MIDSUMMER POMPS 



tinct lavender tone, and a fine cream-white on 

 the lower petals of the gladiolus connected the 

 darker shades of rose above and below it. 



The marvellous Mrs. Frank Pendleton I also 

 saw a year since for the first time, and this was 

 an experience apart. The flower, a broad, finely 

 opened one of white, carried petals all flushed to- 

 ward the tips with Rose malvace; the markings 

 of lower petals were of extraordinary richness and 

 depth of color. In chart colors the nearest to 

 this tone was Rouge carombier No. 4, but the 

 plate was really neither dark nor velvety enough. 

 Rouge Andrinople No. 1 is the tone of these 

 large oval markings. Mrs. Pendleton is a gladi- 

 olus in a thousand, and its American origin should 

 be a matter for pride to all in this country who 

 cherish their gardens. 



The longer I garden, the more deeply do I prize 

 all flowers in tones of violet or deep, rich purple. 

 We need more such as foils for paler colors, yes, 

 and for richer too. The Buddleia is a garden 

 godsend and, pleasant to record, is rapidly becom- 

 ing better known. The grace of its habit, the 

 charming lavenders and purples of its flowery 

 racemes, not to mention its gray -green foliage and 

 its absolutely constant bloom make it already of 



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