to send its roots down deep in order to obtain their food. The logical way to maintain the 
required moisture in the deeper ground layer is to water, not too frequently, but 
thoroughly. Once a week is about right on most average soils. Thorough shallow cultivation 
of the surface within a day or two after watering, provides a dust mulch that is very helpful 
in preserving the moisture in the deeper layer. 
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Thrips - the perennial kill-joys of every glad fan. 
Until Mother Nature decides to come to the aid of glad fans by providing some form 
of effective thrips eradicator - either some insect with an insatiable appetite for thrips 
or some black plague, fatal to thrips only —, we must resign ourselves to the inevitable 
and keep up the fight against these pests. 
Treatment of all stocks during winter storage is comparatively easy and should never 
be neglected. But winter treatment of all bulbs- and bulblets —, while effective in des- 
troying thrips on stock, will not keep them off during the growing season. Some thrips always 
winter over on the patch, mainly on refuse from the previous year’s planting, but also on other 
plants. The number that will survive through the winter can be materially reduced by thor- 
oughly burning all refuse in the fall, and this should never be neglected. The grower who is 
fortunate enough to have his patch a long distance away from all other plantings may have 
little or no trouble from thrips if he has clean stock to plant on clean ground, but few of us 
are that fortunate, and so, sooner or later (unfortunately, usually sooner) we find evidence of 
thrips in our planting. The only effective treatment thereafter is to fight the thrips continuously 
and relentlessly. Thorough weekly spraying with an effective thrips destroyer - or dusting, 
if one prefers that method - will keep the pests under control if the treatment was begun 
early enough; once the spikes have emerged from the sheaths it is next to impossible to 
get rid of thrips. The only safe system is to begin spraying when the plants are only 5-6 
inches high and to spray weekly thereafter. 
Diseased Plants 
In any planting of any size an occasional diseased plant is almost sure to appear. Diseased 
plants can usually be readily detected through the appearance of the foliage which may 
turn either partly or completely brown. Every plant that shows any evidence of disease 
whatsoever should be promptly removed and destroyed by burning. 
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Please Note — While the utmost care is taken to have all stocks pure and true to name, 
an occasional rogue may appear in spite of all precautions. While I shall be very glad to 
correct any error that may occur, I shall not be liable beyond replacement of the item that 
was found to be untrue to name. 
All prices quoted in this announcement include delivery charges, provided that your order 
amounts to at least $2.00; no orders for less than $2.00 solicited. Remittance must accompany 
all orders. Small orders will be sent by parcels post WHEN WHEATHER CONDITIONS 
MAKE SUCH SHIPMENT SAFE. Orders amounting to $5.00 or more will be forwarded 
by insured express at any time. Small orders will be shipped by insured express only if the 
purchaser will pay the shipping charges. While the express company assumes all risk of 
damage from freezing or other causes on insured shipments, any claims for such damage 
must be made promptly after receipt of the damaged shipment, therefore EXAMINE YOUR 
SHIPMENT IMMEDIATELY UPON RECEIPT, and, in case of damage, REPORT THE 
RECEIPT OF SHIPMENT IN DAMAGED CONDITION to your express agent IMMEDI- 
ATELY—Your failure to do this will place the liability entirely upon you, with no recourse. 
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Liberal extras will be included in all orders, the value depending, of course, upon the 
amount of your order. Many letters from customers received in the past testify that they were 
more than pleased at the way their order was filled. 
Ready to serve you in such manner that you will be pleased, both witl 
Glads and SCHEER Service — : eae eee 
GEO. H. SCHEER, M. D. 
Gladiolus Breeder 
910 New York Avenue 
Sheboygan, Wisconsin 
