F. LAGOMARSINO & SONS, SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA 
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Giant Late Flowering Gladiolus 
Gladiolus are of the 
soil three inches deep 
water liberally. 
Prices on Gladiolus are postpaid to fourth zone, 
easiest culture and should be planted in every garden. Plant 
and seven to eight inches apart. For best results apply a 
in any good garden 
little fertilizer and 
AMERICA — A beautiful shade of soft lavender 
pink. Orchid-like in coloring and texture. A very 
popular florist’s variety. 5c each; 50c doz., $3.50 per 
100 . 
BYRON L. SMITH —A refined lavender pink; a 
magnificent variety. 5c each; 50c per doz.; $3.50 per 
100 . 
HALLEY —A beautiful early blooming variety; 
color delicate salmon pink tinged with rose. 5c ea.; 
45c per dozen; $3.50 per 100. 
HERADA —Very large flowers of pure mauve, on 
tall, straight spikes; an unusual color, and very ef¬ 
fective cut flower. 5c each; 45c per doz.; $3.50 per 
100 . 
MRS. FRANCES KING —A lovely light scarlet; 
one of the best for florists. 5c each; 45c per doz.; 
$3.50 per 100. 
LATE FLOWERING GLADIOLUS—BARON HULOT 
MRS. FRANK PENDLETON— One of the finest 
varieties yet introduced. In color a lovely salmon- 
pink, with brilliant red blotches in the throat. A 
rare and wonderful color combination. 5c each; 45c 
per dozen; $3.50 per 100. 
PANAMA —This grand variety resembles Amer¬ 
ica, but is a deeper pink. Colors a rich rose pink. 
5c each; 50c dozen; $3.50 l per 100. 
PEACE — A beautiful variety with large white 
flowers; interior petals feathered pale lilac. 5c each; 
50c per Doz.; $3.50 per 100. 
PRINCE OF WALES —A beautiful color of deli¬ 
cate apricot pink suffused salmon; one of the best 
recent introductions. 5c each; 45c per dozen; $3.50 
per 100. 
SCHWABEN — Clear canary - yellow with small 
blotch of deep garnet in the throat. Considered the 
best yellow variety 5c each; 50c per dozen; $3.50 
per 100. 
YELLOW HAMMER —Pure yellow lightly mark¬ 
ed with red in the throat. A beautiful variety for 
cutting. 5c each; 50c per dozen; $3.50 per 100. 
WILBRINK —A lovely flesh pink with creamy 
blotch on lower petals. 5c each; 50c per dozen; 
$3.50 per 100. 
MRS. DR. NORTON —A delicate pink, shading 
to rose, pink at tips of petals; lower petals blotched 
with soft yellow. 5c each; 50c per dozen; $3.50 per 
100 . 
GOLD EAGLE —Deep rich yellow; blooms 
daintily frilled. 5c each; 50c per dozen; $3.50 per 100. 
MARMORA —Large, stately and most unusual in 
colors, which are lavender gray with a glowing 
petunia colored blotch. Eight or more blooms 
open at one time. 7c each; 75c per dozen; $5 per 100. 
NANCY HANKS —Rich apricot to orange pink 
with grenadine tongue. Vigorous Grower. 5c each; 
50c per dozen; $3.50 per 100. 
MRS. F. C. PETERS —Arched-lavender, the 
throat stained deeply with fine-purple. Many large 
flowers open at one time, on tall erect spikes. 
5c each; 50c per dozen; $3.50 per 100. 
MRS. LEON DOUGLAS —One of the largest 
and finest. Begonia rose, striped, marked with 
flame scarlet. 5c each; 50c per dozen; $3.50 per 100. 
PEARL OF CALIFORNIA— Clear La France 
pink. Immense spikes. 7c each; 75c per dozen. 
HOW TO GROW EXHIBITION GLADIOLI 
Gladioli are the show flowers of late Summer. 
To grow really fine specimens requires little extra 
care. It is so easy to succeed with gladioli that 
even experienced gardeners are likely to neglect 
them. An important part of the treatment for 
maximum results is to supply adequate plantfood. 
Choose a well drained soil and prepare it to a 
depth of at least ten inches. Apply a complete 
plantfood in the trench into which the bulbs are 
to be set at the rate of two pounds per one hundred 
feet of row. Mix the plant food thoroughly with 
the soil in the trench. Always use good bulbs. 
Plant the bulbs four to six inches deep, the deeper 
plantings being made on sandy soils. Deeper plant¬ 
ings bloom later than shallower plantings, but are 
not so susceptible to damage during dry periods. 
In order to obtain a succession of bloom make 
plantings at two week intervals. 
When the plants reach a height of six inches, 
apply plantfood at the rate of two pounds per 
hundred feet of row on both sides of the row prior 
to a necessary cultivation. 
When cutting the flower spikes from the 
gladiolus, do not remove more of the foliage than 
is absolutely necessary, since the foliage is neces¬ 
sary to manufacture foods which go to build next 
year’s bulbs. 
