1948 PRICE LIST 
SELMA GLADIOLUS GARDENS 
Ira and Alice Mason 
P. O. Box III Selma, California 
Young Gladiolus Bulbs our specialty. All bulbs listed are first year from bulblets, even our jumbo sizes. Grown with con- 
trolled moisture in sandy loam soil, new each year. We grow every bulb we sell. 
SPECIAL SIZES—For those who grow for the shows, or otherwise desire outstanding blooms, we can supply iumbo size 
(over 2 inches) for 50% over list price for large. 
TERMS—Cash or 25°% with order, balance C. O. D. We ship at date you request. We do not substitute without your 
permission. All orders are subject to prior sale. 
It is our intention to send out.only healthy bulbs true to name, but no guarantee of growth or satisfaction is implied in the 
sale, nor will we be responsible for the crop. 
California State Inspected Nursery License No. 1592 
All California sales add 2!/5% for tax. 
GROWING HINTS 
Gladiolus are easy to grow, much easier than most plants. They can be planted in rotation to lengthen the flower season, or 
large, medium and small planted at the same time, the large blooming first. 
Plant about five inches deep, better too deep than too shallow, four to six inches apart in single or staggered rows. Good 
large bulbs do not require much fertilizer, a little as spike begins to form will make for longer head. Not much danger of too 
much water, if your soil is well drained. Full sun is best. 
They have their pests as do all plants, the thrips being the worse. Prevention is better than cure. 5% DDT dust with us is 
very effective. It is cheap and easily applied. Some use the DDT spray. The older Tartar Emetic is the standby of many. 
Care for your plants about two months after blooming to mature the bulbs. After digging let dry until the old bulb parts 
readily from the new, clean, dust well with 19%, to 5% DDT dust, store in a cool dry place until planting time. DDT is death to 
thrips, they do not have to eat it, just walk over it, it gets them as they hatch. It is claimed that DDT dust is superior to Nap- 
thalene flakes as it can be left on until planting time and will not injure the new rootlets as they form. We dust all bulbs 
with 5% DDT dust and soak the bulbs just before planting in a solution of a tablespoon of Lysol to one gallon of water for six 
hours. We advise everyone to do the same whether the bulbs have been previously treated or not. 
JOIN A GLADIOLUS SOCIETY 
The New England Gladiolus Society while sectional in name is not only nation wide but world wide. For $2.00 per year you 
get the annual Year Book of about 200 pages well bound and six magazines during the year. These are filled with latest news 
on growing, hybridizing, new varieties, etc. Well worth the money. Send the $2.00 to the Secretary, Mr. Arnold N. Drake, Hor- 
ticultural Hall, Boston 15, Mass., or include it in your order and we will send it in. 
Many of the State Societies are affiliated with the New England Gladiolus Society and get a special rate. In that case send 
the money for the combination to the State Society Secretary. 
CALIFORNIANS ATTENTION: The Southern California Gladiolus Society is affiliated with the New England Gladiolus 
Society the combined membership dues are $2.50. Send to the Secretary, Mrs. W. I. Mason, 9431 Nance Street, Downey, 
California. 
Northern California Gladiolus Society dues $1.00 a year. Secretary Mrs. George J. Williams, Route 9, Box 3289, Sacra- 
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