are reasonably sure to escape the attack of thrips. But Glad bulbs must be 
early matured and early dug or they will not start early or bloom early. Our 
Glad bulbs are especially grown for this purpose, matured early and dug in 
August. 
: Thrips are very small] insects that suck the juices from the plant. They 
cause the flowers to wither or appear burned, and appear only after weather 
becomes warm. 
To avoid the damage they do, three measures are effective: Plant early. 
Plant clean treated bulbs. Keep them always wet by overhead sprinkling. 
Treating bulbs. Dissolve one ounce powdered corrosive sublimate in a 
gallon of boiling water and add to 7 gal. water. Solution must not touch any 
metal. Use glass, crock or wood container. Soak bulbs 5 to 7 hours. Corrosive 
sublimate is a dangerous poison, a war material and expensive and delays 
the starting of bulbs. 
We suggest this treatment as probably better. Mix 4 teaspoonfuls of 
Lysol in one gallon of water. Soak the bulbs 6 hours in this solution. It 
may be used several times but not after standing over one week. This is an 
acid solution and encourages root growth instead of delaying it. The bulbs 
will start more quickly. 
Do not treat bulbs bought from us. We treat before selling. 
Plant 4” deep, small 3”, bulblets 2”. Twice their diameter apart. We 
plant two rows, staggered in a 4” wide furrow. Rows about 20”. Alkaline 
soils produce poor Glads. Soil should be on acid side. Leaf mould or peat 
added is useful. Peat causes soil to dry out more rapidly and imported peat 
hard to get. Domestic peat is often harmful because alkaline. Use no fresh 
manure. An effective acidifier for alkaline soils is to sprinkle sulphur liberally 
over bulbs before covering. A handful to 3’. Top mulch of leaf mould or 
imported peat is fine. 
Keep Glads growing. with plenty of water and best culture for at least 
two months after flowering. Longer is better for this is the period when new 
bulbs for next season are developing. It is best to dig bulbs in the south, and 
necessary in the north. 
Fertilizers. Use only Superphosphate, a small hand full to 6 ft. of row, in 
furrows on both sides, after plants are about 1 ft. high. Apply about once a 
month. Try a short space first. If it burns, use less. 
Explanation. In this list L. means large, 144” diam. or over. M. means 
medium, %” to 1%4”. S. means small bulbs, blooming size. If watered very 
freely small bulbs produce good spikes. We have seen 1%” Los Angeles bulbs 
make plants 5 ft. high by daily sprinkling. Large bulbs bloom earlier and 
throw more spikes. Prices are for one bulb. A dozen, all of one variety, 
costs ten times the price of one, unless otherwise stated. Not less than 6, 
(all of one variety) will be sold at dozen rates. 100 bulbs of one sort are 
sold at 70 times the cost of one. Unless quantity prices are otherwise stated. 
California customers must add 3% sales tax to these prices. 
.Albatross. Very large pure white. Tall. L. 6c. Per 100, $3.50. 
Annie Laurie. Ruffled rose pink. L. 5c. M. 8c. 
Bagdad. Fine large, tall, smoky old-rose. L. 5c. Doz. 45c. 100 for 
Sop eevee OC OOZamer OL eLOU Uta 1 25, 8 92 Loc doz. Per, 100, S80c:; 
Betty Co-Ed. Soft creamy pink, like a school girl’s complexion. A small 
glad that’s fine for cutting. L. 5c. -45¢c doz. Per 100, $2.25. M. 25¢ doz. 
Perel Ud lacs0 a el OC.O0Z.. Per, 10.0578 5c: 
Betty Nuthall. Early, orange pink, yellow throat. lL. 5c. Doz. 50c. 
Per 100,:$2:25. M. 25c doz.- Per'100, $1.25. S.-15c doz. Per 100, 85c. 
Blue Admiral. New, very tall dark blue. 15c. 
Dr. F. E. Bennett. Flame red. One of best and easiest to grow. Favorite 
fOrechtinnee lo pC eeer 100,192.00..." Mi2be doz. Per’ 100; $1.35. 
Dr. Moody. Early large lavender pink. Better and brighter than Minuet. 
lo, hte Per 100; $3.50: 
Faust. Colors indescribable. Ground color geranium pink. Outer part 
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