For Gladioli Color Index See Inside Back Cover 
Collections of Sehzepers CGfladioli 
COLOR ILLUSTRATED EXHIBITION 
COLLECTION No. 1 
Consisting of 10 Extra Selected Corms each of the 10 varieties 
listed below. ALL VARIETIES WILL BE FOUND. ILLUSTRATED IN 
COLOR IN THE COLOR GUIDE. 
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ABU HASSAN 
BURMA 
CAPSICUM 
MARGARET BEATON SPIC & SPAN 
OGARITA STOPLIGHT 
TOTAL 100 HIGHEST QUALITY CORMS 
$15.10 
13.50 
PINK RADIANCE 
SALUTATION 
VALERIA 
Regular Catalog Price . 
Special Collection Price 
No. 1A 
Same as above, only half the quantity, 10 varieties as listed, 
5 corms each: 
TOTAL 50 HIGHEST QUALITY CORMS 
Regular Catalog Price $7.55 
7.00 
Special Collection Price . 
GARDEN COLLECTION 
No. 2 
Consisting of 10 extra selected corms each of 10 extra fine 
varieties, a complete color arrangement. Descriptions will be 
found on pages as noted: 
Page 
MARGARET BEATON... 4 
PICARDY 5 
ROSA VAN LIMA 
ETHEL CAVE COLE.... 4 SNOW PRINCESS 
GOLD DUST WHITE GOLD 
TOTAL 100 HIGHEST QUALITY CORMS 
Regular Catalog Price . $11.60 
9.75 
ANNAMAE 
BEACON 
DR. WHITELEY 
Special Collection Price . 
No. 2A 
Same as above, only half the quantity, 10 varieties as listed, 
5 corms each: 
TOTAL 59 HIGHEST QUALITY CORMS 
Regular Catalog Price $5.80 
Special Collection Price . 5.00 
Our Gladioli Corms reach you absolutely 
Infestations may inadvertently come in from a neigh- 
boring untreated planting or may originate from bou- 
quets of infested cut flowers that are consigned to the 
refuse heap after they have lost their freshness. In such 
cases spraying is recommended as a preventive or control. 
Since the thrips are difficult to find on the foliage, a 
careful examination of the plants should be made as soon 
as they are up five or six inches, and if any “silvered” 
spots are noticed, the plants should be sprayed with a 
solution of tartar emetic, brown sugar, and water, pre- 
pared as indicated below. This solution does not injure 
the Gladiolus foliage as does the paris green and brown 
sugar combination formerly recommended. 
Small Quantity Large Quantity 
Tartar Emetic... 1 ounce 2 ounces 
Brown Sugar 4, ounces 8 ounces 
or Molasses.. 5 tablespoonfuls 10 tablespoonfuls 
Waterac. certo. _ 1 gallons 3 gallons 
The tartar emetic, like the brown sugar, is soluble in 
water. These ingredients should be stirred in a small 
quantity of water until dissolved and then diluted up to 
the quantity desired. If molasses is used, it can be added 
after tartar emetic has been dissolved. No agitation is 
required with this spray. 
free from thrips 
they have been treated with DDT during 
winter storage and again just before shipping. 
Careful spraying, repeated weekly or every ten days 
until flowering begins, will do much toward insuring a 
normal crop of flowers. This can only be accomplished 
by destroying the insects before they have an opportunity 
to enter the buds. 
To obtain the best results it is necessary to use a 
sprayer capable of sufficient pressure to produce a fine 
mist spray that will cover all leaf surfaces of the plant 
with tiny droplets. Do not apply so much spray that these 
droplets will unite and run off. If rain occurs within 
twelve to twenty-four hours after the application, the 
spray should be repeated. 
If the spraying has been started early, and while the 
plants are small, the infestation should be so greatly 
reduced that no further treatments need to be made after 
the appearance of the first flowers. However, the last 
spray application should be so timed that it will be made 
as close to the beginning of the flowering period as 
possible. 
For the convenience of our clients, we will be pleased 
to supply tartar emetic at the following prices: 
Tartar emetic: %4-lb. package @ $0.75 each 
1-Ib. package @ 1.25 each 
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“Hidden deep in the bulb lie the pledges of another life.” 
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