KEEP YOUR BULBS HEALTHY 
If your bulbs have become scabby or diseased, they may be 
benefited and possibly cured by the following process: In the 
spring, just before planting, pour almost boiling water over 1 
oz. corrosive sublimate (poison) in an earthen or wood dish, 
just enough to dissolve it. Add this solution to 5 or 6 gals, 
lukewarm water, avoiding a metal container. Soak your 
bulbs in this solution for 2 hours and then plant as they are. 
This treatment will also kill any thrips and eggs which may be 
on your bulbs, but does not completely take the place of the 
naphthalene flakes, as the flakes kill during the winter before 
the insects have a chance to breed in storage. 
If you would rather not use the above poison dip, ask the 
Rototox Co., to inform you regarding the use of Rototox as a 
disease preventative, as they say this product is not poisonous 
to humans. (Address, page 15). 
VISITORS WELCOME AT BLOOMING TIME 
The Gladiolus Fields are in bloom from about Aug. 1st to 
the late Sept, frosts, and the height of the gladiolus blooming 
season is the last two weeks in August and the first 10 days in 
Sept. Exquisite blooms from the choicest varieties may be 
had at the roadside stand for only 50c per doz. By mail to 
nearby states, box of 2 doz. our choice, $1.50 including postage. 
The Dahlias are blooming in September. 
New Lebanon is located in the beautiful Lebanon Valley, 
on a fine concrete road, near the N. Y.-Mass. state line, 10 
miles west of Pittsfield, Mass, and 25 miles southeast of Al¬ 
bany, N. Y. Leave the concrete at Fisher’s Store, New Leb¬ 
anon, and proceed one short mile on asphalt road (West St.) 
Watch for the signs. 
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