FOREWORD 
Greetings to all our customers and friends everywhere! It is indeed a pleasure to present our 1952 catalogue to you. 
Modern-day glads far surpass the older varieties in every way and we take a great deal of pride in the list that we have 
assembled for your perusal and selection. 
All stock is grown under irrigation and is planted, cultivated, dug, cleaned, and graded with the utmost care. All! bulbs 
offered are full of pep, ready to produce exhibition blooms and they enjoy a wide reputation for being tops. They are 
dusted with D.D.T. and Spergon to eliminate thrips and prevent disease. The hundreds of letters and cards received 
from our customers attest to the clean, plump bulbs we send out and the fine results obtained from the stock. 
I wish to thank all our customers for their past orders and confidence they have placed in us and trust we may have the 
pleasure of serving you again this year. If you have never ordered from us I suggest you give us a trial and join the 
growing list of enthusiastic customers. 
I hope you find this catalogue interesting and that the infor mation contained in it will help you grow the most beautiful 
spikes ever in 1952! 
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The NAGC size and color classification is used in our descriptive list. This method of listing gives you valuable information 
which you will readily note. 
First is the name of the variety, then in parenthesis the size and color class figures. Following this is the name of the originator 
and year in which the variety was first available to American purchasers. The figures in the last parenthesis denote the number of grow- 
ing days required from planting to date of blooming. The number of days to bloom is figured for large bulbs; medium bulbs usually 
require 5 to 7 days longer to bloom. Because of variations in climate, the number of days required for a particular variety to bloom may 
vary by several days. However, the listed blooming dates will give a fair idea of what to expect of a variety. 
CLASSIFICATION KEY 
Sizes— Color Classes— 
Miniature Glads—100 (Florets under 2! inches). Class 
Small Glads—200 (242 inches through 314 inches). 00 White—00 without conspicuous marking. 
Medium Glads—300 ( Above 314 inches through 4% inches ). 
Large Glads—400 (41 inches through 5+ inches). 
Giant Glads—500 (51% inches and larger ). 
White—01 with conspicuous marking. 
Cream—06 without conspicuous marking. 
Cream—07 with conspicuous marking. 
10 Yellow—10 (light). 
Yellow—12 (deep). 
Yellow—13 (deep) with conspicuous marking. 
Buff—16 
Buff—17 with conspicuous marking. 
20 Orange—20 (light). 
Orange—22 (deep). 
Orange—24 (red orange). 
30 Salmon—30 (light). 
Salmon—32 (deep). 
Salmon—33 (deep) with conspicuous marking. 
36 Scarlet—36. 
40 Pink—40 (light) without markings. 
Pink—41 (light) with markings. 
Pink—42 (deep). 
50 Red—SO (light). 
Red—S52 (deep). 
Red—S54 (black). 
60 Rose—60 (light). 
Rose—62 (deep). 
66 Lavender—66. 
70 Purple—70. 
76 Violet—76 (light). 
Violet—78 (deep). 
80 Smoky Shades. 
Smoky shades—82 (orange smoky ). 
Smoky shades—83 (salmon smoky ). 
Smoky shades—84 (pink smoky ). 
Smoky shades—85 (red smoky ). 
Smoky shades—86 (lavender smoky ). 
90 Any other color. 
For example, the classification number of Cheyenne is 536. 
The 500 means that its floret size is 51 inches or larger and the 
36 indicates it is a scarlet. Hence the numbers in parenthesis 
listed right after the variety name tell the size and color of the 
individual floret as grown from large bulbs. 
