SEEDLINGS AT GLADLAND ACRES 
A Special Report by Paul V. Baker 
Throughout the past 6 years the growing of seed and seedlings has been 
for us an absorbing part of our summer activities. This summer we had 
some 15,000 different seedlings bloom. Among this number that will flower 
for the third and fourth seasons we have a few more than 500 under 
number, with bulblets segregated so that any one of these may be in- 
creased if we decide they are distinctive and fine enough to merit further 
consideration. 
From these 500 we have already chosen a group of 28 that on basis of 
past performance we rank as definitely superior, and 5 of this number we 
are releasing this spring. A detailed description of this five is given in our 
list of 1953 introductions elsewhere in this bulletin. 
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PREVIEW OF 1954 RELEASES 
Others of this 28 are scheduled for introduction in 1954. To the 
first 50 applicants we will offer for $3.00 one of each of 3 varieties 
which we plan to release next season. Any one of these may be 
returned for full credit if their performance is not up to your expect- 
ations. While your cost will be only 50% of our planned introduc- 
tory prices, we feel that a trial distribution may reveal some unex- 
pected faults — and such reports if received will be ample repay- 
ment for our loss in revenue. 
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For several years we have made available to our customers, seed, 
seedling bulbs and bulblets. We make no attempt to segregate either 
bulbs or bulblets until after we have checked the second bloom, so 
all offerings will be made only of stock before segregation and any 
lot we offer may include varieties which have been or will be re- 
served for possible introduction. 
In Lots 6 to 10, inclusive, of this bulletin we offer varied selections 
of seedlings, seedling bulblets and seed. We are very sure that any 
of these will give you a very great amount of pleasure — far in ex- 
cess of their moderate cost. 
