plant clean, treated bulbs; keep them always wet by overhead sprinkling. 
Gladiolus that are sprinkled one-half hour every evening by a continuous 
spray will seldom show thrips damage at any time of year. 
Treating bulbs. 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” apart. Alka- 
line soils produce poor Glads. Soil should be neutral to mildly acid. Leaf 
mould or peat added is useful. Peat causes soil to dry out more rapidly and 
imported peat is hard to get. Domestic peat is often harmful because alkaline. 
Use no fresh manure. 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 neces- 
sary in the north. 
Fertilizers. Use only Superphosphate, a small handful to 6’ of row, in 
furrows on both sides, after plants are about 1’ high. Apply about once a 
month. Try a short space first. If it burns, use less. 
Explanation. In this list L. means large, 1144” diam or over. M. means 
medium, 4%” to 14”. 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. 
Orders for Glads will be filled in Nov. or early Dec. in time to plant for 
earliest spring flowers. We suggest that you order at once as we fill them 
in rotation. Remit with order as we connot notify you to remit when ready. 
Substitution. When we are sold out of one of the varieties ordered we 
usually substitute a variety as nearly like it as possible, giving equal or greater 
value. If this does not meet your approval please say, ‘‘Do not substitute.’’ 
Aida. Deep violet blue. Early, large flowers, tall, good grower. L. 7c. 
Albatross. Very large pure white. Tall. L. 6c. Per 100, $3.50. 
Allemania. Immense rosolane purple (or orchid) flowers on very tall 
spike. The most gorgeous of all Glads. Plant deep. L. 7c. Per 100, $5.25. 
Annie Laurie. Ruffled rose pink. L. 5c. M. 3c. 
Ave Maria. Early, large, tall, near-blue. L. 5c. 
Bagdad. Fine large, tall, smoky old-rose. L. 5c. 100 for $2.00. 
Betty Co-Ed. Soft creamy pink, like a school girl’s complexion. A small 
glad that’s fine for cutting. L. 5c. 50c doz. Per 100, $2.00. M. 25c doz. 
Per 100, $1.00. S. 15c doz. Per. 100, 85c. 
Betty Nuthall. Early, orange, pink, yellow throat. L. 5c. Doz. 50c. 
Per 100, $2.25. Med. 25c. doz. Per 100, $1.25. 
Bill Sowden. Rich deep red. Very large and extra fine. L. 5c. Per 
100, $3.00. 
Blue Danube. Amethyst blue, darker throat. 7c. 
Chas. Dickens. Tall, fine radiant purple. 8c. 
Com. Koehl. Immense, glowing scarlet. L. 6c. Per. 100, $4.00. 
Debonaire. La France pink with shrimp pink and cream throat. 7c. 
Dr. F. E. Bennett. Flame red. One of best and easiest to grow. Favorite 
for cutting. L. 5c. Per. 100, $2.50. M. 25c doz. Per 100, $1.35. 
Dr. Moody. Early large lavender pink. Better and brighter than Minuet. 
L..6¢... Per: 100: $3.60: 
Faust. Colors indescribable. Ground color geranium pink. Outer part 
of petals heavily overlaid with slate to deep livid purple. L. 8c. 
