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Greetings Friends 
It is a great pleasure to again express my thanks and appreciation for your valued 
patronage and many fine letters. Some I have used for testimonials in this issue. May 
I still continue to serve you with the same quality of worthwhile varieties. 
The Spring was a wet one and we had quite a hard struggle to combat with the 
rains; but finally got the glad bulbs in and cultivated. I was so sorry to miss the Boston 
Glad Show last August, but my bulbs would not blocm in time. 
But a week or so later the fields were beautiful. 
We had enough rain during the growing season to make fine, clean, plump bulbs 
and did harvest a fine crop. 
As usual I have discarded some of the good oldies and have added several newer 
kinds. 
There were hundreds of visitors looking over the field this past season and as 
always visitors are always welcome. 
The cover of my catalogue will give you a good idea of the size of the fields and 
see for yourself where the nice bulbs you buy come from. 
Again, Thank You, 
MABEL M. ROWE, Prop. 
GLAD-I-O’LUS:— 
Please pronounce this wonderful flower right. The accent on the O’. 
GLAD-I-O’-LUS and use the same form for both singular and plural. It hurts to 
hear one say GLADIOLA or GLADIOLIS! 
DO GLADS CHANGE COLOR? GLADIOLUS do NOT Change Color. 
We have been asked this question hundreds of times. So many varieties divide or 
split. Suppose you plant twelve mixed bulbs, when you dig them you find you have 
about thirty bulbs. That is the reason you have more of one color than others. Many 
varieties do not divide, so you dig only one new bulb on the one you planted. And some 
not quite so strong just die out in the ground. 
Of course glads grow older each year, you dig a new bulb not a young one. So it is 
best to keep adding more bulbs to your collection each year. 
PLANTING TIME 
Our planting time here is around APRIL to JUNE, so when ordering your bulbs to be 
sent to you at planting time, please state when planting time is in your locality. It 
will help us a lot. 
WHEN YOU CHANGE YOUR ADDRESS 
Please notify us so we can change our files. Also please give your old address at 
the same time. This will save us many catalogues and you will receive yours. THANK 
YOU: 
Cc. O. D. ORDER. 
Please do not ask us to send an order C. O. D. without your making a deposit on 
it. If it is a small order we shall have to ask for a deposit of at least a dollar. Larger 
C. O. D. orders should be accompanied by 25% of the value. We cannot send out any 
more C. O. D. orders without at least some deposit. 
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