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Hornbfrger’s Home and Garden Service 
QUESTION: Will glads grow in partial shade? 
ANSWER: Glade should have full sunlight and not be planted too near trees 
and shrubs as the roots of these often extend great distances. They will produce 
some results where there is more or less shade for a part of the day but for the 
best results give full exposure to the sun. 
QUESTION: What constitutes a mutant or sport? 
ANSWER: A mutant or sport is some individual plant of any one variety that 
changes the color of its bloom or the color of its fruit, or foliage or individual 
flowers. The N. Y. State Experiment Sta. at Geneva specializes in the production 
of new and improved fruits. They state that there are some sixty known apple 
sports of the “Delicious” apple. The well known green and white striped Yucca is a 
sport of the common green type. We have many named glads that have originated 
as sports and not as seedlings. Seed growers must be on the constant watch for all 
slight variations of type. If they did not watch their seed crop with care they 
could not maintain a high average true to type seed. 
QUESTION: What are the best disinfectants and fumigants and methods of use? 
ANSWER: This question involves so much space and time that I suggest that 
you secure a recent year book of the NEGS, called “The Gladiolus” at a cost of 
$1.00. This book will have many pages of up-to-the-minute information and is 
written by well known experts in their particular line of research. 
GLADIOLUS SOCIETIES 
THE EMPIRE STATE GLADIOLUS SOCIETY abbreviated as the E.S.G.S. 
now has complete control of the Cooperators Gladiolus Test Gardens. 
This is a cooperative testing plan outlined in our 19 3 7 catalogue. At 
date there is some thirty or more cooperators in some twenty states. All 
these cooperators use their own Gardens and bulbs in conducting their 
tests. They send a duplicate card to the secretary, and keep the original 
card for their own files and future reference. If you are interested in 
gladiolus research work and would like to have a list of the best glads that result from 
the averaged opinions of the averaged experiences of many cooperators in many 
states then write to Prof. R. C. Allen, dept, of Floriculture and Ornamental Horti¬ 
culture, New York State College of Agriculture, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York. 
You will receive full details relative to this plan of research. In appreciation of this 
assistance from the E. S. G. S. in assuming the responsibility of conducting this 
cooperative work, I will make a special offer for all (new) E. S. G. S. memberships. 
This will include many new varieties that I do not offer for new memberships to the 
other Glad. Societies. The following varieties are offered for (new) E. S. G. S. mem¬ 
berships only. We offer all sizes and bulblets of Nic Byvoets Hybrids just released 
for sale. Minnock, Taiaroa, Waratah, Joyful, Pure Gold, Raquel, Embers, Beowolf 
and H.717 a tall cream Seedling, all at the Prepaid prices listed in our 1938 
catalogue. 
The New England Gladiolus Society abbreviated N. E. G. S. is perhaps the largest 
Gladiolus society in the world. With such a large membership and income it can do 
things that smaller groups are not in a position to do. It now offers three classes of 
memberships at $1.00, $2.00 and $5.00. If you are interested we will mail com¬ 
plete details relative to all classes of membership. With the $1.00 annual member¬ 
ship fee you receive their popular yearbook called “The Gladiolus”. The copy is en¬ 
tirely new each year; it is well bound containing some 20 0 to 250 pages of Gladiolus 
facts and information. In past years we have given hundreds of dollars worth of 
free bulbs in securing new members. This book is now so valuable that we see no 
reason to offer free bulbs as an inducement to have this book at an annual cost of 
$1.00. So we will not offer free bulbs this year for N. E. G. S. memberships but will 
handle your application if you send it to us. 
We have special bhtnks for this purpose, a post card will bring one. 
GLAD SOCIETIES other than the N. E. G. S. and the E. S. G. S. To all other 
state Societies and the many societies of state sub-divisions as well as the National 
and the Greater Detroit, our offer for (new) members is as follows. We will only 
give free bulbs for these memberships with an order for $2.00 or more from our 
catalogue. We do not receive any compensation from any society for making these 
offers and in addition we pay the postage so these will be given with orders and will 
consist of Nic Byvoets Hybrids (only) and in sizes from # 2 to # 6 at our prepaid 
catalogue prices as listed in our 1938 catalogue. $1.00 worth of Nic Byvoets 
Hybrids with only one (new) membership. 
