Wedgewood. A most lovely Wedgewood blue. The earliest to flower. Popular 
florists flower. In the north it needs protection of a winter mulch. It will force in 
pots. 3 for 25c. 85c per doz. 
Yellow Queen. Pure deep golden yellow. Early. We got a better price for our cut 
flowers last season than we priced the bulbs. 3 for 25c. 90c doz. 
Assorted varieties. The above and other sorts. 3 for 25c. 85c per doz. 
Gladiolus 
Culture: Glads planted Nov. 15 to Mar. 1 in Southern California and thruout the 
south (a little later in Northern California and early as possible in spring in the east) 
are reasonably sure to escape the attack of thrips. Our Glad bulbs are especially grown 
for this purpose, matured early and dug in August. But if you plant recently dug 
bulbs you will gain nothing; they will continue their rest of three months before 
starting. 
Thrips are very small insects that suck the juices from the plant. They cause the 
flowers to wither or appear burned, and appear only after weather becomes warm. 
To avoid the damage they do, four measures are effective: Plant early; plant clean, 
treated bulbs; keep them always moist by overhead sprinkling. Gladiolus that are 
sprinkled one-half hour every evening are more likely to escape thrips damage. 
The most effective method of getting rid of them if they appear in the garden is 
to dust with a powder, 5% D. D. T. and Sulphur 95%. 
Treating bulbs. Mix 4 teaspoonsful of Lysol in one gallon of water. Soak the bulbs 
6 hours in this solution. It may be used several times but not after standing over one 
week. This is an acid solution and encourages root growth instead of delaying it. This 
kills thrips and most disease infections. Do not treat bulbs bought from us. We treat 
before selling. We do not advise use of mercurial solutions as they injure the bulbs 
and delay root formation. 
Plant 4” deep; small 3”; bulblets 2”. Twice their diameter apart. One can plant 
two rows, staggered in a 4” wide furrow or closer in a single row. Rows about 20” 
apart. Alkaline soils produce poor Glads. Soil should be neutral to mildly acid. Leaf 
mould or peat added is useful. Peat causes soil to dry out more rapidly and imported 
peat 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 good. 
Keep Glads growing with plenty of water and best culture for about two months 
after flowering. It is best to dig bulbs in the south, and necessary in the north. 
Sizes and Prices. L. means “large,” size 1 and 2, 14% -144” (or more) in diameter. 
M. is “medium” and includes No. 3 and 4 sizes, 34” to 114” diam. S. means | Sra lien 
under #4” diam. Large and medium bulbs give good long spikes. Small bulbs usually 
bloom in most varieties and when planted early, given good culture and plenty of 
water they usually make fairly long spikes. Early planted bulblets often flower. Large 
bulbs bloom earlier and throw more and longer spikes. Prices are for one bulb as 
elsewhere in this catalog. A dozen, all of one sort, costs ten times the price of one 
unless otherwise stated. Six are sold at dozen rate. Don’t forget Sales Tax in Calif. 
Orders for Glads will be filled by Nov. or early Dec. in time for early planting. 
We suggest you order at once with remittance to be sure you get them as our stocks 
are limited. 
Substitution. If you order early there is likely to be no substitution, but when out 
of a variety we send another as nearly like it as possible and of equal or greater value. 
If you do not approve this, request no substitution. 
This fall we are offering many of the newer and better varieties and dropping 
others. These new introductions are larger flowered, taller and improved in color. 
Many of them are really sensational and all are of exhibition quality. You will find 
the best pink, best yellow, best lavender, etc., so far produced in the following list. 
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