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bulbs will insure it, making the plantings every two 

 weeks up to the first of July. 



Gladiolas are very satisfactory for cutting, as they 

 may be brought in when the first flower has developed 

 and every bud will unfold, often seeming finer than 

 those in the open ground. Especially is this the case 

 in extremely hot weather, when the blooms fade 

 quickly. 



For mass planting a large number of bulbs of one 

 variety is best, or one may plant two or more varie- 

 ties that contrast effectively, as the blue or violet 

 Baron Hulot and the yellow Sulphur King. One 

 of the best bedders of the red class is found in 

 Mrs. Francis King. This is a light scarlet or flame 

 color, and is an excellent cut-flower variety, selling 

 well to the stores in the cities. It is also very mod- 

 erate in price, the bulbs selling for something like two 

 dollars and a Jialf a (hundred, or five cents {each 

 singly. The pure white varieties are always lovely, 

 and some of them reasonable in price, so that they 

 may be planted in masses, and in combination with 

 the scarlet sorts are very effective. Augusta is a 

 lovely, pure white variety with blue anthers, and 

 Glory of Holland another beautiful sort, the anthers 

 in this being violet instead of blue. Both of these 

 can be purchased for fifty cents a dozen, and much 

 cheaper in larger quantities. Most of the other white 

 varieties show a slight penciling or suffusion of color. 



