FOREWORD 
This being our eleventh annual catalog and our twenty-second year of Glad 
growing experience, we are pleased to present our 1953 Catalog for your careful con- 
sideration. 
A lot of water and also a lot of so called good Glad introductions have gone over 
the dam during the past twenty-two years. Sure, there are other good Glads — we 
can’t list them all; but we do feel sure that you will be well pleased when you grow 
any of the bulbs selected from this catalog. 
Glad growing is not a part time hobby or a catch as catch can business with me, 
but a full time year around job keeping a constant check on all phases of the opera- 
tions from planting to shipping bulbs. I practically live with them. that is the 
reason I grow BULBS AS GOOD AS THE BEST, AND BETTER THAN THE REST. 
By applying the knowledge we have gained and employing the best known 
methods in bulb growing, we are happy to say that we have harvested one of the 
nicest crop of bulbs we have ever grown, and we can again promise to send you good 
clean healthy bulbs that will produce the best spikes possible. Send us an order and 
MAKE US PROVE IT. 
We are again proud to say that WE HAVE NEVER HECEIVED A COMPLAINT 
REGARDING THE QUALITY OF OUR BULBS. 
THANKS to all those who sent us theiv orders and those nice letters thanking 
us for the high quality bulbs, the overcount and extras which we sent them. 
KINDLY ACCEPT OUR DEEPEST APPRECIATION—We will strive to justify 
your continued confidence in us. 
To those who have never sent us an order—WON’T YOU GIVE US A TRIAL? 
WE GUARANTEE SATISFACTION!! 
OUR BUSINESS POLICY: 
We do not substitute unless instructed to do so. On orders totaling less than 
$2.50, please add 25c extra to cover cost of packing and postage. All retail orders 
totaling $2.50 or more will be delivered free anywhere in the United States. Whole- 
sale orders, f. 0. b., Hagerstown, Maryland. No bulblet orders accepted after April 1st. 
All orders subject to prior sale. We promptly acknowledge all orders received. All 
orders to be paid in full before shipment. Where items are quoted 2 for 25 cents or 
2 for 30 cents, etc.. please do not order a smaller amount at a lower pdice. However, 
please be assured that no order is too small to receive our careful attention. 
WHOLESALE PRICES: 
10 bulbs will be sold at 8 times the price per each, unless otherwise quoted. 
100 bulbs will be sold at 8 times the pjrice for 10. You pay express or postage. 
5 bulbs at the 10 rate — 25 bulbs at the 100 rate. 
Write us for prices on larger lots — or send us your want list for quotations, 
stating quantity and size of bulbs interested in. 
BULB SIZES: 
Bulbs listed. is diameter in inches, as follows: LARGE 1% inches and up, most 
1% to 1%. MEDIUM *; to 1%. SMALL % to ™%. Large bulbs produce the better 
spikes ard bloom; medium. not so big; and small bulbs preduce still smaller bloom. 
Some varieties of buiblets will bloom if planted early and season is favorable, Some 
are difficult to germinate. For small lots of high p iced bulblets, we recommend 
peeling them very carefully just before planting. CULTURAL DIRECTIONS ON 
PAGE THIRTEEN. KEEP THIS CATALOG FOR FUTURE REFERENCE. 
EXTRAS: 
We have always given generously in both count and extras. We believe this is 
much better than figuring discounts and we ere sure that you will be well pleased. 
Why not pay us a visit; we are always glad to receive visitors, shake their hand 
and show them through our plantings. We are within the city limits and are easy to 
locate. Greatest number of varieties should be blooming between August 15th and Sep- 
tember 15th; however, you will always see something worth while from August 1st on. 
Most truly yours, 
€ Bane Snyder 
