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1954 PRICE LIST 
‘SELMA GLADIOLUS GARDEN 
IRA and ALICE MASON é 
P.O. Box 1il Selma, California 
Licensed Nursery Tel. 4971 — Fowler 
LOCATION 
7823 East Manning Avenue, is the location of our Sales Barn ~ South side 
of Manning (Reedley Road) 4 mile east of 99 Highway 2 miles south of Fowler 
four miles North of Selma, call at the barn or mail your order. Orders of $2,00 
or over postage paid -— less than $2.00 add 20 cents for postage. 
SIZE 
Large bulbs are l< inch in diameter and up. Growing size (medium) are 3/4 
to 14 inch — The large bulbs bloom earlier and make longer spikes with larger 
flowers. We plant the medium size for cut flowers for the florists — For years 
we have been supplying leading florists of Madera, Fresno, Kings and Tulare 
Counties with our glad blooms. 
It is our intention to send out only healthy bulbs true to name, but no 
guarantee of growth or satisfaction is implied in the sale, nor will we be 
responsible for the crops. 
GROWING HINTS 
Gladiolus are easy to grow, much easier than most plants. They can be 
planted in rotation to lengthen the flower season, or large, medium and small 
planted at the same time, the large blooming first. 
Plant about five inches deep, better too deep than too shallow, four to 
six inches apart in single or staggered rows. Good large bulbs do not require 
much fertilizer. No danger of too much water, if your soil is well drained. 
Full sun is best. 
They have their pests as do all plants, the thrips being the worse. Preven— 
tion is better than cure. 5% DDT dust with us is very effective. It is cheap 
and easily applied. 
Care for your plants about two months after blooming to mature the bulbs. 
After digging let dry until the old bulb parts readily from the new, clean, dust 
well with 1% to 5% DDT dust, store in a cool dry place until planting time. DDT 
is death to thrips, they do not have to eat it, just walk over it, it gets them 
as they hatch. We dust all bulbs with 5% DDT dust and soak the bulbs just before 
planting in a solution of a tablespoon of Lysol to one gallon of water for six 
hours. We advise everyone to do the same whether the bulbs have been previously 
treated or not. 
PREMIUM BULBS 
Gay Lady, an easy growing tall lavender with lighter throuat. Marshal 
Montgomery clean warm velvety maroon—-red. A large size premium bulb free 
with each $1.00 purchase. 
