SEABROOK NURSERIES GLADIOLUS 
INTRODUCTION 
We wish to take this opportunity to thank our many friends and customers 
who have helped in the success we have achieved and we will strive to give both 
new and old customers the same excellent quality and service, as in the past, 
during the coming year. Also may we extend our appreciation of the many 
complimentary letters received through the year of 1934. 
In this catalog you will find the finest of exhibition and garden varieties 
listed at very reasonable prices, every variety being tested and grown by us and 
found worthy. 
Visitors are cordially invited from July 15th until frost to enjoy our massive 
gardens of Gladiolus and it will well repay you for the trip to come and see what 
a gorgeous sight these blooms present. 
We are located on the U. S. ROUTE 1 on the main highway to Portsmouth, 
seven miles from Newburyport, Mass. 
Sincerely, 
SEABROOK NURSERIES, 
Seabrook, N. H. 
CARE AND CULTURE OF GLADIOLUS 
B ULBS should not be planted until corn planting time, as nothing is gained by 
planting before the ground is warm. 
Select a sunny location away from roots of trees and shrubs. In localities 
where summer is extremely warm, a partially shaded situation is preferable. If 
your soil is heavy, plant four inches deep and if light, six inches, having bulbs 
five or six inches apart. 
Place bulbs in a well worked trench in staggered or zigzag row—* 
and cover at first with about two inches of loam; when shoots begin to appear, 
work balance of loam into the trench. At all times keep the soil loose. As an 
aid to producing larger blooms work in fertilizer around the plants when about 
a foot or more in height and never at planting time. At the time flower spikes 
appear abundant watering is very beneficial. 
Bulbs should be dug as soon as you note the leaves turning yellow. Cut 
stem off half an inch above bulb, spread them out to dry for two or three days 
in a sunny location and then place in an open shed or room fob two weeks or 
more before storing them away in a cool dry cellar. Keep them spread out and 
not over three inches deep. It is a benefit to give bulbs an occasional sunning 
or airing during the winter. 
When cutting the flowers be sure to leave at least four leaves remaining on 
the plant. Positive injury to the blooming qualities of the bulbs for the follow¬ 
ing year will occur if this precaution is not heeded. 
If you want the blooms for cut flowers, cut the spike when first bud fully 
opens. The remaining buds will open nicely and give you a longer period of 
bloom and greater enjoyment. 
Remove wilted blossoms, change water and cut off small portion of the stems 
each day. 
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