BULBS for 
Spring Planting 
GLADIOLUS (Continued) 
Dr. F. &. Bennett — Fiery orange- 
scarlet, Very large flowering. 
Debonair — LaFrance pink, shad- 
ing into shrimp pink, creamy throat 
blotch. 6-8 medium size blooms. 
Giant Nymph — Light salmon-pink, 
creamy yellow in throat. Giant 
flowers. One of the best. 
Golden Dream — Clear, golden-yel- 
low flowers, medium size, tall 
stems, many open at a time. Late. 

DAHLIA, Mrs. I. De Ver Warner 
La Paloma — Vivid orange, incon- 
spicuous white spearhead in throat. 
Large flowers; tall spike. 
Minuet—Clear light lavender, very 
large flower of heavy substance. 
One of the best lavender. 
Mother Machree — Smoky laven- 
der overlaid at edge with salmon- 
pink, 8-12 medium size blooms. Late. 
Maid of Orleans — Milky white, 
with light cream throat. Tall spike, 
6-8 perfectly placed florets. 
Margaret Fulton — Rich soft dark 
clear.salmon, 6-8 well placed me- 
dium size blooms. 
Picardy — Rich apricot-pink. Florets 
DAHLIA, Jersey Beauty 
extremely large, slightly ruffled and 
of wax-like appearance. 
Pelegrina — Dark blue, 6 or more 
well placed blooms open with most 
of remaining buds showing color. 
Early. Best dark blue. 
Red Phipps — Unusual shade of 
light red. Medium tall, long flower 
heads. Late mid-season. 
Vagabond Prince — Iridescent ma- © 
hogany brown, lighter in throat. 
Small scarlet blotch on lip. 8-10 me- 
dium size blooms open at a time. 
Wasaga — Clear glowing buff with 
4-5 flowers open at a time. Ruffled. 
Late mid-season. 



Select sunny location, away from 
the roots of trees and shrubs. If 
your soil is heavy, plant four inches 
deep. If light, six inches. Place 
bulbs five or six inches apart. 
Place bulbs in a well worked trench 
in staggered or zig-zag row—and 
cover at first with about two inches 
of loam. When shoots begin to ap- 
pear, work balance of loam into 
the trench. 
Rich soil, thorough cultivation and 
plenty of water are essential to 
success with gladiolus. Do not let 
the bed dry out. When flower spikes 
appear, abundant watering is very 
beneficial. Soak ground once a 
week if necessary, 5 inches deep. 
Cultivate frequently. At all times 
keep the soil loose. 
Cut the spike when first bud fully 
opens. The other buds will open 
nicely and give you a longer period 
of bloom. 
‘Cutting the spike as soon as the 
first flower opens allows the plant 
strength to go into the corm. 
Bulbs should be dug as soon as the 
leaves begin to turn brown. Cut 
tops close and dry in sun. Cure 
corms well in a ventilated place. 
Large corms should be stored in 
‘boxes not more than 4 inches deep 
in a dry cellar. Store cormlets in 
paper bags, boxes, or loosely cov- 
ered fruit jars filled with dry sand. 
If planted the next two succeeding 
years, these cormlets will grow to 
blooming size. 
Bulbs in storage are subject to 
thrips or bulb diseases. Consult us 
for the correct spray to keep your 
bulbs alive and healthy. 

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