How to make out your order for Gove Gladiolus 
. . . to get all you're entitled to 
ON ORDER FORM write or type 
clearly and completely, mail as 
early as possible, preferably with 
payment in full. 
PUT DOWN AN ENTRY from 
price list in each of the columns on 
order blank for each variety. (It 
helps us if you separate retail items 
from quantity items.) 
OUR POLICY ON EXTRAS AND 
COUNT: On quantity orders we 
put in 5% extra count. On retail 
items tell us if you prefer extra 
count or other extras. 
We put in some extras on all orders 
of $3 or more except on collections. 
These are big value as is. No dis- 
count on collections except the 10% 
for fall orders. 
On retail orders for bulbs or bulblets 
only, if fully paid with order, you 
get extras as follows: Order $6.01 to 
$10 and you get 10% extra in bulbs 
or bulblets. Order of $10.01 to 
$30.00 gets 15% extra, and over 
$30.00 you get 20% extra. Indicate 
your preference on extras and we'll 
follow your wishes as closely as pos- 
sible. 
PAYMENT: Orders fully paid in 
advance save us time and expense 
and so earn most extras for you. 
But we'll ship retail orders C.O.D. 
if you wish, provided you send 
deposit of at least $1 with order or 
25% on orders of $4.00 or more. 
Of course you also pay C.O.D. fee 
to postman on delivery, plus balance 
due on order. You save C.O.D. 
costs by paying in advance. 
MINIMUM ORDER: We appreci- 
ate your courtesy in sending orders 
totaling $3.00 or more, because 
smaller orders cost so much to 
handle they eat up all the profit. It 
also helps very much if no single 
entry for a variety is less than 25c 
except in a few cases where priced 
lower. We cannot handle 10 or 15 
cent items to advantage. 
SHIPPING CHARGES: Items 
ordered at RETAIL are shipped 
at our expense anywhere. Items 
ordered at quantity prices are 
shipped at YOUR expense. If order 
has both retail and quantity items, 
we ship at your expense but put in 
extras to make up for postage we 
don’t have to pay (but if you prefer 
we can ship retail separate from 
quantity). See order blank for free 
$2 bulb if you pay postage on 
retail orders. 
HOW TO SHIP: On fair-sized 
orders express is safest, especially 
in cold weather. If order is frozen, 
express company is liable. 
ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF OR- 
DERS: We acknowledge each order 
by card or invoice promptly with 
an order number. KEEP it for future 
reference, and if you need to write 
us PLEASE BE SURE to give order 
number. 
AIR MAIL: From a distance air 
mail may save you several days in 
getting bulbs. But don’t send 
special delivery; we get regular mail 
faster. 
ORDER EARLY: Though we have 
perhaps the largest assortment of 
glads anywhere in the world, we 
always sell out on some varieties. 
To be sure of getting your favorites, 
and of earning the 10% discount on 
paid bulb orders of $6.00 or more, 
mail order by Dec. 31, 1954. 
ELMER GOVE, CHAMPLAIN VIEW GARDENS, BURLINGTON, VT. 
