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The Gladiolus: A Practical Treatise on the Culture of the Gladiolus

The Gladiolus: A Practical Treatise on the Culture of the Gladiolus

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THE GLADIOLUS

A PRACTICAL TREATISE ON THE CULTURE
OF THE GLADIOLUS, WITH NOTES
ON ITS HISTORY, STORAGE,
DISEASES, ETC.

By

MATTHEW CRAWFORD

With an appendix by

DR. W. VAN FLEET

1911

Addenda by

J. C. VAUGHAN

1921

 

 

 

CHICAGO and NEW YORK
VAUGHAN'S SEED STORE
1921

Copyright, 1911, by Vaughan's Seed Store
Second Edition, with Addenda,
Nov. 1921


CONTENTS

  Chapter Page
  Preface 1
I. History and Development 3
II. Habit of Growth 9
III. Soils and Preparation 12
IV. Time to Plant 15
V. Cultivation 19
VI. Digging and Curing 21
VII. Cleaning and Grading 25
VIII. Winter Storage 30
IX. Growing from Seed 33
X. Growing from Bulblets 37
XI. Peeling Bulblets 43
XII. Growing for Specific Purposes 47
XIII. Crossing or Hybridizing 54
XIV. Enemies and Diseases 57
XV. What Constitutes a Good Variety 60
XVI. How to Obtain a Choice Collection 62
XVII. How to Keep a Collection Vigorous and Well Balanced 64
XVIII. Commencing in the Business 67
  Appendix 73-92
I. Garden History of the Gladiolus 73
II. Hybridizing Gladiolus 82
III. Special Care of Seedlings 85
IV. Gladiolus Species 89
  Addenda 95-100

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