^ ]^Io(jo^p (srapd^r) arid l^alci). ^ 



NEW HYBRID GLADIOLI. 



Fkj. 1'2-29. — GROFf's Hybrid Gladioi.is. 



R. H. H GROFF, of Simcoe, 

 has very kindly sent this 

 office a bushel of the most 

 gorgeous colored gladioli 

 spikes imaginable. The wonderful mingl- 

 ing of colors and the size and beauty of 

 the florets, combined to make an exhibit 

 well worthy of mention. The accom- 



panying cut shows one of Mr. GrofTs 

 new hybrids, of which the florets are im- 

 mense, equaling lilies in size. 



He writes : " Am glad the flowers 

 pleased you, but one basket could in no 

 way represent my collection. It is my 

 hope to exhibit at Toronto in 1898, the 

 best quality and variety ever shown in 

 America and I can do it. Beside the 

 freak referred to in the paper last sent, 

 I have a trumpet for hybridizing bloom- 

 ing at Fame time and later, is some pure 

 v/hite seedlings on which I have been 

 working for years, and have now fixed a 

 strain coming true from seed, giving a 

 quality of pure writes, practically un- 

 known." 



COVER THE BULB BED. 

 Be sure to give the spring blooming 

 bulbs a nice warm winter blanket of 

 leaves, litter from the stable, or brush, 

 or a combination of all, and do not be 

 in a hurry in spring to get them out of 

 their winter clothes. Don't rush out the 

 first warm day and clear away all the 

 brush and litter just because it is un- 

 sightly looking. The crocus and snow- 

 drop will not need so warm a covering 

 as the other bulbs and can be uncovered 

 earlier in the spring. But from the tulip, 

 hyacinths, etc., gradually remove the 

 covering, leaving the finest of the stable 

 litter on the beds permanently. — Vicks 

 Magazine. 



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