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Gladiolus Listings 
FOLEY GARDENS 
PLEASE READ CAREFULLY 
WE GUARANTEE COMPLETE SAT- 
ISFACTION OR YOUR MONEY BACK. 
All bulbs and plants are guaranteed to be 
true to name and free of injurious insects 
and disease. If you have a complaint of 
any kind at any time PLEASE TELL US, 
so that we can make an adjustment or cor- 
rection satisfactory to you. 
ORDERING 
PLEASE SEND YOUR ORDER AS 
EARLY AS POSSIBLE. Use the conven- 
ient order blank enclosed. All orders will 
be acknowledged when received. 
Because of increased postage rates and 
higher packaging costs we prefer not to re- 
ceive orders for less than $2.00. If your or- 
der is less than $2.00 please include 25c 
extra to cover postage and handling. 
YOU MAY ORDER 3 BULBS AT THE 
10 RATE, but no single item for less than 
the smallest unit listed. In other words if 
a variety is listed at 2 bulbs for twenty 
cents, we cannot sell one bulb for ten cents, 
as the packing costs and extra work in- 
volved will be too expensive. 
EXTRA BULBS 
When your order is filled you can depend 
upon our putting in extra bulbs of varieties 
you order and bulbs of newer varieties for 
you to try. Usually the extra and trial bulbs 
will amount to from 10% to 20% of what 
your order totals. If you will send your 
order promptly we will not only be able to 
spend more time in selecting the choicest 
bulbs for you but can and will be more lib- 
eral with extras. However, extra bulbs do 
not apply to collections except as stated in 
the collection offer. 
It will help us in selecting extra bulbs for 
you if you will mention a few varieties you 
would like to try. You will be happily sur- 
prised when your bulbs arrive and you find 
out how generous we have been. 
SHIPPING 
ALL RETAIL ORDERS ARE SHIPPED 
BY PARCEL POST. WE PAY THE POST- 
AGE. Your permission to ship as early as 
possible will be greatly appreciated. How- 
ever if you specify a definite shipping date 
we will be guided by your wishes and in- 
structions. 
SPECIAL NOTICE 
If you wish bulbs shipped during June, 
July or August, we will Ve glad to accom- 
modate you providing you will place your 
order during MARCH, APRIL or EARLY 
MAY. The earlier the better. Then while 
our stocks are complete we can select your 
bulbs and keep them in storage until time 
to ship. All such orders should be accom- 
panied with at least a 25% down payment. 
SELECTING VARIETIES 
Many times we are asked, “What varie- 
ties should I buy?” or “Which ones would 
we recommend?’ Such questions are dif- 
ficult to answer, because what would please 
me you may not like at all. A lot depends 
on colors you prefer and for what purpose 
you want the blooms. REMEMBER that 
if we did not think a variety was worth- 
while it certainly would not ie listed. 
It has always been our policy to be 
honest, fair and as accurate as possible in 
describing each variety. On this basis you 
can make your selections with full confi- 
dence, that those you choose will perform 
excellently if you will give them reasonable 
care and attention. 
Each year we find it necessary to make 
some changes in varieties. It is impossible 
to list them all or to grow them all. If a 
new or old variety will not perform satis- | 
factory for us from one year to the next, we 
think it would be most unfair and unethical 
to sell bulbs of such varieties to you. 
Again our trial garden was a thrilling ex- 
perience. It was “oh and ahs” and “look 
here” as some of the new varieties unfolded 
their beauty. Some were disappointing and 
will be discarded. We will increase our 
stock of others and list them in our next 
catalog. A few choice varieties previously 
listed were eliminated this year because of 
our stocks being too small. The best of these 
will return to our catalog another year. 
A few older varieties have been perma- 
nently discontinued. It is impractical for 
you or for us to grow them when newer 
varieties are bettter and cost no more. 
To grow bulbs that will produce the kind 
of spikes and blooms you want we use the 
most up-to-date methods, modern machin- 
ery and follow carefully, sucessful cultural 
directions. Our bulb fields are well tended, 
cultivated regularly and kept free of weeds 
and harmful insects. This involves a tre- 
mendous amount of work and supervision, 
but strong, vigorous growing plants which 
will produce good healthy bulbs are of 
first importance to us, and EVEN MORE 
IMPORTANT TO YOU. 
We cannot profitably grow either new or 
old varieties, which will not consistently 
give a high percentage of fancy marketable 
spikes and the choice, strong and healthy 
bulbs we must have for filling your orders. 
SIZE OF BULBS 
Bulbs are graded into six different sizes, 
ranging from No. 1 the largest, to No. 6, 
the smallest. The No. 1 size is 1% inches 
or more in diameter, No. 2 from 1% to 1% 
inches. Sizes 3, 4, and 5 vary % inch down 
to size 6, which is % inch or smaller, 
In the retail list you will notice we list 
large, medium and small. Sizes 1 and 2 are 
