May 28, 1910 



HORTICULTURE, 



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A Unique Orchid 



WINNER OF GOLD MEDAL AT BOSTON ORCHID SHOW. 



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The above illustration shows a flower spike of Lager 

 & Hurrell's noteworthy acquisition, the only pure white 

 Cattleya gigas ever found. Sepals and petals are abso- 



lutely white,, throat greenish yellow. Five thousand dol- 

 lars is the value set upon this latest sensation in the 

 orcliid world. 



Gladiolus Suggestions 



My article in Hoeticultuke of Feb. 5 last, described 

 the new French white gladiolus Eeine Blanche which 

 is now offered by all the leading growers and seedsmen 

 in France and Germany. I wish to advise all who in- 

 tend ordering this variety from European firms to get 

 a few sample bulbs before placing orders of any large 

 amount, for there is a great deal of diseased stock of 

 this variety on the market. I bought four lots, and 

 only one of these were healthy bulbs. 



Growers have got to keep their eyes peeled continually 

 or they will have serious trouble if certain diseases get 

 a foothold in their fields. 



Mr. Eirett Wallace is sending out some valuable 

 suggestions regarding the treatment and control of 

 various diseases to which the gladiolus is subject. A let- 

 ter to him in care of the Agricultural Experiment Sta- 

 tion, Cornell University, Ithaca, N. Y., will receive 

 prompt attention. 



No more gladiolus species can be obtained from 



Soutii Africa as the government has recently made 'a 

 law forbidding the exporting of all plants, roots and 

 bulbs, so if you have any of the valuable Cape species 

 be sure to take good care of them for some kinds may 

 soon be hard to secure. 



I have good reports of the outlook for the proposed 

 American Gladiolus Society to be organized at Horti- 

 cultural Hall, Boston, on the 27th inst., and it looks as 

 if there would be a substantial number of charter mem- 

 bers enrolled. Let us all get together and make it a 

 success in every way. 



Orange, Mass. 



