OUR 20th SEASON CATALOGUE 
SEASON 1954 
Greetings, Friends: 
Thanks again for past favors. They were deeply 
appreciated and we hope that we shall continue ta@ receive 
them. 
This being our 20th anniversary as a Glad grower, we 
are inviting you to help us celebrate, in so doing we are 
going to offer a few Do’s and Don’ts for your Glad Gar- 
den. 
First: open package as soon as received. Examine 
your bulbs, and, if you are not ready to plant, store them 
in your vegetable cellar, or a place where it is not too 
warm or too cold. 
Second: all Glad bulbs must be dipped before plant- 
ing in order to kill any thrips or disease that may be on 
them. We use Lysol. One and one-half tablespoonsful 
per gallon of water. Soak bulbs three hours just before 
planting. Any water container will do for soaking. 
Third: after your soil has been prepared in the Spring 
of the year, furrow out your rows and scatter in the bot- 
tom of the trench, a good Commercial fertilizer such as 
being sold in your community for vegetables. Mix fertilizer well with the soil and cover 
with two inches of soil. Now you are ready to plant your bulbs. Set large bulbs about five 
inches deep and five inches apart; other size bulbs in proportion, with the smallest about 
two inches deep and two inches apart. 
Fourth: do not plant near building, heavy rooted plants such as trees, etc. Cultivate 
frequently enough to keep soil loose, and free from weeds, not deep, and after every heavy 
rain or watering. 
Fifth: spraying and dusting for thrip adults are small black insects about 1/16 of an 
inch long) we have used the two following formulas: 
DDT Spray — 2 rounded teaspoonsful DDT (50%) wettable; 1 teaspoonful Dreft; 
2 gallons water, mix and spray every week or ten days when foliage is about 8 or 
10 inches high. 
DDT Dust for thrip 5% DDT dust and we use a roto dust gun. This is the quick- 
est and easiest control. Not as effective as spraying but very much faster. 
Dust once in about every 10 days after foliage is 8 to 10 inches high. Do not use 
DDT dust on blooms as it will spot. 
A good idea is to sprinkle bulbs with 5'‘% DDT dust while bulbs are in storage. 
Sixth: when cutting blooms be sure and leave at least four leaves so as to mature the 
bulb. Bulbs should be dug as soon as the foliage starts to become yellow or about five 
weeks or so after blooming date or after frost. Dig bulbs when the soil is dry if possible 
using a digging fork, and lifting bulbs by the foliage. Cut off the tops close to the bulbs 
shaking out loose dirt. Place bulbs in shallow wooden trays or clean paper bags, marking 
each variety. 
Seventh: curing and cleaning bulbs; remove all bulbs to a warm dry place where there 
is a good circulation of air. After a period of three or four weeks, or when bulbs are pro- 
perly dried, old bulb is easily broken away from the base of the new bulb. Be sure and 
leave husk on bulb, as this is a protection in storing. Ideal storage temperature is between 
34 and 45 degree F., or in a good vegetable cellar. 
Terms of sale: cash with order, or twenty-five per cent with the balance paid C. O. D. 
Cash must accompany wholesale orders wanted by parcel post AS THESE ARE NOT PRE- 
PAID. If you should send more than the carrying charges, we shall make refunds. No 
order for less than two dollars and no item for less than ten cents please. We have made 
our prices low enough so as to eliminate all confusing discounts. We are liberal with our 
overcounts. All retail orders will be send prepaid. If out of size wanted, we will ship next 
size, giving equal or better value. 
These are State inspected bulbs. We try to observe the fact that making friends is very 
essential to our business. 
165 West Street Sincerely yours, 
Ware, Massachusetts Taylor Gardens 
Telephone 850 U. N. Taylor 
