GENERAL GARDEN FERTILIZER 
is an excellent 
plant-food for 
Gladiolus 
and other flowers; use it freely 
and often . See page 111 

Minuet. Lavender-pink. The blooms are of 
beautiful clear, light lavender, with 4 to 6 
large, heavily textured blooms open at 
one time. Late. $1.10 for 10, $10 per 100. 
Miss New Zealand. Salmon-apricot, suf- 
fused with rose, blotched with peach. 
Large, new. $1.30 for 10, $12 per 100. 
Mother Machree. Art shade. A smoky 
lavender overlaid with salmon-pink on the 
edges. Large flowers, 6 or more open at 
once. Midseason. $1.10 for 10, $10 per 100. 
Mr. W. H. Phipps. Salmon-pink. Huge 
flowers are clear La-France-pink, overlaid 
with glowing salmon-rose, frequently 
speckled with ruby, 15 to 20 open at once. 
Late. $1 for 10, $9 per 100. 
Mrs. Frank Pendleton. Pink and salmon. 
Salmon-pink which extends to reverse side 
of the petals as well as im the center, with 
a rich, deep maroon blotch on the three 
lower petals. Midseason. 90 cts. for 10, 
$8 per 100. 
Mrs. T. E. Langford. Pink. Tall and vigor- 
Ous variety of attractive apple-blossom- 
pink, flaked canary-yellow in the throat. 
As many as 10 florets open at one time. 
Late. $1.30 for 10, $12 per 100. 
Orange Imperator. Orange. The large 
florets have excellent substance. A _ fine 
early variety. $1.10 for 10, $10 per 100. 
Orange Princess. Orange. A pure salmon- 
orange tint with a lighter hue im the throat. 
Slightly ruffled. Fine exhibition sort. 
Early. $1 for 10, $9 per 100. 
Oregon State. Pink. The best in this 
color. Lighter than Picardy and it has a 
cream-colored throat instead of a darker 
blotch. New, and outstanding in every 
way. $1.30 for 10, $12 per 100. 
Paul Pfitzer. Purple. Fine reddish purple, 
many florets opening at once on a vigorous 
stem. Midseason. $1.30 for 10, $12 per 100. 
Pelegrina. Dark blue. One of the finest dark 
blue-violet varieties ever introduced, with 
large individual florets. Early. $1 for 10, 
$9 per 100. 
Pfitzer’s Triumph. Scarlet. Blooms are at 
least 6 inches across, bright orange-red, 
with small velvety red blotches. The 
color and size make this a fine exhibition 
sort. Late $1 for 10, $9 per 100. 
Picardy. Salmon-pink. The individual 
flowers are delicate apricot-pink, extremely 
large, somewhat ruffled, and of heavy, 
wax-like substance. Midseason. $1 for 10, 
$9 per 100. 
Pink Paragon. Salmon-pink. A fine new 
vivid pink with a creamy throat; medium 
size, wide-open flowers in long flower-heads. 
Thoroughly reliable and one of the best pink 
Gladiolus yet produced $2.50for 10, $20 per 
100. 
Polar Ice. White. Fine exhibition variety 
with large flowers, many of which are open 
at the same time. Vigorous and early sort. 
$1.10 for 10, $10 per 100. 
Red Lory. Red. Carmine-rose with large 
red spots. Large florets, nearly all of 
which are open at once. An exhibition 
sort. Midseason. $1 for 10, $9 per 100. 
Red Phipps. Red. Rich and glowing, free- 
flowering and strong. A general favorite. 
Eight flowers open at once. Midseason. 
$1 for 10, $9 per 100. 
Rewi Fallu. Dark red. Very brilliant, large, 
and highly ruffled flowers, 6 to 8 open at a 
time. The fmest deep blood-red Gladiolus. 
$1.10 for 10, $10 per 100. 
Rosa van Lima. Light pink. Pure self- 
colored light pink, with many flowers open 
at one time on fine strong, straight stems. 
Fine clear pink without a trace of salmon. 
$1.10 for 10, $10 per 100. 
NEW YORK 8, N.Y. 
Rudolph Serkin. Dark blue. Finest pure 
pansy shade, with very large flowers. 
$1.30 for 10, $12 per 100. 
Shirley Temple. White with cream throat; 
the flowers are large, and _ beautifully 
ruffled. As many as 12 open at one time. 
$1.10 for 10, $10 per 100. 
Smiling Maestro. Salmon-orange. _ Very 
large flowers measuring 6 to 8 inches 
across. Splendid exhibition variety with 
frequently 10 to 12 flowers open at once. 
$1.10 for 10, $10 per 100. 
Souvenir. Yellow. We consider this the best 
pure yellow. Flowers graceful and some- 
what small. 90 cts. for 10, $8 per 100. 
Star of Bethlehem. White, with a touch of 
crimson on the lower petals. ‘Tall, slender 
spike with 6 to 8 immense florets open at 
one time. Early. $1.10 for 10, $10 per 100. 
Vagabond Prince. Art shade. The florets 
are a shining reddish brown color, and on 
the lower petals there is a splash of ver- 
milion. An mteresting color combination, 
and a fine sort. $1.10 for 10, $10 per 100. 
Valeria. Light red. A fine self color, with 
many flowers open at once; extra good. 
It keeps well and its color stands. $1.60 
for 10, $15 per 100. 
Wanda. Cream-white. A most valuable sport 
from Picardy. Flowers are of good size, 
most shapely, and of the finest exhibition 
quality. $1.30 for 10; $12 per 100. 
Wasaga. Buff. Clear golden buff through- 
out, without a trace of any other color. 
Petals are somewhat ruffled, and carried 
gracefully on strong stems. Midseason. 
90 cts. for 10, $8 per 100. 
White Butterfly. White, with a soft, creamy 
white throat. A slender stem bears some- 
what small flowers, ideal for cut-flower 
work. The best white Primulinus variety. 
90 cts. for 10, $8 per 100. 
Wurtembergia. Scarlet; fiery, with cream 
blotch. One of the finest exhibition sorts. 
$1.10 for 10, $10 per 100. 
Yellow Emperor. Yellow. The florets are 
self-colored, and about the same hue as 
King Alfred daffodil; handsome spikes. 
$1.10 for 10, $10 per 100. 
Zuni. Smoky salmon-purple. A rich salmon 
and slate, suffused purple. Ten enormous 
flowers open at once. Tall. $1.30 for 10, 
$12 per 100. 

