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Q LADIOLUS 
The Cream of the World*s 
Best Varieties 
Polar Ice. White. Fine exhibition variety 
with large flowers, many of which are open 
at the same time. Vigorous and early sort. 
80 cts. for 10, $7 per 100. 
Primrose Princess. Yellow. Bright prim¬ 
rose; the lower petals are amber, with car¬ 
mine markings in the throat. Well-placed 
florets on strong spikes. Midseason. 70 
cts. for 10, $6 per 100. 
Red Lory. Red. Carmine-rose with large 
red spots. Large florets, nearly all of 
which are open at once. An exhibition 
sort. Midseason. 70 cts. for 10, $6 per 100. 
Red Phipps. Red. Rich and glowing. The 
free-flowering habit and strong growth of 
this variety have made it a general favorite. 
Eight flowers open at once. An exhibition 
kind. Midseason. 70c. for 10, $6 per 100. 
Rewi Fallu. Dark red. Very brilliant, large, 
and highly ruffled flowers, 6 to 8 open at a 
time. We consider this the finest blood- 
red Gladiolus available. $3.75 for 10, 
$35 per 100. 
Rudolph Serkin. Dark blue. Finest pure 
pansy shade, with very large flowers. 
$2.75 for 10, $25 per 100. 
Salbach’s Orchid. Salmon-pink. Clear 
Cattleya-orchid with rose throat-markings. 
Flowers well placed on tall, stately stems. 
Excellent substance which stands the 
hottest sun. 70 cts. for 10, $6 per 100. 
Salmon Emperor. Orange. Deeper blotch 
in the throat. Large, slightly ruffled 
flowers. Midseason. 90 cts. for 10, $8 
per 100. 
Shirley Temple. Cream, with darker throat; 
the flowers are of wonderful substance, 
large, and beautifully ruffled. You may 
expect as many as 12 open at one time. 
$1.10 for 10, $10 per 100. 
Smiling Maestro. Salmon-orange. Rich 
salmon-orange—a very pleasing color. 
Very large flowers measuring 6 to 8 inches 
across. Splendid exhibition variety with 
frequently 10 to 12 flowers open at a time. 
90 cts. for 10, $8 per 100. 
Souvenir. Yellow. Of the many shades and 
tints in the beautiful Primulinus type we 
consider Souvenir the best pure yellow. 
Elowers graceful and somewhat small. 
50 cts. for 10, $4.50 per 100. 
LILy-OF-THE-VALLEY 
For Outdoor Plantins 
We recommend the use of individual roots 
or “Pips,” rather than clumps for planting a 
Lily-of-the-Valley bed. They should be two 
years old, and may be set out at intervals of 
4 inches each way. This method will produce 
a better bed than by using the old-time 
clump. We offer for this purpose pips of 
smaller size than those used for growing 
Lily-of-the-Valley indoors and at attractive 
prices. 10 pips 75 cts., 25 pips $1.50, 100 
pips $5, 250 pips $12, 500 pips $22.50, 
1000 pips $40. 
For Greenhouse Growing 
Retarded Pips 
In judging the price of our Lily-of-the- 
Valley, please remember that the best is the 
cheapest. Our VaUey is positively among the 
best. Is bought at open prices, with instruc¬ 
tions for a selection of the best-developed 
pips. Our long experience and large importa¬ 
tions have commanded this extra selection. 
For growing indoors these pips are the best 
that can be planted. 25 pips $2.50, 100 pips 
$9, 250 pips $21, 500 pips $40, 1000 pips $75. 
Star of Bethlehem. White, with a touch of 
crimson on the lower petals. Tall, slender 
spike with 6 to 8 immense florets open at 
one time. Exhibition sort. Early. 80 cts. 
for 10, $7 per 100. 
Token. Salmon. Mammoth variety which 
frequently grows 5 feet tall, and is splendid 
for exhibition. Usually has 16 to 18 flowers 
to a spike and they are 43^^ inches across. 
Color is a flaming salmon with a golden 
throat. 90 cts. for 10, $8 per 100. 
Valeria. Light red. A fine self color, with 
many flowers open at once; extra good. 
It keeps well and its color stands. $4.25 
for 10, $40 per 100. 
