GLAD TIPS 
The trouble with this “chat” about glads is the fact that there are so 
many fine varieties now, — both domestic and foreign — that it is difficult 
to mention any special ones. Also, outstanding varieties in one garden 
may not perform anywhere near as well in the garden cf another. It may 
be soil, — it may be culture — so many things may enter the picture. 
GREETINGS! 
A "Glad" New Year to you from Flying Cloud Farms — old friends, 
new friends, and those we hope to havel 
The old friends and customers know our policies and have 
apparently approved of the bulbs they have received and the manner in 
which their order was treated. We also appreciate their confidence in 
us and hope we may continue to help them. 
Here at Flying Cloud Farms we are growing what appeals to us as 
outstanding among the newer ones but our stocks are not large and also 
the trial period for them has been brief, so we hesitate to enthuse too greatly. 
Many of the newer ones, — and this has happened with every originator, 
even from way back, grow beautifully under normal conditions but 
when the unpredictable seasons come, as they have the past few years, — 
we get disappointments! 
To the friends we anticipate, let us explain that we give you a 
personalized service. Regardless of the size of the order it carries to 
you, not just the bulbs, but the reminder that we wish at all times to 
help you with ‘glad’ prcblems. 
Some of ithe new fcreign glads are lovely and it is hard not to really 
boost them at this time but we honestly cannot give you a true picture. The 
United States has given us some “world beaters’ — and I mean World 
Beaters! Many we have picked from the show benches but two excessively 
dry seasons, — even with irrigation — has narrowed the field somewhat. 
Remember you are always welcome at Flying Cloud Farms. 
Remember, it isn't always price that signifies superiority for there are 
beautiful glads that will always have a place in your garden. They may not 
be the most recent varieties but are tried and true. It is discouraging of 
course to pay such high prices one year and find them cut so drastically 
the next year. However, this is not intenticnal but is due to the fact that 
some varieties prove more prolific in certain localities, or perhaps, again, 
the culture is more perfect. 
TERMS 
The day an order is received we mail you a card 
or letter of ackowledgement. If this does not arrive 
promptly please let us know. We may be able to trace 
it then but if we do not know about it for a couple of 
months it is hopeless. When sending cash with an order, 
it is better to register the letter as we do not feel we can 
assume this risk. 
We planned to give the classification with the varieties this year but 
despaired! There is a question in our minds because of certain examples 
that have come to cur attention so we decided to continue as we have 
previously listed them and will be glad to help you to the best of our ability. 
Where bulbs, not bulblets, are priced each, ten bulbs 
of a variety will be sold at eight times the single price: 
five bulbs or more at the ten rate. Large bulbs will be 
1%" up, medium will be %” up, and small will be %” up. 
As long as available, the larger bulbs of each grade will 
be used. 
Please do not ask us to accept an order for less than 
$2.00, which must be accompanied by cash in full, and 
no single item for less than ten cents. On orders of $5.00 
and up we will accept 25% with the order, balance before 
shipment. We will prepay all orders to any point in the 
United States cr Canada except any wholesale orders. 
Foreign orders, except Canada and Mexico, must be 
accompanied by money order or draft and shipping 
charges. To our Canadian customers, may we suggest 
that you secure a permit from your Dept. of Agriculture 
before ordering. 
We shall perscnally see that full value is given to 
every customer. If you are not pleased with the stock 
when received or if, after you have grown it, you are not > 
satisfied with the results, please let us know and we will 
make every effort possible to please you as we guarantee 
satisfaction. 
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BULB DISCOUNTS 
Cash Orders for $3.00 to $10.00 select 5% additional 
stock. PACTOLUS 
Cash Orders for over $10.00 select 10% additional 
stock. 
Discount privileges, for additional stock only, are for 
cash with order. These discounts do not apply to the 
Collection. We will be generous with our count and 
extras but we will not be able to accommodate with 
varieties that we have small stocks of. 
