CARE OF CUT BLOOMS: - 
‘only 2 er 3 florets are cpet. Use a sna. 
the stem and break it of and Leave all 
t 
Best cut in the cool of the morning and when 
os 
pen knife A,- just stab 
ne foliage you aml en the 
plant to feed and develop the new talb, Most ef the bulb growth cemes: 
after the spikes have. bloomed. 
Use large deep vases with plenty ef cold water. 2 Qt. fruit jars may 
be used and wrapped with tissue paper if large vases are net available. 
Take. aslanting cut cff.ends ef stems each day with a sharp knife or old 
a 
a. 
razor blade to give 
rot. quickly. 
Keep wilted florets removed, 
ccess for water, The ends cf the stems cum up and 
stem ends cut off, vases clean and plenty 
ef deep fresh cool water and your Glads will open nicely to the last hud, 
A spike.will last for a week or 10 days if properly taken care of. 
fhe last. few florets to. open, 
or "tips" as they are called, are much 
more delicate in color. than the first ones and when de adted in low bowls 
are very attractive, 
GLADS. are just, as easy to, raise. as beans, tomatoes, 
sweet corn or any 
other | of your gardencrops, -in Fert that is the best place to plant Aa 
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DO NOT EXPECT Good ‘BLOOM FROM BULBS THAT: be Caio eee aa 
‘ Have been left in ground £00 long or until ‘tops are dead,” = AS eS 
Have been shriveled up in too warm or dry storage, Le. ; 
Have long sprouts or roots before being planted, ; 
Have been planted too shallow, ¢ ; 
Have been planted in shade, neal pet a ‘wall, ‘close to edge of : 
a grass plot, ser 
Have -€0 compete With weeds, trees, hedges or shrubs, 
Have had the husks removed from them in the Fall. ale 
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