MIDSUMMER POMPS 



Colibri is a flower of many lovely tones of 

 mauve and violet, not large but in color unique. 

 On its three inner petals are narrow central mark- 

 ings of yellowish cream. The dark edges of the 

 petals are of Violet pourpre No. 1 ; a lighter tone 

 is seen toward the centre, though all is so veined 

 and touched with mauve and violet as to be 

 difficult to describe. 



Satellite is the last of this dark-hued list. Here 

 the general tone is Violet prune No. 4 relieved by 

 tones of Amarante in all its shades in the chart. 

 Two perfectly rounded lower petals of Violet pen- 

 see No. 4 give an astonishing beauty to the flower. 

 In my notes concerning it I find this entry: "No 

 gladiolus to compare with this," coupled with an 

 admonition to myself to grow it with delphinium 

 Mrs. J. S. Brunton, or, for a richer effect, among 

 or beyond the tall phlox GoHath. For those who 

 would know accurately the color of the delphin- 

 ium just mentioned, I may add that the first two 

 shades of Bleu de cobalte factice exactly represent 

 its petal colors, while its eye is white tinged with 

 canary-yellow and palest lavender. 



Yet another gladiolus, the last; and this is of 

 those lasts which shall be firsts, for it is a giant 

 in size of flower and height of stem — a superb 

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