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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 
Marcu, 
O garden is complete without these grand 
“Art Dahlias.” The flowers are 6 to 8 
inches across. They are vigorous in 
habit, growing 5 feet high. The flowers 
are immense, freely produced on strong, 
tall foot stalks well above the leaves. 
Each fiower stands gracefully erect on its 
e stem. They are a center of intense atten- 
tion wherever grown. They havecreated a great and 
lasting sensation in England and on the continent. 
It doesn’t cost much to enjoy them, and they are not 
difficult to grow. etisd 
We offer the following ten varieties : 4 
1. Queen Wilhelmina.—Pure white, ele- 
EEE ELON color, dark velvet, 
ellow. 
Oo. - Paul Kruger.--White and red. Flowers 
with three ranges of petals, very long stems. ‘ 
owe r. K. W. van Gorkom.—Beautiful 
color, white, softly shaded roses. Blooms freely. 
Oo. - King Leopold.—Color varying from 
cream yellow to white. Flowers very large and on 
long stems. 75cents each. i 
o. 9. Solfatara.— Carmine red, with yellow 
center. Blooms freely. Nice variety on strong stem. 
10. Souvenir De Franz Liszt. — Flowers 
rich garnet of immense Size, artistically ar- 
O- . Itis avigorous grower and profuse bloomer. 
gantform. Blossoms freely. : PCRS ancenh where priced, 50 cents each. 
2. Glory of Baarn.—Soft pink, very large | postpaid, or the whole ten varieties for $4.00. Be sure 
. 7% cents each. . : to have at least 5 of these gorgeous Art Dahlias, 
3. Baron G. de Grancy.—Beautiful habit. | Complete cultural directions with each order. 
Oreamy white color. Blossoms freely. 2 Send for our licts of attractive and successful 
No. 4. Queen Emma.—First class flower, ir- | novelties in Dahlias, Lilies, Gladioli, ete. Address 
regular range of petals. The stem is strong, and 
hears these giant, flowers beautifully. Salmon with CUSHMAN GLADIOLUS COMPANY, 
Box 10, Sylvania, Ohio 
lilac. Blossoms freely. 
No. 5. 
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| An Interesting Hardy Bulb That 
Blooms in September 
flare great majority of hardy bulbs bloom 
in the spring, and the autumn bloom-: 
ing species are so few that they are doubly 
interesting. The quaint little flower which 
the Japanese call toad-lily (Tvicyrtis hirta) is 
here illustrated.’ Its flowers are about an 
inch across, and thickly spotted with purple 
on a white ground. This genus is an 
outlying member of the lily family and 
differs from the common members of that 
family by reason of its season of bloom 
and the prominent nectar sacs at the base 
of the three outer perianth segments. 
Moreover, it has a short rootstock which 
emits bunches of branched fibres. 
The toad-lily is a perennial plant which. 
grows one to three feet high and is rather com- 
mon in the woods of Japan. It sometimes 
blooms so late that its flowers are destroyed 
by early frost. The variety nigra is said to 
bloom two or three weeks earlier. 
These plants should not be put in the 
ordinary mixed border where they might be 
The Japanese toad-lily, a curious bulb ally that may 
be planted in spring 
overpowered by stronger-growing plants, but 
should be put in a bed by themselves where 
they need not be disturbed for years. The 
soil should be a sandy loam containing leaf- 
mold, and the bed should have partial shade. 
It is possible that trilliums would make a 
good companion for them, because they 
would give bloom in the spring of the year and 
die down about the time the toad-lilies need 
the ground. 
New Jersey. T. McA. 
1908. 