Bilblets 
While we guarantee to satisfy our customers, 
it is not possible for us to guarantee the germi- 
nation of bulblets. Some varieties are hard 
to germinate and need good care to get the 
best results. We want our customers to be 
sure they understand clearly that they must 
not expect us to replace them if they do not 
germinate. Of course a big percent usually 
will grow but if they are valuable ones, and 
are cracked before planting, and kept well 
watered, the per cent that will grow will be 
much increased. We will always select the 
largest bulblets available of the variety ordered. 
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SHIPMENT 
We ship by either parcel post or express, whichever 
we think best and cheapest or safest at the time shipment 
is desired, so if your express office is different from your 
mail address be sure to state it on the order. Where 
you ask fer “immediate” or “at once” shipments, we will 
endeavor to carry your suggestions out, weather permit- 
ting, but please be patient as many times our weather 
conditions here vary so greatly with weather conditions 
on the other end. We are equipped to store your orders 
until you wish them in the Spring and we guarantee 
safe delivery of all shipments. 
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This Collection is widely known as the 
range of color and quality is exceptionally fine. 
The cost of the bulbs, if purchased separately, 
and each variety named, would be at least three 
times the price of this unlabeled collection. 
When you receive your order, open the package at 
once and allow the air to get to the bulbs. If there are 
only a few in each bag, open the top and stand the bag 
up in a box. If there are many bulbs, it is advisable to 
pour them out, each variety in a separate shallow box. 
Now store them in a cool dry place until planting time. 
SUBSTITUTION 
In no case will any other variety be substituted for 
the variety ordered except with your permission on orders 
received prior to April 1. However, if you give us a few 
suggestions for second choice, or permit us to send more 
of those available on the order, to make up the value, we 
100 assorted large (14"' up) bulbs for $7.00; 
50 for $3.50. With each collection of one hun- 
dred bulbs we will add — free — 1 large bulb 
(labeled) of an outstanding variety. 
Same Collection but of medium size bulbs: 
100 for $5.00; 50 for $2.50. With each collection 
of one hundred bulbs we will add — free — 1 
medium bulb (labeled) of an outstanding variety. 
would appreciate it. All orders are put up and put aside 
in the order received regardless of the shipping date. 
No orders accepted after May 15.,, except collections. 
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Do not hesitate to ask us any questions regarding classification, or any other 
gladiolus problems you have, and we will endeavor to help you. 
SUCCESSFUL GLADIOLUS CULTURE 
Present day varieties of gladiolus can be grown easily 
and in every section of the United States or Canada. 
Just be sure and plant good bulbs, free of disease. Give 
them a sunny exposure and be sure that they have a 
sufficient amount of moisture. If the season is like the 
past season, you certainly will have to help them with 
a good soaking once a week. 
Large bulbs are necessary to produce exhibition 
blooms but your medium and small bulbs of some varie- 
ties, will bloom and, on the latter two sizes, of course 
your bulblet production is much greater. 
If your soil is a heavy clay soil, a depth of three 
inches is sufficient for your bulbs perhaps but a sandy 
soil necessitates deeper planting for best results. Plant 
large bulbs about six inches deep and about five inches 
apart in light sandy scil; medium bulbs four inches; and 
small bulbs three inches. If you are mainly interested in 
bulblet increase, plant as close to the surface as possible; 
if blooming size bulbs, you will probably have to stake 
them. Light soils will usually give more bulblets than 
heavy soils. 
Your first planting can be about the time farmers 
plant potatoes in your locality and your last planting 
should be about 120 days before your usual first frost. 
We make three plantings, three or four weeks apart, to 
insure a long blooming period, and suggest, in south- 
eastern New England: April 6 to 15 — May 10 or there- 
abouts — and June | to 20. 
Either spade or plough (depending on the size of the 
garden) the soil deeply, preferably in the fall, leaving it 
rough during the winter. If stable manure is used, put 
it on before spading and it will be well rotted by spring. 
We prefer planting in double rows in a trench as the 
bulbs tend to support cne another. The rows are from 
18 to 36 inches apart, depending on your method of 
cultivation, — by hand or machine. Allow about five 
inches between large bulbs and less for small sizes. 
