“No-we-ta” is the Indian 
word meaning Beautiful 
THRIPS-FREE BULBS 
Before the discovery of DDT (now obtainable at any 
drug store) thrips, minute sucking insects that silver 
the foliage and injure the quality of the blooms, were 
a serious menace to glads. DDT, however, is 100% 
effective. Immediately after digging and washing our 
bulbs, we dip or dust them with DDT and usually also 
with Spergon to eliminate all thrips and prevent dis- 
ease. This treatment, coupled with rapid curing in 
heated curing rooms assures you of the healthiest and 
handsomest bulbs we are able to produce. 
Since we grow our stock in fertile corn-belt loam 
and harvest only bulbs grown from small bulbs and 
bulblets, we have only peppy young, high-crowned 
stock to ship our customers—bulbs that produce long 
flowerheads the following year. 
INSTRUCTIONS FOR ORDERING BULBS 
All orders for $2.00 or over are POSTPAID. Prices 
in this list are net. All orders must be accompanied 
by cash in full or 25% cash may be sent with the order 
and the balance before shipment. All stock is guaran- 
teed true to name, disease-free, and thrips-free. All 
stock is offered subject to prior sale. If any of our 
customers is willing to pay the transportation charges 
on his order, we will see that there are bulbs of a 
value much larger than the shipping cost added to the 
order to offset these charges. 
Where bulblets are listed by the packet, 50 to 100 
or more will be included in each packet. Excellent 
value guaranteed. 
Five bulbs will be sold at one-half the price of ten, 
but no single item will be accepted for less than 20 
cents, unless quoted. If no 10 price is stated, it may 
be found by multiplying the price of a single item by 8. 
We earnestly urge you to order as early as possible 
to avoid disappointment. All orders filled in rotation 
upon receipt of cash in full. 
EXTRAS 
We make it our business to put in with your order 
extra varieties, usually the newer ones for you to try 
out. If you like them, there is a good chance your 
order will include some more next year. You see we 
can both win. 
BULB SIZES 
Bulbs are graded into six different sizes. No. 1 size 
is 1% in. and up; No. 2, 1% in. to 1% in. with VY in. 
variation down to No. 6 size, which is % in. and under. 
In the retail list where Large, Medium and Small are 
used, Large will consist of No. 1 and No. 2 sizes, or 
No. 1 size as long as they last. Medium consists of 
No. 3 and No. 4 sizes, or No. 3 size as long as they last. 
Small sizes consist of No. 5 and No. 6 sizes, Early 
ST. CGHARLES 
MINNESOTA 
orders will get preference on the size. If you order 
Medium sizes for instance, and you get part or all 
No. 4 bulbs or 34 in. to 1 in., please do not write us 
that we have given you the wrong size. It’s simply 
because we are out of No. 3 size, and No. 4 bulbs also 
go as Medium size. Medium bulbs will almost in- 
variably bloom, although not quite as large a spike 
can be expected as from a large size. Small-size 
usually will bloom, but not always. 
ATTENTION! 
All names on our mailing list not credited with an 
order in the last two years will be dropped unless we 
receive a card telling us that you still want to receive 
our catalog. Please notify us in case of change of 
address. 
CULTURAL DIRECTIONS 
A sheet of complete cultural directions will be sent 
with every order. 
KODACHROME SLIDES 
We have about a dozen sets of kodachrome slides 
showing recent glad introductions, artistic glad ar- 
rangements, famous American gardens, etc. Some of 
these sets are standard 35mm color transparencies suit- 
able for projection if desired. Others are three- 
dimensional STEREO kodachromes. Both types of 
slides are accompanied by appropriate hand viewers. 
There are approximately 150-200 slides in each set, 
including many new ones added each year. Rental 
fee to either flower club or individuals is $3.00. Let 
us know in good season the dates on which you would 
like to rent one of these sets. After viewing them, 
please forward them promptly so that some other 
flower club or glad society may have a chance to enjoy 
them on a scheduled date. 
JOIN A GLAD SOCIETY 
It will pay you to join a glad society and profit 
from the interesting yearbooks and Magazines which 
they issue. We especially recommend the North Amer- 
ican Gladiolus Council, which presents an excellent 
quarterly magazine crammed with valuable articles. 
Send $1.50 for membership to Alphons Bazdorf, Lin- 
coln Park, N. J. The Maine Gladiolus Society issues 
an outstanding annual. Send $1.00 to Mrs. M. J. 
Walenta, Sec., South China, Maine. The Minnesota 
Gladiolus Society offers three issues of the Minnesota 
Glad Fan plus nine issues of the Minnesota Horticul- 
turist for $1.50. Membership secretary is Mr. Henry 
Elieff, Rt. 4, Wayzata, Minn. The New England 
Gladiolus Society issues both an annual book and six 
bi-monthly magazines. Send $3.00 for membership to 
Mrs. Shirley Adcock, Sec. N.E.G.S., Horticultural Hall, 
Boston 15, Mass. 
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