CULTURAL DIRECTIONS 
A sheet of complete cultural directions will be sent with every order. 
PLEASE NOTE TERMS AND PRICES 
ALL ITEMS PRICED AT .20 EACH ARE 2 FOR .35. ALL ITEMS PRICED AT .15 
EACH ARE 2 FOR .25, OR 5 FOR .50. ITEMS PRICED AT .10 EACH ARE 3 FOR .25 
OR 5 FOR .40. THOSE PRICED AT 5c EACH ARE 10 FOR .40. ALL ITEMS PRICED 
AT .25 EACH ARE 3 FOR .60. 
A deposit of 25 per cent will hold all orders until shipping date when bulbs will be 
shipped C.O.D. unless otherwise arranged. 
Overcount on all orders large or small. The larger the order the larger the over- 
count. You won’t be disappointed. 
IF YOU HAVE NOT PLACED AN ORDER WITH US IN THE PAST TWO YEARS, 
THIS, WILL BE YOUR LAST CATALOG: FROM US. PRINTING AND POSTAGE 
CHARGES MAKE THIS NECESSARY.—AL AMSLER. 
OPPORTUNITIES WITH GLADIOLUS 
Is your local florist able to buy plenty of up-to-date flowers locally or does he have to 
have them shipped in? Do you live on a well traveled road where you could sell flowers 
roadside? Do you have a small plot of ground that you could put in glads for an additional 
income? If you have some ground and plenty of water you should be able to make some 
extra money. It takes a little investment, a little land and a lot of initiative to start out. 
If you haven’t all three, forget the whole thing. 
Here are the possibilities on a plot of ground 50x 100 feet. For cut flowers number 3 
bulbs work out best. You get good flowers and the bulbs grow to jumbo giving you ar 
increase.in value at both ends. 
Make 24 rows 2 feet apart and 90 feet long. Plant your bulbs about 6 to the foot for 
commercial growing. This will require approximately 13,000 bulbs. At an average selling 
price of 75 cents a dozen you would have over $750 return on cut flowers and your bulks 
should increase in value over $5 per 1,000 giving you over $60 in value. You have to consider 
your time, spray, water and land value out of this, however. Also, you might not be able to 
sell all of the flowers if you get the wrong varieties or if you aren’t on your toes. Don’t 
start out with too expensive varieties. Don’t get too many varieties for florist use. They 
like to have an even dozen of a kind. Roadside is different—the more varieties and the 
odder the colors the better. 
For florist trade have about 35% white, 20% pink and salmon, 10% yellow, 15% red, 
10% cream, 10% lavender. This is just a rough estimate. Some florists are different than 
others. A few like dark colors and smokies, but to start out omit these. Don’t plant all at 
once as a florist doesn’t like to have you start and then quit in a few weeks. When your 
glads first come out take a dozen spikes to your florist and show him what you have. Don’t 
wait until they are ready and go down because he might be all stocked up. Pick when they 
have just one or two florets open. 
Many families, in their spare time, make up to and over $2,000 a year growing glads as 
a hobby. Remember, No. 3 or even No. 4 bulbs will make good flowers and will all grow 
into No. 1 bulbs under proper conditions. 
The above is the way we started, but in a smaller way. It not only brings you extra 
cash, its very healthy for you in many ways. For further information write us. 
Regular Retail List 
ANN SHERMAN (Woods ’50). Beautiful BELVIDERE (462) (Fischer ’51). A bur- 
Clear shell or cool pink with raised gundy red that can take it, very long 
white midrib. The heavy ruffling and flowerhead with 6 to 9 open that really 
fluting are very prominent and add tre- ean take the heat. We think this will 
mendously to the beauty of the flower. be the coming dark red. A must have. 
It has 20-22 buds with 7 open and 10-12 25s) 52 S710; B25-.50. 
showing color, size up to 5%’’. L 1.50; BENJAMIN BRITTEN 366 (K. & M.). 
M 1.00; 8 .75. Extremely popular lavender-mauve. Has 
been winning at many shows. L .15; 
BEAUTY’S BLUSH (Fischer) 440. Soft B 25-.25. 
blushing pink. Opens 7 florets precisely BIRCH RED (Rich 145) 552 (M). Grand 
arranged on a tall spike that never smooth dark red of a peculiarly rich 
crooks. The cool pink florets have lots and glowing tone. Not quite a black 
of sparkle. It opens will in water and is red, and much more life to its color 
a very healthy, robust grower. L .15; than most of these. An excellent red. 
M .10; S .05; B 100-.50. L .15; M .10; S .08; B 20-.25. 
See list of Fragrant Glads on page 14. 
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