May, 1911 



THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



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II The Gladiolus 



I CampbeU Bros-, Simcoe, Oat. 



I In drawing up plans for planting the 

 garden, space should be provided for gladi- 

 oli, ever increasing in popularity. This is 

 largely due to the work of the hybridist 

 in improving the quality of the flower, and 

 lowering the cost at which good varieties 

 or strains can be procured. For table 

 decoration during its season, nothing equals 

 the gladiolus, and it possesses the addi- 

 tional merit that large quantities of bloom 

 can be gathered from a small piece of 

 ground. Canada formerly imported all her 

 corms, but new a good many acres are 

 grown in this country, largely for export. 



PLANTING 



They may be planted quite early, as scon 

 as the soil is dry; the earlier they are 

 planted the earlier they will bloom, and 

 the conns will have a longer season to 

 mature. They may be planted in succes- 

 sion up to June, thus prolonging the sea- 

 son. 



Mature corms should be planted not less 

 than 4 inches deep, and on light soils ; some 

 plant 5 or 6, the effect of this being to 

 give support to the stem and lessen the 

 danger from wind storms. Always plant 

 in full exposure to the sun; they do not 

 thrive in the shade. They do fairly well in 

 any kind of soil, but prefer a rich, sandy 

 loam. 



As with all garden crops, fertility is best 

 maintained by working into the soil well 

 decayed stable manure during the fall. 

 Commercial growers plant quite thickly, 

 ten to thirty to the foot, but where fine 

 spikes are wanted, they should be given 

 more' room by planting in a row, say three 

 to six inches apart. 



SUMMER OtJLTURB 



Summer culture consists simply in keep- 

 ing the soil well stirred, and in continued 

 dry weather artificial watering must some- 

 times be resorted to, as they are impatient 

 of hot, dry weather. The spikes should be 

 cut when the first flower opens and placed 

 in water. By shortening the stem and re- 

 newing the water daily, the spikes will last 

 a week or more. 



Dig the corms in October, cr as soon as 

 the plant is ripened up, dry a little and 

 store in trays in a frost proof cellar. They 

 can be cleaned up any time during the 

 winter, and prepared for planting in 

 spring. 



New Regulations Regarding 



the Destructive Insects 



and Pests Act 



The number of ports at which nursery 

 stock may be impcrted has been increased 

 and the time limit extended in a nummer 

 of instances. 



The amended regulations governing the 

 importation of nursery stock under the act 

 to prevent the introduction of insects, ^^ssis 

 and diseases destructive to vegetation pro- 

 vide that nursery stock, which is not ex- 

 empted entering Canada, shall be imported 

 only through the ports and during the per- 

 iods mentioned below. 



Vancouver, B.C., from 1st October to 1st 

 May; Niagara Falls, Ont., from 1st October 

 to 15th May; Winnipeg, Man., and St. 

 John, N.B., from 15th March to 15th May, 

 and from 7th October to 7th December ; 

 Windsor, Ont., and St. Johns, Que., from 

 15th March to 15th May, and from 26th 

 September to 7th December. At these 



MAY 



Is the busiest month of the year" with 

 Garden-makers. We shall be glad to help 

 these busy men and women by sending, 

 carriage prepaid. 

 Asters: Queen of the Market, White and 



Pink at 40c per 100: Lavender Gem, Royal 



Purple, Branching White and Crego Pink 



at 50c per 100. 

 Bnlsnms at 60c for 10. 

 Antirrhinum (Snapdragon) Arctotis Gran- 



dis (African D.iisy) Salvia, Scabiosa. and 



Stocks at 75c for 10. 

 Gladiolus (Groff's Hybrids) 10 for 25c; 25 



for 55c; 100 for $2.15. 

 Knipliofia (Flame Flower) Var. Pfitzeri, 



each 20c: 10 for $1.50. 

 Yucca var. Filamentosa, each 25c. 

 Shasta Daisies, blooms 4 to iV, inches 



across, 2Sc each. 



Please send postal note with ^rder. 



John Cavers, Douglas Gardens 



OAKVILLE. ONTARIO 



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