Gladiolus Seed Sale! ne. & Podageie 
Winston Roberts PAID 
Box 2772 ; Permit No. 37 
Boise, Idaho Boise, Idaho 
Form 3547 Requested 
To: 
U. S&S. Dept. of Agriculture 
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Washington 25, D.C. 
Growing Glads from Seeds 
Gladiolus seeds may be planted either indoors in the fall, or outside in the spring. 
If spring-planted, do not plant until the ground is fairly warm; the middle or latter part 
of April is all right, or even early May in northern sections. Of course, you can plant 
much earlier in the southern states, or if a hot-bed or coldframe is used. 
Plant the seeds in a shallow trench in well-prepared ground (no fertilizer is needed 
in good garden soil), and cover them with about a half-inch of soil, or a mixture of 
soil and peat moss. Though not every seed will germinate, do not plant too thickly; 
two or three seeds per square inch will give them room to develop properly. The seeds 
will begin coming up in about 18 or 20 days, and it is important not to let the ground 
dry out at any time until the young plants are well established. 
For fall planting indoors, the same general planting instructions apply; either flats 
or pots may be used. Keep the soil damp (but not too wet) at all times. Fall-planted 
seeds can be gradually dried off and dug by February. The resulting tiny bulbs may be 
held in a cool place until spring, then planted outdoors. Many of the plants will bloom 
the same year when handled this way, though not with as large flowers or as tall stems 
as they will have in later years. Digging is done in the fall, and the seedling bulbs are 
handled and stored the same as any other glad bulbs. 
COUPON FOR ORDERING SEED 
Winston Roberts 
Box 2772, Boise, Idaho 
For the enclosed remittance send me: 
(-] 125 Gladiolus Seeds3255 ee $3.00 
[] 250. Gladiolus Seeds «3.22 ee $5.00 
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(Minimum order, $3.00) 
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