Foe 
Lily-of-the-Valley 
Several plantings of Gladiolus may be made from spring up to 
July 15 for a succession of bloom 

American Hybrids Mixed 
We include a splendid variety of named 
sorts. The popular price warrants liberal 
planting. Well matured and good; excellent 
for cut-flower purposes or mixed borders. 80 
cts. for 10, $7 per 100, $65 per 1000. 
GLADIOLUS THRIPS 
A destructive tmsect of microscopic size 
causing a silvered appearance on the foliage, 
drying of the flower-buds, and a general 
blighting of the plant. 
Gladiolus corms obtained from us have 
been treated to control thrips. On their 
arrival, however, we recommend: 
Before Planting 
1. Remove the skins, so that “bare” 
corms are planted. Do not injure the tips. 
2. Stir 244 ounces of Semesan in one gallon 
of water. Immerse the corms in the liquid 
for seven hours; dry and plant. 
During Growth 
3. Spray with Gladiolus Thrip Spray. Dis- 
solve one pound in 10 gallons of water and 
apply every two weeks. 
When Bulbs Are Lifted 
_4. In autumn, burn the tops cut from the 
lifted corms. Place corms in a low, but not 
freezing, temperature for six weeks. 
5. Next cover with paper, first dusting 
through them one pound of Thripco to each 
1000 corms; or you may use Naphthalene 
Flakes. Avoid containers with close-fitting 
lids; ventilation is necessary. 
6. At the end of one month, shake out the 
Thripco or Naphthalene Flakes, and store the 
treated corms In the usual way. 
LILY-OF-THE-V ALLEY 
Dainty perennial, much valued for its 
pure white fragrant flowers In spring. It is 
hardy, very easily grown, preferring partial 
shade and moderately rich soil. 
For outdoor planting we recommend the 
use of Individual roots or “‘pips,”’ rather than 
clumps. They should be two years old, and 
may be set out at intervals of 4 mches each 
way. We offer high-quality pips. 10 pips 
75 cts., 25 pips $1.75, 100 pips $6. 
Note. Imported Valley pips for greenhouse 
culture are not available—due to war. 


BULBS IN COLD 
STORAGE 
For planting in your greenhouse for late 
spring blooming, we offer: 
LILIUM REGALE. Circumference 8 inches. 
Per case of 50 bulbs, $25. 
Other cold-storage Lilies and cold-storage 
Spirea are not available at present—due 
to war. 

For blooming outdoors in September: 
RETARDED GLADIOLUS. Select your va- 
rieties and order them in April or earlier; 
we place the corms in our cold-storage 
warehouse for you and deliver them around 
July 1. No extra charge. Planting time Is 
July 1-15. 
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