| 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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