Large - One - $.08, Ten - $.70, Medium - One - $.06, Ten - $.50 Small - Ten - $.35 
Bulblets -100-$.40 
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Gardenia, which now has been on the market for some time, is gaining constantly in 
popularity. It is a flower that appeals especially to those artistically inclined because of 
its very graceful appearance, and it is a great favorite with both florists and growers. 
It is one of the most dependable of all varieties, never failing to produce perfect spikes, 
even during periods of unusual summer heat. Gardenia blends exceptionally well with any 
other varieties. 
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A LITTLE GLAD CHAT 
Has it ever occured to you that it is not many years since the gladiolus was nothing 
more than just another home garden flower, like the petunia, nasturtium or marigold? 
Consider its scope in the flower world to-day! From virtually nowhere it has become 
to-day perhaps the most important commercial flower in the entire field. But a few years 
back, even after it had established itself as an important commercial variety, its season was 
a relatively short one because it was practically limited to the length of the blooming 
season of glads in that particular section since long distance shipping had not been de- 
veloped to the stage where it is to-day. To-day glads may be bought at any florist’s shop, 
any day in the year, because many tens of thousands of acres are grown in Florida for 
the sole purpose of supplying cut glads for the American and Canadian trade, throughout 
the interim between crops in other sections, and because new methods of shipment assure 
the arrival of the cut bloom in acceptable shape anywhere in the country. 
There can be little question but what the phenomenal gain in popularity of the gladi- 
olus has been due in no small measure to the almost equally phenomenal development of 
the gladiolus itself during the past decade or two, but whether or not, it is certain that 
the two have had a mutually stimulating effect upon each other: the increased demand 
for glads by the trade encouraging growers to grow them in ever increasing volume, and 
the demand from growers for better glads spurring on the breeders to greater effort - 
and the end as yet nowhere in sight. 
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What do you expect from your glads—‘and what do your glads expect from you? 
Some folks seem to think that all that is necessary to win blue ribbons and gold 
medals is to buy some bulbs of the good varieties. To be sure that is an excellent beginning, 
but — it takes a lot more than that to gather prizes at the shows. 
To begin right, let us not forget that glads are living organisms that respond, like 
any other living thing, to favorable or unfavorable influences of weather, available food, 
soil etc. Sure, glads will grow in a fashion in any. sort of ground, but it requires study 
and care to get the utmost out of them. 
There is the matter of the weather: unfortunately, important as that is, it is one 
thing that we cannot control —the best that even the most ardent and expert grower can 
do there is to hope and pray. But a great deal can be done along other lines. 
Take the soil: no matter whether your soil is light or heavy, it must be worked up 
into proper condition — and to good depth —to allow the roots to go deep in search of 
the food the plants need, and also to fit the soil to absorb and to hold the necessary supply 
of moisture. If you have not had your soil tested by all means do so now. Some soils are 
naturally acid while others are alkaline: glads prefer a soil decidedly toward the acid 
side or even slightly acid. The ideal soil contains a goodly amount of humus, or decom- 
posed vegetable matter —the best source of humus is barnyard manure, straw, green 
manure plowed under, preferably in the fall, peat, well rotted leaves, or any other veget- 
able matter. Humus renders the soil friable and porous and helps it to retain moisture. Get 
your soil in good conditions and you have a good part of your work done. 

