. Dreer's garden calendar : 1897. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. SUMMER FLOWERING BULBS. 93. Gladiolus. Snow White Gladiolus. (If wanted by mail, add 10 cents per dozen for postage.) The most attractive of all summer flowering bulbs are the Gladioli. Wonderful improvements have been made in recent years in the size and beauty 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
. Dreer's garden calendar : 1897. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. SUMMER FLOWERING BULBS. 93. Gladiolus. Snow White Gladiolus. (If wanted by mail, add 10 cents per dozen for postage.) The most attractive of all summer flowering bulbs are the Gladioli. Wonderful improvements have been made in recent years in the size and beauty 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 plant- ing at intervals from April to June. The strongest bulbs should be kept for the latest planting. Plant six inches apart in beds or double rows, and three 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 HIXTURE. Our mixtures are made up from tine varieties, and are all selected first size bulbs, and are sure to give the best results. EACH Scarlet and Crimson shades mixed 05 White and Light " " 05 Yellow " " 05 Striped and Varigated " " 05 Pink " " 05 Extra Choice Mixed, all shades 05 Lemoine's Butterfly Hybrids mixed. This mixture is made up of named sorts which we imported from the originator. The remark- able richness of the colorings of this class, rival the finest orchids. (See cut) 5 cts. each, 40 cts. doz., $3 00 per 100. Kelway's Choice Hybrids, grown from stock of the celebrated English hybridizer, produces immense spikes in great variety of color- ing. 5 cts. each, 50 cts. per doz., § per 100. Gladiolus by mail, 10 cts per doz. extra. I)OZ. 100 .25
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