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Every bulb we plant is soaked in disinfectant before planting, we use Corrosive Sublim- 
ate on most, Lysol on some. Plants are sprayed weekly with Rototox from the time they 
are six inches high. Clean culture is followed throughout the season and after the bulbs 
are thoroughly cured in the Fall, we give them a fumigating with Naphthalene. Thus we 
guarantee our bulbs to be free of Thrip when you receive them. 
However the only sure way is to disinfect every bulb before planting, no matter where it 
was bought or even if it is your own, and spray each week during the blooming season. This 
is the only sure way to lick the Thrip. 
Cut and burn all spikes that appear infected and burn all blooms that have gone by, they 
are breeding places of Thrip. 
Many people complain they have had to give up the raising of Glads because of Thrip. 
Having your Glads ruined by this pest is largely a matter of carelessness. ‘We know now that 
Thrip can be controlled simply and effectively. Of course, it is possible to raise good Glads 
without disinfecting or spraying, but if you do, you are just plain “lucky.” To INSURE 
good blooms, take the trouble to spray once a week from the time the plants are a few 
inches high and you will have no trouble with Thrip. 
Disinfect your bulbs before planting with Bi-Chloride, Rototox, or some other good dis- 
infectant, and spray EVERY week. We use Rototox exclusively for spraying and recom- 
mend it highly. 
We send out with every order a very complete set of directions for the care of your Glads. 
HOW TO DISINFECT BULBS 
Bichloride of Mercury (Corrosive Sublimate) can be procured at any drug store. Use 
one ounce to seven gallons of water. Four level teaspoonfuls make one ounce. First dissolve 
Bichloride of Mercury in a little hot water then mix with the proper amount of water. 
Place the bulbs in cloth sacks. As Bof M will take names off labels, tie one end of a 
long string to the sack and the other to the label so as to let the label hang outside the con- 
tainer. Use wooden, earthen or glass containers as the Bof M attacks metal. Be sure 
the bulbs are all covered by the solution. 
Soak them long enough so the solution gets under all the husks. Soak large bulbs 14 to 
16 hours, small bulbs with thin husks do not have to remain in the solution as long. The 
bulbs may be planted while wet. In any event it is a good plan to plant right away to pre- 
vent the chance of a new infection. Make a new solution for each lot of bulbs you soak 
as the solution loses strength. CORROSIVE SUBLIMATE IS A DEADLY POISON 
AND SHOULD BE HANDLED WITH EXTREME CARE. Rubber gloves and 
goggles are recommended. Soaking in B of M will delay blooming two weeks or so. Roto- 
tox will not delay blooming. If you only have a few hundred bulbs I recommend Rototox, 
which is simple and easy to use and non-poisonous. 
Many use Lysol for soaking. This is especially good to cure scabby bulbs. Write Lehn 
& Fink Products Co., Bloomsfield, N. J., for booklet. 
SPRAYING 
Spray your Glads early and often. Start spraying when the plants are up 6 inches high 
