FOREWORD 
This list has some of the old and some of the 
new varieties of gladiolus in it, and they can all 
be recommended for their field performance, plant 
characteristics and as a cut flower producer. 
Is there another flower of such beauty and so 
easily grown as the gladiolus? Glads respond to 
good care--like most living things--yet they require 
no more care to growthan onions or cabbage. Plant 
glads and find that the price of their beauty from 
July until frost is small-- 
If you think glads are a flower that blooms only 
in August, select some large bulbs of the early 
varieties and plant them as soon as the ground 
can be worked. Make other plantings of the 
various varieties at 2-3 week intervals after the 
first planting until mid-June then finish off the 
glad planting season about July 4th with another 
planting of early and early midseason varieties. 
This will give you the maximum length of bloom 
for your locality, although generally the planting 
made at the time corn is planted in your area will 
give better quality blooms than other plantings. 
This planting schedule works for the central 
Maryland, Indiana and Jowa areas. If you live 
further north of these areas, extremely early or 
late plantings may not be satisfactory. 
With each order we include a leaflet giving de- 
tailed instructions for growing this flower. In 
brief, open and inspect the bulbs when your order 
is received, then store in a cool cellar until ready 
to plant. If you plant in a well drained soil that 
will produce good field crop yields yout. should 
have good results with glads. Plant only in the 
sun, 3-4” deep in clays and 5-6” deep in lighter 
soils. Space large bulbs at least 5” apart, smaller 
bulbs may be set closer together. Keep the glad 
patch free of weeds. Spray or dust with DDT 
starting when the first planting is about 10” high 
and repeat every 10 days. Followthese directions 
and you should have blooms, not like the pictures, 
but better. Dig, cure and clean the bulbs as de- 
scribed in the instruction sheet. Dust cleaned 
bulbs with 5% DDT and store over winter in a cool 
cellar until planting season the next year. You 
buy bulbs not for just one season but many if you 
take reasonable care of them. 
BUSINESS TERMS 
It is intended to send only quality bulbs, true 
to name. However, if an error should be made, 
suitable adjustment will be made promptly. Sat- 
