CULTURAL DIRECTIONS 
For color, form, keeping quality, show in garden or cut, 
and ease of growing, few flowers compare with Gladioli. 
Plant the bulbs, termed corms, in clumps of six or more bulbs 
throughout the flower borders. Plant them 6 inches deep and 
4 to 6 inches apart. In the cutting garden, plant in rows 
18 inches apart. 
Gladioli will grow in any fertile soil. For best results, add 
some dried cow manure and mix it well into the soil. Make 
the first planting while the ground is still cool (mid-April 
in New York area) and continue every three weeks until 
June 1st. 
When the growth is 6 inches high, begin spraying with a 
contact insecticide for thrip control. Spray once a week until 
the buds show color. Fertilize 3 or 4 times and cultivate often 
while plants are growing and soak well during dry spells. All 
bulbs should be dug by mid-October. 
If you follow these simple directions, your reward will be 
blooms equal to those seen at any exhibition. 
Exhibition Varieties 
A select group of varieties seen most often in shows. 
Doz. 100 
'Blue Admiral. Tall, medium violet blue.$2.00 .$14.00 
'Dr. Hoeg. Dark maroon red. 3.50 25.00 
Early Peach. Bright peach pink. Decorative 
type. 4.00 30.00 
Gertrude Swensen. Bright pink with white 
blotch on lower petals. Light mauve feather 
markings. 5..50 40.00 
J. S. Bach. Bright salmon with lighter throat. 
Long blooming spike. 5.50 40.00 
Kassel. Large, clear scarlet blooms of great 
size. 5.50 40.00 
King Arthur. Bright mallow pink, flaked mal¬ 
low purple. Petals fluted and ruffled. 1.25 8..50 
Miss New Zealand. Immense salmon pink 
florets with darker throat blotch. Very tall 
stately spikes. 8.00 65.00 
Mildred Louise. Salmon pink, lower petals 
tipped Strawberry pink.90 6.50 
Doz. 100 
Ninth Symphony. Glowing salmon scarlet. 
Very clear color with florets beautifully spaced 
on tall spikes.$8.00 $65.00 
"Orange Princess. Exhibition salmon orange. 
Tall spikes with large florets. The best in 
this color group. 2.00 14.00 
Rapture. Tall, strong, upright grow'er with 
light salmon pink flowers showing five to seven 
open at one time. A late Primulinus grandi- 
florus..85 6.50 
‘Smiling Maestro. Rich orange salmon pink; 
tall, straight spikes with many large florets 
open at one time. 5.00 38.00 
‘Star of Bethlehem. Immense pure white flow¬ 
ers with light purple anthers. Many florets 
open at one time on long flower spikes. 4.00 30.00 
Sweetheart. Rose pink with large white throat 
marking. Not a large flowering variety. 1.50 9.00 
Collection: 
Three bulbs each of the above six varieties marked * . $4.25 
Six bulbs each of the above six varieties marked * . 8.00 
Twelve bulbs each of the above 6 varieties marked *. ^15.00 
Twenty-five bulbs each of the above six varieties marked *. 28.50 
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