136-f Osage (Brown 1935) (_. days) Fine deep scarlet self. Opens 6 2” florets of 16 
buds on 14” head. (M or S 2-25c; 12-75c) 
236-i Perky (Hubler 1942) (75 days) Pure scarlet, rolled petals. One of the very best. 
Opens 7 of 15 buds on 15” head. _. (Any size 25c; 5-$1.00) 
240-i Pink Ribbon (Spencer 1942) (90 days) Light pink with cream throat. Fine. Opens 
7 of 20 buds on 22” head. (Any size 2-35c) 
390-i Pinocchio (Evans 1940) (75 days) Blend of pink, yellow, green, orange and red. 
Opens 5 of 17 buds on 17” head. (Any size 25c) 
370-i Purple Pep (Spencer 1943) (65 days) Ruffled purple which does not sun-fade. 
Opens 6 of 14 buds on 18” head. (Any size 2-30c) 
252-i Ruby (Kuhn 1946) (70 days) Deep blood-red self. Opens 4 of 11 buds on 12” 
head. (Any size 35c) 
200-i Snow Baby (Stancer 1941) (75 days) Pure unruffled white, slightly hooded. Opens 
5 of 13 buds on 15” head. (Any size 2-35c) 
200-i Starlet (Baerman 1944) (70 days) Heavily ruffled snow white. We think it best 
of all white miniatures. Opens 6 of 14 buds, 18” head. (Any size 2-25c; 12-$1.25) 
132-i Thos. E. Wilson (Koerner 1942) (78 days) Deep jasper pink, cream center. A true 
“face-up.” Opens 5 of 15 buds on 12” head. (Any size 2-25c) 
262-i Tweedledum (Van Voorhis 1938) (85 days) Deep rose, yellow throat, feathered 
deep rose. Opens 4 22” florets of 11 buds. (Any size 2-25c; 12-$1.00) 
Growing Glads From Bulblets 
A great many of our customers order bulblets and apparently have good success 
as we have had few complaints. We do not guarantee the germination of bulblets, 
and they need good care after germination. A 75% germination is fine — some varieties 
are so difficult that 25% is good. They are cheap in comparison with the price of bulbs 
because the are uncertain, and given even fair germination it is an economical way to 
get a start in new and expensive introductions. With expensive varieties it increases 
your percentage of germination if the hard hull-is cracked or, even better, entirely 
removed. With these sorts it pays to give each bulblet ample room to develop. Given 
two to three inch spacing, with ample water, they can easily make a large bulb and 
even bloom the first year if they germinate quickly. We plant as early in the spring as 
we can get into the ground, covering the bulblets about 1% to 2 inches deep. Sizes 
vary greatly with different varieties, but the bulblets you will receive on your order are 
the largest we have on hand. 
One treatment we find helps greatly, and that is to keep bulblets stored in a warm 
room — 70 degrees or more — for four to six weeks before planting. This seems to 
promote quick germination. Bulblets that are produced by bulbs grown from bulblets 
ordinarily germinate very much better than those produced from older bulbs. They 
are always smaller in size than those from older bulbs. When available, we always 
send out the bulblet grown from a bulblet because of the ease of germination. 
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