THE GLADIOLUS 



for only a short time, and quite often not at all. 



In late October the plants should be lifted, 

 and spread out in the sunshine to ripen. Do not 

 cut the stalks away until you are ready to store 

 the corms. Then cut off each stalk about two 

 inches from its junction with the corm. When 

 the roots seem well dried out, put them in paper 

 bags containing perfectly dry sawdust or buck- 

 wheat shells, and hang them in a dry place where 

 the frost will not get at them. I would not 

 advise storing them in the cellar, as they gener- 

 ally mould or mildew there. 



Most varieties increase quite rapidly. You 

 will find several new corms in fall, taking the 

 place of the old one planted in spring. Often 

 there will be scores of little fellows the size of a 

 pea, clustered about the larger corms. These 

 should be saved, and planted out next spring. 

 Sow them close together in rows, as you would 

 iwheat. The following year they will bloom. 



So extensively is the Gladiolus grown at the 

 present time that enough to fill a good-sized bed 

 can be bought for a small sum. And in no other 

 way can you invest a little money and be sure of 

 such generous returns. What the Geranium is 

 to the window-garden that the Gladiolus is to the 

 outdoor garden, and one is of as easy culture as 

 the other. 



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