R.STATE’S FAMOUS Actual Average Size of Bulbs 
74 eer G 5 100 EME BES $9.00 
YY 105A 200 FINE BULBS FOR $3.95 
YY 88 30 FINE BULBS FOR $1.00 
Postpaid and Triple Guarantee 
1. Guaranteed to please you when you get the bulbs. 
2. Guaranteed to please you when they bloom this summer. 
3. Guaranteed full size, 1 to 1% inches across (diameter). 
Gladiolus are the finest of all flowers for cutting and so easy to grow. 
Customers from coast to coast have written us telling how delighted 
they are with this collection. We believe it is the finest mixture in all 
America. It is strictly high-class, hand-made by us from fine named 
varieties. Contains all the gorgeous Gladiolus colors, from white to 
almost black, with many shades of red, pink, yellow, lavender, purple, 
orange, blue, and the lovely blends. When they bloom this summer you 
will recognize many of the varieties described on pages 71 and 72. The 
flowers are large, 4 to 6 inches across, many ruffled, on tall sturdy stems. 
The bulbs are first-quality, state inspected and measure 1 to 114 inches 
across (diameter). Glads are so easy to grow, all over America. Just 
plant them in ordinary soil, 5 inches deep. Make your first planting in 
early April. Then plant at 2 week intervals until middle of July. You 
will have flowers from mid-June to frost. Easy-to-follow Planting 
Instructions sent with each order. Plant plenty, how handy it is when 
you can go out in your garden for a needed bouquet. Also, why not send 
a collection to a relative or friend? Send us the name and address 
and we will ship direct, postpaid and enclose gift card with your name. 
Copyrighted 1952 by Inter-State Nurseries, Inc., Hamburg, lowa. Printed in U.S.A. 
