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Maine — Japanese; pure wliite; back of j)etals slightly tinted 

 when old; an exceedingly useful flower with broad petals; very 

 full, extra fine. 



Golden Dragon — Japanese; long petals of rich golden yellow, 

 whorled and twisted; fine flower. 



Temple of Solomon — Japanese; bright golden yellow; petals 

 twisted towards the centre; large flower and very free bloomer. 



There are a great many other kinds equally as good but too 

 numerous to mention; those I have mentioned here, are the very 

 best of the varieties we grew last season. As there is much in- 

 terest taken in the chrysanthemum, I hope that by next fall we 

 shall see a chrysanthemum show here. § 



The following paper was read by Mr, Carleton: 



SUMMEE FLOWERING BULBS. 

 By Frank H. Carleton^ Minneapolis. 



No flower garden is complete without a few summer flowering 

 bulbs. They are so easily cultivated and cared for, and are so 

 certain to send up their spikes of flowers every season, as to be 

 deserving of more general cultivation. There is nothing in the 

 flower garden that requires less attention when once planted, 

 and which affords so much beauty as the summer flowering bulbs, 

 whether they be the gladioli, tigridia, oxalis, amaryllis atamasco 

 more commonly called the Fairy Lily, the caladium escidentum 

 and the canna, which are forms of bulbs proper, or the dahlia, 

 or madeira, or mignonette vine, which, though properly called 

 tubers, yet require about the same general treatment as bulbs. 

 When bulbs are once planted in the spring they are certain to 

 develop and make a grand show, provided they are given half 

 an opportunity. 



First and foremost of all these summer flowering bulbs, of 

 course comes the gladioli. It is the lazy gardener's friend. It 

 requires no hoeing, no mulching, no stirring of the soil, but if 

 the weeds are simply kept away it will come along itself, and 

 send forth its gorgeous spikes of flowers which will arrest the 

 attention of every passerby. As a cut flower it is unexcelled. 

 If put in .water when the two lower flowers of the spike com- 

 mence to open, it will last for a fortnight and until every blos- 

 som has fully expanded. 



