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
- CONTENTS
- ILLUSTRATIONS
- THE GLADIOLUS
- PREFACE
- THE GLADIOLUS
- CHAPTER I.
- History and Development.
- Its Development.
- Popularity of the Gladiolus.
- Its Uses.
- CHAPTER II.
- Habits of Growth.
- CHAPTER III.
- Soils and Preparation.
- Fertilizers.
- CHAPTER IV.
- Time to Plant.
- Planting.
- CHAPTER V.
- Cultivation.
- Support.
- CHAPTER VI.
- Digging and Curing.
- CHAPTER VII.
- Cleaning and Grading.
- Grading.
- Crates.
- CHAPTER VIII.
- Winter Storage.
- Packing Bulbs for Shipment.
- CHAPTER IX.
- Growing from Seed.
- CHAPTER X.
- Growing from Bulblets.
- CHAPTER XI.
- Peeling Bulblets.
- CHAPTER XII.
- Growing for Specific Purposes.
- Keeping Cut Flowers.
- Marketing Flowers.
- Growing and Saving Seed.
- CHAPTER XIII.
- Crossing or Hybridizing.
- CHAPTER XIV.
- Enemies and Diseases.
- CHAPTER XV.
- What Constitutes a Good Variety.
- CHAPTER XVI.
- How to Obtain a Choice Collection.
- CHAPTER XVII.
- How to Keep a Collection Vigorous and Well Balanced.
- CHAPTER XVIII.
- Commencing in the Business.
- APPENDIX
- DR. W. VAN FLEET
- CHAPTER I.
- Garden History of the Gladiolus.
- Summer Blooming Species.
- Minor Species.
- Summary.
- CHAPTER II.
- Hybridizing Gladiolus.
- CHAPTER III.
- Special Care of Seedlings.
- CHAPTER IV.
- Gladiolus Species.
- ADDENDA
- Odd Notes From Many Sources.
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