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THE GLADIOLUS REPORTER 
BycleH. 
We will include under this head, most any subject that pertains to the growing, 
culture, and marketing of the gladiolus, in both northern and southern sections 
of the country, I expect to have considerable to report, in our next years, catalog, 
' concerning gladiolus growing in the south and in particular in Florida where glads 
are grown so extensively for a large part of the year. Our present list is not as 
long as in former years, but we do have a carefully selected list, which we feel will 
satisfy the most discriminating purchasers of glads. 
We have been adding many Picardy sports, we do not have all that have been 
listed but we do have a large number, most of these, are simply our old Picardy 
in so far as size, growth, propagation, and general performance goes, the most of 
these are what we call ‘color sports’ they are PICARDY IN A NEW COLORING, 
Most of these sports have the same commercial value as has Picardy, as they are 
nothing more or less than Picardy displayed in new coloring, which is of great 
value commercially, as few glads, no matter how highly boosted, will so fully qualify, 
for growing in the deep south, and stand such (tight bud) cutting that ship so 
well, that produce such long well built spikes from even medium size belbs, and 
that open so well after a long shipment, and when they have been cut with such 
‘green buds’ that most varieties, would prove a failure under identical conditions, 
that is why I have so much confidence in most of the True Picardy sports. 
My present Florida residence and farms are located near Tampa, and in an 
area, having a very high degree of frost protection, and not far from Clearwater 
and other cut flower, growing areas, so I will be in a good location for growing and 
reporting on new varieties as well as old varieties, I plan on growing many new 
seedlings and hybrids in Florida, as well as many other kinds of bulbs for retail 
and wholesale production. 
Our northern bulb crops have been grown near Hamburg, N. Y. where we have 
been in production for about thirty years, this location is south of Buffalo, and 
near to the shore of Lake Erie. We again show our location, with a map which is 
printed on the last page of this catalog. 
DISINFECTING AND SPRAYING GLADIOLUS 
LYSOL TREATMENT—one teaspoon lysol to 1 quart of water. 
(4) Tablespoons of Lysol,—3 gallons of water. 
(1) One pint Lysol, with 25 gallons of water, if you can have the water some- 
what warm (not hot) the action will be much quicker, soak bulbs about six hours, 
we have soaked twelve hours with no harmful results, but different varieties may 
have different re-actions. Best to plant before fully dry. We use CRESOL in the 
same manner as Lysol. Use about three times then renew. 
SPRAYING AND SPRAY SOLUTION; Perhaps the best is ‘‘Tartar Emetic, ob- 
tainable at most any drug store or drug company. Formula for small quantity is— 
1 oz. Tartar Emetic, (about 4% level teaspoons) with 2 ounces of brown sugar, to 
three gallons of water, or any multiple of this quantity for larger amounts. Spraying 
may start when plants are four to five inches tall, and once a week is ample unless 
there are indications of thrip, when two weekly sprayings are more desirable, we 
have not been required to spray our plantings, for many years, simply due to pre- 
cautions as given in our “Thrip Control Bulletin.’’ 
NOTE—yYou may substitute, for the sugar (molasses or corn syrup) use about 
three tablespoons in place of the two ounces of sugar. 
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on Orchids published, 278 pages, 15 outstanding color plates, 136 black and white 
illustrations, price prepaid $5.00 an exceptional gift for orchid lovers. 
