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The Gladiolus, with its beautiful flowers clustered on tall spikes which 
are two feet or more in height, and often several from the same root, is the 
most attractive of all the summer flowering bulbs, and deserves a place in 
every garden or lawn, as they are sure to flower and do well with very little 
care, and have no insect enemies or diseases. 
The flowers are of almost every desirable color — brilliant scarlet, crim- 
son, creamy-white, striped, blotched and spotted in the most curious manner. 
We have been experimenting for years with Gladiolus to obtain most 
distinct and showy varieties, and have now an assortment of these beautiful 
and popular summer flowering bulbs that is unrivaled for brilliancy and 
variegation of coloring, strength and vigor of growth, flowers of exceptionally 
large size, and distinctive and attractive appearance. We claim to have the 
best on the market. 
EUIiTLIRALi HIREETimNS. 
Set the bulbs from six to nine inches apart and about four to five inches 
deep. Plant as soon as the earth is in a mellow condition, usually from the 
middle of April to first of June. In the fall, before hard frosts, take up the 
bulbs, remove the tops and leave to dry in the air for a few days, and store 
in some cool place secure from frost until spring. When these bulbs are de- 
livered in the fall, keep in a cool cellar with temperature just above freezing 
point, and plant in the spring as directed above. 
