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( peony type ) , rosy-mauve, seven inches across the 

 beautiful flower ; Claire Kulp, probably the great- 

 est of all red cactus dahlias ; Sunset Glow, a new 

 scarlet and red cactus, and I must not fail to 

 mention Kalif, for this cactus is such a free 

 bloomer, colossal in size, a wonderful shade of 

 red, and the tubers may now be purchased for as 

 little as a half dollar. 



The next time you visit a dahlia farm, or an 

 exhibit of cut blooms, just ask to see the few 

 varieties that I have mentioned here. 



The Gladiolus rivals the Dahlia for the popular 

 regard of flower lovers everywhere, and it has 

 risen to such great heights, from so lowly a start, 

 that it merits all the popular approval that it 

 enjoys today. 



The great beauty of the flowers, coupled with 

 the inexpensiveness of the bulbs, has caused them 

 to be aptly termed "the poor man's orchids." The 

 bulbs may be purchased for as little as a few cents 

 and from that start right on up the scale to as 

 much as a thousand dollars for a single bulb of the 

 latest great creations. 



It has been recently reported that a certain 

 producer of new varieties, asking one thousand 

 dollars for a bulb of a new sort, was tendered an 

 order and a check for five hundred dollars for one 

 of these bulbs, evidently to test his faith, and that 

 the order and check were returned with the state- 



