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PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE ORDERING 
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF ORDERS: As soon as your order is received, you will get 
a postal card acknowledging your order. Keep a copy of your order. 
ORDERS FOR LESS THAN $2.50 cost us as much expense in labor and trouble as 
those over. PLEASE DO NOT SEND ORDERS FOR LESS THAN $2.50. 
In orders of $5 to $10 you may add 10% of the total order in extra bulbs of 
your choice. Add 15% on orders from $10 to $20 and 20% on all orders above $20 
fully paid in advance. 
PAYMENTS: Please send check, postal or express money orders or drafts. Do NOT 
send cash, 
SHIPMENT: All retail orders are shipped parcel post to all points in the U.S.A. 
We begin shipping AS SOON AS WEATHER PERMITS. 
BULB SIZES: Bulbs are graded in six different sizes from No. 1 to No. 6. The 
largest size is No. 1 which is 13 inches in diameter or over, No. 2 bulbs fun from 
1g inches to 15 inches with + inch variation in each size down to No. 6, which is 3 
inch or under. These are all diameters, Do not be fooled by offers of bulbs sized 
by circumference, Gladiolus are usually sold by diameter. Retail lists are made up 
of Large, Medium and Small sizes. Large is No. 1 and No. 2 sizes; Medium No. 3 and 
No. 43; and Small No. 5 and No. 6 sizes. We always use the larger of the two sizes 
as long as they last. When they are gone, we send the second size. If your order 
calls for Medium and you get part No. 3 and part No. 4, please do not write us about 
it saying we sent the wrong size. It is simply that we were out of the larger size 
so we sent the next size which is still Mediun. 
Medium size bulbs will bloom, although the spike will not usually have as many 
buds as the large size bulbs, Small size will bloom if they have a long season in 
which to grow. 
EXPLANATION: After each variety name in parenthesis ( ) is the originator's name 
and date of introduction. Following that we list the number of days it takes that 
particular variety to bloom, and the last number is the classification number, 
GUARANTEE: Above all, we take great pains to keep our stock absolutely true to 
name, but mistakes do happen in spite of all we can do. If bulbs are not satisfac- 
tory, we will do our best to make them so or will refund your money if returned to 
us promptly. 
We can do no more, 
Of course we CANNOT guarantee your crop. There are too many conditions over 
which we have no control --soil, weather, rain, etc. 
SUBSTITUTION: We do not substitute varieties unless you give express permission 
We do occasionally substitute the next size larger or smaller, when we are out of 
the size ordered, and give you value in bulbs to the amount you send. It helps us 
if you will give permission to substitute and we will always try to substitute in 
color if so permitted. Do: not be afraid to give us permission to substitute - for 
our policy is always to give greater value in case of substitution, 
PLANTING INSTRUCTIONS INCLUDED WITH ORDER. 
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