As we previously stated, stable manure, well rotted, 
will give you the finest results, but for larger plantings, 
it is cften necessary to resort to a commercial fertilizer. 
Here, at Flying Cloud Farms, we have found that either 
Vigoro or Agrico supply the needed elements and have 
given us excellent results. 
To prepare your rows for planting, loosen the soil 
well to at least an inch lower than you intend to plant 
your bulbs. Use about four pounds of fertilizer to 100 
feet and work it well into the bottom of the trench, — then 
let it stond a day or two. When the bulbs are set in 
the trench, ccver and hill up a bit. As small weeds 
appear, rake down level again and that first crop of 
weeds is killed. When the glads are eight to ten inches 
high, a surface feeding is advised at the rate of four 
pounds to 100 feet of row. This should be scattered on 
both sides ef the row and worked lightly into the soil. 
A similar feeding should be applied as the buds appear. 
Cultivation is very important. We use lawn brooms 
in the planted rows on light soil and cultivators between 
the rows, but hoeing, scratching, brooming, or whatever 
method of cultivation you use, must be done often, — 
about every fifth day. If it rains, or we irrigate, we try 
to cultivate as soon as it dries out. 
We guarantee our bulbs to be absolutely free of 
thrips or disease when we ship them but advise you to 
dip them nevertheless. We soak our bulbs, as we plant 
them, in Bichloride of Mercury (Corrosive Sublimate) from 
8 to 10 hours in a solution of one ounce to seven gallons 
of warm water. This prescribed time is for bulbs with 
the husks on. If you peel the bulbs, six to eight hours is 
sufficient. For this dip, wooden, glass, or crockery con- 
tainers must be used as metal causes a chemical reaction. 
The Lysol dip is also very widely used: 1 tablespoon to 
1 gallon of water, soaking the bulbs four to eight hours, 
depending upon whether the bulbs are husked or not. 
We advise planting befcre the bulbs have dried out, 
when using either of the above mentioned dips. 
Another effective dip is the New Improved Ceresan: 
one ounce of this and 3 teaspoons Grasselli Spreader 
Sticker to 3 gallons of water. For large quantities: 2 lb. 
N. I. Ceresan and 5 teaspoons Grasselli Spreader Sticker 
to 25 gallons water. With this treatment the bulbs only 
have to soak fifteen to thirty minutes but the solution 
should not be allowed to settle. The Ceresan treatment 
is so much shorter it has become popular but you must 
plant the dipped bulbs the same day. 
As your glads grow, do watch for any signs of thrips. 
It is advisable to spray them when the growth is about 
six inches high as thrips are hard to distinguish and a 
few at this stage in the growth of your glads would 
multiply enough to make serious damage later. As a 
spray, we have used Tartar Emetic very successfully. 
The formula is: 4 pounds Tartar Emetic, 16 pounds brown 
sugar, to 100 gallons of water. For home gardens use: 
1 gallon of water, 1/2 teaspoons Tartar Emetic, and 9 
tablespoons (2 cup plus | tablespoon) brown sugar or 
molasses. 
Dusting with DDT powder, 5%, while the leaves are 
still moist, is the most recent suggestion, and we have 
found it to be very satisfactory. Any type of dust appli- 
cation, with favorable conditicns, is more easily applied. 
This is also advisable in storage. 
Digging may be done any time from four to six weeks 
after a variety has stopped blooming. Be sure to cut 
the tops off close to the bulb and spread the bulbs out 
in low boxes to dry, preferably where air can move 
around them. Your drying conditions will determine how 
soon the bulbs can be cleaned (the old bulb should come 
easily and be destroyed.) Now store in a cool dry place. 
If you use naphthalene flakes, we suggest that you put 
half a handful on a paper in each box, then stack your 
boxes and cover to keep the fumes confined. If this 
treatment is carried out where the temperature is not too 
cool, the thrips (if there are any) will be more active and 
the naphthalene will take effect more quickly and 
thoroughly. Leave them two weeks at least and then 
uncover, remove the naphthalene, and store ycur bulbs, 
as suggested, for the winter. 
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