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with purple, was called Shasta; others received the names 

 Santa Rosa, Yolo, Mariposa, and other California names. 



Although surrounded with beautiful flowers from all 

 parts of the world, and busy with fruits from every clime, 

 the master did not forget his gladioli pupils. So, when at 

 last the enemy was exterminated, he decided to admit 

 another gladiolus class. 



Training at once began. He crossed and selected from 

 thousands of seedlings until the members of the gladiolus 

 class became almost countless. Still promotions continued. 



In the Gold Ridge school may be seen numerous long 

 rows of gladioli. The plants, standing close together, 

 present one solid line of foliage and flowers reaching from 

 the roadway over the sloping hillside. They do not now 

 need the stake of the New England garden for a support, 

 for the strong, straight stem stands erect entirely sur- 

 rounded by blossoms. The gladiolus pupils have been 

 taught to stand like soldiers. 



To describe the dresses of these thousands of gladioli 

 would take too long, for there are all the exquisite inter- 

 mingling colors, shades, and tints one often sees at evening 

 in the Eastern skies after the passing of an April shower. 



