SOME SUGGESTIONS REGARDING GLADIOLI 
In order to have the longest blooming season, bulbs 
shou:d be planted at intervals of about two weeks from Ap- 
ril 1 in the north and earlier in the south. To help in the 
control of disease, bulbs should be treated in one of the many 
disinfectants recommended for that purpose. Your seed and 
insecticide dealer can give specific directions. Gladioli do not 
need particularly rich soil. We have seen beautiful glads on 
very poor soil but well watered. Weeds must be kept under 
control to get good flowers. Bulbs should be planted at least 
four inches deep. On light soil they may be planted at least 
to support stems. If it should happen that there are thrips 
in your neighborhood and the florets are deformed by them, 
the plants can be sprayed and thrips controlled. When any 
-thrips are present, as soon as dug the bulbs should be dusted 
with 5% DDT. It will completely control them in storage. 
Late in the fall but before the ground freezes, the bulbs 
should be dug and tops cut off. Then allow the bulbs to dry 
for a few days in a cool airy place. For winter storage, a 
temperature of 40 to 50 degrees is desirable. Storage near 
a furnace or in too warm a room often ruins perfectly good 
bulbs. A month or so after digging, the old corm, bulblets 
and loose hucks may be removed. Good bulbs will last for 
years.: 
“Varieties listed for the first time are marked with an asterisk 
DAHLIAS 
Yellow Varieties 
AVALON—One of the best medium size yellows. It has long 
stems and is a good cut flower. Roots each .45, 3 for $1.15 
CALIFORNIA IDOL—This is one of the largest and finest of 
the ye'low dahlias. Many blooms are ten inches in diameter 
in the field without any special care or disbudding . Strong 
heavy stems. Bright clear yellow. Roots each .75, 3 for $1.90 
THE COMMODORE—Very large loose blooms of a little 
deeper yellow than the California Idol. By disbudding, it can 
be grown with blooms a foot in diameter. 
Roots each .60, 3 for $1.50 
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