A GARDEN NOTE-BOOK 



and outside turn to a delicious pink, exactly re- 

 produced by the French chart in 120-1. Illumina- 

 tor, seen at the Detroit Gladiolus Show, is a flower 

 of great splendor — splendor of color first, a glow- 

 ing crimson scarlet, and, as I remember it, it is, 

 when held against the light, like some ruby-tinted 

 wine. 



Many others there were in this wondrous basket 

 of flowers which should receive mention here, but 

 time and space forbid. I should like, however, to 

 name a group of fine scarlets, so good that one 

 could hardly single one out from the others : Clear 

 Eye, Electra, Mrs. Vos, Pride of Hillegom, General 

 Joffre, Johannesfeuer, Mrs. Neldhuys, Fair King, 

 and Evening Red. A glowing flower was Majestic, 

 rouge grenadine in the French chart. Wilbrink is 

 very unusual and fine in its effect; a good lavender 

 was Mr. Mark; other lavenders are Catherine, 

 Ewbank, and the familiar Blue Jay. I hear, also, 

 that Louise is a fine acquisition to those of this 

 color. 



I have grown for several years now some of the 

 beauties from Decorah, Iowa, the work in hy- 

 bridizing of two devoted men who started as 

 amateurs. Although I occasionally share the fate 

 of most gardeners in losing track of sources as of 



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