is hard to get. Domestic peat is often harmful because alkaline. Use no fresh manure, 
but well rotted manure is fine. 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 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. Some use Ammo-Phos with success but if much is 
used there is danger of ruining the bulbs. -When we fertilize, we usually decide we 
have done more damage than good. Vigoro is being used successfully. 
Soil pH for glads should be 7 or lower as they prefer mildly acid soil and in 
strongly alkaline soils one cannot grow good glads. The best preparation of the soil is 
to turn under largest possible quantities of well decayed leaf mould and humus. 
Sizes and Prices. We are able to list only large bulbs, 14” diam. and up. These 
are mixed Nos. 1 and 2, except in the Mixed we include Nos. 1, 2 and 3, or 1” diam. 
up. Glads are too scarce to offer any bulblets or small sizes. Please do not inquire for 
them. If you want 100 or more of a kind, the 100 rate is found by multiplying the 
price of one bulb by 70. Not less than 100 sold at 100 rate. These will not be prepaid 
to foreign countries at the 100 rate but will be prepaid at dozen rate. 
Gladiolus Supply is still only about 25% of the supply in 1942. Some commercial 
growers had to abandon their fields for lack of labor. One of the largest growers in 
Calif. had his field taken over by the army without even a chance to dig his bulbs. 
We are trying to avoid increases in prices as far as possible and still offer choice 
varieties and good bulbs. This fall we list still more of the newer varieties. 
Albatros. Very large, pure white. Tall. 7c ea. 70c doz. 
Allemania. Immense rosolane purple flowers on extra tall spike. Gorgeous. 
L. 10c ea. Doz. $1.00. 
Annie Laurie. Beautifully ruffled rose pink. L. 6c. 50c doz. 
Ave Maria. Early, tall large blue. L. 6c. 60c doz. 
Betty Nuthall. Popular orange pink. L. 6c. 60c doz. 
Bill Souden. Very large, rich deep red. L. 6c. 60c doz. 
Capeheart. New. Light salmon rose. Flowers 6” wide, 8 open at one time. 
Exhibition quality. L. 20c ea. $1.75 doz. 
_ Chas. Dickens. Tall, fine radiant purple. L. 8c ea. 75c doz. 
Dr. Bennett. Flame red. L. 6c ea. 60c doz. 
Dr. Moody. Large lavender pink. L. 6c ea. 60c doz. 
Ethel Cave Cole. New. Exhibition quality. Fine large flowered pink, many open. 
Tall spike. 20c ea. $2.00 doz. 
Gate of Heaven. Ruffled, deep yellow. 6c ea. 50c doz. 
Golden Dream. Large deep yellow. 6c ea. 60c doz. 
Grand Master. Rich dark red. New. 15c ea. $1.50 doz. 
La Paloma. Vivid, bitter-sweet orange. Very early. 5c ea. 50c doz. 
Libelle. Heliotrope blue. The finest color. 5c ea. 50c doz. 
Los Angeles. A lovely pink, tinted orange. Good winter grower, making unusual 
number of flowers per bulb. 5c ea. 50c doz. 
Margaret Beaton. New. Pure white with red throat. Tall, fine. 12c ea. $1.20 
doz. 
Margaret Fulton. Coral pink to rose doree. 6c ea. 60c doz. 
Marmora. Large, tall smoky lavender. 5c ea. 50c doz. 
Mary Elizabeth. Ruffled cream, deeper tinted throat. 6c ea. 60c doz. 
Minuet. Lavender pink. 6c ea. 55c doz. 
Pelegrina. Deep violet blue. Very early. 6c ea. 60c doz. 
Picardy. Tall, extra large flower of shrimp pink. The favorite pink. 7c ea. 65c 
doz. 
Radiant Orange. True orange. One of best. 5c ea. 50c doz. 
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