Sehzzpers’ Gladioli Mixtures 
FOR THE CUTTING GARDEN 
Named Varieties that appear in our Catalog Mixed By Hand for each order 
This assures a well balanced color combination 
LARGE FLOWERED DELUXE (all colors). These choice 
corms are assembled as mentioned above and offered as 
a “Deluxe Mixture” of named varieties. This is very valu- 
able material for the cutting garden. $1.25 for 10; $10.00 
per 100. 
MINIATURE (all colors). Smaller of flower, wiry of stem, 
dainty of form, they lend themselves particularly for 
artistic arrangement, and their decorative value is great 
as cut flowers for baskets, vase or other decoration. $1.45 
for 10; $12.00 per 100. 
MIXTURES ARRANGED TO SPECIFIC SHADES 
The following SPECIAL MIXTURES are offered in specific shades, making them ideal for cut flower purposes 
where a certain color combination is desired: 
Blue and Lavender Shades 
White and Light Shades 
Orange and Yellow Shades 
Pink and Rose Shades 
Red and Scarlet Shades 
$1.45 for 10; $12.00 per 100 
Plant a few rows of Gladioli in your vegetable garden—they will add beauty to this spot and at the same time 
provide a cutting patch for indoor decoration. 
Make plantings weekly—then you are assured of cut flowers all summer lone. 
“He who becomes impassioned of a flower, a blade of grass, a 
butterfly’s wing, a nest, a shell, wraps his passion around a small 
thing that always contains a great truth.” 
—MAETERLINCK 
OUR Glladioli Coums 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 3 ounces 
or Molasses .. 5 tablespoonfuls 10 tablespoonfuls 
Wiateler care) a 11% 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: 14-lb. package @ $1.25 each 
l-lb. package @ 2.25 each 
“Hidden deep in the bulb lie the pledges of another life.” 
