


SUN LIGHT GLAD G 
Burton L. SPILLER 
_ East Rochester, New y Hampshire — 
1950 03 | 
Once again we, at Sunlight Gardens are hapa ie pre- 4 
sent to you our modest list of the finest of all flowers. Al- 
though we try out a number of new varieties each year we — 
have never been guilty of listing them unless they had real - 
-merit. Many of them are annually carted to the dump with | 
~ some of the older ones which have been replaced by others 
which have proven themselves better. 
Ours is a small business. We grow a little more that 
three acres of glads, but because we make it almost exclu- 
sively a family affair we are able to keep our prices lower 
than those of any other grower we know. Many custom- © 
ers have told us that we have given them the greatest value 
they have ever received. 
Twenty years of experimenting has taught us how to 
grow bulbs of top quality without the use of commercial 
fertilizers. We do it by a system of organic fertilization, 
working three cover crops into the soil in a single season. 
That it gives extra vitality to the bulbs is proven by the fact 
that among numerous other show winnings last season our 
spikes carried off top honors at Boston, taking the much | 
coveted Champion Basket and Champion Three Spikes as 
well as Best-Formal. Every one of these beautiful spikes 
was grown in our commercial plantings, from medium sized | 
bulbs, and without irrigation and without commercial fer- 
tilizer. We believe nature’s way is the best way. a 
Ninety per cent of our bulbs were grown from bulblets. 
Not all of them made top size, but we have some beautiful 
stock in medium and small. Small sizes of most varieties 
will bloom if planted early, but medium size will give better — 
bloom. It is the size we like to use in our commercial 
planting for our florist trade. Large bulbs do not ordinarily 
produce so many bulblets, but they bloom a week or two 
earlier than the other sizes. . 
_ Large bulbs will measure 114 inches or more. Medi- 
ums measure 34, to 1144. Smalls are 14 to “Ae ‘Planting — 
stock measures less than 4 inch. 
Because it consumes so much time to count bulblets we 
are listing many of them by the package this year. The 
saving is passed along to you in additional bulblets. Each 
order is personally packed by one of the family, and for that 
reason we are able to meet your needs if you wish several 
sizes of one variety. Just send what you wish to invest, | 
mentioning sizes, and we will give you even better value 
than our published prices. " 
Excessive shipping charges makes it impossible for us : 
to accept an order for less than $2.50. Retail orders will be 
shipped prepaid east of the Rockies. West, add postage a i 
the rate of fifty cents per 100 large bulbs. es 
Unless otherwise noted after the description of a va- Bh 
riety, the price of all bulbs will be as follows: 
Large 2 for .20 Medium 4 for ,20 Small 10 a 20 
Large 10 for .80 Medium 10 for .40 - Small 10 for 20 - 
Bulblets .25 per package, $1.00 per half pint ‘ae 
Five or more bulbs may be purchased at the ten rat 
but please make each item at least 20 cents. Where pric 
are given after the description of a variety, the price f 
10 will be 8 times the price of one. You may have 5 x) 
more at the same rate. 
We sincerely appreciate all ee Rare woth € 
given us in the past, and regret that it is impossible tc 
write personally to yon all. ae eve you BONG a fine | 0" 
ing season. 
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