Show Your Garden Gladioli For Lovely ovely Cut Cui Flowers By Genevieve H. H Folsom Tele Telegram mm Garden Gladioli arc easy to grow gross and make wonderful cut flowers vels For Foi Forthe the flower arrangement enthusiast ast they are arc a real necessity It is best to plant your ladio- ladio li in rows in the garden just like you would corn or potatoes They prefer a well-drained well soil lots of sunshine and proper wa sva You should start your our plantings planting about the first of April and md stagger stagger stag ger them about two weeks apart until the early part of July In Inthis Inthis Inthis this way you will have ha continuous ous bloom all summer and fall Prepare your soil by digging it deeply It necessary some sonic well- well rotted manure can be incorporated ed into the soil but make sure itis it itis itis is mixed in well and do not let letany letany letany any of the thc manure touch the thc buls Two Two Foot Foot Rows Make lake your rows about two feet apart and plant the corms about five inches deep They can be beset beset beset set from 4 to 4 inches apart in the row Most lost growers like to soak the corms in a solution of 1 teaspoon of Lysol to 1 quart of water before before before be be- fore planting They should be bc allowed to soak at least three hours and then planted immediately immediately immediately immedi immedi- while still wet In order to eliminate you should start a dusting or spraying program as soon as the tiny plants are about six inches high A spray or dust containing containing containing contain contain- ing DDT is best There are gladioli obtainable in every color and you should not fail to plant some of the miniature miniature miniature mini mini- types They are delightful in the garden and perfect for flower arranging Plant in Groups If you cannot plant the gladioli in rows in the garden dont don't eliminate eliminate eliminate nate them because of this fact They make an effective e showing planted in groups in the border Interesting color combinations can be worked up in this manner Among the lovely gladioli for I your garden are these beauties Elizabeth the Queen lavender Leading Lady wl white te Spotlight yellow Spotlight t red White Gold cream and Span pink favorite salmon- salmon pink Lipstick pink with red throat Miss l Wisconsin rose King Lear Beacon scarlet scarlet scar scar- let Jet yellow throat Blue Beauty blue Burma red Corona white- white edged pink |