. Descriptive list : gladiolus and delphiniums. Nurseries (Horticulture) Vermont Burlington Catalogs; Nursery stock Vermont Burlington Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Vermont Burlington Catalogs; Gladiolus Vermont Burlington Catalogs; Delphinium Vermont Burlington Catalogs. CHAMPLAIN VIEW GARDENS. About the possibility of certain varieties dropping in price, I usually give extra count to make up for any possibility in that direction. If certain varieties in wholesale quan- tities should drop I am always perfectly willing to make an adjustment. Then again in the spring we are always rushed with orders
. Descriptive list : gladiolus and delphiniums. Nurseries (Horticulture) Vermont Burlington Catalogs; Nursery stock Vermont Burlington Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Vermont Burlington Catalogs; Gladiolus Vermont Burlington Catalogs; Delphinium Vermont Burlington Catalogs. CHAMPLAIN VIEW GARDENS. About the possibility of certain varieties dropping in price, I usually give extra count to make up for any possibility in that direction. If certain varieties in wholesale quan- tities should drop I am always perfectly willing to make an adjustment. Then again in the spring we are always rushed with orders and just simply can't give the personal attention to the filling of them that we can earlier in the season. ABOUT SIZES. As you will see in the price list the bulbs are listed in six sizes. If you want the best blooms get No. 1. As a rule these will produce the biggest spikes and blooms. The smaller the bulb the smaller the plant and bloom. No 3 will give fine blooms in most varieties. Even No. 4 will produce good blooms in many varieties and Nos. 5 and 6 will bloom in some varieties, but will be much smaller. If you are growing for increase, get Nos. 4, 5, or 6. These are all grown from bulblets and will produce more bulblets than older bulbs as a rule. Generally bulbs two years old from bulblets are considered the best for bloom. That is what Nos. 1, 2 and 3 usually are . BULBLETS. For those who can't afford to buy high priced bulbs and are willing to wait a year or two and want to "grow their own" so as to get them cheaper a good way is to buy bulblets. Occasionally a variety will bloom from bulblets the first year, but it usually takes two years to get a good bloom. BUT 1 want it distinctly understood that I do not replace bulblets if they do not grow. The bulblets of some varieties nearly all grow but in most kinds you cannot depend on more than 75 or 80% and in some kinds it takes expert treatment to make any germinate. So that if you buy one or two high priced
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