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LOSE BROTHERS GLADIOLUS BULBS 
Save a place in your flower garden for Gladiolus! They are very easily grown in most any type of good soil—they respond readily to good treatment, 
and they make*gorgeous cut flowers, or beds, or borders, in your garden. Don’t miss planting at least a few gladiolus—they will be priceless to you. 
The following listed bulbs are the best of the old favorite varieties, and many of the new varieties which are causing sensations among the gladiolus 
growing gardeners. ALL the bulbs listed are large size, hand picked, carefully graded. 
Gladiolus 
CULTURAL DIRECTIONS 
Preplanting—Mix 1 oz. New _ Improved 
Ceresan, 3 teaspoons Dreft, with 3 gallons 
water. Soak bulbs in solution 15 minutes 
stirring several times. Allow them to drain 
30 minutes and plant IMMEDIATELY. 
CERESAN 
4 oz. 45c; 1 Ib. $1.15 
After planting—To control thrip dust with 
5% DDT while the dew is still on, or spray 
with the following mixture, 1 rounded tea- 
spoon 50% wettable DDT, \% teaspoon 
Dreft to 1 gallon water. Start spraying or 
dusting when plants are in third leaf and 
continue about every two weeks. 
“ ANNAMAE. Chalk white, with a tiny wine- 
* red spot deep in the throat. Opens 8 plain 
petaled florets or regular placement on a 
straight stem. Very uniform and dependable. 
BEACON. Scarlet salmon with a creamy white 
throat. Tall spike with 8 florets opening at 
once. 
BLUE BEAUTY. Light blue shading, darker 
towards the edges. 
BIT OF HEAVEN. A flaming orange with yel- 
low throat, an early bloomer. Very beautiful. 
BURMA. A very deep red rose with heavy 
tuffled blooms. Fine for exhibitions, always 
wins its share of prizes. Don‘t miss this one. 
ETHEL CAVE-COLE. One of the very best 
commercial pinks. Opens 8 large light pink 
florets on a straight and tall stem. Also an 
extra fine exhibition variety. 
ELIZABETH THE QUEEN. A very fine lav- 
ender, beautifully ruffled with darker lines 
on throat. Huge florets. 
GOLD DUST. A beautiful deep yellow, grows 
on large stems. 
LADY JANE. A clear cream with yellow lips. 
It is an easy grower and a 100 per cent cut- 
ter. Opens 7 ruffled blooms of fine texture. 
A very fine variety. 
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LEADING LADY. Creamy white with a lemon 
yellow throat. It is one of the most popular 
varieties grown and well deserves its top- 
notch rating. It is a sport of Picardy and the 
spike, flower, and growing habits are identi- 
cal to its parent. If you do not grow Leading 
Lady, by all means get started this year. 
MAID OF ORLEANS—Milky white with cream 
throat. Tall straight spikes with up to 8 well 
placed florets open at one time. 
MARGARET BEATON—Immense white with 
small orange-scarlet blotch in throat. Tall 
sturdy spikes. 
RED CHARM. Deep sparkling scarlet shad- 
ing toward a deeper throat. Opens 8 to 10 
large, perfectly placed blooms on a_ tall 
straight stem. It is an outstanding variety. 
SPOTLIGHT. Clean medium yellow with a 
small red throat blotch. One of the finest 
glads grown today. Florets are of large size 
and are perfectly placed. Opens 7 and is a 
very good keeper. No garden should be with- 
out Spotlight. 
SNOW PRINCESS. A Beautiful milky white 
with a light cream throat. 
VANGOLD. A clean deep golden yellow. Opens 
7 plain florets on a medium height plant. 
WHITE GOLD. The huge early blooming cream 
that is grown far and wide. Opens 4 or 5 
six-inch florets on a strong straight spike. 
Plant is strong and vigorous with very broad, 
healthy foliage. 
ALL BULBS No. 1 SIZE 
738c DOZEN 
$5.50 per 100 
BAGDAD. Very large smoky rose. 
GOLDEN ARROW—Clear lemon yellow opening 
8 florets on medium spike. 
PICARDY. Salmon pink with slightly darker 
throat featherings. Picardy is the variety that 
has made the gladiolus the florists’ leading 
out-door flower. Opens 6 to 8 large well 
placed blooms on a tall straight spike. 
95c DOZEN 
ages 
KING LEAR. Deep purple with a silver line 
on the edge of the petals. Opens 6 or 7 
large, deep, heavily ruffled florets. 
REWI FALLU. Blood red, early bloomer. 
Large flowers. A highly recommended red. 
VALERIA. A soft light red. Opening 6 or 7 
lightly ruffled blooms well placed and of 
fine texture. Makes a very strong growth 
with heavy stem and spike. 
$7.50 per 100 
