GREETINGS 
First of all, thanks to al/ See 
who sent me Lulb orders last year, and to 
those who sent the many pleasant /etters 
LI received after filling those orders. Evident- 
ly dissatisfied customers must be either very 
ew or very silent, for there has been a 
read shortage of comyalas rts — almost None. 
Now the ESSE edition of my ar 
nua/ calalog makes 1 appecaTtance. 5 IN 
PLeEVvVIOUS Yeats LT an PLEATING the master 
copy by hand. This seems to be a urnigue 
procedure, but IT find many o Yow PAVE 
come to expect it, and bess that, 1 
rather enjoy Preparing Hye 
Descriptions in this catalog are 
based on results in my own field. LT feel 
too that the cwstomer” should know the facets 
aswel) as the virtues to be expected in the 
varieties be chooses. What ‘may be a ma- 
SDL Jude jor One Grower may be of /ittle 
importance to amother, for tastes differ 
and so do the reasons “people rarse glads. 
The 1954 growing season, was am 
abnormal one here. “A cald dry May slowed 
bulb/et germination and mary varieties did 
not get well started until June . SIuly WHS 
also” cool amd very ary. Ler August / 
there was plenty of rai, but still yo hot 
weather. Biidently ab a result of the un- 
usual weather thé bhulblet planting res utes 
were very erratic, some varieties producing 
larger , others smaller, bulbs thaw usual. 
My gladiolus bulks are ESS aa 
as careful] rou) ads ar ow caw find, 
and ee the eee ae i eve i m 
immediate personal Eare. Bach year ae 
am able to offer newly selected or re-select- 
ed Strasns of some the older varteties, 
especially propagaled.” fronv bulbs of outstand- 
ing performance. Varieties of which Iam 
O oe this Lees Gag deers SEYaAIIS 1 A- 
cl , anong others, dunsoot, Picardy, Abu 
Hassan, As rid, oe ae VINCE, id ate 
Lf ol are especially interested 
in some yariety I dont list, jut wpite to 
_ me about it. ~ If I can't supply w few bulbs 
myself, os may be able To get ther from 
someone cise. 
And finally, best wishes jor SUC- 
ph Osa pee mace OB pert ~ 
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