Goreword 
Greetings to all our customers and friends everywhere—also to the many new customers 
who will purchase bulbs from us for the first time! It seems that we just finished planting our 
bulbs and bulblets but here it is September again and time to prepare our catalogue. 
First, I want to thank all our customers for their fine orders during the 1949-'50 season. 
Your confidence in us made last season a most successful one. 
I sincerely appreciate the many unsolicited cards and letters telling of the nice stock we 
sent out and of the fine flowers that bloomed for you.. In most parts of the U. S. and Canada 
fans and growers experienced a fine growing season and many wonderful spikes were ob- 
served both at the shows and in the field. I sincerely hope that all of you had a great deal 
of pleasure and some real thrills from your Glads this past summer. I know that we'll all be 
striving harder to grow even better ones next summer as that is part of the pleasure one re- 
ceives in growing this fascinating flower—a flower that keeps improving year by year. There 
are more people growing Glads than ever before. More Societies are being formed and more 
and better shows are being held. Glads are so easy to grow! Give them the right amount 
of culture and attention and most everyone can grow show spikes! 
This past summer we had the pleasure of attending the following shows: Washington, 
Missouri; Edwardsville, Illinois and Champaign, Illinois; Columbus, Purdue, and Wabash in 
Indiana; the Eastern International at Binghamton; and the NEGS at Boston. One of the year’s 
disappointments was our inability to get to the Central International show at Madison, Wis- 
consin. Coming during the same week as two of our Indiana shows made it impossible to 
get there. I don’t ever recall seeing such high quality of blooms than that noted at this year’s 
shows. Visiting and exhibiting at shows is a lot of fun and then too it's a real pleasure to 
meet all your friends and make so many new acquaintances. Try it next summer for some 
real enjoyment! 
Modern-day Glads far surpass the old varieties in every way. Cut-flower growers are 
finding this more and more as the market becomes more competitive. The newer varieties 
with their better colors, more open florets, and longer spikes sell more readily than the older 
Glads. Ruffling and beauty of form help a great deal teo. Of course the fans and back-yard 
gardeners already know of the many improvements in the new ones over the old. The credit 
for popularizing practically all the newer, better commercial varieties rightfully belongs to the 
show exhibitors. 
Our customers know what quality of bulbs and bulblets they will receive; in fact, it is 
their repeat orders and their recommendations of our stock to their friends that is the founda- 
tion of our business. If you are a prospective new customer perhaps a word or two about 
the stock we send out is in order. It is grown on ground never before used for bulb growing 
and flowers are not cut from the bulbs to be sold. We maintain an ample supply of moisture 
by means of irrigation. All our bulbs are dug by hand in order to eliminate any possibility 
of bruising and they are dried as quickly as possible. As soon as the bulbs are cleaned and 
graded they are dusted with 5% DDT and stored in screen bottom trays which are placed in 
racks in such a manner as to allow plenty of air circulation around each tray. Our stock is 
State inspected, both in the field and in storage and a State Inspection Certificate is attached 
to all shipments. For best results, either for show or cut-flower purposes, it pays to buy young, 
high-crowned, vigorous bulbs. 
Early ordering is advised, especially if you want the larger sizes. Most of the newer 
varieties are grown in limited quantities and as all orders are filled in numerical sequence we 
usually do not have all the varieties that are listed on late orders. If we get your order 
early it can be given more attention. Then too there is a better selection of choice bulbs and 
bulblets early in the season. Stock is set aside as the order is received; it can be shipped 
anytime after the last of November or held for later delivery. 
It is a pleasure to present this catalogue to you. I hope you will find it interesting and 
that the information contained in it will be of value to you. ! sincerely wish each and every- 
one a fine growing season and the best spikes ever for 1951! 
GEO. W. LASCH 
