PLANT COLORFUL SUMMER BLOOMING BULBS 
HOW TO GROW GOOD GLADIOLUS 
Open rows or trenches 6 inches deep 18 to 20 inches apart. Set bulbs in trenches. Six inches 
is deep planting, which slows appearance of sprout through ground, but protects from late frosts. 
By planting in this manner they will stand heavy winds, and extreme hot or rainy weather bet¬ 
ter. Cover bulbs with an inch of soil, then sprinkle liberally with sheep fertilizer or bone meal. 
Fill in rest of trench with soil and FIRM DOWN by walking on rows, or with lawn roller to 
eliminate air pockets around bulbs. If soil is dry when planted, water thoroughly after planting. 
If planted in beds, set bulbs about 6 inches apart. 
Keep soil loose and free from weeds ALWAYS. Never permit caking or crusting of soil after 
rains or watering. KEEP CIULTIVATING. The more you do, the better your plants and flowers 
for many reasons. 
Water when necessary, then soak them. Sprinkling has a tendency to draw roots UP for 
moisture. Send the water DOWN to the roots. 
Cut flower spike when first bud is open. Keep spikes in water. Change water and cut end of 
spike off slanting daily. Use a knife for all cutting. Shears crush and close channels in stems so 
water cannot pass through to buds. In cutting spike, leave 4 to 6 leaves on plant to mature 
bulbs. 
REMEMBER—Good bulbs, plenty of sun, food, water and cultivating is all you need to raise 
PRIZE WINNING GLADS. 
We offer the finest bulbs grown. Try a few—see your wonderful results by using good bulbs 
and following growing instructions. Our assortment covers a wide range of gorgeous color. 
GLADIOLUS 
ALBATROSS. Early, pure white. One of the 
best. 6 to 8 flowers open at one time. 
APRICOT GLOW. Early deep apricot. Flow¬ 
ers large, 4 to 5 open at one time. Tall vigor¬ 
ous grower. 
CHARLES DICKENS. Early, violet purple. 
Graceful spikes of 10 to 12 flowers open at a 
time. 
COMMANDER KOEHL. Midseason, large 
clean blood red. Tall straight spike, with many 
flowers open at one time. 
LOS ANGELES. Midseason, shrimp pink. 
Best commercial pink. Often called the cut and 
come again Glad. 
SOUVENIR. Early canary yellow. The best 
of primulius type. Tall graceful spikes. 
MINUET. Midseason, world’s best lavender, 
with as many as 7 to 9 flowers open at once 
on strong spike. 
MRS. LEON DOUGLAS. Midseason, giant 
begonia rose, striped flame scarlet. The garden 
aristocrat. 
PELAGRINA. Early, deep blue violet. A new 
appealing color about 4 florets open at one 
time. The opening buds add greatly to its at¬ 
tractiveness. 
PICARDY. Early soft shrimp pink. World’s 
best Gladiolus. 7 to 10 florets open at a time. 
One of the very finest. 
RED PHIPPS. Midseason. The best red with 
about 8 flowers open at a time. Very fine sal¬ 
mon red. 
Price: 8c each; 7.5c dozen; $4.00 per hun¬ 
dred, postpaid. 
NICHOLSON'S GANNAS 
Nothing Is More Attractive Than a Bed of Cannas 
CITY OF PORTLAND. 3% ft. The flowers 
are of the largest size, borne on heavy trusses. 
The color is a glowing shade of pink. The foil- 
age is substantial and strong, of rich green 
color and free from defects. Price, 10c each; 
3 for 23c; 85c per dozen, oostsaid. 
YELLOW KING HUMBERT. 4 ft. Immense 
flowers of beautiful form, deep rich yellow, 
softly spotted and blotched with bright red. 
Dark green foliage. 10c each; 3 for 25c; 75c 
per dozen, postpaid. 
THE PRESIDENT. 4 ft. This Ganna is su¬ 
perior to any other red variety in the quality 
and also the quantity of bloom. Rich glowing 
scarlet, immense, firm flowers produced on 
strong, erect stalks, well above the large, rich 
green foliage. 10c each; ,3 for 25c; 75c per 
dozen, postpaid. 
WINTZER’S COLOSSAL. 5 ft. Without a 
doubt the largest flowered Canna yet produced. 
Flowers vivid scarlet, sometimes 8 inches 
across. 10c each; 3 for 25c; 75c per dozen, 
postpaid. 
RICHARD WALLACE. Canary-yellow. 4 ft. 
Excellent bedder. Light green foliage ; large, 
attractive tnisses with 5 to 6 good sized 
blooms open at a time. Color is light yellow, 
turning cream. The finest yellow we know of 
for bedding and one of the finest of all yel¬ 
lows. 10c each; 3 for 25c; 75c per dozen, 
postpaid. 
KING HUMBERT. 4 ft. This is one of the 
grandest Cannas ever offered. The large heart- 
shaped leaves are purple-madder-brown over 
bronze. The plants are crowned with immense 
heads of orchid-like, velvety orange-scarlet, 
rose tinted and margined at the base ; a com¬ 
bination of leaf and blossom incomparably 
beautiful. 10c each; 3 for 25c; 75c per dozen, 
postpaid. 
HUNGARIA. Classed by many as the best 
pink Canna. Leaves are blui.sh green and slow 
to burn. Large blooms with immense petals. 
Grows 3% to 4 feet tall. 10c each; 3 for 25c; 
85c per dozen, postpaid. 
MRS. ALFRED CONARD. The flowers are 
salmon-pink, kirge in size with green foliage. 
10c each; 3 for 25c; 75c per dozen, postpaid. 
A Bed of Cannas 
Gladiolus 
MEXICAN LOVE VINES 
(Antigonon Leptopus) 
Also called Queen’s wreath. Should not be 
planted until ground is warm, as cold soil will 
cause the bulb to rot. We make shipment be¬ 
fore April 1st only at Customer’s Risk. A 
beautiful perennial vine, with sprays of glow¬ 
ing pink flowers all summer. 'The vine dies in 
the winter and comes up again from the root 
in the spring. The roots should be protected 
with a mulch of straw or rotted leaves during 
the winter. Always plant on the south side of 
the house. This is one of the most beautiful 
climbers grown. Everyone wanting beautiful 
vines should plant some of these Mexican Love 
Vines. 35c each, or 3 for $1.00, postpaid. 
PHILIPPINENSE LILY 
(Lilium Philippinense Formosanum) 
This beautiful summer blooming lily is much 
like the Regal Lily in appearance. Substantial 
trumpet-like blooms with a beautiful pale em- 
erald-gi-een throat. When established is very 
free flowering with 3 to 4 spikes of 4 to 5 
blooms each. Plant in well drained soil about 4 
inches deep. This easily grown Lily should be 
in every garden. Large size bulb, 30c each; 
$3.00 dozen, postpaid. 
KILL Plant Insects 
New Ever Green is an effective spray for 
most of the common types of chewing 
and sucking insects tffat destroy flowers. 
Pkg. makes 6 gals of spray for aphids. 
EVER GREEN 
SPRAY 
For Larger Sizes, see page 58. 
CROCUS 
FALL FLOWERING 
(Bulbs Ready In August) 
Beautiful quick blooming Crocus. 
Planted in August and September will 
flower in 7 to 8 weeks. 
SPECIOSUS. Deep blue. 
ZONATUS. Soft lilac. 
Price: Dozen, 50c; 100, $3.95, post¬ 
paid. 
Robert Nicholson Seed Co., Dellas, Texas 
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