Hn* U he 

 a "(jla4 expert" 



You can become a "glad expert" quick- 

 ly and easily by careful observance of 

 a few simple points: 



1. Select new, young corms of proved 

 varieties as listed and displayed in our 

 store. 



2. Plant them when the soil is warm 

 and the weather settled. Corms may 

 be planted every two weeks until hot 

 weather for a succession of bloom; or 

 early, mid-season and late kinds may 

 be planted at one time for a long show. 



3. Fertile, light soil is best with little 

 or no shade. 



4. The soil should be kept moist to 

 produce the biggest and best spikes of 

 bloom. 



5. Thrips may injure glads by crip- 

 pling the flowers and leaves. Whitish 

 lines followed by brown areas appear 

 on leaves and flowers. Spraying will 

 control them but the corms must be 

 treated when they are stored to pre- 

 vent recurrence the next year. Ask for 

 latest information on the new chemicals 

 available for thrips. 



6. After the foliage has ripened, the 

 corms should be dug as shown below. 

 The small cormlets that are found at 

 the base of the larger ones may be 

 saved and planted. However, two or 

 more years may be required before 

 thye reach flowering size. They should 

 be planted separately from the large 

 corms and given extra care to build 

 them up. 



7. Except in cases of rare kinds, it 

 is usually better and easier to buy 

 flowering size corms. 



PLANT HIGH-CROWNED CORMS 



Vigorous, young bulbs are high-crowned 

 as shown in picture at upper left. Old, 

 flat corms, as shown in the lower picture, 

 are not as good. When treating bulbs for 

 pest or disease, peel them as shown in 

 upper right. 



LIFTING 

 AND STORING 

 BULBS 



Lift your glad corms about when the tips 

 of leaves turn brown. Do not remove 

 stalks while leaves are still partly green. 

 Store in bunches in open-slatted trays and 

 in a cool place. For overwinter storage, 

 cover bulbs with dry peat moss or sand or 

 vermiculite. Avoid over-heaiing 

 2ft 



BULBS FOR SPRING PLANTING 



GLADIOLUS 



Bagdad — Smoky old rose, deeper at 

 edge of throat, lighter in throat. 6 to 8 

 immense blooms open at one time. 

 Beacon — Clear bright scarlet, with 

 large creamy throat blotch. 8 to 10 

 medium size florets, moderately ruffled. 

 Bit o' Heaven — Very nice orange with 

 yellow throat. Opens 9 to 12 medium 

 sized blooms on tall, straight spike. 

 Blue Beauty — Light blue, edges of 

 petals lined with violet-blue. Throat 

 somewhat lighter on upper petals 

 Corona — Creamy white with halo of 

 rose stippling on edge of petals. Opens 

 6 large rather loosely attached blooms 

 at a time. 



Dream o' Beauty — Large rose. red. A 

 very popular shade. Tall strong grower. 



Elizabeth the Queen — Clear mauve- 

 ruffled flowers with dark lines in the 

 throat. Large, fine form and opens 7 

 to 8 blooms at a time. 



King Lear — Clear deep reddish purple 

 with silver line on edge of petals. Ex- 

 tremely large, heavily ruffled. Early. 



Margaret Beaton — Huge snowy white 

 florets with a very small vermilion-pink 

 blotch deep in throat. 



Margaret Fulton — A beautiful large 

 flower of salmon pink. Blooms early. 



Miss Bloomington — Tall with large light 

 yellow flowers of good substance. ' 



New Europe — Vivid garnet red with 



small purple stripe in throat. Enormous 

 florets, 10 open at one time. 

 Oregon Gold — A huge plant the size of 

 Picardy. Flowers are a medium yellow 

 with deeper throat. 



Phyllis McQuiston — Large deep glow- 

 ing shrimp pink shading a little lighter 

 in throat; 5 or more open on long spike. 

 Picardy — Soft shrimp pink without fleck- 

 ing. Blotch of flesh pink shading to 

 shrimp pink at edges. Very large. 

 Rewi Fallu — Deep blood-red very large 

 blooms on tall straight spike. Early. 



Rosa Van Lima — Light rose with a few 

 lines in throat. Up to 8 or more large 

 blooms open on tall strong spike. 

 Shirley Temple — Lovely cream with 

 dark throat. Immense ruffled blossoms 

 on long strong spike. Midseason. 

 Snow Princess — New fine white of 

 good size and form. Many open blooms, 

 perfectly placed. Stems never crook. 

 Stoplight — New brilliant red, lightly 

 ruffled blooms, flat and wide open. 

 Consistent performer and heat resistant. 



Vagabond Prince — An unusual irri- 

 descent garnet brown color, lighter in 

 upper throat and with small blotch of 

 glowing flame scarlet on lip petal. 



LILIES 



Few flowers provide such regal 

 beauty as lilies, and few are as 

 hardy. Let us suggest the varieties 

 that will thrive best in your garden. 



CANNAS 



King Humbert — (Orchard-flowering). 

 Orange-scarlet with bright red mark- 

 ings; deep bronze foliage. 4 feet. 

 Yellow King Humbert — Beautiful yel- 

 low with red spots. 4 feet. 

 President — Immense bright red in large 

 clusters. Green foliage. 4 feet. 

 Hungaria — Large dainty rose-pink, fre- 

 quently edged cream. 4 feet. 

 Wintzer's Colossal — Largest flowering. 

 Vivid, blazing scarlet. Green foliage. 



CALADIUM 



Fancy-Leaved — Rich ornamental leaves 

 marked, veined and striped with white, 

 pink and dark red. 



Elephant's Ear — One of the largest 

 ornamental plants for beds and borders. 

 Huge green leaves give unusual effect. 



TUBEROSES 



One of the most fragrant of all flowers. 

 Tall spikes of white blooms. 



DAHLIAS 



Avalon— (F.D.) A fine garden variety. 

 Profuse bloomer with rich large lemon- 

 yellow blooms. 



California Idol — (I.D.) A fine yellow with 

 deep flowers. Heavy blooming with 

 strong bush. 



Dixie's Wine Dot — (I.D.) A beautiful 

 variegated flower. White, speckled and 

 splashed with wine red. Showy. 

 Evelyn Chandler — (F.D) Golden apricot. 

 Large flowers on long stiff stems. Ex- 

 cellent for cutting. 



Jane Cowl — (I.D.) Lovely buff and old 

 gold shading to a salmon center. One 

 of the best for garden or cutting. 

 Jersey's Beauty — (F.D.) Glorious clear 

 pink. One of the finest ever produced. 

 Marvelous for bouquets. 



Michigan White — (S.C.) A topnotch 

 white for garden and show. Medium 

 size flowers keep well. Long stems. 

 Mrs. Geo. L. Boutellier — (F.D.) One of 



the largest bright red. A giant flower 

 in a brilliant color. 



Mrs. I. de Ver Warner— (F.D.) A beauti- 

 ful orchid pink. Lovely large flowers 

 on long strong stems. 



Thomas A. Edison — (F.D.) A fine large 

 flower of a rich, royal purple. Out- 

 standing. 



Minature Dahlias — Lovely 3- to 4-in. 

 blossoms just like the large ones in 

 form and shape. All have good stems. 

 A wide range of colors. Try them! 



Pompon Dahlias — Charming "button" 

 dahlias that require little care. Gor- 

 geous cut flowers. 



Short supplies of many Dahlia varieties 

 this year may make it impossible for us 

 to keep all listed varieties in stock. We 

 will, however, have representative as- 

 sortments of the best and most popular 

 varieties available. ( 



