Picardy 
IMPORTANT NOTE 
**TIie Control of 
Gladiolus Thrips” 
i Notwithstanding that a grower may start 
' his cultures with perfectly healthy bulbs 
(corms) thrips may develop in his plant- 
I ings by invasion of the pest introduced 
from untreated corms planted in the 
vicinity, and consequently spraying 
with "Tartar Emetic" becomes neces- 
; sary. In this connection we supply, free 
of charge, copy of circular containing 
information suggested by the Bureau of 
Entomology, Washington, D. C., which 
fully covers the application of above. 
A. B. C. 
; TARTAR EMETIC 
l' 1 lb. Packages. Each .$0.79 
t Formula: Per 100 gallons water-—-4 lbs. Tartar 
Emetic, 16 lbs. brown sugar. 
A. B. C. “SUPREME” QUALITY 
GLADIOLUS BULBS 
With a total output of some twenty million gladiolus produced 
exclusively for bulb harvest and only from young corms, not as a 
by-product of cut flowers, we are in a position second to none to 
furnisb stock tbat obtains the required vitality to produce 100% results 
for the grower. 
A. B. C. “SUPREME’’ QUALITY GLADIOLUS BULBS are pro¬ 
duced primarily in northern Indiana in sandy loam and are thoroughly 
cured. Our Indiana grower, likewise other reliable sources from whom 
we contract, hold Agricultural Inspection Certificates, certifying all 
bulbs free from thrips and other diseases. 
RED AND ROSE VARIETIES 
First Size 
Second Size 
1 V 2 " and up 
11 / 4 " 
and up 
Per 100 
Per 1,000 
Per 100 
Per 1,000 
* Dr. Bennett. Brilliant scarlet. $1.70 
$12.00 
$1.50 
$10.00 
Commander Koehl. Dark scarlet-red. 
2.10 
16.00 
1.90 
14.00 
Chas. Dickens. Violet-red, dark blotch. 
1.70 
12.00 
1.50 
10.00 
Excellence. Early orange-red (a Kunderd 
First Prize seedling). Choice cut flower 
variety. 
2.30 
18.00 
2.10 
16.00 
* Flaming Sword. Early deep red. 
1.50 
10.00 
1.30 
8.00 
Helga. Salmon-rose. 
1.50 
10.00 
1.30 
8.00 
* Mrs. F. Pendleton. Rose-pink. 
1.70 
12.00 
1.50 
10.00 
Mrs. Francis King. Flame orange-scarlet.... 
1.70 
12.00 
1.50 
10.00 
Predominator. Pure salmon-scarlet (Kunderd 
First Prize seedling). Exceptional cut flower 
variety . 
2.30 
18.00 
2.10 
16.00 
Pride of Wanakoh. Deep rose, deeper blotch 
1.60 
11.00 
1.40 
9.00 
Rose 1910. Early deep rose-pink. 
1.50 
10.00 
1.30 
8.00 
Red Phipps. Excellent rose-red. 
1.90 
14.00 
1.75 
12.50 
‘Virginia. Scarlet-red . 
1.70 
12.00 
1.50 
10.00 
* Denotes best varieties for forcing. 
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