. -EDITORIALS- 
lliance, the Ever-Changing Dimension of Color 
Color has three dimensions; hue, brilliance and sa- 
ation. Briefly, Hue is the dimension that describes 
spect to it's whiteness or darkness. The third dimen- 
ion, Saturation, specifies the strength of the bee 
of special interest. When ‘considering: pilieace we 
/ think in terms of black and white. The more 
ite a color contains, the more brilliant it appears. 
Phe more black it contains, the less brilliant it appears. 
his dimension of brilliance, in glads as in all living 
ings, changes with advancing age. Gladiolus varie- 
gradually lose their brilliance with age. By age, we 
ean the number of years the variety has been in exis- 
ce since it first bloomed as a seedling. The older a 
iety becomes, the more dull and uninteresting it is 
cause of the ae it is losing its brilliance. This oe 
brilliance, therefore, will desert every variety, i 
is from commerce. Inherently strong glads, 
a lose out “eventually mostly “because 
ance during this fine, so that 
Ons particular type is out of the 
se dis ‘is merely an overdose of one 
cae | microbes. So let us strive to restore 
ie 
ery ation, sends her little er otihs a to break 
ps into fertilizer and humus as quickly as possible, Fun- 
t a rot and decay are her most effective weapons, (Virus 
ctions are probably just a tool to make plants more susceptible). 
to have her way (which of course isn’t economically feas- 
i othe r Nature will restore the depleted soils to their proper 
And here is an interesting slant. In wreaking her destruction 
crops for the benefit of*her soi!, Nature will never completely 
ut a species. She will always leave a few plants, healthy and 
d; presumably to give the species a fair chance for survival, 
provement. Natural tendencies are almost obscured in today’s 
pping and apparently artificial build up of soils by man, 
ele » the process is going on, as it always will be doing. 
exigencies of man are hastening his disappearance, 
ature is as him almost endless opportunities for sur- 
A Word To 
The Amateur 
Join your local Gladiolus So- 
ciety, ang through it, affiliate 
with the two national groups and 
|the Canadian. There is quite a 
saving to do it this way. If you 
do not know of a local gladiolus 
society, apply to the nationals 
directly; that is, if you wish to 
advance your education in glad- 
iolus rapidly, pleasantly. 
Here they are (in order of sen- 
iority): 
Canadian Gladiolus Society, 
Mrs. J. A. Carleton, Sec’y., Guelph, 
Ontario, Canada. 
New Eng. Gladiolus Society, 
Horticultural Hall, Boston, Mass. 
North Am. Gladiolus Council, 
H, S. Sentman, Sec’y., 820 Ontar- 
io St., Havre de Grace, Md. 
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Eradication 
Not Necessary 
Although there is always a cer- 
tain amount of insect and disease 
_ [iaiury to every gladiolus garden, 
regardless of control measures, it 
need not reach major proportions, 
Our goal is control, rather than 
eradication. The latter would be 
nice, but is practically unattain- 
able—and. isn’t necessary. 
Simple, effective CONTROL 
steps are as follows: 
(1) Pre-planting treatment of 
bulbs and bulblets with Lysol so- 
lution, 
(2) Routine dusting of growing 
plants at regular intervals. 
LYSOL—Soak the bulbs for 4 
hours in a solution of 1 teaspoon 
of Lysol per quart of water. 
Drain, and plant the same_day. 
DUST—Use a 5 per cent DDT 
dust and give the plants their 
first dusting when they are 6 
inches tall. Cover the foliage with 
a thin, even coating of the dust. 
A little agricultural lime in the 
mixture will facilitate coverage. 
Dust this way three or four times 
before the bud spikes emerge, at 
intervals of from ten days to two 
weeks, and do it whether you 
think the glads need it or not. Re- 
garg it as a wise preventive mea- 
sure. Dust even after blooming 
‘| starts, if you think it is necessary. 
DDT wil! not damage the- blooms, 
and 5 per cent is not strong e- 
nough to kill a healthy bee. 
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Beauty! 
Our list of superb gladiolus 
varieties is designed to supply 
something worthwhile for every 
type of grower. The more expen- 
sive varieties, being recent intro- 
ductions, appeal to everyone but 
are really for the commercial 
growers and cutflower growers, 
who know how to increase their 
stocks and thus retrieve their in- 
vestment, Also, a few fanciers 
will consider the purchase of a 
new introduction as being worth- 
while, just to be some of the first 
to have it. 
Our medium-priced glads, rang- 
ing from 25 to 50 cents a large 
bulb, fill the need of amateurs 
who want something new with- 
out having to pay a small fortune 
for it. Also, growers who have 
room for only a small planting of 
bulbs, seem to get a bigger thrill 
out of these very new ones, 
Our low-priced glads are most- 
ly new ones that have only re- 
cently reached the low price. 
These are the ones to stock up on 
for multiple thrills. And because 
one can afforg more of them, they 
are by far the most useful for 
home decoration, Our selection of 
low-priced glads provides beauty 
without price, and it brings ‘to 
you the cream of the thousands 
of varieties that are enjoying a- 
bundant circulation. 
Annual dues for these Societies 
are as follows: Canadian—$3.00, 
including an extra-fine yearbook; 
N. E. G. S.—$4. 00, including a 
fine hard-bound yearbook and 5 
‘magazines; ' 
N, A. G. C.—$2.00, including 4 
fine quarterly magazines. 
HOW TO ORDER 
Send to CURRY’S Glads, K-M Bldg. 
Kalispell, Montana. 
CURRYS’ pay the postage on all retail orders. 
CURRYS’ Large bulbs are young stock, first time to Large size, 
and will be 114to 2 inches in diameter. Older bulbs are larger, and 
ss will furnish them on request, but we do not consider them to be 
as satisfactory as the others. Many experienced growers order Medium 
size bulbs, which give nice bloom and produce an acclimated choice 
Large size bulb for the following season, Our Medium bulbs range 
from three-quarter to 114% inches in diameter. 
Minimum order is $2.00. 
Send remittance, in full, with order, 
Canadian customers please seng Import Permit and minimum 
order of $5.00. 
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