SEABROOK NURSERIES GLADIOLUS 
GREETINGS 
Again, we wish to thank our many friends and customers who helped in the 
success we have achieved this past season. We will strive to give both new and 
old customers the same excellent quality stock and service, as in the past, during 
the coming year. Thanks, too, for the many 1937 letters of appreciation we re¬ 
ceived. 
Although a shortage exists of many gladiolus bulbs, at the present writing, 
we have a very good supply of the many tine exhibition, decorative and primulinus 
types herein listed. All of these varieties are well worth trying. 
We have massive gardens, consisting of many acres of gladiolus, blooms from 
July 15th until frost. Visitors are cordially invited to enjoy this spectacle. 
Location is on the IT. S. Route 1, the main highway to Portsmouth, N. H. 
six miles from Newburyport, Mass. 
Sincerely, 
SEABROOK NURSERIES, 
SEABROOK, N. II. 
CARE AND CULTURE OF GLADIOLUS 
B ULBS should not be planted until corn planting time, as nothing is gained by 
planting before the ground is warm. 
Select a sunny location away from the roots of trees and shrubs. In localities 
where summer is extremely warm, a partially shaded situation is preferable. If 
your soil is heavy, plant four inches deep and if light, six inches, having bulbs 
five or six inches apart. 
Place bulbs in a well worked trench in staggered or zigzag row—• 
and cover at first with about two inches of loam; when shoots begin to appear, 
work balance of loam into the trench. At all times keep the soil loose. As an 
aid to producing larger blooms work in fertilizer around the plants when about 
a foot or more in height and never at planting time. At the time flower spikes 
appear abundant watering is very beneficial. 
Bulbs should be dug as soon as you note the leaves turning yellow. Cut 
stem off half an inch above bulb, spread them out to dry for two or three days 
in a sunny location and then place in an open shed or room for two weeks or 
more before storing them away in a cool dry cellar. Keep them spread out and 
not over three inches deep. It is a benefit to give bulbs an occasional sunning or 
airing during the winter. 
When cutting the flowers be sure to leave at least four leaves remaining on 
the plant. Positive injury to the blooming qualities of the bulbs for the following 
year will occur if this precaution is not heeded. 
If you want the blooms for cut flowers, cut the spike when first bud fully 
opens. The remaining buds will open nicely and give you a longer period of 
bloom and greater enjoyment. 
Remove wilted blossoms, change water and cut off small portion of the stems 
each day. 
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