How to be 
a Glad Expert” 
You can become one simply by observ- 
ing the following rules carefully. 
1. Select new,. young corms of proved 
varieties as listed at our store. 
2. Plant in warm soil during settled 
weather. For a long show, plant every 
two weeks ‘til warm weather; or, plant 
early, mid-season and late types. 
3. Plant in fertile, light, unshaded soil. 
Keep moist for the best blooms, 
4, Control thrips with the new chemical 
sprays. Treat corms before storage to 
prevent recurrence next season. 
5. After leaf tips turn brown, dig corms 
as shown below. Cormlets, if saved, 
need 2 or 3 years to reach flowering 
size. Plant and care for them separately. 

PLANT HIGH-CROWNED CORMS 
Peel corm as above (right) before treating 
for thrips. 
LIFTING 
AND STORING 
BULBS 
Store corms in a cool place. For over win- 
ter, cover with peat, sand or vermiculite. 
Avoid overheating. 

SPECIAL 
Naviet’s 
Glad Mixture 
Rainbow 
BEACON—Clear, bright rose. 
COMMANDER KOEHL—Fine red. 
KING LEAR—Reddish purple. 
PICARDY—Apricot pink. 
MINUET—Light lavender. 
PELEGRINA—Deep blue. 
RED PHIPPS—Light red. 
DEBONAIR—LaFrance pink. 
YELLOW EMPEROR—Deep yellow. 
SNOW PRINCESS—Best white. 
TAKINA—Violet-purple. New. 
BLACK OPAL—Darkest Glad. 
One each of these 12 
CHOICE GLADS, ONLY $1 
Special Color Selection $1.25 Doz. 


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 violet-blue. 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 
Few flowers provide such regal 
beauty as lilies, and few are as 
hardy, Let 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, 
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