The 1950 Gladland Catalog 
This is the fourth catalog issued by Glandland Acres under Baker ownership. It 
contains the kind of arrangement and the definite information that we ourselves would 
want to have when we buy gladiolus. It has seemed to us that the increasing of the 
dollar purchasing power was paramount this year so we are using every economy 
possible to permit lowering of bulb prices to our customers. During the years 1947 and 
1948 when we issued a more elaborate booklet containing many illustrations, the cost 
of these winter editions was almost $2.00 per buying customer. Last season, by the time 
copy should go to the printer, we discovered that from our fall list, sales had so nearly 
exhausted our supply of bulbs that a winter issue would have been a useless gesture. 
This saving allowed us to increase the value of the bonus bulbs that were included in 
your bulb shipment to such an extent that we received many letters of appreciation. We 
have decided for this season that we will again use only the unillustrated fall booklet 
to present our offerings — allowing us to make greater price reductions — and allowing 
you to obtain more of the gladiolus you want to grow — for the budget you can afford. 
Possibly we are making a mistake by this gesture of economy. Perhaps you would 
prefer higher unit prices — and have illustrations and plates in color — even though these 
increase the business overhead and require greater gross margins in pricing schedules. 
We have omitted no descriptive feature that would enable you to make your selections 
intelligently, and we believe no catalogue issued will surpass this edition in the factual 
information given as to the normal performance that can be expected of the varieties 
listed when well grown from large size bulbs. 
GLADLAND PRICES FOR 1950 ARE LOWER 
This year we offer 604 varieties. Of these exactly 130 kinds are offered at the 
minimum price that we can afford to supply any large bulb (3 for 30c; 6 for 50c). All 
of these are grouped by color on page 13 and are so well and widely known that most 
of you will have seen them in the shows or in gardens of friends. All were described in 
detail in our 1949 catalog (we have a few copies available if you wish to send a 3c stamp 
to cover postage). Do not overlook this list — it contains many truly great varieties 
including 11 of the 15 leading winners in the shows of last year. We are sure that never 
before have you been offered such varieties as Oriental Pearl, Silver Wings, Leading 
Lady, H. R. Hancock, Heavenly White, Tuts Both and many, many more exceptional 
varieties and popular favorites at a cost of $1.00 per dozen in large size bulbs, and 
quantity rates are even cheaper — as 25 large bulbs of any one of these 130 varieties 
will be furnished for anly $1.60. 
Besides these 130 varieties, which are listed only on page 13, we offer 472 
additional varieties — nearly all of new and recent introductions — that are described 
and priced in our color class groupings. Nearly all Gladland introductions are priced 
50% below last year’s schedules. By special permission of Mr. Burns, his noteworthy 
releases of last year are reduced 75% so that most of you can now afford to grow at 
least some of them. Other varieties of foreign introduction and also those in which 
sufficient time has elapsed that we may set our prices by estimating actual costs of 
growing plus amortization of initial investments — have been priced as low as our cost 
records permit. In many cases these reductions are startling! Example: Phantom Beauty 
last season $3.50, this year 50c; Spic & Span, last season $2.00, this year 80c; Patrician, 
last season $6.00, this year $2.00. However, we also list many other new varieties as 
Evangeline, Gold Medal, Siboney, and White Challenge, in which business courtesy 
requires that our listed prices be not lower than the originator uses this season with 
such varieties. When, by reason of more prolific propagation in Oregon, these prices 
reflect more than our normal profit —we add to your order bonus bulbs as a profit 
