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11. J. N TTC11MAN . Arlington, Ohio 
a doubt, that the quality of the stock at the Ohic Show was greatly superior to 
that of the National. In fact, I believe I can say without fear of repudiation, 
that the entire show at Massilon was superior to that at South Bend. By the 
way, pardon my blushes, but the author is now vice president of the Ohio 
Society. Entirely unexpected, but probably due to the clamor he raised, in an 
effort to get the Ohio Show held the summer of 1930 at a point in western Ohio 
for a change. All indications now point to this becoming a possible thing, and 
a lot of things point to its being held in Findlay, Ohoi, if the Gardens Club 
there can make a sufficient guarantee to induce the Ohio Society to make the 
arrangements. 
In the writer’s own gardens the following varieties were outstanding: 
Bill Snowden, Bob White, Duna, (first with this at South Bend); Dora Gill, a 
surprise; Early Melody. September Morn, very good; Golden Chimes, Hindoo 
Prince, Lucifer, I.otus, Lavender Delight, Morocco, Mildred Louise, E. A. Rides, 
Mary Elizabeth, Oregon Sunset, Philip White, Rata, Pink Champion, Red Lory, 
Rose Standish, Rozel, Gabriel, Ratana, and Sweethear really made me gasp. 
Wings of Joy will make YOU gasp and the other things we have of our own 
more than held their own with the best we have from others. Pensacola is 
probably the most beautiful red, but then why mention these varieties again? 
You’ve heard of them before. Try them and find out for yourself. 
To you amateurs who are graduating from the amateur stage to a point 
where you are thinking of making a living in glads, I have the following to 
say: Look three times before you leap. Competition is worse now than ever 
before and huge capital is spent every year to get the new ones before the 
next fellow does. Get the right kind of location, right soil, water, sun, a lot oi 
elbow grease, plenty of health, help and advice—then visit every other grower 
you can, use your eyes, perceive, stock the right varieties, care for them as 
you would a sick child, harvest them, and spend your profit advertising. Pos¬ 
sibly you can come out even, or a little better. Sarcastic? No, a thousand t mes 
NO! Just sincere—and hoping you aren’t expecting to make a fortune the first 
year or so. There is money made in glads, but remember it takes years to learn 
the game, more years to perfect stocks, and still more to get a reputation. 
So, go easy; go gradually, get a lot ot FUN out of it, take the bitter with 
the sweet, and possibly—well, maybe—some day you can clear some cash. 
Seasons and the public are fickle. You can. supply water, but : t’s hard to make 
the public buy something unless it is essential. Enough of this sartorizing. 
Go ahead! Good luck! 
About thrips. I would like to know of a grower in the United States 
who can honestly say he hasn’t ever had a thrip in his field, “There ain’t no 
sech animile.” Plenty of us have them every year, yet yen won’t get a bulb 
from the most of us with a thrip in it. Why? Because we use control measures, 
and you should, too. We use Cyanide Gas to fumigate the storage rooms with 
and we soak the bulbs in a strong disinfectant before planting. They are spray¬ 
ed with a solution after five inches high, then every two weeks untG afte ' ready 
to dig. Tops are cut off close in the field and are burned immediately, Result, 
thrips kept to a minimum. Most growers who use these methods will not lose 
over five per cent bloom over the summer. Thrips are here to stay; better get 
used to them and fight them off their feet before they get started. Keep your 
bulbs at around 40 degrees temperature and ask for pamphlets on thnp rem¬ 
edies and relief—(not federal—that is over.) 
Guess I’ve chinned enough. I do want you to consider joining the Ohio 
State Glad Society. I will give 50 per cent value in bulbs on any membership 
sent in at $2.00 per head. Also, please read the last page carefully, as this 
means a lot to the glad growers, amateurs and lovers (of glads). 
