GUIDEBOOK FOR 1952 
Gold Rush (K & M) 412, Vv 89-B-B, 
very few, LB. 
Grace Moore (Sal.) 507, very early, 
LMB 
Jo Wagenaar (K & M) 452, Vv 86-B-B, 
few, : 
Keith (Pratt) 582, bronzy copper, LB. 
La Favorite (K & M) 486, Vv 89-B-x, 
would be better than Sans Souci if it 
did not burn in hot sun. LMSB. 
Lily White (White) 400, Vv 83-B-B, 
few, 
(Sal.) 417, 
Miss Ellen Moore 
tacular, few, LB. 
Mrs. D. Both’s Memory (Both) 500, 
ruffled, LB. 
Mrs. M. J. White (Both) 501, 7-8” 
florets, few, LB. 
Me Ee (Both) 500, 7-8” florets, 
Ostrich Feather (Pfitzer) 540, giant, 
orchid like florets, LB. 
Perpetuum (K & M) 400 Vv 90-B-B, 
very pure white, fine habits, few, LB. 
Purple Prince (Both) Com’! release 470, 
few, LB. 
Rialgar (Errey) 416, Vv 85-B-B, tall, 
0 open, very few LB. 
Salman’s Masterpiece (Sal.) 536, 7-8” 
florets, very few LB. 
Sister E. O’Callaghan (Both) 4650, 
crinkled and needlepoint, very few, LB. 
Stratosphere (Barrett) 506, few, LB. 
Swing (K & M) 400, early, pure white, 
LB 
spec- 
Tunia’s Aristocrat (Both) 585, giant. 
Bloom, stem and bulb OK but bad 
lack of chlorophyll in foliage. Few. 
LMSB. 
Tunia’s Snowball (Both 300, ruffled, 
few, LB. 
Tunis (Coombs) 430, Vv 86-B-B, 9 open, 
few, LB. 
Violet Dickenson (Barrett) 401, 
LMSB 
White Standard (DeBe) 400, Vv 82-B-B, 
few, LMB. 
White Wings (Errey) 400, Vv 86-A-A, 
ruffled, LMSB. 
CULTURE 
Both the N.E.G.S. and the N.A.G.C. 
issue Cultural leaflets. Inquire of their 
secretaries for copies. See page 3. 
Increased data in fore part of our 
Guide Book, together with more new 
varieties than usual, have all but wiped 
out the space usually devoted to cultural 
directions. So, this year we will retain 
only some pertinent highlights. 
Simple as can be. Inexpensive, too. 
Plant healthy, young bulbs of the large 
size of varieties currently winning first 
prizes in the major shows of the world. 
Soil prepared in the fall with heavy 
applications of well rotted cow manure 
and bone meal is excellent. Avoid horse 
few, 
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manure in any season. Plant in the sun- 
niest location possible. Preferably in a 
group planting by themselves. They can 
be at their best in rows among the 
vegetables. 
Plant large bulbs 5 inches deep, 
medium bulbs 4, small bulbs 3 and bulb- 
lets 2. If soil is extremely sandy plant 
somewhat deeper. If very heavy, some- 
what less deep. For best bloom produc- 
tion set bulbs apart in row roughly about 
4 times their diameter. Sow bulblets 
thickly, like peas. Distance between 
rows as little as will permit of your 
particular method of cultivating, weed- 
ing’. ete. 
If a heavy application of cow manure 
(3 to 6 inches deep) and coarse bone 
meal (25-30 lbs. to 500 sq. ft.) was 
applied in the fall and the ground left 
rough, no more fertilizing need be done 
the following year or two. 
A plump bulb of 1% inches diameter 
has plenty food to start production of 
a show specimen spike. 
Above all we beg our readers not to 
put off inspecting the plants for thrips 
infestation until blooms appear. If they 
already have a good foothold at that 
time you may have a very discouraging 
task on your hands. 
We recommend preventive spraying, 
once every 10 days after plants are up 
6 or 8 inches until blooming. In any 
event, have your insecticide on hand to 
use if needed. 
The thrips problem is now satisfac- 
torily solved — a great blessing to all 
concerned. 
We are through with NAPTHALENE 
FLAKES for gassing bulbs in storage 
.. . through with TARTAR EMETIC 
and its necessary “sweets” accompani- 
ment for plant spray ... through with 
CORROSIVE SUBLIMATE (bichloride 
of mercury) bulb soaking as a prerequi- 
site to planting, using it only where a 
particular batch of bulbs show some 
definite signs of some disease to be cor- 
rected or where bulbs about to be planted 
show live thrips infestation and an over- 
night kill of both thrips and eggs must 
be obtained. Or to control scab. 
For dusting bulbs in storage. The 
sooner the better after dug and roots 
relatively dry. If not dry in a week it 
is not nearly so important as getting the 
bulbs dusted promptly to prevent thrips 
from crawling down the short stem to 
the crown of the bulb where dust may 
never penetrate. D.D.T. does not gas 
them like napthalene flakes. Use any 
D.D.T. dry dusting powder 1 to 3 per 
cent strength is enough . . . over 5 per 
cent a sheer waste of money and 
increase of possible human hazard by 
inhalation. 
