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SUMMER-FLOWERING BULBS. 
GLADIOLUS. 
Splendid French and Belgian Hybrids. 
The now hybrid Gladiolus are, without doubt, the most superb flowering-bulbs in cultivation, 
producing their magnificent, long, and densely-flowered spikes of bloom, varying from white to 
rich salmon, and brilliant carmine to the most intense scarlet or crimson. A single bulb will 
often give two or three stems of bloom, and a succession of flowers will be produced for two 
months. These splendid flowering-bulbs are now considered unsurpassable ornaments, and one 
of the finest features of the flower-garden. 
General Treatment. — The bulbs should bo planted as soon as the ground is fairly dried in 
the spring, and all danger of frost is over; planting may be made every two weeks until the 
middle of June, to secure a succession of bloom. Plant the bulbs from two to four inches deep, 
according to their size; the soil should be enriched with well-decomposed manure, and well 
pulverized. The Gladiolus shows to the best advantage when planted in beds four feet wide, 
setting the bulbs three-fourths of a foot apart each way. The plant should bo well-staked, ana 
tho bloom will be magnificent. When the frost has killed the leaves, or before, if the leaves, by 
turning yellow, show the ripening of the bulb, tlie bulb should be taken up, dried rapidly in full 
sunlight, the new bulbs separated from the old. and tlio flowering-bulbs (the stocks being cut off 
about an inch from the crown of the bulb), put up in paper bags, carefully labelled. Should bo 
kept during tho winter in a dry, cool cellar, free from frost. 
For the convenience of those who are unacquainted with the different varieties of Gladiolus, 
or prefer not to make their own selection, and also to meet various tastes and requirements, we 
have arranged them in collections or assortments of one dozen each. Each assortment is com¬ 
posed of the finest and most distinct varieties in its class. 
This plan will enable those who prefer one or all of the assortments to secure the most dis¬ 
tinct and beautiful kinds, and also avail themselves of the liberal discount made from prices of 
single bulbs. This arrangement does not prevent the selection of single bulbs from any of the 
collections. 
GLADIOLUS. 
Fine mixed varieties, by. mail, per doz.. 91 00 
“ ** u by express, at expense of purchaser, per 100 . 5 00 
The following collections, or any selection therefrom, sent by mail at the price affixed: — 
COLLECTION No. 1. 
PRICE. 
Adonis Light cherry, yellow throat, with light-yellow spots . $0.15 
Aristote. light rose, with purplisli-crimson stripes . 15 
Aehimedc. Large, rich-flamed salmon-red, opening carmine* .15 
Berenice. Beautiful rose, striped with red, w ltlx^ purple - carm i n e -colored spots . . . .20 
Brenchleyensis. Deep scarlet, fine . . 15 
Catvari. Light yellow, striped with rose . .. 20 
Daphne. Light cherry, with darker stripes, and stained with bright carmine . . .20 
Goliath. Light red, striped and spotted with carmine; large flower . . . .20 
Hebe. Very tender flesh-color, beautifully striped with fine lake . . ... .25 
Madame Cornier. Bright carmine, shaded with fine rose in the tliro&t . . . .20 
Penelope. White, slightly tinged with pink; lower petals yellow-tinted, anu triped with 
carmine . 20 
Vesta. Pure white, with violet-carmine spots on yellow ground ..25 
The above collection, one bulb of each, $2.00. 
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