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FREE FLOWERING 
IGLADIOLUS BULBS 
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ALL GLADS ARE POSTPAID 
4 ee a bloom in-every bulb. I will guarantee to send 
| you select, healthy bulbs—the same kind I would plant myself. 
| 1 guarantee my Gladiolus bulbs to bloom and furnish you a 
farge-flowering spike this summer. The bulbs I send you are 
not only guaranteed to produce blooms, but will produce 
Vanother blooming-sized bulb and many bulblets of the same 
} variety that will produce blooms for you in another year or so. 
other words, they are not only giving you flowers but are 
‘awing interest for you while the flowers are blooming. 
Your Choice of Varieties and Sizes Alike or Assorted 
Per 12 Per 25 Per 50 Per 100 
JUMBO No. 1 BULBS......... $ 59 $1.00 $1.89 $3.50 
EXTRA SELECT BULBS...... 49 79 1.40 2.50 
ie Following 15 Glads Pictured on the Opposite Page 
D(A) 255. MINUET. One of the best Glads. A vigorous, strong 
© plant. Heavy, long spike. Color, clear pinkish-lavender. Very 
| large flowers. Carries 7 to 9 florets, The lavender Glad by 
which others are measured. 
) 256. ALBATROS. Early. Pure lily-white. Large flowers with 
i 6 to 8 open at one time. 
|) {C} 257. RED PHIPPS. Mid-season. A distinct color. A light 
salmon-red. Has 8 flowers open at one time. 
| (D) 258. BAGDAD. Late mid-season. Smoky old rose. 5 to 7 
| immense blooms open at one time. Blooms measure 5 inches 
or more across. One of the favorites at our booth at the 
_ Towa State Fair. 
|) {E) 259. DR. F. E. BENNETT. Mid-season. Chinese-red overlaid 
| with a flame scarlet. As fiery red as a ruby. 
(F) 260. MRS. W. H. PHIPPS. Late LaFrance pink, the wonder 
Glad. Here’s a dandy. Late, but it gets 15 to 20 blooms 
' open at a time. 
"(G) 261. PICARDY. Early. The ideal Glad. A soft apricot-pink. 
" Some descriptions call it shrimp-pink. The greatest winner 
| of all of them in flower shows. Personally, I think it is one 
of the finest and most charming of all Gladiolus. Flowers 
open 5 inches or more acfoss. : 
"(H) 262. DEBONAIR. Mid-season. La France pink with creamy 
| throat. One of the largest of all Gladiolus. Very tall and 
| straight. 
| (1) 263. BETTY NUTHALL. Mid-season. Warm coral pink. Pale 
| yellow throat. Carries 6 to 8 open blooms at one time. 
'{3) 264. COMMANDER KOEHL. Mid-season. Large, clear biood- 
' red. Many flowers open at one time. 
| {K) 265. WASAGA. Mid-season. Buff flushed apricot. Beautiful 
| ruffled flowers. 
"{L) 266. GOLDEN POPPY. The richest deep yellow poppy-like 
' Glad that grows. You'll want it in your collection. Fine cut 
flower variety. 
"(M) 267. DREAM OF BEAUTY. Giant rose-red. Lovely flowers 
and one of the best colors in this class. 
[{(N) 268. PELEGRINA. Early. One of the deepest blue-violet 
pends: The blackish-blue buds show clear to the tip of the 
spike. 
| {O) 269. MOROCCO. Mid-season. This is a beauty. Florets a 
| deep, glistening red. Buds black in appearance. 6 to 8 open 
at one time on a fine spike. 
Well, friends, the picture below was _ taken out on_my 
“rial Grounds when the Gladiolus were in bloom fast Fall. 
‘They had commenced to drop off some. Had this picture been 
lfaken a week earlier, it would have been an even grander 
‘sight. There were 85,000 Gladiolus ‘bulbs planted in this field 
‘just for testing purposes alone. The heavy rainfall last August 
‘developed enormous bulbs. From these you will get the Extra- 
Select and the Jumbo No. 1 size bulbs—the kind that will 
Mevelop beautiful plants and flowers and additional bulbs for 
‘you next spring, 1942. Come and visit me this year and I will 
‘show you around the trial grounds, too. Thousands went 
| around with me this past year. 













































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Well, friends, this was a happy day for me. The flowers were in full bloom and the one I’m 
holding is one of those gorgeous Zinnias growing right in my own yard here on the west side of 
the seedhouse. It’s 6'/f in. across—and that lovely lawn grass (our own Maypark). Right in the center 
of this park is our Weather Bureauv from which we get the story about the weather which we give 
you every day over the radio. But the beautiful fawn grass really brings out the beauty of the flowers. 
That’s something to always remember. : 
My Maypork Mixture Will DEEP ROOTED 
Give You A Fine:Lawn DROUTH RESISTING GRASSES 
You can depend on our vigorous, choicest, clean, nature- 
In 20 to 30 Days cured, new crop seed to give you a rich green lawn ail this 
2010. My outstanding mixture. An season and for years to come. 
enormous seller every year. I KENTUCKY BLUE GRASS 
have been very careful to make zs 
Pe a Nace The Finest Lawn Grass Everywhere 
put in this mixture only tha My h Soh one d th I fferi : 
y heavy weight, fancy seed that I am offering you 1s 
aa poate ere er rary oe our usual fop quality, selected from good, heavy sodded Ken- 
e , White 5 hoch 1g ve as ay tucky Blue Grass meadows that have weathered the seasons. 
E mpy ceo bi fy Shak aoa ad ae sd - Our seed is 7 to 9 Ibs. heavier than the 14 Ibs. per bushel 
see CO: Be eset l Asis Pee “Thee standard in Iowa, which makes it as you can see, extra 
4 ae = a & bi Ra vot sa heavy and strong germinating seed. That’s what makes it 
einanee a ion guick . grow so quick when you get your seed from me. 66 
and can’t help but give permanent success and make happy ae Tie betae Pee seat paced S9e7 5) Avs Soe 
customers of all who plant it. POSTPAID. 2030. MAYWORTH EXTRA FANCY KENTUCKY BLUE. Lb. 49c; 
e 3 Lbs. 5 Lbs. 10 Lbs. 3 Ibs. $1.35; 5 Ibs. $2.00; 10 lbs. $3.75, Postpaid. 
n o% $1.00 $1.49 $2.95 BUFFALO GRASS FOR LAWNS 

