BABY GLADIOLUS 
Baby Glads may be planted Oct. to Dec. Bulbs are not good keepers into 
the late season so it is better to have them planted before Nov. 15. They are 
winter growers and endure light frost. Begin flowering in Feb. if early planted 
and winter is mild. Continue to bloom a long time. Lovely and graceful spikes 
for cutting. Thrips do not bother them in their season of growth. 
Culture. Like large glads except they should be planted closer and not 
so deep. They do fine in pots in a sunny window and a cool room. 
California Peach Blossom. Peach blossom pink fiowers. The best variety 
of all for cutting, with larger flowers and better stems than other Baby Glads. 
It is also the easiest to grow and less affected by bulb rots that ruin so many 
sorts. Jumbo bulbs, 10c ea. 75c doz. $4.50 per 100. L. 6c. Doz. 40c. Per 100, 
$3.50. M. 4c. 30c doz. Mixed varieties, 60c doz. 
WATSONIA 
Close relative Of the Gladiolus but winter growing and earlier to bloom. 
They grow as tall or taller. The flowers are smaller but in very lovely spikes 
useful for cutting. 
Watsonias do not receive the attention they deserve. The colors are varied 
in most pleasing tones and bloom early if planted early. Better even the second 
and third years. Easy to have them for Decoration Day or before in So. Calif. 
In most cases we have discarded names and substituted the name of their color. 
Culture. About the same as Glads. In the south they must be planted in 
early fall (Sept. best) as the bulbs sprout early. They would likely do well in 
the north if bulbs were obtained in early fall before sprouting, then stored 
at a temperature above 32° and planted as soon as the ground thaws in Feb. 
to Mar. Hardy at Washington, D. C. The bulbs need not be dug until too 
crowded. Water frequently. 
Burbank’s Lavender. Large lilac flowers. 8c. 75c doz. Per 100, $6.00. 
Bulbifera. Species. Hardiest and latest to sprout. Thus it may easily be 
stored in the north and planted as soon as ground thaws in spring. The flowers 
are the least attractive of Watsonias. Make cormlets on stem and thus increase 
very rapidly. 8c. 75c doz. Cormlets, 15c doz. 
Ed. Sturtevant. Grenadine or light orange scarlet. 8c ea. 75c doz. 
Giant Lavender. Lavender, a much misused color name is near to blue. 
This flower is light rosolane purple (orchid). The most magnificent and stately 
of all. Up to 8’ tall. Large flowers. 15c ea. $1.25 doz. 
Grenadine Pink. A little mixed. As is, 10c ea. 
Liseran Purple. Another ‘‘orchid’”’ tone. 8c ea. 75c doz. 
Rose Pink. Contains rogues. As is, 10c ea. 
Rosolane Purple. “Orchid.” 8c ea. 75¢ doz. 
Scarlet. 8c ea. 
Marginata. A species uniquely different. Very tall, slender, straight spikes 
with small flowers surrounding the stem for as much as upper 3’. Many lavender 
tones. Fine in flower arrangements. 10c ea. $1.00 doz. $7.50 per 100. 
White. Its pure white flowers make it the favorite Watsonia of many. 
6c ea. 60c doz. 
Assorted Colors. Several colors included in a mixture. 6c ea. 50¢ doz. Per 
100, $3.75. 
IRIS 
Iris. Tall Bearded Iris are rightly called the Poor Man’s Orchids. They 
may be planted any time of the year. If you are interested in a list, priced on 
an economy basis at 5c each and up send for our Iris Price List. Lists both 
bearded and beardless Iris but use this catalog for Bulbous Iris. 
Iris reticulata. This, smallest of bulbous Iris, is most useful for potting. 
Fragrant, violet blue flowers in Jan. to Feb. Four bulbs in a 5” pot. Use little 
leaf mould and no peat in soil, as they like neutral or mildly alkaline soil. 
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