FOREWORD 
This year we are adding four grand new CHASE 
originations to our list and co-introducing them with Elmer 
Gove of Burlington, Vt. 
Three of them are by CANOPUS the giant glad we 
introduced in 1947 and that is proving an outstanding 
parent in our experience, as well as in the breeding work 
reported by Dr. Robert O. Magie at the Experiment Sta- 
tion in Bradenton, Florida. 
Planting stock of all our varieties is grown for us by 
Cutting Johnson, ‘‘Gladcroft’, Norwich, Vermont and we 
prefer you order direct from him if you wish northern 
grown bulbs. They are dug several months earlier than 
our Florida stock and usually bloom somewhat earlier. 
Our Florida commercial planting for bulb production 
is made in early August. The bulbs are dug in January 
or early February, with full maturity after five or six 
months ot Florida sunshine, artificially dried if weather 
conditions do not permit field drying, dipped immediately 
after cleaning in a protective fungicide with DDT and 
placed in cold storage at 40 degrees. Thus they go to you 
full of vigor, plump, high-crowned bulbs. 
Our facilities are not such as to allow growing in 
large enough quantity for wholesale offering but it now 
appears that we may be able to supply a few orders for 
100 or 500 lots on several varieties. If you are interested 
please ask for quotations. 
Of course we cannot guarantee full success in every 
garden because so many conditions vary in location, cli- 
mate, rainfall and individual methods. Our responsibility 
must end on satisfactory delivery of the bulbs to you. 
But we aim to please and will appreciate courteous report 
of valid cases of failure and do our best to satisfy you. 
We ship all small orders by Parcel Post, Insured. 
Please report any damage in transit so we may recover 
the value. 
