Greetings To Friends 
Once more we wish to extend greetings to our old friends and 
customers, and to thank them for their patronage of other years. We 
have always tried to take good care of all orders sent to us, and to supply 
first class bulbs in every case. We believe we now have as fine bulbs 
as we have ever grown, in spite of the dry season. We harvested a much 
larger crop of young bulbs, grown from the bulblets, than we have grown 
for several years. 
The ladies will note that we are listing a much larger group of 
small, or miniature gladiolus, than we have heretofore shown in our 
catalogues, and we believe that every one listed is worth the price asked; 
and are worth growing. We grew over ninety varieties of small glads 
the past season, and are listing about sixty of them. We are also listing 
a few new varieties in the larger sorts, which should prove interesting 
to the average gardener. 
We had a grand time with our seedlings, altho the Floyd River 
flood ruined a great many. The muddy waters swept over a part of our 
seedling planting, and washed out about six thousand of our larger 
plants, bulks and all, so that we did not get to see what they might have 
been. We hope we never see such a flood again. Our seed beds had 16 
inches of water standing on them for ten or twelve hours, and the little 
plants just could not quite get going again. We lost 75% of them, or 
more. We expect to plant another fifteen acre garden, so drop in and 
visit us when the glads bloom; and walk thru the rows with us. We will 
ke glad to see you. 
TERMS OF SALE 
All orders at the retail price will be prepaid to your address, pro- 
viding they amount to $3 or more. Parcel Post rates have again taken 
a 50% jump, and it seems that we must sooner or later find some other 
method of serving our trade. We try to include some free bulbs with 
every order, so our customers might see something different. Customers 
in Iowa should add the sales tax. Dust your plants as soon as they have 
three leaves, with 5% D. D. T. dust, and apply it every ten days, or after 
each rain, and you will keep your plants free from Thrip, and should 
have fine blooms. Cultivate frequently, and water plants if weather 
becomes very dry. Glads like plenty of moisture. ALL COLLECTIONS 
ARE LABELED, EXCEPT “MIXTURES”. 
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