
How to be 
a ‘Glad expert 
You can become a ‘glad expert” quick- 
ly and easily by careful observance of 
a few simple points: 
1. Select new, young corms of proved 
varieties as listed and displayed in our 
store. 
2. Plant them when the soil is warm 
and the weather settled. Corms may 
be planted every two weeks until hot 
weather for a succession of bloom; or 
early, mid-season and late kinds may 
be planted at one time for a long show. 
3. Fertile, light soil is best with little 
or no shade. 
4. The soil should be kept moist to 
produce the biggest and best spikes of 
bloom. 
5. Thrips may injure glads by crip- 
pling the flowers and leaves. Whitish 
lines followed by brown areas appear 
on leaves and flowers. Spraying will 
control them but the corms must be 
treated when they are stored to pre- 
vent recurrence the next year. Ask for 
latest information on the new chemicals 
available for thrips. 
6. After the foliage has ripened, the 
corms should be dug as shown below. 
The small cormlets that are found at 
the base of the larger ones may be 
saved and planted. However, two or 
more years may be required before 
thye reach flowering size. They should 
be planted separately from the large 
corms and given extra care to build 
them up. 
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7. Except in cases of rare kinds, it 
is usually better and easier to buy 
flowering size corms. 

PLANT HIGH-CROWNED CORMS 
Vigorous, young bulbs are high-crowned 
as shown in picture at upper left. Old, 
flat corms, as shown in the lower picture, 
are not as good. When treating bulbs for 
pest or disease, peel them as shown in 
upper right. 
LIFTING 
AND STORING 
BULBS 
Lift your glad corms about when the tips 
of leaves turn brown. Do not remove 
stalks while leaves are still partly green. 
Store in bunches in open-slatted trays and 
in a cool place. For overwinter storage, 
cover bulbs with dry peat moss or sand or 
vermiculite. Avoid over-heating. 
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BULBS FOR SPRING PLANTING 
GLADIOLUS 
Bagdad—Smoky old rose, deeper at 
edge of throat, lighter in throat. 6 to 8 
immense blooms open at one time. 
Beacon — Clear bright scarlet, with 
large creamy throat blotch. 8 to 10 
medium size florets, moderately ruffled. 
Bit o’ Heaven—Very nice orange with 
yellow throat. Opens 9 to 12 medium 
sized blooms on tall, straight spike. 
Blue Beauty — Light blue, edges of 
petals lined with violetblue. Throat 
somewhat lighter on upper petals 
Corona — Creamy white with halo of 
rose stippling on edge of petals. Opens 
6 large rather loosely attached blooms 
at a time. 
Dream o’ Beauty—Large rose red. A 
very popular shade. Tall strong grower. 
Elizabeth the Queen — Clear mauve- 
ruffled flowers with dark lines in the 
throat. Large, fine form and opens 7 
to 8 blooms at a time. 
King Lear—Clear deep reddish purple 
with silver line on edge of petals. Ex- 
tremely large, heavily ruffled. Early. 
Margaret Beaton—Huge snowy white 
florets with a very small vermilion-pink 
blotch deep in throat. 
Margaret Fulton—A _ beautiful large 
flower of salmon pink. Blooms early. 
Miss Bloomington—Tall with large light 
yellow flowers of good substance. 
New Europe—Vivid garnet red with 
CANNAS 
King Humbert — (Orchard-flowering). 
Orange-scarlet with bright red mark- 
ings; deep bronze foliage. 4 feet. 
Yellow King Humbert—Beautiful yel- 
low with red spots. 4 feet. 
President—Immense bright red in large 
clusters. Green foliage, 4 feet. 
Hungaria—Large dainty rose-pink, fre- 
quently edged cream. 4 feet. 
Wintzer’s Colossal—Largest flowering. 
Vivid, blazing scarlet. Green foliage. 
small purple stripe in throat, Enormous 
florets, 10 open at one time. 
Oregon Gold—A huge plant the size of 
Picardy. Flowers are a medium yellow 
with deeper throat. 
Phyllis McQuiston—Large deep glow- 
ing shrimp pink shading a little lighter 
in throat; 5 or more open on long spike. 
Picardy—Soft shrimp pink without fleck- 
ing. Blotch of flesh pink shading to 
shrimp pink at edges. Very large. 
Rewi Fallu—Deep blood-red very large 
blooms on tall straight spike. Early. 
Rosa Van Lima—Light rose with a few 
lines in throat. Up to 8 or more large 
blooms open on tall strong spike. 
Shirley Temple—Lovely cream with 
dark throat. Immense ruffled blossoms 
on long strong spike. Midseason. 
Snow Princess — New fine white of 
good size and form. Many open blooms, 
perfectly placed. Stems never crook. 
Stoplight — New brilliant red, lightly 
ruffled blooms, flat and wide open. 
Consistent performer and heat resistant. 
Vagabond Prince — An unusual irri- 
descent garnet brown color, lighter in 
upper throat and with small blotch of 
glowing flame scarlet on lip petal. 

LILIES 
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| Few flowers provide such regal 
- beauty as lilies, and few are as 
hardy, Lei us suggest the varieties 
that will thrive best in your garden. 
CALADIUM 
Fancy-Leaved — Rich ornamental leaves 
marked, veined and striped with white, 
pink and dark red. 
Elephant’s Ear — One of the largest 
ornamental plants for beds and borders. 
Huge green leaves give unusual effect. 
TUBEROSES 
One of the most fragrant of all flowers. 
Tall spikes of white blooms. 
DAHLIAS 
Avalon—(F.D.) A fine garden variety. 
Profuse bloomer with rich large lemon- 
yellow blooms. 
California Idol—(I.D.) A fine yellow with 
deep flowers. Heavy blooming with 
strong bush, 
Dixie’s Wine Dot—(I.D.) A beautiful 
variegated flower. White, speckled and 
splashed with wine red. Showy. 
Evelyn Chandler—(F.D) Golden apricot. 
Large flowers on long stiff stems. Ex- 
cellent for cutting. 
Jane Cowl—(I.D.) Lovely buff and old 
gold shading to a salmon center. One 
of the best for garden or cutting. 
Jersey’s Beauty—(F.D.) Glorious clear 
pink. One of the finest ever produced. 
Marvelous for bouquets. 
Michigan White—(S.C.) A topnotch 
white for garden and show. Medium 
size flowers keep well. Long stems. 
Mrs. Geo. L. Boutellier—(F.D.) One of 
the largest bright red. A giant flower 
in a brilliant color, 
Mrs. I. de Ver Warner—(F.D.) A beauti- 
ful orchid pink. Lovely large flowers 
on long strong stems. 
Thomas A. Edison—(F.D.) A fine large 
flower of a rich, royal purple, Out- 
standing. 
Minature Dahlias—Lovely 3- to 4-in. 
blossoms just like the large ones in 
form and shape. All have good stems. 
A wide range of colors. Try them! 
Pompon Dahlias — Charming “button” 
dahlias that require little care, Gor- 
geous cut flowers. 
Short supplies of many Dahlia varieties 
this year may make it impossible for us 
to keep all listed varieties in stock, We 
will, however, have representative as- 
sortments of the best and most popular 
varieties available. 

