 | Gladiolus Aristocrats Classic Reprint (Stanley Thorpe) Excerpt from Gladiolus Aristocrats We urge a larger planting of the choice varieties herein listed. We need more of the beautiful things of this world; and what is more beautiful than flowers, and what flower more beautiful than the gladiolus with its many forms and shapes, its endless variety of colors and markings; its usefulness as a garden ornament and its value as a cut flower for home decoration and social occasions; its cheering effect upon the sick, and its help fulness to those who mourn a friend? About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, ...
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 | Gladiolus, Peonies, Perennials, 1931 Gladiolus, Peonies, Perennials Classic Reprint (Pinecrest Gardens) Excerpt from Gladiolus, Peonies, Perennials, 1931: Gladiolus, Peonies, Perennials Again I am saying how-do-you-do to my cus tomers and friends through my little catalog. In my work, each season brings its change of delightful occupation. Spring finds me busy putting up orders and getting my bulbs (soaked in a reliable fungicide) ready to be planted in rows three feet apart, as soon as the ground has been plowed, harrowed, fertilized and marked out. I use both clay and sandy loam land that has raised Connecticut Valley broadleaf tobacco for years; a cover crop of oats or barley is plowed under each spring. Young high school lads place each bulb right side up and evenly spaced in the trenches which are about four inches deep. They are covered with two inches of soil and left to the care of old mother earth until up enough to mark the rows. Then the horse and cultivator fill the trenches level and keep the soil well pulverized until-they are ready to start blooming, when they are given their ...
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 | Landscape Service, Evergreens, Shrubs, Trees, Perennials, Rock Plants, Gladiolus and Dahlias, 1926 Classic Reprint (Kuehne And Reinhardt) Excerpt from Landscape Service, Evergreens, Shrubs, Trees, Perennials, Rock Plants, Gladiolus and Dahlias, 1926 Single. Red, white, pink and mixed. (our Hollyhocks are free from disease and rust. Clean; strong, one-year - old stock. Two-year old plants are never sent out, as they are not satisfactory) About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. ...
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