Special Ceeians ane Sets 
UNLABELED COLLECTIONS 
The following collections are just the thing for those who don’t care to keep the names of the vari- 
eties separate, but do want a nice garden of glads. I sell thousands of these collections every year 
and have a great many fine reports on them. If these bulbs were sold separately under name they 
would cost several times the price asked as collections. No extras on collections except as noted. 
They are very big value as is. Shipped prepaid. 
These unlabeled collections are better than ever this year, with many new varieties in them 
never used before. You would be amazed if you knew some of the varieties in the Deluxe and Super- 
Duper collections. 
EXTRA!! EXTRA!! 
If you order $25. worth of the collections on the following 4 pages I will put in a bulb of 
a new 1953 Introduction, of my selection, worth $2. Considering the special prices on the 
collections this is a real offer. 
STAR COLLECTION No. 1. 100 assorted large bulbs (114 inch up) in about 40 varieties in 
many different shades and colors. I have sold this collection for years and have thousands of very 
well pleased customers. I POSITIVELY GUARANTEE THAT THERE IS NOT A BETTER 
COLLECTION SOLD BY ANY GROWER IN THE COUNTRY FOR ANYWHERE NEAR 
THE PRICE. The collection varies from year to year but always contains a great variety of colors 
and many fine varieties. I get many repeat orders every year from well pleased customers. 100 for 
$6.00, with 50 at the same rate, 30 for $2.00. With each 100 bulbs of this collection I will put in 
FREE 1 bulb of some other fine variety of my selection, labeled worth at least $1.00. 
STAR COLLECTION No. 1A. SAME COLLECTION IN MEDIUM SIZE BULBS. 100 
bulbs for $4.00, 50 for $2.00. With 100 bulbs will give a free bulb as in Star Collection No. 1. 
DE LUXE COLLECTION No. 3. 40 or more varieties, many of them being exhibition sorts 
and worth several times the price asked. Real aristocrats in gladiolus. 100 for $12.00, 50 for $6.00, 
25 for $3.00. 
DARK-COLORED COLLECTION No. 5. Here is a new unlabeled collection never before 
offered. It contains no white or light colors. Most people have too many light ones in proportion to 
dark colors. Hence this offering. It contains some high priced varieties worth several times the cost of 
them here. About 40 varieties in a collection. 
100 for $10.00 50 for $5.00 25 for $3.00 
DARK-COLORED COLLECTION No. 5A. Medium size. The same as No. 5 collection but may 
contain even more varieties than the No. 5. 
100 for $6.00 50 for $3.00 25 for $1.75 
SUPER-DUPER COLLECTION No. 7. This is the last word in an unlabeled collection. It con- 
tains bulbs worth as much as $2.00-$3.00 each. Some of the very newest and a well rounded assort- 
ment as to color and form. 
100 for $25.00 50 for $12.50 25 for $7.50 
NONE OF THE ABOVE COLLECTIONS ARE LABELED AS TO VARIETIES. Don’t ask 
us to give you the names of the varieties in the collections as we positively do not do it at these prices. 
If you want them labeled, buy them under name. I guarantee the collections to be the best you can 
buy for the price. There are no extras on these collections except as noted. 
See collections of small and miniature bulbs on page 44. 
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“| want to take this opportunity to thank you for the excellent gladiolus bulbs you sent me last 
spring and especially for the generous amount of free ones you included. Crown Jewel was gorgeous 
and all that its name implies. Red Cherry gave me a superb spike, and Zephyr, Atom, Elmer's Rose, 
Black Cherry, Sundance and Ruffled Night were universal favorites. —Maude T. Gray, Texas 
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