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Ly gob to three gladiolus “show: eet a couple ef local ones, it was 
fun zething ours in 1754. We won 8] ribbous, forty of them firsts; 
three trico.:¢, four) purple ote and-2 silver trephy., is ae 
Twenty-ere ribtens were for secdlings in horticulture. Ab one show 
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iit spikes which brought 10 priges. Ten of the 21 ribbons were firsts. 
Cur custcme:'s do allright bee: one writes that with 6 entries in a ea 
egional show she won four firsts , a sina and an honorable mention. : 
Another won three prizes with five entrie age g 
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be speedily disecatinued by all.) : iS ee 4 
te Theu shalt give thy glads full sun if possible; half a day atleash ~ 
i. Thou shalt plant thy bulos in good garden sain. plecing LOB Bee el 
$ 6 inches deep, 4 inches apart; small ones 4 dneies deep and 2 in- = 
enert;  beibiets)< umehes deepiand thick as" peas.” 
LES Thou. shalt prefer « fertilizer of well-rotted manure; commercial 
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fexriulizors thou shait use-with greatest care or not at all, Se ama 
iV. Thou shalt soak thy planting well every ten days. 3 
Ve. Thou snalt spray or dust after each soaking with Chlordane: or othe 
ex. paterial not dangerous to health. : ae ce 
Vi--Tnouw shait cultivate to cae down weeds and keep roots wet with aay 
* @ust- or other mulch. pee eis 
Vil These things do, remembering that thou ere them, Wate God — 
senas the sun and wetches with thee in joy as their petals open. 
VIII. thou shalt dig -thy treasures four or more weeks-after blooming, < . 
cut plants off at each bulb and dry quickly for several days. : MG SS 
me Tneu shalt discard old roots and last year's) bulbs, Saving the “<= 5 
thlets for increase. ae ; . GSMO Tes lisc a IK 
7 Thou shalt sprinkle thy beloveds with napthalene flakes though it . 
take a clothespin on thy nose when in the storage house, and store them 
ina cool dry’ place till spring. . - oe Se ee 
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Net voncucive to growth of ‘la large bulbs, so some varieties had to be = == ~ 
Hicid for increase. ao 
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