows and will be introduced when stocks 
are suificient. 
The many visitors to our Florida and Vermont plots are a great 
help in selecting the most desirable seedlings and give an interesting 
and valuable cross section of the public taste in color and form. 
Our Florida commercial planting for bulb production is made 
in early August. The bulbs are dug in January or early February, 
with full maturity after five or six months of Florida sunshine, arti- 
ficially dried if weather conditons do not permit field drying, dipped 
immediately after cleaning in a protective fungicide with DDT and 
placed in cold storage at 40 degrees. Thus they go to you full of 
vigor, plump, high-crowned bulbs. We also have a limited quantity 
of most of our introductions grown for us in the North to supply 
those who prefer northern stock. 
You may order either with complete confidence, for we stand 
back of all our offerings. 
Of course we cannot guarantee full success in every garden 
because so many conditions vary in location, climate, rainfall and 
individual methods. Our responsibility must end on satisfactory 
delivery of the bulbs to you. But we aim to please and will appre- 
ciate courteous report of valid cases of failure and do our best to 
satisfy you. 
We ship all small orders by Parcel Post, Insured. Please report 
amage in transit so we may recover the value. 
