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THE DINGEB & CONARD COMPANY'S 



^OOR SPLENDID SEEDLIN6 SLADWLOS-^' 



ALL COLORS MIXED. 



NOTICE.— OUR BULBS ARE EXTRA FINE THIS YEAR. 



OUR SPLENDID SEEDLING- GLADI- 

 OLUS have become almost as famous 

 as our Beautiful Roses; they surprise 

 every one by their remarkable beauty. 

 In fact they are fully equal to the 

 choicest named kinds, but as they are 

 not named, and the colors are not kept 

 separate, we sell them at the very low 

 prices given below. 



The FINEST IN THE ^WORLD.— Do 

 not compare OUR SPLENDID SEED- 

 LING GLADIOLUS with the cheap mix- 

 tures usually sold ; they are as different 

 as a Crab Apple is from a luscious Pear- 

 main. These seedlings are the result of 

 10 years' careful Hybridization and se- 

 lection, and represent the finest strains 

 of Gladiolus ever produced. 



PLANT THEM LARGELY. — Our 

 friends who have room can safely plant 

 them largely by the hundred and thou- 

 sand ; besides being wonderfully beau- 

 tiful, they are very bright and striking, 

 and attract more attention than any 

 flowers of their season. 



CULTURE.— The culture of the Gladi- 

 olus is very simple ; the bulbs should be 

 planted in the Spring, after danger of 

 frost is past. It is a good way to plant 

 at two or three different times, ten days 

 or two weeks apart. This will give a 

 succession of bloom from July to No- 

 vember. Set them about six inches 

 apart (rows eight to ten inches apart), 

 and three inches deep in a well-prepared 

 bed of ordinary garden soil. During 

 July and August they throw up tall 

 spikes of splendid flowers of the most 

 brilliant and gorgeous colors— crimson, 

 scarlet, purple, orange, white, &c., with 

 all imaginable intermediate shades and 

 markings. They remain in bloom a long 

 time, and always attract a great deal of 

 attention. Before cold weather the bulbs 

 should be lifted and stored in any dry 

 place secure from frost, where they will 

 keep nicely and be ready to plant again 

 next season. 

 -2 for 25 cents ; 6 for G5 cents ; 12 for $1.25; 



Gladiolus 



Bloom. 



PRICE BY MAIL POST-PAID.- 

 50 for $4.50 ; 100 for $8.50. 



