hours to 2 weeks. The longer the better. Natriphene is an effective fungieiie that 
absolutely kills bulb diseases on a 2 weeks soak. The bulb absorbs the solution 
and kills the disease from the inside out. We use it. 
Natriphene tablets 10 cents each, 3 for 25 cents with bulb order only. Fine for 
rose mildew and damping off. 
Be sure to dip your bulbs in something. If you don’t and they don’t come 
up good, don’t write to me about it. 
After you dip your bulbs make holes or furrows approximately 4 inches deep. 
Plant from 2 to 6 inches apart. Make rows 24 to 30 inches apart. 
Plant in full sun if possible. Glads do equally well in clay or sand. 
FERTILIZER 
WE DON’T USE ANY. If you insist on using fertilizer use it lightly as a side 
dressing after the glads get their third leaf and maybe again when the flower 
spikes start, but WE DON’T. 
ALKALINE SOIL 
Glads prefer soil on the acid side. If your soil is alkaline use approximately 
4 pounds of sulphur per 100 square feet of soil. Rake it in the top of the soil after 
planting. Do not spade it in. Keep it wet. 
WATERING AND CULTIVATING 
Water a lot. Glads like lots of water and good drainage. For sandy soil, water 
every three days — Every day if it gets over 100 degrees hot, real heavy soil every 
10 days. Give a good soaking each time. 2 
CUTTING BLOOMS 
When cutting your glads be sure to leave at least 4 leaves on the plant. Without 
the leaves a new bulb cannot be aie You can pick your glads anytime after 
the first floret is ready to open. 
DIGGING 
You do not have to wait until the leaves get dry to dig. You can dig SIX 
weeks after they finish blooming. 
STORING BULBS 
After your bulbs are dug let them dry for two to four weeks depending on 
the temperature. Do not dry in the sun if the temperature goes over 85 degrees. 
In about three weeks clean off the roots and the old bulb. Separate the bulblets. 
Dust with 5% DDT and store them where they will keep dry — the drier the better. 
Do not put them over 2% inches deep in boxes though. 
BULBLETS 
Plant bulblets. about 25 to the foot and two inches deep. Plant early, give 
them lots of water. Many will bloom the first year. It’s surprising. For good results 
soak bulblets two weeks in Natriphene. 
ORDERING BULBLETS 
Because of our fire we won’t have bulblets of all varieties this season. If you 
wish bulblets send 25 cents or more per variety and we will do our best to supply 
them. On most varieties we give too many to bother to count them. On more 
expensive varieties bulblets sell for approximately one-tenth the price of large 
bulbs. On cheaper varieties you might get over 50 for 25 cents. 
BULB SIZES 
Large bulbs are 1%4 inches and up in diameter. Medium bulbs are %4 to 1% 
inches — mostly over 1 inch. Small are under %4 inch in diameter. Bulblet sizes 
vary with the variety. 
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