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Member of Glens Falls Garden Club, New England Glad Society, Empire State 
Glad Society. 
GLADIOLUS, DAHLIAS, IMS, PEONIES AND OTHER PERENNIALS 
All orders of $1.50 or over from this list postpaid in U. S. 
DISCOUNTS: Orders of $2.00 or over will receive 10%; $10 and over 15%, and 
$25.00 and over, 20% extra in bulbs, excepting collections on which we give extra 
count. 
THRIPS 
All glad bulbs should be disinfected as thrips or their eggs may be destroyed 
easily by the following methods: 
Napthalene flakes scattered among the bulbs, 1 oz. to each 100 bulbs, covering 
bulbs with heavy papers or enclosing in tight paper bags. This should be done after 
bulbs are cured (five or six weeks after digging). Allow flakes to remain three weeks 
and then remove bulbs and keep in cool temperature, 5 or 10 above freezing, if possible. 
Soaking should be done just prior to planting. Any of the following solutions 
help prevent disease and also destroy bugs and eggs: 
Bichloride of Mercury, y 2 oz. to 4 gals, water, soak three hours or more. 
Common lye, 1 can to 20 gals, or one tablespoon to each gallon of water, 
soak six to eight hours, or over night. 
Dissolve ingredients in a little hot water, then mix well in cold water. 
The above should not be used in metal containers as they corrode metal. 
Spraying may be done with following: 2 lbs. brown sugar, 1 tablespoon paris 
green, 3 gals, water. Spray when plants are 1 ft. high and once weekly until buds ap¬ 
pear, or use 2 tablespoons of arsenate of lead instead of paris green. 
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Let us know your wants. We also have several varieties not on list. If there 
are special varieties you want, let us know. 
Gladiolus will grow in almost any soil, but not so well near trees or too near 
buildings. They like lots of sun and a well drained, soil. If your ground is rich do 
not use much fertilizer. Bone meal and sheep manure are very good lightly raked in 
the soil after bulbs are planted. 
Gladiolus can be planted in a trench 7 or 8 inches wide in a double row from 2 
inches apart or more according to space and number of bulbs you wish to plant. Plant 
bulbs about 5 or 6 inches deep in light soil or about 4 inches in heavy soil and the small 
bulbs from 3 to 4 inches. Keep the weeds cut and cultivate often as you want to, as 
they like it. Give plenty of water when buds are forming. 
Cut the flowers when first blossoms show and by changing the water daily and 
removing withered blossoms they will keep a week or more. Be sure in cutting the 
blooms to leave 4 or more leaves on the plant to mature the bulb. 
Dig the bulbs when the leaves turn brown, cut tops and dry for a few weeks; 
then remove old bulbs and root and store until planting time in cool, dry room or 
cellar, but be sure they do not freeze. 
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SELECT MIXTURE NO. 1—50c per dozen, $3.00 per hundred, large bulbs; medium 
$2.00 per hundred; small, $1.00 per hundred. Over 40 different varieties made 
up from regular stock. 
NO 2, GOOD CUT FLOWER MIXTURE—$2.00 per 100 large bulbs; $1.25 per 100 
medium bulbs; 75c per 100 small bulbs. 
SEEDLING MIXTURE—$1.50 per 100 large bulbs, and $1.00 per hundred medium. 
DAHLIAS—We grow over 60 varieties. 
MIXED DAHLLAS—Lost labels, etc.; some real good ones in this mixture; 12 for $1.00. 
BANNER COLLECTION—12 large flowering kinds, all different, for $2.00. 
PRIZE COLLECTION—12 extra good ones, labeled separately, for $3.50; also several 
fine large varieties at 25c each. 
