But good flowers may be had in the warmer weather also and with pre¬ 
cautions that are easy. If thrips appear do all your watering with sprinklers. 
In fact we advise that the furrow method be discarded. If the water falls over 
them like rain for at least a half hour or more every day it is, “Good bye, Mr. 
Thrips. I am glad I didn’t see you.” So sprinkle in early spring too, and not 
let them get started. 
A grower in one of our hottest sections surprised Los Angeles florists by 
bringing in quantities of good Glads in August. He had never been troubled 
with thrips and did not know why. Our questions developed the fact that he 
irrigated with the Skinner overhead pipes. On account of the extreme heat it 
was his custom to turn on the water, after first cutting open flowers, and 
sprinkle all thru the hottest part of the day, and every day. His flowers 
brought $1.00 per doz. wholesale. 
We advise sprinkling in late afternoon or evening to avoid injury to 
flowers. Use any kind of a sprinkler, even a hose directed by hand. 
Don’t plant thrips when you plant Glads. Treat them by soaking 5 or 6 
hours in a solution of 1 oz. powdered corrosive sublimate to 8 gal. of water. 
Use crock or wooden container but no metal in contact with solution. Dissolve 
powder in 1 gal. boiling water and add cold. Our bulbs are treated before 
sending out and need no more. 
Plant Glads 4" deep in double rows in one furrow. Very small bulbs 3" 
deep. Place them twice their diameter apart. If you can afford it, a liberal 
amount of peat mixed with soil loosens the soil and gives the mild acidity they 
like. Good home made or collected leaf mold is as good. Mulch surface with 
the same. Use no manure that is any where near fresh. Beware ammonia 
odor. Ammonia is an alkali. Superphosphate, a handful to 3 feet of row is 
acid and very good. Do all this and keep Glads growing 2 months or more 
after blooming and you will dig big fat bulbs. Dig and store every year. 
Thrips do not injure the bulb. Burn old foliage if you have a thrips. 
Explanation. In this list and thruout this catalog L. means large; M., 
medium; S., small. In Glads L. is #1 and #2, 1 %" up. M. is # 3 and 
#4, %" to 1 1 / 4". S. is #5 and #6, less than %" diameter. Prices are for 
one bulb. Unless otherwise stated a dozen costs ten times the price of one 
bulb. Positively not less than 6 bulbs of one sort will be sold at dozen rate. 
One hundred bulbs, all one kind, are sold at 70 times the price of one bulb. 
Any quantity under 100 takes the dozen rate. 
Californians, don’t forget Sales Tax. 
Aflame. Giant begonia rose. Early, fine. L. 6c. 
Albatross. Best pure white. Large. 6c. 
Bagdad. Fine, smoky old rose. A beauty, L. 6c. M. 30c doz. S. 20c. doz. 
Betty Co-Ed. Soft creamy pink. A small prim, fine for cutting. L. 5c ea. 
Per 100 $2.50. M. 25c doz. S. 15c doz. 
Betty Nuthall. Orange pink, yellow throat. Early. L. 5c ea. Per 100 
$2.25. M. 25c doz. S. 15c doz. 
Bill Sowden. Large deep red. L. 6c. 
Com. Koehl. Immense scarlet. L. 7c. 
Dr. F. E. Bennett. Flame red. Almost the most satisfactory red. L. 5c. 
$2.75 per 100. M. 30c doz. S. 20c doz. 
Dr. Moody. Large lavender. Similar to Minuet but no light throat. L. 6c. 
Golden Dream. Best tall deep yellow. L. 6c. 
La Paloma. Early, vivid orange. L. 5c. M. 3 5c doz. 
Libelle. Heliotrope blue. The most lovely blue. L. 7c. 
Los Angeles. Orange toned pink. Most profuse bloomer and best winter 
grower. More grown for cutting than any other except Picardy. One large 
bulb has produced 12 spikes for cutting. If planted close or if too dry the 
flowers are poor. Give double space in planting, more water and be surprised. 
L. 5c. 100 for $2.25. M. 25c doz. 100 for $1.25. S. 15c doz. 100 for 85c. 
S. size will bloom. 
Marmora. Immense smoky lavender. L. 7c. 
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