Gladiolus 
ALL THRIP-TREATED LARGE CLEAN BULBS 
AUTUMN GOLD—An excellent deep yel- BURMA—Deep rose, intensely ruffled. 
low, tall vigorous grower. Good any- Large florets, good spikes. A ““must'’ variety. 
where. CHAMOUNY — Large flowered rich rose 
BAGDAD—Smoky old rose, deeper at pink; well placed florets. 
edge of throat, lighter in throat, 6 to 8 CORONA—Large cream, rose picotee edge. 
immense blooms open at one time. Consistently good and popular show 
CHINA MAID—Very tall spike; rich glow- flower. 
ing salmon, large flower. ELIZABETH the UEEN Tien mauve-ruf- 
ETHEL CAVE COLE—Large, wide-open flo- fled flowers, with dark lines in the throat. 
rets of clear, light pink, soft, rosy tone perae: fine form and opens 7 to 8 blooms 
in throat. A must in any collection. aac! LADY_—A. wi P h 
KING LEAR—Clear deep, reddish, purple inehowsrie Sat 5. etree Colas uit 
hes Cate pen ease ney Folals: Ex- self, large flowers on strong spikes. 
Mamet ts ae eens PURPLE SUPREME—Fine shade of purple 
ORANGE GOLD—New clear orange. A enhanced by a line of silver around each 
good grower that promises to become petal. Tall strong grower, show flower. 
popular. REWI FALLU—Immense deep blood-red 
PICARDY—Soft shrimp pink without fleck- blooms of heavy texture. 
ing. Soft inconspicuous feathering of rose. S§POTLIGHT—Lovely yellow with ruby 
Very large. throat blotch. Large flower—one of the 
ROSA VAN LIMA—Light rose pink. Up to __ finest. 
9 large blooms on strong spike. VALERIA—Clear, bright scarlet with silky 
WANDA—Deservedly popular cream col- sheen. Very satisfactory in every way. 
ored, dependable flowering variety. Large florets, tall flower heads. 
WHITE GOLD—Enormous, slightly ruffled 
ABOVE VARIETIES ARE PRICED: cream flowers with yellow throat. Well 
3 for 25¢; Doz. 75c; 100 $5.50, liked by all who have grown it. 
BLACK OPAL—Darkest maroon; tall exhibi- ABOVE VARIETIES ARE PRICED: 
tion spikes. Don’t overlook this. 3 for 35c; Doz, $1.00; 100 $7.00. 
RAINBOW MIXED GLADIOLUS— We offer herewith a hand made mix- 
ture containing most of the above varieties as well as many others especially 
selected for harmony in color at a money-saving price. All are large flowered 
varieties and select No. 1 size disease-free and thrip-treated bulbs. 
Per Doz. 55c Per 100 $4.00 Per 1000 $37.50 
Begonias " Lilies 
(Tuberous Rooted) i For Spring Planting w 
Carnation-flowered double varieties in top- Lilies offered here are large 8-9' circum- 
size bulbs only. Order by color; Crimson, ference bulbs and will bloom this season. 
scarlet, rose, orange, white and yellow. Plant early as possible. 
Each 29c; doz $3.00. Each Per3 Doz. 
¥ a AURATUM Ie cL eee 59c $1.65 $6.00 
Caladium RUBRUM 2.220020. 1:38e 1.88 8:00 
ELEPHANT EAR—Effective jolage plent 
Mammoth rich green leaves. Plant after May Peonies 
1. Ea. 30c; Doz. $3.00. 
Cannas 
Ask us for varieties and prices. 
Dahlias 
Boxed assortment of 6 roots, all different, 
large flowering, each individually labeled. 
Guaranteed to grow. Planting instructions 
included. Per box of 6 roots $2.00. 
POMPON TYPE—BEox of 6 $1.50. 
Available in September. Ask us for varie- 
ties and prices. 
Tuberoses 
Double Pearl. ‘Top size bulbs. Each 22c; 
doz. $2.20. 
Mail orders for bulbs amounting to 
$2.00 or more will be shipped post- 
age prepaid. 
FIFTH ANNUAL PEONY SHOW 
MARK YOUR CALENDAR NOW to be 
sure and visit our FIFTH ANNUAL 
PEONY SHOW which will be held on 
Thurs., Fri., and Sat., on June 5, 6, and 
7th on the main floor of THE GARDEN 
STORE as usual. Specimen blooms of 
some 100 or more varieties will be 
on display at that time through the 
cooperation of C. F. Wassenberg, fa- 
mous peony specialist of Van Wert, 
Ohio. Orders may be placed at the 
show for any of these varieties with 
the assurance that the flowers you 
grow wil be precisely like the speci- 
men blooms you ordered from. 
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Old Gardener 
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Most gardeners plant their glads 
in wide orderly rows in open 
areas to make cutting and culti- 
vation easier, but there’s no law 
against using them as _ borders 
for mixed flowers. Because the 
straight lines make for erectness 
and formality—I like to see them 
planted where there’s a green, 
bushy background such as peony 
bushes—that way it helps to 
break the vertical pattern. They're 
nice along low walls, too, An old 
stunt is planting glads with iris 
because both have _ swordlike 
leaves. When the true leaves 
develop; (they're about six inches 
high at this point) start a weekly 
D.D.T, spraying program; it’s the 
best insurance I know to control 
those destructive glad thrips. 
Growing flowers from bulbs and 
roots is one of the most re- 
warding of hobbies. Because glad 
bulbs multiply each year and 
return additional bulbs and bulb- 
lets to the grower it is like a 
bank account returning interest 
on your deposit. That's true of 
dahlia roots, also. 
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