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quantities the color he or she desires, they will get much 

 better results and the florist will find a market for his 

 flowers at a good price, but when he grows a mixture or 

 few each of many colors, he finds no market whatever, 

 and yet he does not know the reason why. 



In the pink class he will find Wild Rose, Dawn, Ameri- 

 ca and Independence, a deep pink, among the best. In the 

 creams, Niagara, Mrs. James Lancashire and Jean Dieu- 

 lafoy, with carmine throat markings. In the yellow^s. 

 Sunrise, Sulphur King, Golden Queen and Madam Le- 

 moinier. In whites. Peace, Augusta, Chicago White and 

 Aline. In reds, Princeps, Harvard, Sanguine, Cracker 

 Jack and the good old Brenchleyensis. I have only men- 

 tioned a few of the varieties under dififerent color sec- 

 tions, but those which are most popular. Few of these 

 colors can be used in combination for decorations, piece- 

 work or as cut flowers, while used in masses by them- 

 selves or only a few in a vase, the results produced make 

 a market for the flowers. 



The easy culture makes the gladiolus a great asset in 

 the garden, because even if neglected, they will continue 

 to grow, are not easily choked out by weeds, and seem to 

 thrive even in dry weather. To get the best results, they 

 should be planted from five to six inches deep in ground 

 well fertilized with bone meal and a liberal coating of agri- 

 cultural lime well worked into the soil. 



When the possibilities of gadiolus planting in masses 

 comes more intimately under the consideration of land- 

 scape architects, it's popularity will be still greater. But 

 right here let me say, that we must educate the general 

 flower-loving public to a willingness to cut the flower 

 spikes before they have bloomed to their limit, keeping 

 the bed in a beautiful appearance and at the same time 

 having the benefit of the effect of the garden as w'cll as 

 the flowers in the house. The gardener or grower should 

 understand the habit and growth of varieties so that the 

 desired effect will be produced at blooming time. I mean 

 by this that a description of the variety should be thor- 

 oughly understood and tall grow'ing varieties should not 

 be planted where low varieties are needed. Often it is 

 impossible to make a selection from catalogues for proper 

 plantings unless thoroughly acquainted with the habits of 

 special varieties. Another point of interest is the selec- 

 tion of bulbs. It is a mistake to entertain the notion that 

 size is virtue. It is essential that bulbs should be of the 

 proper age, fully developed and healthy, rather than 

 over-fed, soft and punky though large. 



It is gratifving to note that .America leads in the culti- 

 vation of the gladiolus as well as in the production of new 

 colorings and varieties of established types, such as Pana- 

 ma, Niagara, Peace, Dawn, ;\Irs. Francis King and others 

 equally attractive. 



The adaptability of the gladiolus for out-of-door plant- 

 ing as well as for greenhouse culture, it's freedom from 

 disease and the wide range of good colors places it in the 

 front_ ranks of satisfactory flowers and there is undoubt- 

 edly a great future before it. 



National Gardeners' and Florists' bowling tournament 

 for members of the X. .\. ("i. & S. .\. F. Tlium's al- 

 leys. New York, .\pril '*. 191, i. 



HARDY GARDEN ROSES 



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M. H. WALSH, Rose Specialist. Woods Hole, Mass. 



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