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DISCOUNTS: In place of making a dozen rate in our catalogue for those 
of you who want several of one variety, just go ahead and order them at the unit 
price and we will give you enough extras to amount to a substantial discount, 
more than you would expect. The larger the order the bigger percentage of 
extras we put in, because postage rates per pound drop as poundage goes up, so 
does packing costs. It would pay you to get together with your neighbors and 
send in a group order, we would all be ahead. 
Although labor and costs of living are constantly rising, due to better grow- 
ing conditions and an ever increasing number of customers, we are able to offer 
better varieties and better bulbs at prices the same or below either 1948 or 1949. 
On top of this, we are going to put in more extra bulbs than ever in orders of 
$3.00 or more. 
ORDER EARLY to avoid disappointment. Every year we run out of many 
varieties early in the season. In case we are out of a variety, we try to substitute 
with an equal or better variety. Whenever we substitute, we always give exira 
value. We are almost out of a few varieties already. : 
GUARANTEE: We guarantee our bulbs to be top quality, free of disease, 
and true to name. We can give no particular warranty, express or implied, as to 
the productiveness of the crop. 
BULB SIZES: Our retail list is made up of 3 sizes. Large, 134 inches and 
up; medium; %4-inch to 1'4-inches; small, under *4-inch. Bulblet sizes vary with 
the variety but we always put the largest in our retail orders. 
NOTE: The number following the variety name is the classification 
number. Following that is the originator’s name followed by the year of intro- 
duction, and then the blooming period designation. 
DAYS TO BLOOM: This can be given only approximately. The approxi- 
mate blooming period will be marked VE for very early, that is less than 75 days; 
E, from 75-80 days; M for 80-90 days and L for over 90 days. The number of 
days to blocm varies with location and time of planting. Early plantings wil! 
take lonzer to bloom. Cool spells in the weather will delay blooming also. 
UNIT: Cur customers are often asking how they can make their glads 
bioom over a longer period of time. One way is to plant large, medium and small 
bulbs. The medium bulbs will bloom about two weeks after the large and the 
small will follow by another 2 weeks. From the time your first blooms come 
from large bulbs until your last blooms stop on your small bulbs, you will have 
flowers over a period of from 6 to 8 weeks. 
We have grouped together 4 large, 4 medium, and 4 small bulbs of one 
variety and called it a UNIT. Each unit is priced considerably less than if you 
bought the sizes separately. The small bulbs will usually bloom 100%, however, 
in some varieties they do not. All should grow into large bulbs for next year. 




