118 Gardening Under Glass 



Gladiolus are very easily forced. It is not 

 necessary to give them any preliminary storing; 

 merely plant the bulbs in pots or solid benches 

 where they will have a rather cool temperature. 

 They are easily grown between Carnations, or 

 in the vegetable house. There are several va- 

 rieties especially adapted for forcing which may 

 be kept for that purpose, but you can grow al- 

 most any of your favorite garden sorts if you are 

 willing to wait a little longer- for the bloom. 



Young bulbs, which are. thick through in pro- 

 portion to size, are better for forcing than much 

 larger, old, flat bulbs. 



Spanish Iris is another most delightful little 

 flowei^ which may be very easily forced and 

 grown in the glass garden. While these are Iris, 

 they are bulbous plants. The foliage is rather 

 grass-like, and the gracefully shaped, beautifully 

 colored little bloom has somewhat the appear- 

 ance of a cross between an Iris and an Orchid. 



Tuberous Begonia is another thing not to ])e 

 overlooked. This beautiful flower is not nearly 

 as well known as it should be, for the reason tliat 

 the florist can make little use of it. There are 

 wonderful colors, and the plant continues to 

 grow and l^loom for months. When they are 

 through, the tubers are dried off, j)ut away in 

 sand and sawdust for a rest, and kept moist 



