WHOLESALE — Due to my greatly increased sales during the past several years 
and because of the great number of varieties which I grow and that I limit my 
plantings and supply to what I can do myself without help except from Mrs. 
Rogers, I have practically nothing to offer in the way of wholesale this year. 
Consequently I have no wholesale list. If you are interested in larger quantities 
than are listed, and not so large but that I can supply them, you will find that 
these prices with my customary overcount, if you prefer it in place of other extras 
and which is based on a larger percentage for larger orders, will compare quite 
favorably with ordinary wholesale prices. You should also take into consideration 
that my prices are transportation paid, and not F.O.B. here, when order is large 
enough so that I would be paying this as previously shown. 
March 10, 1954 
“The glad bulbs arrived on the eighth and I picked them up yesterday. They 
came through in first class condition thanks to your care in packing. ...I have 
grown glads for several years and I have purchased bulbs from many sources... 
but your bulbs comprise the nicest and cleanest shipment I have ever seen. 
Your generous overcount and extras ... were far in excess of our expecta- 
tions. 
We plan to grow miniature glad bulbs and flowers on a part-time basis for 
the local trade. We are fortunate in having some two acres of new land on which 
glads have never been grown. So rather than risk disease infection of the land, 
which could have happened if we had ordered from several sources to save a few 
dollars, we purchased all our stock from you (except two varieties which I did 
not have) at your regular catalog prices.... 
Your prompt response to my letters and the information you sent were highly 
appreciated and you can be sure all the stock I purchase in the future will come 
from you if you have it available.” 
Washington 
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ORDER EARLY — and this is important, if you want to be sure of getting any 
certain variety, especially any variety in which my supply is quite limited. Even 
though I have a good stock of a variety this also might be sold out early, for like 
the operation of a store where it often happens that many customers want the same 
item all at once with the result that the current stock 1s soon exhausted. In the 
store a new supply can usually be had soon but it is not so with my supply of 
bulbs for I do not buy for resale and so must wait for next year’s crop to re- 
plenish. Orders will be filled and set aside as fast as received. Do not delay in 
placing your order. If you are not sure of all you want at one time, send your 
order for what you do know you want early and add to it later. 
SPECIAL DELIVERY AND AIR MAIL — A special delivery letter will not reach me 
any sooner, and possibly not as soon, as a regular letter but from a distance an 
air-mail letter will get here much quicker. 
DATE OF SHIPMENT — [n filling in the order blank the date when you want 
shipment, please bear in mind that it is not safe to ship by parcel post to sections 
of the country while freezing weather there is still in prospect. Neither is it safe 
to make shipments which have to pass through such sections enroute. I always 
ship within a day or so of the date specified (weather permitting) usually on the 
very day. So you do not have to request shipment a month in advance of when 
you really want the bulbs in order to be sure of having them then. I am always 
glad to ship as early as possible to avoid the rush of shipping requests for about 
April first. 
OPEN UP YOUR SHIPMENT — [mmediately upon receipt of your bulbs, unpack 
and open each bag to let the air in, for they need the air at all times. If damp 
on arrival allow to dry off and then quickly put in storage, unless it is time for 
planting. Ideal storage temperature about 40°, but when that is not available, 
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