Dreer's garden calendar : 1899 . dreersgardencale1899henr Year: 1899 SUMMER FLOWERING BULBS. 93 DREER'S SUPERB GLADIOLUS. {If wanted by mail, add 10 cents per dozen for postage. Single bulbs mailed free at Catalogue price.') The most attractive of all Summer flowering bulbs are the Gladioli. Wonderful improvements have been made in recent years in the size and beautv of these flowers, and our list comprises only the best selections, both in our mixtures and named sorts. Their cultivation is very simple, as they will thrive in any ordinary garden soil, but amply repay care and liberal feeding
Dreer's garden calendar : 1899 . dreersgardencale1899henr Year: 1899 SUMMER FLOWERING BULBS. 93 DREER'S SUPERB GLADIOLUS. {If wanted by mail, add 10 cents per dozen for postage. Single bulbs mailed free at Catalogue price.') The most attractive of all Summer flowering bulbs are the Gladioli. Wonderful improvements have been made in recent years in the size and beautv of these flowers, and our list comprises only the best selections, both in our mixtures and named sorts. Their cultivation is very simple, as they will thrive in any ordinary garden soil, but amply repay care and liberal feeding by enhanced size and beauty. A succession of bloom may be had from July to September by planting at intervals from April to June. The strongest bulbs should be kept for the latest planting. 'Plant 6 inches apart in beds or double rows, and 3 inches deep. They are very effective when planted among roses, shrubbery, etc. In the Fall, before frost, the bulbs should be lifted, dried and stored in a cellar, or some other position away from frost, for planting again the following Spring. GLADIOLUS IN MIXTURE. Our mixtures are made up from fine varieties, and are all selected first-size bulbs, and are sure to give the best results. DREER'S GRAND NAMED GLADI- OLUS. The following are sorts which can be depended upon to give good results, each variety being the acknowledged leader of its color : Africain. Black crimson, with pure white blotch on throat, the darkest colored of all. 10 cts. each ; | per doz. Brenchleyensis. An old variety, but still the best vermilion- scarlet for massing. 5 cts. each; 30 cts, per doz.; per 100. Duchess of Edinburgh. Purplish-rose, carmine stripe on lower petals, one of the finest. 10 cts. each ; per doz. Grand Rouge. Enormous spikes of large flaming scarlet, the finest of its color. 10 cts. each; $ per doz. Hesperide. Blotched and flaked bright rosy-salmon on pure white ground. 10 cts. _ each ; 8100 per doz. Sunshine. Clear canary-yell
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