DELUXE COLLECTION 
To satisfy the demand for a mixture containing the choicest varieties that it would be possible 
to buy for a reasonable price, we offer this collection with the assurance given that you will be 
agreeably surprised at the wonderful value. Every bulb that is put into this collection is from 
a variety of the finest exhibition type and collection well balanced as to colors. $9.00 per 
hundred. $4.50 for fifty. $2.00 for twenty-five. Medium bulbs, $5.00 per hundred, $2.50 for 50. 
COLOR COLLECTION 
Ten large bulbs, each COLOR labeled. 100 bulbs in all, Yellow, Red, Pink, Cream, Salmon, 
Lavender, White, Purple, Orange and Old Rose. These are put up in the same two grades as 
above. $5.00 and $9.00..We can assemble these also in packages of 5 each at half price. 
FORMULAS FOR DIPS AND SPRAYS FOR THE CONTROL OF THRIPS 
Lysol Dip 
4 tablespoons of Lysol 
3 gallons of water 
or 
1 pint of Lysol 
25 gallons of water 
Soak bulbs in the Lysol solution for at least 3 hours and no longer than 6 hours; soak bulblets 
overnight for 12 to 14 hours. After bulbs or bulblets are removed from the solution, allow to 
drain for 30 minutes and plant same day as treated, preferably while still wet. 
The thrips problem is now satisfactorily solved — a great blessing to all concerned. 
Thrip Spray 
2 ounces Tarter Emetic 
2 ounces brown sugar 
3 gallons water 
Mix well and spray weekly after foliage is in third leaf. 
or 
Y% Ib. DDT (50%) 
14 pint liquid soap (Germicidal ) 
25 gallons of water 
For small plantings the following DDT spray is reported as giving good results: 
1 rounded teaspoonful DDT (50%) 
14 teaspoonful Dreft 
1 gallon water 
DUSTING —The easiest and most efficient means of controlling Thrips is to dust the foliage 
of the plants with 5% DDT. Many types of dusters are available and one can be obtained to 
suit your size planting. Begin dusting when plants are in third leaf and continue about every 
two weeks. If this is done you can say goodbye to Thrips. 
CAUTION: Lysol, New Improved Ceresan, Tarter Emetic, and DDT are poisonous and care 
should be taken in handling and storing these materials. 
CARE AND CULTURE OF GLADIOLUS 
Select a sunny location away from the roots of trees and shrubs. Plant about six inches deep, 
having bulbs five inches apart. 
Place bulbs in a well worked trench in staggered or zigzag row— . * . * and cover at first with 
about two inches of loam: when shoots begin to appear, work balance of loam into the trench. 
At all times keep the soil loose. As an aid to producing larger blooms work in fertilizer around 
the plants when about a foot or more in height. At the time flower spikes appear, abundant 
watering is very beneficial. 
Bulbs should be dug before leaves turn brown. Cut stock close to the bulb, spread them out to 
dry for two or three days in a sunny location and then place in an open shed or room for two 
weeks or more before storing them away in a cool dry place. Keep them spread out and not 
over three inches deep, give bulbs an occasional airing during the winter. DO NOT remove the 
husks as this protects the bulb during storage. 
