GREETINGS! 
Another season has rolled on and is now history, and it is with pleasure we 
express our sincere appreciation for your fine patronage the past year. We especially 
desire to thank all those who have written us letters of recommendation for the 
excellent results from growing our bulbs. The good will of our customers inspires 
us to greater effort to serve you better in the future. 
In presenting to you our 1951 catalog we begin our 29th year growing glads. 
We have gained a world of experience during this time—some of it the hard way. 
Our expert knowledge along this line in the selection of varieties, their faults and 
merits, diseases and cultural methods is of great value to our customers as we 
discard those varieties that do not meet our critical judgment. Varieties listed are 
those that have been tested and found to merit our recommendation. Our prices 
have been greatly reduced this year, due primarily to our keeping our overhead 
expenses to a minimum. These savings we are passing along to our customers in 
lower prices. 
Glads predominate in the cut flower market in season. They are as easy to grow 
as any vegetable, and are indispensable as a cut flower. There is every color imagin- 
able, will take a lot of abuse, easy to handle, can be beautifully arranged in corsages, _ 
wreaths, vases and baskets. The entire spike will bloom from the first floret to the 
last terminal bud. In fact they have beauty, with plenty of poise and grace. 
Today’s modern glads are the results of many years of hybridizing and cross- 
hybridizing from which has been developed and created varieties of excellent 
propagating qualities, healthy growth, immunity from disease, good shape of floret 
and all around beauty. 
Our bulbs are all grown in rich black loam soil, not over fertilized, nor over 
grown, assuring our customers of healthy bulbs full of vigor and vitality. All of our 
bulbs are dug and cleaned by hand, thus eliminating all bruising. After quick drying 
bulbs are dusted with 5% DDT and stored in screen bottom trays. Stock is twice 
State inspected; once in the field and once in storage. A State inspection tag is 
placed on every shipment. | 
One suggestion that we would like to make is that you send in your order early. 
Some varieties are in short supply and are in demand more than others. By ordering 
early you receive a better choice of bulbs as all orders are filled in numercial 
sequence. 
It is with pleasure that we present our 1951 catalog, we hope you will obtain 
valuable information and interesting descriptions that will aid you in confidently 
selecting your requirements for the season. 
Wishing everyone a successful year, 
Gladview Gardens, 
Jesse T. Osborne. 
