GENERAL GARDEN FERTILIZER 
is an excellent 
plant-food for 
Gladiolus 
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GLADIOLUS, continued 
King Lear. Purple. New. Clear, deep, 
rich wine-purple, with an edging of silver. 
Large and heavily ruffled florets on a strong 
stem. In a class by itself for size, shape, 
and color. $1 for 10, $7.50 per 100. 
Lady Jane. Cream. A clear and bright tint, 
with light yellow lower petals. Magnificent 
sort and a must for exhibition purposes. 
$2 for 10, $17.50 per 100. 
Lantana. Orange. A brilliant hue, merging 
gradually—with a little salmon—into a 
yellow throat. Medium height. $2.25 for 
10, $20 per 100. 
Leading Lady. Cream-white. Giant, vigor- 
ous plant for the show table and garden 
decoration. Sometimes eight florets are 
open at one time, with sixteen more buds. 
$3 for 10, $27.50 per 100. 
Maid of Orleans. White. The pure white 
florets have cream throats. Many florets 
in bloom at once. Excellent for exhibition. 
Midseason. $1 for 10, $7.50 per 100. 
Margaret Beaton. White. A wonderful ex- 
hibition sort, growing nearly 6 feet tall. 
On the perfect spikes as many as 8 to 10 
large florets will be open at one time. They 
are snow-white, with a splash of vermilion 
in the throat. $1.25 for 10, $10 per 100. 
Margaret Fulton. Rose-pink. A new va- 
riety that is large and fine in this ever- 
popular color. 85 cts. for 10, $6.50 per 100, 
Marmora. Art Shade. Lavender-gray with a 
purple spot. Immense; fine for exhibition. 
Midseason. $1 for 10, ‘$7. 50 per 100. 
Milford. Blue. The color is a sky-blue self, 
and the variety is remarkable in that 
nearly always it has 8 to 9 flowers open 
at one time. One of the best exhibition 
varieties. $1.50 for 10, $12.50 per 100. 
Minuet. Lavender-pink. The blooms are of 
beautiful clear, light lavender, with 4 to 6 
large, heavily textured blooms open at 
one time. Late. $1 for 10, $7.50 per 100. 
Mother Machree. Art Shade. A smoky 
lavender overlaid with salmon-pink on the 
edges. Large flowers, 6 or more open at 
once. Midseason. $1 for 10, $7.50 per 100. 
Mrs. Frank Pendleton. Pink and salmon. 
Salmon-pink on the reverse side of the 
petals as well as in the center, with a deep 
maroon blotch on the three Jower petals. 
Midseason. $1.25 for 10, $10 per 100. 
Mrs. T. E. Langford. Pink. Tall and vigor- 
ous variety of attractive apple-blossom- 
pink, flaked canary-yellow in the throat. 
As many as 10 florets open at one time. 
Late. $1.25 for 10, $10 per 100. 
Myrna. White. Splendid large, ruffled pure 
white florets. A vigorous exhibition va- 
riety. $1.25 for 10, $10 per 100. 
New Europe. Red. Giant variety; splendid 
brilliant hue. Strong grower, and a good 
exhibition sort. $1.25 for 10, $10 per 100. 
Oregon State. Pink. The best in this 
color. Lighter than Picardy and it has a 
cream-colored throat instead of a darker 
blotch. New, and outstanding in every 
way. $1.50 for 10, $12.50 per 100. 
Paul Pfitzer. Purple. Fine reddish purple, 
many florets opening at once; vigorous. 
Midseason. $1.50 for 10, $12.50 per 100. 
Pelegrina. Dark blue. One of the finest dark 
blue-violet varieties with Jarge individual 
florets. Early. $1 for 10, $7.50 per 100. 
Pfitzer’s Triumph. Scarlet. Blooms are at 
least 6 inches across, bright orange-red, 
with small velvety red blotches. The color 
and size make this a fme exhibition sort. 
Late. $1.50 for 10, $12.50 per 100. 
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Picardy. Salmon-pink. The individual flow- 
ers are delicate apricot-pink, extremely 
large, somewhat rufiled, and of heavy, wax- 
like substance. Midseason. $1 for 10, 
$7.50 per 100. 
Pink Paragon. Salmon-pink. A fine new 
vivid pink with a creamy throat; medium 
size, wide-open flowers in long flower-heads. 
Thoroughly reliable and one of the best 
pink Gladiolus yet produced. $2.25 for 10, 
$20 per 100. 
Polar Ice. White. Fine exhibition variety 
with large flowers, many of which are open 
at the same time. Vigorous and early sort. 
$1 for 10, $7.50 per 100. 
Rewi Fallu. Dark red. Very brilliant, large, 
and highly ruffled flowers, 6 to 8 open at a 
time. The finest deep blood-red Gladiolus. 
$1 for 10, $7.50 per 100. 
Rosa van Lima. Light pink. Pure self- 
colored light pink, with many flowers open 
at one time on fine, strong, straight stems. 
Fine clear pink without a trace of salmon. 
$1 for 10, $7.50 per 100. 
Shirley Temple. White with cream throat; 
the flowers are large, and beautifully 
ruffled. As many as 12 open at one time. 
$1 for 10, $7.50 per 100. 
Snow Princess. White. Finest new white 
kind, with a light cream-white throat. 
Large, and of splendid exhibition shape, 
tall and straight. Six or more blooms open 
at once. $1.25 for 10, $10 per 100. 
Vagabond Prince. Art Shade. The florets 
are a shining reddish brown color, and on 
the lower petals there is a splash of ver- 
milion. An interesting color combination, 
and a fine sort. $1 for 10, $7.50 per 100. 
Valeria. Light red. A fine self color, with 
many flowers open at once; extra good. 
It keeps well and its color stands. $1.25 
for 10, $10 per 100. 
Wanda. Cream-white. A most valuable sport 
from Picardy. Flowers are of good size, 
most shapely, and of the finest exhibition 
_ quality. $1 for 10, $7.50 per 100. 
Yellow Emperor. Yellow. The florets are 
self-colored, and about the same hue as 
King Alfred daffodil; handsome spikes. 
$1.25 for 10, $10 per 100. 

