THE GLADIOLUS FANCIER’S GUIDEBOOK FOR 1952 
Where obtainable, if D.D.T. dusting 
powder contains rotenone (or pyrethum 
or tobacco dust), this is desirable to 
kill plant lice (D.D.T. does not) which 
earry virus’ infections from peas, 
beans, etc. 
If D.D.T. dust is 3% or more it is 
desirable to add equal weight of common 
sulphur dust, whether the dust is to be 
used on the bulbs or on the plants, to 
prevent fungus diseases. 
If you grow peas or beans, very desir- 
able both for them and the glads that 
you dust them with this triple formula. 
If you use D.D.T. liquid spray, the 
wettable powder form is much safer 
(to you) than the liquid forms offered 
unless the label on the liquid clearly 
states that it carries no oil or oil emul- 
sion base. Use either the wettable 
powder or liquid spray at the formula 
rate suggested on the label. If several 
strengths are suggested for various 
kinds of plants or pests, adopt the 
strongest formula. 
A WORD TO THE WISE 
Disappointment can be minimized by 
leaving to the highly trained gladiolus 
specialist the experimentation and cash 
investment necessary to try out all the 
new offerings of the many hybridizers. 
We have no knowledge of the exist- 
ence of any other gladiolus catalog in 
the world that even closely approaches 
so exclusive a list of new material 
subjected to unbiased, competent testing 
and found to be of high over-all rating 
with the inferior new material carefully 
screened out. 
Also, it is well to leave to the federal, 
state and university entomologists, path- 
ologists and to gladiolus’ specialists 
cooperating with them, the determina- 
tion of best usages for the control of 
insect pests and bulb and plant diseases. 
Experimentation by others with poisons, 
poisonous gases and with insecticides, 
the component parts of which are not 
understood by the user, and with*un- 
approved methods of fertilization, usu- 
ally leads to trouble. 
INDEX TO VARIETIES 
(Our Introductions and Import Releases are in Italics) 
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