Foreword 
E are exceedingly gratified to be able to present this year our 
O¢d) 10th Anniversary Catalog. Our business has grown tremendously 
since we first issued a list 10 years ago, and to this fact we are greatly 
indebted to our good customers. We have tried through these years to 
bring to you the finest varieties available and to furnish only the highest 
quality bulbs. We aim to continue this policy. 
If you are a newcomer to our mailing list or have not seen fit to order 
from us before, we hope that you will try our bulbs this year. We will do 
our utmost to please you. 
If you are growing glads to sell as cutflowers we highly recommend 
vetting a start in some of the newer varieties as they will sell readily and 
command top prices, when older varieties go begging. A start with small 
bulbs or bulblets will put you out in front. 
We have added a number of new varieties this year that we believe 
are superior and that you may care to try. We are listing for the first time 
a few of the Holland varieties that are really fine. We have a considerable 
list of New Introductions this year but they are highly recommended and 
thoroughly tested from hybridizers of high regard. 
This year, due to the increasing cost of producing and marketing 
bulbs, I am attempting to hold my costs to a minimum and to give greater 
value to my customers. Hence I do not have a colored cover and as an 
elaborate a catalog as in previous years, but believe that passing this savings 
on to you with high quality bulbs priced reasonably will be more appre- 
ciated by you than a lot of fancy display which after all will not make your 
garden any brighter. Our main objective is to give you the finest varieties, 
quality grown, at the lowest possible prices. 
We have attempted to make our descriptions of varieties as accurate 
as possible, and as they grow for us they are all very worth while, and should 
do exceedingly well if ordinary gardening practices are followed. The latest 
cultural directions are included with each order. 
Sincerely, 
G. V. SNYDER. 
