"Old flowers I said. I was wrong, for they are not so 
old. We study the history and investigate their pedigree, 
and find that most of them are new — The Tulip came from 
Constantinople in the Sixteenth Century — The Pansy ap- 
peared in 1613. Drummond's Phlox came from Texas in 
1835 — The Mignonette and Heliotrope — who would 
believe it, are not two hundred years old — The Dahlia 
was born in 1802, and the Gladiolus is of yesterday." 
— Maeterlinck. 
No garden is quite up-to-date nowadays unless 
it has the fashionable flowers in it. A few years 
ago Snapdragons were grown in profusion in 
every garden. Sweet Peas seem always to be in 
vogue. Recently the old-fashioned flowers have 
come again into the old popularity, and with 
them, according to Maeterlinck, the Gladiolus is 
classed. 
Many things are accountable for the greatly 
increased popularity of the Gladiolus. Its easy 
culture appeals to all, and the freedom from 
disease and insect pests is another great asset. 
It associates so well with all garden flowers, but 
above all is the decorative possibility of the 
flowers. 
The season of 1916 at Cedar Acres surpassed 
all others in the sale of bulbs and cut blooms, 
ample proof of the increasing love for this flower. 
To many people a flower is beautiful whether it 
be red, purple, pink or white, and a vase of 
flowers a joy, even though all mixed up. Others 
find pleasure only in keen discrimination in the 
selection of a vase of; cut blooms, either to per- 
