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THE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY OF NEW YORK 



Pride of Goshen. Flowers light reddish salmon, with ox-blood 

 red blotches ; bloom compact, of excellent character. 



Prince of India. Bright red. streaked violet ; long bloomer. 



Purple Glory. Large ruffled blooms on strong spikes, purplish 

 red, velvety texture ; a surprise when the sun shines through 

 the petals. 



Rouge Torch. A bright variety with flaming blotch on lip. 



Scarlet Princeps. A massive scarlet, vigorous, long bloomer ; 



four immense blooms out at once. 

 Schwaben. Beautiful yellow and red. 

 Shedowa. Light salmon-pink, with white on lip and throat ; long 



bloomer. 

 Youell's Favorite. A robust lavender-pink, ruffled, and a strong 



and lasting spike. 



In the choice of varieties, location and personal taste cause a 

 wide difference of opinion. With the production of the earlier 

 varieties, and late-blooming ones, such as the Kunderd Quar- 

 tinianus hybrids, gladioli cover a season of considerable length. 

 As a cut flower they have few ec^uals, and in the garden they may. 

 be used in many ways. As a collection, their wide range of color, 

 shape, and habit, makes them an interesting study. In a formal 

 garden the shorter kinds are most effective in rows. An English 

 writer says : " My little garden walk has been guarded by a com- 

 pany of these fine swordsmen." The primuUniis varieties, and 

 shorter varieties of other types, when planted singly or in clumps 

 of five or six on one color, give grace to the border, and the taller 

 more vigorous kinds have their place in the rear. The tall straight 

 ones are effective in giving the spire effects of the fox glove. In 

 massing gladioli in borders, the groups should not be too arti- 

 ficially defined, but merge together in waves of color. 



If considered too formal in a planting, the use of misty masses 

 of Gypsophila paniculata and other feathery plants is recom- 

 mended. A combination of the Mist-flower, Eupatorium 

 coclestinmn, with the flesh, pink and cream-colored varieties, is 

 very effective. 



Kenneth R. Boynton. 

 New York Botanical Garden. 



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