Foreword 
eGAIN I would like to thank all my customers and friends for the 
#many orders that I had from you. I certainly appreciate them 
and hope you have derived much enjoyment from them. More 
and more people are learning how easy it is to grow and enjoy the new 
varieties of gladiolus now that thrips are so easily controlled and the colors 
and growth of the varieties improved. 

To new customers I wish to state that I feel that my list of varieties 
contains most of the finest varieties obtainable, and I would like to have 
you try our bulbs and see the wonderful results you will have. 
This year I have added a considerable number of new varieties which 
I have grown over the past year or two and feel they are definitely superior 
varieties that you should certainly grow. 
The growing season this year was the best I have had for a number of 
years and the spikes were out of this world. I attended four shows this 
year, Binghamton, Toledo, Michigan and Southeastern Michigan and 
although most of our bloom came in time for but two of these we did quite 
well with winners. Our ribbons at these shows totaled 70 blues, Grand 
Champion, Reserve Champion, 2nd day Champion, 2 Recent Introduction 
Champions, 4 Section Champions, 4 Size Champions and 2 Specials. Our 
own introductions accounted for 25 Blues, and Chief Pontiac took 1 size 
Champion, Best Recent Introduction, Reserve Champion, and largest floret 
7”. Lancelot only showing at 3 of the shows had 4 Blues and 1 Section 
Champion. The Grand Champion was with Cotillion which we cut the 
evening before the show and it had 10 blooms open in perfect shape at 
show time. This also won best Recent, and Section Champion. Others 
winning Section Champions were Venida, Bo-Peep and Spitfire. ‘These glads 
were not grown under any special methods but were cut right out of the 
field and were not held under artificially cold conditions. Good bulbs of 
good varieties need only good garden soil plus moisture to produce winners. 
The growing and selling of “The finest Bulbs of the Finest Varieties” 
is our only business and we will do our utmost to please you at all times. 
‘Thank you, 
Gave SNYDER. 