Veilchenblau. Dark blue. Fine violet-blue 
with pansy-purple blotches. Effect is that 
of a velvety sheen. Superior to Baron 
Hulot, which we have now discarded. 
Early. 70 cts. for 10, $6 per 100. 
Wasaga. Buff. Clear golden buff through¬ 
out, without a trace of any other color. 
Petals are somewhat ruffled, and carried 
gracefully on strong stems. Midseason. 
60 cts. for 10, $5 per 100. 
White Butterfly. White, with a soft, 
creamy white throat. A slender stem bears 
somewhat small flowers which are very 
beautiful for cut-flower work. 55 cts. for 
10, $5 per 100. 
Wurtenbergia. Scarlet; fiery, with cream 
blotch. A great favorite wherever shown; 
one of the finest scarlet Gladiolus grown. 
70 cts. for 10, $6 per 100. 
Zuni. Smoky salmon-purple. A richly 
colored salmon and slate, with a suffusion 
of purple. Fine smoky variety, with 
enormous flowers, as many as 10 being 
open at one time. Tall. $4.25 for 10, 
$40 per 100. 
We supply three or more corms of a variety 
at the 10 rate, 25 at the 100 rate 
American Hybrids Mixed 
We include a splendid variety of named 
sorts. The mixture has a popular price 
to encourage liberal planting. They are well 
matured and good growers; excellent for cut- 
flower purposes or for planting in mixed 
borders. 50 cts. per doz., $3.50 per 100. 
Lily-of-the-Valley 
GLADIOLUS THRIPS 
A destructive insect of microscopic size 
causing a silvered appearance on the foliage, 
drying of the flower-buds, and a general 
blighting of the plant. 
Gladiolus corms obtained from us are free 
of Thrips. Skilled gardeners, however, adopt 
precautionary measures after they receive 
their corms. We recommend: 
Before Planting 
1. Remove the skins, so that “bare” 
corms are planted. Do not injure the growing 
tips when doing this. Burn the skins. 
2. Stir 23 ^ ounces of Semesan in one gallon 
of water. Immerse the corms in the liquid 
for seven hours; dry and plant. 
During Growth 
3. Spray with Sawco Thrip Spray. Dis¬ 
solve one pound in 10 gallons of water and 
apply every two weeks. Kills Thrips and 
Thrips’ eggs even when secreted in the leaf 
sheaths. Lb. 75 cts., 5 lbs. $3. 
When Bulbs Are Lifted 
4. In autumn, cut off the tops from the 
lifted corms and burn them. Place the corms 
in a Iow,_ but not freezing, temperature to 
cure for six weeks. 
5. Place in boxes covered with paper, for 
one month, first dusting through them one 
pound of Thripco to each 1000 corms; or use 
Naphthalene Flakes at the rate of one ounce 
per 100 corms, or one-half pound per 1000 
corms. Avoid containers with close-fitting 
lids, because ventilation is necessary. 
6. At the end of the month, shake out the 
Thripco or Naphthalene Flakes, and store the 
treated corms in the usual way. 
Note. —Semesan is a poison; use care. 
COLD STORAGE 
We carry the following bulbs in cold 
storage for planting in your greenhouse 
in the summer for winter blooming, or 
outdoors for end-of-summer effect. 
The application of low temperatures for 
extended periods has the effect of develop¬ 
ing larger flowers in many cases. 
Retarded Lilies 
Auratum platyphyllum.$30 00 
Longiflorum Erabu. 30 00 
Giganteum. 30 00 
Henryi. 25 00 
Speciosum album. 25 00 
Speciosum magnificum. 25 00 
Tigrinum. 25 00 
Case of Lilies contains 50 bulbs. 
Retarded Spiraea Perdoz. 
Gloria superba. Deep pink.$15 00 
Queen Alexandra. Light pink. . 12 50 
Deutschland. White. 15 00 
Case of Spiraeas contains 12 clumps. 
Gladiolus for September Blooming 
Many of our patrons desire Gladiolus 
Bulbs for September blooming. In the 
neighborhood of New York they should be 
planted July 1. Order your Bulbs in April. 
We reserve them and place them in our 
Cold Storage Warehouse. 
NEW YORK CITY 
Lily-of-the-Valley is one answer to the question 
What shall we plant in the shady comer? 
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