FOREWORD 
A the fine response ta my 1G52 
catalog, Lam lel ORE... thin aes 
about’ the opportumity to serve Yow aity 
It) 1453. Te belicve T can furnish as “good 
bulbs as Mee can get anywhere, and aS 
order wilf racéive yn nY Care, ‘uf pewsonal attention, 
During the past séason F have. continued m 
yactice of rigorous sdlectiore of only the best 
of every variety, with the result that the 
Selected strains offered are the mast heal- 
thy and vigorous “that I've ever had. 
Of Course WwW Jew varichryes listed, 
last year have beer discontinued, to give 
lace to better ones, Others are omMbted 
temporarily while I build up larger stocks, 
ES, from aw limited supply of special) 
sélecteh bulbs or from a supply bade 
depleted by oversélling J/ast year On the 
other bh there are quite a number 
new to my listing this year — not all of them 
new varieties, but al/ varieties that I can 
personally recommend, 
Visitors to ray field last summer 
we uortly made notes of varieties that in- 
terested them, and others m similar 
notes about my exhibits at the shows. wf, 
Yow noted varieties that you dont fired 
listed, write to me about them, and I 
Shall be glad to fill smal! orders ge possi ble. 
All bulbs offered were raised iv 
my own Kgs a IG52, the ch 0 
lanviting, cultivating, roguing, sejecting, aig- 
Gian: Boras ete. “tive ce ded ie: Le 
a “fid/ tinre Job throughout the season. L 
shill send out only young vigorous bulbs, 
a good share of them raised from bulblets 
this past scaorm, For that reason T have 
certain varictios only limited supplies ©, 
large bulbs. However, mary growers ow 
recognize the advantages starting stock 
tom? medium and smal! bulbs, or even bulb- 
/ets, and I anticipate that there will be 
considerable demand for these smaller sizes, 
Finally, you may expect your 
orders to be epenualy Seed. vf aon Sf 
terv able to give slight overcour oO 
tee eee : Patch unless otherwise 
directed, LI always plan to include .a few 
” extras “ varieties not ordered. yf 
want every cudstomer to feel that he is 
getting ull value jor WS Oia 
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