HOW TO SOW 2044. ricuds: here ay a erase ak bas proven Heck on the 
cod fo i western plains and makes a good lawn grass here in our 
pein F meee oe wee chee! ae eine central western section. If will grow on the thinnest of 
or "s ae ate sed ay as early in the Spring as you soil and thrives in spite of heat and drouth. Makes a beauti- 
Se ibiy s Rake the iawn vigorously, sow the seed and ful carpet of grass that covers the ground completely in 
Soll it in. You can’t plant grass seed too early. Some of just a short time. Buffalo grass will do a mighty good 
, seeded into job-where other grasses fail and it requires practically 
the) -Anest lawns, that) ive vever | seen: were. | Sct no attention at all. Hardly gets tall enough to mow. 
the soil on the snow. The freezing and thawing works the Here on our Trial Grounds at Shenandoah it has made a 
seed into the soil. wonderful growth, a heavy dense mass of sod that is 
2023. CANADIAN BLUE GRASS. Thrives on poor, dry, or sandy really beautiful. The sod roots is the best way to start it. 
soil. A good many people like to buy my excellent quality 1 sq. foot of sod (275 plants—enough for 200 
Maypark and then mix Canadian Blue Grass with it. Very RECS aoe eche iste oiscoet oie Piclslole's)> <.cipiaie'- wiaiage $1.00, Postpaid. 
hardy. Lb. 45c; 3 Ibs. $1.20; 5 ibs. $1.70; 10 lbs. $3.15, 2 sq. feet of sod (550 plants—enough for 400 
Postpaid. Suet he) spe aie oa eset nie ay cess a wie senses aparetete $1.80, Postpaid. 
2015. CREEPING BENT GRASS LAStORIA) = Makes a soft, COMBINATION OFFER 
ermanent, een carpet. Extreme! ar and multiplies ° ° ° 
both from eaathG yoate and branching rope. Makes a heaat Soil Vitamins and Maypark Lawn Seed 
tiful, permanent lawn, growing richer and more luxurious Seed and fertilize 1000 square feet for $1.85 
each season. Seed. Lb. $1.00; 3 Ibs. $2.80; 5 lbs. $4.60; 2016. Lots of people like this combination because you get 
10 lbs. $9.00, Postpaid. the soil vitamins right with your seed. Encourages ger- 
CREEPING BENT GRASS PLUGS. One box plants 100 square mination, aids growth, and is a very »onvlar comh:- 
feet. Postpaid for only $1.25. This seed and fertilizer combinati 
f my famous MAYPARK LAWN St. 
2012. EARL MAY'S SHADY LAWN GRASS MIXTURE. Quality and 5 pounds of soil vitami. 
~ I have seen many plantings around Shenandoah pounds, Postpaid, for only $1.85. A gre 
where the grass was growing right up to the very like this combination because it’s not om, 
trunks of large elm trees. Many people have said, combination but it’s a money saver 
“How do you get grass to grow in the shade, and 10 PO 
so close to trees?” It’s because our Shady Lawn & 
Mixture has adapted grasses which we know, from only $1.% 
experience, will thrive in the shade. We have, tested 
it time and again and I am confident it will do 
the same for you. Lb. 49c; 3 lbs. $1.35; 5 Ibs. $2.00; 
10 Ibs. $3.75, All Postpaid. 
EARL MAY’S 
SPECIAL BENT GRASS MIXTURE 
For Extra Fine Lawns 
2013. For the finest lawn I highly recommend this spe- 
cial Bent Mixture t6 you. Contains a large amount of 
the best hardy Bent Grass and in addition, a plentiful 
supply of extra clean, pure Kentucky Blue Grass 
with other good lawn grasses. All in all, this is a 
wonderful blend of the best lawn grasses, that will 
give you a beautiful lawn. Lb. 59c; 3 Ibs. $1.65; 
5 lbs. $2.60;:10 lbs. $4.75. All Postpaid. 
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FOR YOUR GARDEN, LAWN, AND FLOWERS 
Fertilize your lawn, also your garden, flowers, trees and shrubs with our concentrated fertilizers. Soil Vitamins, 
10 lbs., covers 2500 square feet. Vigoro, use 4 pounds per 100 square feet. Use plenty of Big Crop Plant Food on your 
lawn for vigorous, healthy, rich green grass. Use 30 to 40 lbs. per 1000 sq. feet of lawn; 4 to 6 lbs. to each 100 sq. 
feet of garden space. 














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