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View of the Haarlem Jubilee Exhibition, with Narcissus and Other Bulbs in Foreground from J. J. Grullemans & Sons, Lisse. 



For benching as a Christmas crop. If 

 yon have no cuttings and want a quan- 

 tity of plants, sow some seed now. Do 

 not use mixtures. No one wants such, 

 fiet packets of onie or two distinct 

 • olors, such as will sell in any market. 

 T^se the tall variety in preference to 

 dM'arf or so-called intermediate strains, 

 as it produces so much stronger spikes. 



GRULLEMANS' SUCCESS. 



Among the exhibitors at the great 

 Jubilee show at Haarlem, Holland, J. 

 .f. Grullemans & Sons, Lisse, have been 

 conspicuously successful, winning three 

 gold medals and two silver gilt med- 

 als. The gold medals were awarded 

 for the best early tulips, the best tu- 

 lips at the exhibition, and the best col- 

 lection of narcissi. The silver gilt 

 medals were won on named hyacinths 

 and collection of miscellaneous bulbs. 



It is interesting to recall that at 

 the floral exhibition in 1856 this firm 

 also obtained highest awards for tu- 

 lips, narcissi and hyacinths. The busi- 

 ness was established in 1839, but not 

 until 1854 did the firm really enter 

 the field as bulb exporters, the founder 

 of the business making .journeys 

 through Germany, before the advent 

 |>f railways, on horseback. The busi- 

 ness is now international in charac- 

 ter, the present senior partner and his 

 four sons traveling regularly in Euro- 

 pean countries and America. J. J. 

 < Grullemans, Jr., was only 16 years old 

 when he made his first business trip 

 to America and easily took the palm 

 •IS the youngest of the many Holland 

 liulb men in America that season. He 

 has since made regular journeys 

 through the States and become well 

 luiown to many bulb merchants. 



The firm's catalogue is one of the 

 largest published in Holland. The 1910 

 ("dition contains 180 pages, finely 

 printed, and in addition to the usual 

 line of bulbs contains a list of many 

 'are and choice varieties of miscoUa- 

 "'^ous bulbs cultivated by the firm, 

 ^^arcissi are strongly specialized in. 

 "lie 1854 catalogue contained eleven 

 varieties; the 1910 catalogue, 1,500, in- 

 'liiding some of the most recently in- 

 troduced seedlings. An export trade is 

 done with America, England, Germany, 

 Austria, Russia, Norway. Sweden, Aus- 

 "alia, Africa, British "Columbia, Can- 



ada, etc., and the catalogue is published 

 in the language of each country. 



ASTER BEETIiES. 



Is manure water better for asters 

 than the rotted manure? Last year I 

 used rotted manure, and a small black 

 bug killed hundreds of asters for me. 

 It seemed to be the manure that bred 

 them. G. E. S. 



While manure water is good for 

 asters, I would much prefer well rotted 

 cow or horse manure in the ground. The 



Tlia Kdltor la plasseil 

 when • Reader 

 preaenta tala lde«a 

 on any aubjeot treated In 



Aa experience la the beat 

 teacher, ao do "W 

 learn fasteat by an 

 exehance of expertenoea. 

 Many valuable polnta 

 are brought out 

 by dlacuaalon. 



Good penmanship, spelling and 

 srrammar, though desirable, are not 

 necessary. Write as you would talk 

 when doing your l)est. 



WS SHALL BE GLAD 

 'NTO HKAR FROM TOO 



black beetles, which I presume are the 

 pests referred to, do not come in the 

 manure. They, however, seem to breed 

 spontaneously where any asters are 

 planted. Hand-picking is a partial re- 

 lief from their attacks, which are 

 usually the worst when the flowers are 

 opening. , T have tried a variety of 

 remedies and find Paris green, at the 

 rate of one pound to 2.50 gallons of 

 water, or a small spoonful to a 12 quart 

 watering can, sprayed over the jilant.-. 



will clean therii oiit in short order. This 

 poison will color even white flowers so 

 little as to be hardly noticeable. It is 

 readily removed by dipping the flowers 

 in water. Use a fine spray nozzle when 

 applying the poison, and be sure to wet 

 all the flowers. 



Other poisons tried discolor the 

 foliage too much, but you will find the 

 Paris green in water will prevent your 

 flowers from being chewed to pieces. 

 Do not spray when rain is imminent. If 

 the poison can stay on a few hours, it 

 will do its work thoroughtly. C. W. 



AMARYLLIS AFTER FLOWERING. 



After flowering amaryllis, they often 

 are sadly neglected and stood in almost 

 any out-of-the-way place. This is all 

 wrong. On the treatment they receive 

 during the growing season the quality 

 of the next crop of spikes chiefly de- 

 pends. If bench space can be spared, 

 an excellent plan is to plunge the pots 

 to the brims in partially decayed leaves. 

 This keeps the roots cooler and more 

 moist and only a fraction of the water- 

 ing is necessary. If greenhouse space 

 is not at command, any coldframe with 

 proper headroom will answer just as 

 well. Keep sashes on all the time, but 

 never close them. Syringe the plants 

 every afternoon and feed every four 

 or five days all such as are well pot- 

 bound. You will be surprised at the 

 way the bulbs will increase in size un- 

 der this treatment. The sashes should 

 have a coat of whitening, but of only 

 moderate thickness. 



LATE GLADIOLI. 



Tho last planting of gladioli should 

 now hfe made. Of course, bulbs may be 

 kept as late even as July, but there is 

 little- advantage in it, as the earlier 

 ones are of better quality. Let the 

 bulbs be covered not less than six 

 inches and they will withstand the 

 summer drought much better. It is a 

 common error to plant too shallow. 

 Keep the earlier plantings in the field 

 well cultivated. These are this season 

 looking' particulgitly promising, thanks 

 to the cool, moi6t weather experienced. 

 The increasing/ interest in this flower 

 fully warrants/the formation of a spe- 

 cial society tm guard and advance its 

 interests, and we wish every success to 

 the newlv-^ormed Gladiolus Societv. 



