Massed on the Stem 



Contrast the gladioli in this picture with the isolated 

 blossom shown in the preceding one. In the present case, selec- 

 tion has been carried out with an eye to improvement all along the 

 line, but notably with the thought of producing bunches of 

 gladioli that are solid masses of flowers. In many of 

 these improved varieties, the flowers grow in a 

 spiral about the stem, and make a solid 

 mass of blossoms, as here shown. 



