White Gold (Sheer) Mammoth early cream with 
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De Luxe Mixture For those who do not wish 
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GLADIOLUS THRIP 
The Thrip is a very small insect about 1/20th of an 
inch in length and not easily seen, except when 
numerous Thrips do not overwinter outdoors, where 
the ground freezes. The main source of infection is 
from planting bulbs infected with the insects. If your 
gladiolus did not blossom as well as in former years, 
it may have been due to the Thrip and you should 
treat your bulbs before planting. 
For treating a small number of bulbs, the simplest 
and most convenient method is by the use. of 
NAPTHALENE FLAKES. This material, inter-mi::ed 
with the bulbs at the rate of 1 oz. to 100 large bulbs 
in a paper bag cr box, gives complete control. After 
2 or 3 weeks all insects should be dead. Do not delay 
this treatment too long, as the small root-nobs that 
form toward spring may be injured by the napthalene. 
Also remove the napthalene from the bulbs after 
treating. 
Bichloride of Mercury will give good results in the 
control of Thrips. Use one ounce to seven gallons of 
water and leave in the solution over night, twelve 
hours or more at a temperature of /7QO degrees or 
warmer. You must use a non-metal container, as a 
crock, glass or wooden pail. Varieties can be _ kept 
separate in cloth bags. This solution is a deadly poison 
and must be used and disposed of with extreme care. 
Napthalene and Bichloride of Mercury may not be 
available. In that case you can use LYSOL, which you 
can purchase at any drug store. Use 4 teaspoonfuls of 
Lysol to one gallon of water and leave bulbs in this 
solution for 6 or 7 hours. 
The Bichloride of Mercury and Lysol treatments 
should be used just before planting. 
Tartar Emetic Spray for Gladiolus Thrips. 
Tartar Emetic can be purchased from almost any 
drug store. Use one ounce of Tartar Emetic and four 
ounces of brown sugar to three gallons of water. 
Spraying should be started as soon as the plants are 
6 inches high and continued until buds show color. 
The plants should be sprayed every 10 days and 
after every hard rain when the foliage is dry. A very 
fine mist is most effective. 
