THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE OF AMERICA. 



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a time when most of the hanly plants are not blooming. 

 Some plant the bulbs in Rose beds between the rows of 

 Rose bushes ; good results can be obtained in this way, as 

 the soil in a Rose bed is tisually quite rich. 



I do not know of any flower that has the large range 

 of colors that is found in the Gladiolus family. 



We have them in solid colors, two colors, three colors 

 and even more, and the colors are always blended beau- 

 tifully together; then we have them striped and mottled 

 and variegated be\ond description ; in fact out of the 

 three or four thousand named varieties on the market it is 

 possible to pick out colors to suit the most exacting, and 

 as the seedlings are raised so easily the future has even 

 greater possibilities in store for us than we have had in 

 the past. As to which are the very best varieties this is 

 largely a matter of taste, and no two persons would hardlv 

 select the same ones as their ideal of perfection ; but from 

 my observation during many seasons of testing I have 

 found the following amnng the best : 



Uf course the above list could be added to, but they 

 come to my mind as being especially good. 



If a very high class list of varieties is wanted, the fol- 

 lowing are really something extra fine: Badenia, lavender 

 blue ; Panama, pink ; I'lorence, bright lilac, white center ; 

 La Luna, pale yellow, dark center; Mrs. Frank Pendle- 

 ton, flushed salmon pink, blood red throat ; Xegerfurst, 

 blue black ; Norma Dee Childs, delicate white, sulphur 

 throat; I'rince of India, blue black, smoky gray; Safrano, 

 Xankeen yellow, petals fluted ; Sans Pareil, orange rose, 

 striped vermillion. 



\Vith the present range of colors the use of Gladioli is 

 unlimited, and we find they are used for decorating dining 

 rooms, churches and weddings ; large quantities have 

 come to be used for funeral work. 



Some of the best for forcing are America, Augusta, 

 r.renchlevensis, Shakespeare. Mav, Mrs. F. King and 

 Wild Rose. 



There is a tvpe now for which there will be a great 



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.Augusta, Peace, 



Alaska, Aline. 

 Pendleton, La 



r.renchlevensis 



Whites — l'>lanchc, 

 Reine Blanche. 



White with colored throat — Mrs. F. 

 Luna, Jane Dieulafoy. 



Pink — America, Panama, Wild Rose. 



Scarlet or red — Cardinal, Nezinscott, 

 Mrs. Francis King. 



Scarlet with white throat — Princeps, Contrast. Attrac- 

 tion. 



Yellow — Sulphur King, Canary I'.ird, Xiagara. 



Pilue and purple — Baron Hulot and Piadenia. 



Dark maroon — Negerfurst and War. 



Striped and mottled — Prince of India. I. .S, llcndrick- 

 son, Le Triomphe and Scribe. 



future, and that is the Primulinus Hybrids. These 

 Hybrids have been produced from the Primulinus species 

 that was found in South .Vfrica. The species are all 

 Primrose yellow. 



The Hybrids range in color from Prinudse yellow to 

 all shades of yellow, red, orange and white, and while a 

 single spike is not conspicuous, a bunch of them is very 

 graceful, and as they are slender and long they lend 

 themselves well for decoration, and I believe when they 

 become well known they will be used in great quantit)-. 



Do not forget the Gardeners' Reunion at Thum's alleys, 

 Xew N'ork, Tuesday, March 24. James Stuart is chair- 

 man of the arrangement committee. 



