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Title: The Gladiolus
A Practical Treatise on the Culture of the Gladiolus (2nd Edition)

Author: Matthew Crawford

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Language: English

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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

[Illustration: DETROIT]

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