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OBERBAYERN (Pfitzer) +ff Dec. Com. - 
Very interesting novelty. The throat 
marking is extra large, so that one 
might almost call it a cream glad with 
extra wide edging of dark blue. Color is 
dark aniline blue with much cream in the 
throat. In fact the two lip petals are 
almost entirely cream and the other petals 
carry a narrow cream stripe. The florets 
are about 31% inches dia., very round and 
wide open. About 5-6 open, well placed 
on plant and thin, wiry stalks all in good 
proportion. Fairly good propagator but 
stocks as yet very limited. Each L $3.00 
M $2.00. 
PINOCCHIO (Evans) 75+ tt Med. Dec. 
Com. A true Novelty gladiolus. Colorisa 
novelty blending of pink, yellow, green, 
orange and red without emphatic pre- 
ponderance of any one of these colors. 
THE GLADIOLUS FANCIERS 
At a distance the yellow, orange and red 
give it a prevailing orange tone and thus 
it was classified as orange. Perhaps “any 
other color’? might be correct. Florets 
are of heavy texture, 3144-314 inches, are 
round, wide open, intensely ruffled and 
fluted. Placement airy on stretchy spike 
50 inches high. Flowerhead 24 inches on 
wiry stem well above the foliage which is a 
bit short. Good propagator, large bulb- 
lets, most of which bloom. On its first 
appearance in the shows it won Ist, 3 
spike Dec. seedling, Section Champ. Dec. 
seedling and A.M. (841% points) at Ohio, 
’°39. Our 1sts Ohio and Mich., ’40. 1sts 
noted at Ind. and Utah and our firsts at 
S. E. Mich., Wisc. and 2 at Ohio, ’41. 
8 Firsts recorded in ’42 Winner Tabula- 
tion. Exhibitors have overlooked its 
chances to win for ‘‘most ruffled.”’ L .20 
M .15 S .10 Bits (100, $2.00). 
COLLECTION OF PATENTED GLADS 
California 
King of Hearts 
Grand Opera 
Helen of Troy 
Sir Galahad 
One each, Large size only, separately labeled for $1.25 Net 
Three each, Large size only, separately labeled for $3.25 Net 
When Grand Opera or any other is sold out we will double on another. 
LEAD YOUR FRIENDS and NEIGHBORS 
— HOW TO DO IT 
Simple as can be. Inexpensive, too. Plant 
healthy, young bulbs of the large size of 
varieties currently winning first prizes in the 
major shows of the world. Soil prepared in 
the fall with heavy applications of well rotted 
cow manure and bone meal is excellent. Avoid 
horse manure in any season. Plant in the sun- 
niest location possible. Shelter from strong 
winds is desirable. Preferably in a group 
planting by themselves. They can be at their 
best in rows among the vegetables. 
Plant large bulbs 5 inches deep, medium 
bulbs 4, small bulbs 3 and bulblets 2. If soil 
is extremely sandy plant somewhat deeper. 
If very heavy, somewhat less deep. For best 
bloom production set bulbs apart in row 
roughly about 4 times their diameter. Sow 
bulblets thickly, like peas. Distance between 
rows as little as will permit of your particular 
method of cultivating, weeding, etc. 
Do not make them compete with other 
roots of trees, shrubs or weeds. Cultivate 
often and close, keeping surface loose. 
Most of us already know that gladiolus 
prefer a somewhat acid soil. Silt and sand 
in the composition of your soil is valuable. 
Avoid lime unless needed to cure a superacid 

condition (expressed pH 1 to pH 4). Like- 
wise avoid, more importantly, super alkaline 
soils (pH 8 to pH 14). Neutral is pH 7, but 
pH5 to pH6 is what you should strive to 
obtain. Your nearest State Agricultural 
Experiment Station will test samples (a pound 
or two) of your soil for acidity rating or will 
advise you how to do it. A well drained soil 
will have much to do with your cropping 
disease free bulbs, particularly if dug after a 
wet fall. 
If a heavy application of cow manure 
(3 to 6 inches deep) and coarse bone meal 
(25-30 Ibs. to 500 sq. ft.) was applied in the 
fall and the ground left rough, no more ferti- 
lizing need be done the following year. 
If fall fertilizing was not done, well rotted 
cow manure may be worked into the soil 
before planting. After the trench is dug, if 
soil is heavy, it will be beneficial to spill an 
inch of fine sand on the bottom before setting 
the bulbs. If sand is dry it can easily be 
spread with a sprinkling can with the rose 
removed from the spout. After the bulbs 
are set and one half of the excavated soil is 
returned over the bulbs to protect them from 
fertilizer contact, a handful of (2-8-10) or of 
superphosphate, such as (0-16-0) and (0-20-0) 
may be spread along about 4 ft. of row. This 
is in lieu of the fall application of the slower 
bone meal. 
