1950 Descriptive List SS 
Winter Care of Bulbs 
| suppose now that you have your bulbs all cleaned they should be stored in 
as cool a place as possible. A good temperature is around forty. But cooler than 
that is alright and somewhat warmer doesn’t do any harm. 
Do not take the husks off the bulbs tho you can remove them in the spring just 
before planting if you want to make sure there are no disease spots on the bulbs. 
But they need the husks to keep them during the winter. 
It is well to dust them also with DDT dust. This will kill all thrips and thrips’ 
eggs and you will know that your bulbs are perfectly clean of insects at planting 
time. However at planting time you should soak them in Delbetar or some other 
fungicide as per instructions in the instruction sheet which goes with each order. 
D. D. T. DUST with copper. Package of 21% Ibs. for 75 cents prepaid. 
For an insecticide in storage or for dusting in the field. 
West of the Mississippi 90 cents. 
Daun. WETTABLE POWDER for spraying. 4 |b. package for 
$3.45 postpaid. This can also be used for dusting in the field, but 
is usually used as a spray. West of the Mississippi $3.75. 
A New Gladiolus Treatment 
Enuff Brand (4 in 1) 
This looks like one of the best things | have seen for a general all round dust 
or spray for glads. If used as a dust for treating bulbs in storage mix a package with 
A times the amount of common talcum powder. Also can be used as a spray during 
the growing season and a package will give you plenty of “mileage | 
CONTAINS 
DDT Rotonone 
Fermate Arasan 
Active ingredients: 
DD 90%, for thrips. 
ROTONONE 316%, for other insects. 
FERMATE 14%, to make the plants more vigorous and darker green 
(contains iron). 
ARASAN 90%, to help combat fusarium rot. 
Inert ingredients: 
Extenders and wetting agents, 3514%. These ingredients are all recommended 
by the experiment stations and are all compatible with each other. 
8 oz. package - $1.50 prepaid 
12 oz. package - $2.00 prepaid 
DELBETAR 
This is another combined insecticide and fungicide that has given fine results 
to many growers. It is a spray and not for dusting the bulbs. Have had fine reports 
on it both from gladiolus growers and especially on the use of delphiniums. 
| do not sell this myself but you can get a circular on it and obtain the material 
from Beckwith Gardens, North Street, Manchester Center, Vermont. 
