SELECT BULBS FOR FALL PLANTING 
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Day by day the buds will open 
GLADIOLI FOR FALL 
PLANTING 
Small-flowered Early Sorts 
All of this section are most satisfactory 
flowers, equally good for beds or for cutting, 
beautiful and lasting when cut. The Bride 
is well known, but it is not nearly the equal 
in beaut}' of the exquisite little Nanus forms, 
while ramosus is a grand large-flowered sort 
of the same habit. All are good and should 
be planted by the hundreds. 
Culture. — While doing fairly in any well- 
drained soil, they like it best when it is light and 
loose, and demand plenty of water before and 
during blooming period, and to be dried off 
about a month after flowering. They can re- 
main in the ground if reset every second or 
third year. 
The bulbs of The Bride, Nanus and Ramo- 
sus should be planted early — about Christmas 
time, certainly not later — for these are the 
earliest of the Gladioli to bloom in Cali- 
fornia. 
If you have never seen these beautiful 
varieties in bloom, I want you to plan to grow them this season. Words fail to tell how 
handsome they are, with their long spikes and richly colored flowers of white, red and pink. 
Some of the Gladioli are special favorites with me, and as I watch them unfold 
their beauties T feel that I would like to have all my friends know and grow these beau- 
tiful flowers. 
Colvillei is a rich red, prettily marked, and is the original from which the Bride 
sprang; it is well worth growing, while the pure white Bride is the florist's standby and 
a splendid thing. Blushing Bride is pinkish and as good, while the smaller Nanus in 
various shades of white and pink are simply delightful. Do not fail to buy some. Quite 
different is Ramosus, a much-branched species with richly marked flowers in shades of 
red, the spikes often two to three feet high and splendid for large bouquets. It is new 
and a good thing. 
I sell Colvillei, Bride and Blushing Bride, at the same price, 25 cts. per doz., 
and $1.25 per 100; while Nanus mixed is 40 cts. a doz., and $2.50 per 100, and 
Ramosus at 50 cts. per doz., and 
$3 per 100. 
The Gladiolus is one of the finest 
flowers for cutting that I know of. 
The long spikes, with their daintily 
colored flowers, are really unequaled 
fordecorations. If the spikes are cut 
when the first flowers open, they will 
keep for a week or more in water, 
and day by day the buds will open 
until the long stem is aglow with 
bright color, or as dainty as a bride 
in its pure whiteness. The absence 
of fragrance makes the flowers ideal 
as a message of sympathy to the 
invalid. 
Large Summer-flowering 
Gladioli 
For these I refer you to my Hardy 
Plant Catalogue. I deliver in either 
spring or fall, but recommend 
The Bride spring planting. 
