All Bulbs Should Be Disinfected Refer 
| Planting - 
Nothing will cure bulbs affected with any of the rots. Discard all such. Fow- 
ever if affected only with slight scab they can be safely planted if disinfected with 
a good disinfectant. The following are recommended. | 
DELBETAR—This is one of the best disinfectants and fungicides | have found. 
| do not handle this myself but suggest that you send to the manufacturer direct, for 
Delbetar or for a circular about it. Send to the Beckwith Gardens, North Street, 
Manchester Center, Vermont. Do not send to me as | do not handle it. Delbetar 
contains DDT and Rotenone besides a strong fungicide. 
This is a fine spray for delphinium and other plants needing a fungicide spray. - 
CRESOL SOLUTION COMPOUND—One pint to 25 gallons of water or 
1 teaspoon to a quart of water or 4 tablespoon to 3 gallons of water. Soak bulbs — 
aps hours and bulblets 12-14 hours. Your druggist can get this from his wholesale 
ruggist. 
LYSOL—Can be used in the same way. 
NEW IMPROVED CERESAN—Considered one of the very best disinfectants. 
1 oz. N. |. Ceresan and 3 teaspoons Graselli Spreader Sticker or other spreader to 
3 gallons of water, or % |b. N. |. Ceresan and 5 teaspoonfuls Graselli Spreader 
Sticker to 25 gallons water. Soak 15-30 minutes keeping bulbs well stirred. Plant 
the same day you dip them. New Improved Ceresan will kill thrips. Most large grain 
dealers and garden seed houses handle Cresol Solution Compound and Grasselli 
Spreader and N. |. Ceresan. Ceresan is manufactured by the du Pont Semesan Co., 
Wilmington, Delaware. . 
THRIPS—Thrips are a small insect that dries up the buds of glads so that they 
dont open properly. It has done lots of damage around the country but it is some- 
thing that can be easily avoided simply by carefully disinfecting the bulbs and spray- 
ing afterwards. This is fully explained in my growing instruction sheet which goes 
with every order. WHEN YOUR PLANTS GROW NORMALLY BUT THE BUDS 
TURN BROWNISH AND DRY UP AND THE BLOOMS DON'T OPEN PROPERLY 
YOU MAY KNOW THE TROUBLE IS THRIPS. Many people have had trouble 
with thrips but they can easily be avoided by proper disinfecting and spraying dur- 
ing the growing season. A spray containing DDT is surekill-for thrips. | 
NAPHALENE FLAKES—If you have thrips on your bulbs you can very easily 
clean them by using Napthalene on them. Just scatter the flakes over the bulbs and 
put a paper over them to confine the fumes or put them in a bag with Napthalene 
and tie it tightly leaving them in a fairly warm place for three weeks or more and 
there will be no more thrips. Yoo 
However don’t use them after March when the root nodules begin to swell as 
it will hurt them. But early in the season it is alright to use and a sure cure. 
Package of nearly 2 lbs., enuf for 2000 or more bulbs. Postpaid $.75. 
Napthalene is one of the best things to kill thrips but you must use it early. It 
takes three weeks or more. Don’t get it at planting time. 
DDT DUST is also very good. Can be used at any time. Package of 2% Ibs. for. 
75 cents. Prepaid. | 2 
“My No. 1 Unlabeled Collection were all very beautiful and a pleasure to watch opening. - 
—Mrrs. Arthur Patterson, N. H. 
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