PLANTING care is given to all operations in the culture of Wentworth 
I -III Garden Corms to assure you maximum quality. Planting is done 
by furrowing two trenches at a time. The stock is then dropped by hand and set 
up in correct growing position. By using hand labor we are able to firm each 
root base into the ground, giving better root growth and eliminating misformed 
bulbs caused by crowding. 
Two crops, one bulbs and the other weeds, cannot be grown 
——. in the same field at the same time. Our fields are always 
clean of weeds. A two-row tractor cultivator is used to obtain four results: to 
eliminate weeds in the center between the rows, to obtain deep mulch cultivation 
and to conserve moisture, to hill up the growing plants and to smother the young 
weeds starting growth between plants. The success of this is proven by the fact 
that only twice during the season must we go through the fields with a hoe. 
HARVEST AND STORAGE 
Until corms have cured they must be 
handled with great care or they will bruise. 
therefore stock is lifted by hand, topped close to the corm and placed into pails, 
then into our two-foot-square screen bottom storage trays. These trays are built to 
allow easy circulation of air which is an essential in correct storage. As soon as 
corms are ready to be cleaned, i. e., when the old bulb and roots break out easily, 
this is done and then they are graded to size. Our graders are cut one-eighth inch 
over size to allow for any shrinkage that might occur. 
PROTECTION 
Our hand labor, though costly, has proven itself of value to me 
as a seller and to you as a consumer. This combined with 
thorough cyanide-fumigation, corrosive sublimate dipping at planting time, correct 
storage temperature and moisture control will make WENTWORTH GARDEN 
Gladiolus of double importance and value to you. 
% Complete cultural directions will be included in each shipment. 