Lily-of-the-Valley 



American Hybrids Mixed 
We include a splendid variety of named 
sorts. The popular price warrants liberal 
planting. Well matured and good; excellent 
for cut-flower purposes or mixed borders. 75 
cts. for 10, $6 per 100, $55 per 1000. 
GLADIOLUS THRIPS 
A destructive insect of microscopic size 
causing a silvered appearance on the foliage, 
drying of the flower-buds, and a general 
blighting of the plant. 
Gladiolus corms obtained from us have 
been treated to control thrips. On their 
arrival, however, we recommend: 
Before Planting 
1. Remove the skins, so that ‘bare’ 
corms are planted. Do not injure the tips. 
2. Stir 24% ounces of Semesan in one gallon 
of water. Immerse the corms in the liquid 
for seven hours; dry and plant. 
During Growth 
3. Spray with Gladiolus Thrip Spray. Dis- 
solve one pound in 10 gallons of water and 
apply every two weeks. 
When Bulbs Are Lifted 
4. In autumn, burn the tops coe from the 
lifted corms. Place corms in a low, but not 
neers, temperature for six weeks. 
5. Next cover with paper, first dusting 
through them one pound of Thripco to each 
1000 corms; or you may use Naphthalene 
Flakes. Avoid containers with close-fitting 
lids; ventilation is necessary. 
6. At the end of one month, shake out the 
Thripco or Naphthalene Flakes, and store the 
treated corms in the usual way. 
LILY-OF-THE-VALLEY 
Dainty perennial, much valued for its 
pure white fragrant flowers in spring. It is 
hardy, very easily grown, preferring partial 
shade and moderately rich soil. 
For outdoor planting we recommend the 
use of individual roots or “‘pips,’’ rather than 
clumps. They should be two years old, and 
may be set out at intervals of 4 inches each 
way. We offer high-quality pips. 10 pips 
75 cts., 25 pips $1.75, 100 pips $6. 
For growing indoors, in the greenhouse 
or home, we offer specially fine refrigerated 
forcing pips. 10 pips $2.25, 25 pips $5, 100 
pips $18. 


BULBS IN COLD 
STORAGE 
For planting in your greenhouse by July 1 
lor Thanksgiving and Christmas blooming, 
we offer: 
Selected Large Bulbs 
Lilium speciosum album. Per case of 50 
bulbs, $65 
Lilium speciosum magnificum (rubrum). 
Per case of 50 bulbs, $45. 
Lilium Henryi. Per case of 50 bulbs, $30. 
For blooming outdoors in September: 
RETARDED GLADIOLUS. Select your va- 
rieties and order them in April or earlier; 
we place the corms in our cold-storage 
warehouse for you and deliver them around 
July 1. No extra charge. Planting time is 
July 1-15. 

Several plantin _ of Gladiolus may be made from spring up to 
uly 15 for a succession of bloom 
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