Qials, large enough to be seen with the naked 
«ye. They are the Thrips. 
Be sure to destroy by fire all tops and 
refuse from the Glads as soon as possible 
after digging. You may kill a lot of Thrips 
that way. 
Now while I’m telling you about the Glad¬ 
iolus, I might mention that if you have just 
one bulb of an expensive variety, you can 
safely make two of it before planting. Re¬ 
move husk and cut in two between the 
sprouts. Powder the cut surfaces with pow¬ 
dered sulphur to prevent decay after plant¬ 
ing. The advantage is more bulbs and bulb- 
lets. 
Well, I could tell you a lot more, but this 
is about all the space there is to spare. Hope 
I haven’t made Glad growing seem difficult. 
You might grow them and have fine success 
without having read a word of this. Just 
plant like set onions, but deeper, and keep 
the weeds out. 
Bulb Sizes 
In my retail list I mention four sizes. 
Large (L.) 1% inch in diameter and larger. 
Formerly 1 inch to 1^/4 inch was considered 
large. I was one of the first to increase the 
size for large bulbs. 
Medium (M.). Diameter around 1 inch. 
Large-Medium (L.-M.). On the border line 
between medium and large. 
Small (S.). Smaller than medium. I do 
not put in any smaller than No. 5. Mostly 
the small bulbs are saved to plant, but I 
sell small ones of some varieties. 
Business Terms 
Terms, cash. Send P. O. money orders or 
checks, or use any way most convenient for 
you. There may be some danger in sending 
currency or silver, though bills have always 
come through safely. You get the money 
to me and I’ll get the goods to you. 
Will accept stamps for small orders less 
than $1.00. Got too many stamps last year, 
but can use some sending out packages. 
Gladiol US List 
AIDA. Dark blue-purple. The largest and 
one of the darkest of that color. Early. 
L., 7c: M., 2 for lOo. 
AFLAME. Very large. Begonia-rose, 
shading to bright orange-flame, near edge, 
6 or more giant blooms open at once. L.,7c. 
AVE MAIMA. Many large flowers open. 
Color, near-blue with darker blotch. Early. 
L., 8e. 
BEllTY SNOW. Large beautiful lavender. 
L., 8e. 
BETTY NUTHALL. Salmon-tinted with 
throat feathered carmine. Vigorous and 
healthy plant and bulb. Considered one of 
the best 10. L., 2 for 15c. 
BYflUJV L. SMITH. A dainty lavender with 
soft yellow blotch. A beautiful thing but 
leaves too much inclined to ripen before 
their time. L., 2 for 10c; M., 3 for 10c. 
BAGDAD. Smoky old rose. Large. Tall 
spike. M., 15c. 
COPPER BRONZE. The name describes it. 
Beautiful and unique. L., 5c; M., 2 for 6c; S., 
4 for 6c. 
COMMANDER KOEHL. Very large dark 
scarlet. A sensation in garden and show 
rooms. L., 12c; M., 2 for 15c; S., 2 for 10c. 
CORONADO. Immense white, ruffled, 
feathered purple throat. L.,8c. 
DR. F. E. BENNETT. Bright red. Always 
among the most popular ten. L., 2 for 8c; 
doz., 40c; M., 3 for 10c; doz., 25c. 
DEL ROSA. Large, wide-open, scarlet, 
marked with creamy blotches. Originated by 
Luther Burbank, from whom I got my start 
in Del Rosa. Del Rosa has never had any 
ballyhoo so is not so well known as it de¬ 
serves to be. Even more beautiful than Dr. 
Bennett. The neighbors like it very much. 
Bulbs always healthy. L., 2 for 10c; doz., 45c. 
M., 3 for 10c; doz., 25c. L.-M., 2 for 8c; 
doz., 40c. 
DR. ELKINS. White, with lilac blotch. 
Large blossom. L., 2 for 8c, 10 for 30c; M., 
3 for 10c. 
EVELY'N KIRTLAND. Shell-pink, beauti¬ 
fully marked. Highest rating. Healthy. 
L. , 2 for 8c; doz., 40c. L.-M., 3 for 10c; doz. 
30c. 
FATA MORGANA. Peach blossom color, 
amber throat, good spikes, large and early. 
M. , 20c. 
GRAND MIXTURE. After digging, bulbs 
were left out in crates a few days and nights. 
One night a high wind dumped several light 
crates together. All were good varieties, 
some were high-priced. With these I put 
about 30 other high-priced varieties I had 
grown in a trial patch. Had not enough of 
a kind to keep separate. My loss is your 
gain. L., 2 for 10c; 12 for 50c. 
GOLD MINE. I have been looking for a 
yellow Glad that is large. Here it is. Be¬ 
lieve it’s the largest yellow Glad I ever saw. 
M., each 15c. 
GOLDEN DREAM. Tall healthy plant, long 
stems, deep yellow flowers. Golden Dream 
is voted among the best ten. L., 2 for 10c. 
GOLD. Larger than Golden Dream. Color 
a soft yellow. L., 2 for 8c. 
GOLDEN FRILLS. Its beauty makes up 
for lack of size. Lemon yellow with orange- 
carmine lines. My favorite yellow Glad. L., 
each 5c. 
GERALDINE FARRAR. Pale lavender- 
violet with large dark violet blotch on lower 
petals. Large wide-open blossoms. One of 
the very fine ones. L., 10c; M., 2 for 15c. 
JANE ADDAMS. Lavender with white 
throat. Immense in size. Blooms have been 
known to be more than seven inches in diam¬ 
eter. L., 10c. 
JENNIE LIND. This one has often been 
called the “darling” among Glads. Delicate 
salmon-pink, blending with creamy throat. 
A peaches and cream affair. Good size. 1 
have the improved Jennie Lind. L., 2 for lOe; 
M., 3 for 10c. 
