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MARILYN GARDENS 
CARE AND CULTURE OF GLADIOLUS 
Bulbs should be planted when the trees of your native vicinity 
begin to unfold their leaves and when danger of frost is past. Plant 
in beds, borders or rows. A sunny location away from heavy roots 
and trees is most desirable. A sandy loam is best, though any good 
garden soil will do, providing it is given proper care. Fertilize with 
well rotted manure in the fall. Plant 3 to 5 inches deep according to 
size of bulbs and in rows 1 8 to 20 inches apart. After the foliage has 
attained a height of 8 to 10 inches sprinkle a little commercial fertilizer 
close to the plants and work it into the soil. This should be applied at 
intervals of 1 2 to 14 days to insure good exhibition blooms. 
WHAT VARIETIES TO GROW 
Good standard Commercials and the best of the newer Glads. We 
recommend that you make your selections from the Symposium of the 
American Gladiolus Society, which is published each year. Of the fifty 
leading Glads in the last Symposium we are listing forty. Naturally, 
this means that through our many years of experience in commercial 
growing, we have selected only the best. 
Many of our customers ask our opinion as to what varieties to 
grow. In our list we are naming twenty-five of the most popular ones 
and do not include introductions of the past two years, as there has not 
been sufficient time to prove their merit. Varieties as follows: Minuet, 
Mr. W. H. Phipps, Picardy, Pf. Triumph, Pelegrina, Betty Nuthall, 
Marmora, Commander Koehl, Golden Dream, Veilhenblau, Mrs. P. W. 
Sisson, Mammoth White, Albatros, Coryphee, Aflame, Beat All, Chas. 
Dickens, Aida, Rita Beck, Mrs. V. Konynenburg and Jonk. van Tets, 
Apricot Glow, Sun God, Gold Eagle, La Paloma. 
ABOUT THRIPS 
The thrip menace has been considerably relieved this past season. 
Many people whose Glads were a complete failure two years ago have 
had no trouble this past season. Many of them did nothing but disin¬ 
fect their bulbs before planting. Others both disinfected and sprayed. 
All bulbs should be disinfected before planting so that you will be 
absolutely sure in your own mind that the thrip do not come on the 
bulbs. If you do this you can’t blame your bulb dealer. Of course, 
thrip can come from outside sources and because of this I would urge 
everyone to be on the lookout for them, I thoroughly believe that if 
we give as much attention to our Glads as to other flowers that we will 
not have any trouble with thrip. 
We enclose with all orders a copy of the formula we use to control 
this pest. 
