. Currie's farm and garden annual : spring 1918 43rd year. Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs. Gladiolus. GLADIOLUS BULBS ALL LARGE FLOWERING BULBS. The Gladiolus is rapidly coming to be the universal flower for outdoor culture, certainly one of the most satis- factory to grow, and good soil suits them. Plant the bulbs as soon as all danger from frost is past, about 4 inches deep and 6 to 8 inches apart. By planting at intervals up to the firs
. Currie's farm and garden annual : spring 1918 43rd year. Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs. Gladiolus. GLADIOLUS BULBS ALL LARGE FLOWERING BULBS. The Gladiolus is rapidly coming to be the universal flower for outdoor culture, certainly one of the most satis- factory to grow, and good soil suits them. Plant the bulbs as soon as all danger from frost is past, about 4 inches deep and 6 to 8 inches apart. By planting at intervals up to the first of July, these fine flowers can be had in bloom all through the Summer and Fall, the later flowers being the best. About the end of October, when the leaves begin to wither, the bulbs should be taken up, dried in the open air, and then stored in a dry place, where they will not be touched by frost but kept cool. America—One of the grandest Gladioli yet introduced. Color a beautiful soft flesh pink, slightly tinged with lavender. The flowers are unusually large. Each 5c; doz. 50c; 100 $ Augusta—Pure white, with blue anthers. Each 5c; doz. 50c; 100 $ Baron J. Hulot—The finest true-blue Gladiolus yet known. Flowers thickly set on a tall, strong spike; color velvety purple. Each 8c; doz. 80c; 100 $ Brenchleyensis—An old favorite for massing. Fine vermilion-scarlet. One of the most satisfactory in cultivation. Each 4c; per doz. 40c; 100 $ JUNE—New. Produces one of the finest formed spikes of any variety we know of. The color is white, flaked with rose pink, the markings varying more or less in every spike but always in a pleasing way. Each 25c; dozen $; per 100 $ Mrs. Francis King—A fine, very large, light scarlet variety. Flowers excellent for cutting. Each 5c; per doz. oOc; 100 $ May—White flaked rose, fine. Each 10c; per doz. $; 100 $ Niagara—Of the "America" type, flowers larger, often 4H inches across; colo
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