For Gladioli Color Index See Inside Back Cover 
Collections of Sehezpers Hjladioli 
COLOR ILLUSTRATED EXHIBITION 
COLLECTION No. 1 
All Prize-Winning Varieties 
Consisting of 10 Extra Selected Corms each of the 10 varieties 
listed below. ALL VARIETIES WILL BE FOUND ILLUSTRATED IN 
COLOR PAGES AS NOTED: 
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PAID US EVA'S SAN eee DAC LOL cme: 3 
BURL Av eee 11 PATKOL ==. 12 
GARINEVIA ene eee 30 PINK RADIANCE 5 
MARGARET BEATON 11 + SPIC & SPAN... 11 
VIC) ELA Wik peer 6 WEDGEWOOD ____. 5 
TOTAL 100 HIGHEST QUALITY CORMS 
Regular Catalog Price $17.65 
Special Collection Price 13:75 
No. 1A 
Same as above, only half the quantity, 10 varieties as listed, 
5 corms each: 
TOTAL 50 HIGHEST QUALITY CORMS 
$8.83 
8.00 
Regular Catalog Price 
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: 
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ANNAMAE GOLD DUST 
Citic) a 3 (Gold) ie, tee 4 
BEACON MARGARET BEATON 
(Red, Yellow blotch) 3 
ELIZABETH THE QUEEN 
(White, Pink blotch) 4 
RED CHARM 
(havendc) ————— 4 (Glistening Red) _.... it 
ETHEL CAVE COLE SNOW PRINCESS 
(hight Pink) een 4 (Snow White) 7 
GENERAL EISENHOWER VALERIA 
(Deeps Pink) == 4 (Scarlet) eee 8 
TOTAL 100 HIGHEST QUALITY CORMS 
Regular Catalog Price 
$13.80 
Special Collection Price Lie7s5 
No. 2A 
Same as above, only half the quantity, 10 varieties as listed, 
5 corms each: 
TOTAL 50 HIGHEST QUALITY CORMS 
Regular Catalog Price $6.90 
Special Collection Price 6.00 
OUR Gladioli Cows reach you absolutely free from thrips 
(For Finest Results Spray the Plants) 
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 
Water. .: cer 114 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. 
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 re- 
duced 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: 1-lb. package @ $1.00 each 
l-lb. package @ 2.00 each 
“Hidden deep in the bulb lie the pledges of another life.” 
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