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such varieties as Smiling Maestro, Picardy, Sonatine, Frank J. McCoy, Mildred 
Louise, Heritage, Miss New Zealand, Phyllis McQuiston, Aflame, Bleeding Heart, 
Del Ray, Commander Koehl, Johann S. Bach, Red Phipps, Star of Bethlehem, Maid 
of Orleans, Solveig, Rosemarie Pfitzer, Minuet, King Arthur, Berty Snow, Salbach’s 
Orchid, Cadillac, Golden Cup, Oregon Sunset, Betsy Bob-Up, Dearborn, Wasaga, 
La Paloma, Pelegrina, Veilchenblau. Blue Admiral, Max Reger, Robert the First , 
Dream O’ Beauty, Bagdad, Mother Machree, and Lucifer. 
In a rambling way, we have given you a little information which may be 
of interest and of value to you. We have only touched upon those varieties 
which are known by close observation to have met with the approval of judges 
and lovers of Glads throughout the country. The modern Glads of the summer 
and early fall gardens are the most popular of all flowers. They are valuable 
to the landscape gardener for the color splashes and bedding purposes, to the 
florist and home decorator as the most beautiful and lasting of all garden 
flowers. The spikes grow tall and elegant, sturdy and dignified, slender and 
graceful, and the color range absolutely infinite. There is the single spike for 
the slender vase, a corsage for the luncheon guest, an attractive basket for the 
debutante, and a glorious bouquet for your friends. 
RIVERVIEW GARDENS received many prizes and awards at the shows dur¬ 
ing the season of 1937. > Many high awards were won for commercial growers at 
the State Gladiolus Society Show. At the Minnesota State Fair, the largest and 
finest show of commercial growers in the NORTHWEST we were winners of high 
awards. Best flower in the Minnesota Show was won with a fine spike of Miss 
New Zealand. 
How To Grow Good ^Glads 77 
In the spring, as soon as the ground has dried out, spade your 
garden to a depth of at least 12 inches. Plant the bulbs in rows about 
20 inches apart to admit free and intensive cultivation, and about 3 
inches apart in the row, covering with 6 inches in light soil and 3 inches 
in heavy ground. Be sure that the covering soil is mellow. 
FERTILIZING. If some good rotted manure can be procured in 
the fall, give the garden a good coating and spade it under. Realizing 
that such fertilizer is hard to obtain, we must take the next best choice 
and use a commercial fertilizer. For the average gardener the best to 
use is sheep manure. After the row or trench is made this fertilizer 
can be applied thickly in the bottom and mixed with the mellow earth, 
but we prefer setting the bulbs, then covering with an inch or two of 
earth and then applying the fertilizer before the row is filled in. This 
allows the fertilizing properties to soak down to the roots where it is 
needed. After growth has started another application on each side of 
the row and thoroughly worked into the soil is of much benefit; in fact, 
this top-dressing can be applied several times during the growing season. 
Before flower spikes appear, a good top-dressing of super phosphate and 
potash worked in will greatly benefit the flowers. GROWING FLOWERS 
SHOULD HAVE A CONSTANT SUPPLY OF MOISTURE AT ALL TIMES. 
