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The Garden Magazine, March, 1920 
Wing’s Gladioli 
“ No library complete without Kipling complete ” 
THE WING SEED COMPANY Box 1526, Mechanicsburg, Ohio 
For years we have worked with this flower in our trial grounds, 
testing out the varieties offered by our American growers, and 
the choicest products of the great European hybridists, discard- 
ing everything not worthy, and keeping the ones that showed 
especial merit. As the result of this work we offer our collection 
of over 400 varieties, many of which can be obtained from no 
other source. We have more rare imported Gladioli than any 
other house in America. The Exclusion Act forbids the further 
importation of these bulbs, and they will become more and more 
scarce and higher-priced. 
We offer below a selection which we believe to be unequaled: 
Albert 1st. Flesh and pale rose. Enormous wax-like flowers of per- 
fect form and remarkable texture, tinted like the inside of a sea shell. 
They are borne in long, full spikes which are beautifully curved, lend- 
ing themselves to graceful and artistic arrangements. Price $10 each. 
Entire Collection, one bulb of each for $50. 
We have them at all prices. Some varieties of great beauty are quite inexpensive because they are not scarce. 
Write for free copy of our beautiful catalogue. Besides Gladioli we list Peonies, Irises, Dahlias, Hardy Phlox, and 
Flower Seeds. 
Antoinette. White and pale rose. Flowers large, of perfect bell type 
and most exquisite coloring. The characteristics of this Gladiolus are its 
perfect form and delicate hues. Price $10 each. 
Emile Aubrun. Rose Begonia and carmine-lake, with velvety blotch of 
carmine-purple. Coloring warm and deep. Flowers of immense size, with 
remarkable texture, broad and well opened, on long, sturdy spikes. Of most distinguished ap- 
pearance, a knight and a warrior among the flowers. Price, $10 each. 
Lutetia. Pale rose with snow-white midrib and throat. One of the very largest of all Gladioli. Flowers fully four 
inches across, with very long elliptical petals. This is a flower with a distinct personality, like a beautiful, queenly woman. 
There is nothing else like it. Price, $10 each. 
Rot Alexandre. Deep rose and ashy violet, with large ivory blotch. Petals slightly bordered with ashy violet and 
lightly overlaid with gold. The contrast between the violet and gold is rare and very beautiful. Massive flowers on mag- 
nificent spikes. This variety is of outstanding quality even when placed with a royal collection. Price, $10 each. 
Sans Pareil. Clear, glowing orange pink, with pure white blotch. The color of this flower can be compared to nothing 
but a rosy sunset cloud, so pure and bright it is, while the form is very fine. Price, $10 each. 
Souboutai. Clear copper-red, slightly suffused blue, with very large white blotch. This flower resembles Roi Alexandre 
in its contrast between a slight blue suffusion and a gold overlay, and is a proper companion to that variety. Flowers 
large, with heavy texture Strong, full spike. Price, $10 each. 
Better Seeds for Your Garden 
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picture. 
JOSEPH HARRIS COMPANY 
Box 25, Coldwater, N. Y. 
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in the way a great French enthusiast “carried on’’ 
under shell-fire in this last war; to me, these points 
of association give an added value to the occu- 
pants of my garden, they may carry me in spirit 
into strange lands. Among you who are but hesi- 
tating at the gate, let us guide you into the realm 
of the Iris with its wealth of history. 
Join the Society and as a beginning tell us just 
where your interests lie, just what variety you 
like the best, and how we can help you. 
This is not all a mere vision, it is but a pic- 
turesque statement of the broad policy adopted, 
sponsored by enthusiasts, certain of whose names, 
at least, are not unknown to the gardening world. 
J. C. Wister is President; Wm. A. Peterson, vice- 
President; Frank H. Presby, Treasurer; R. S. 
Sturtcvant, Secretary. Regional Vice-Presidents 
are Sydney B. Mitchell of California; T. A. 
Kenny of Minneapolis; Mrs. Samuel Taft of 
Cincinnati, Dr. F. E. Bennett of Ontario; Floyd 
Brallior of Tenn.; and B. Y. Morrison of Wash- 
ington, D. C. Other members of the Executive 
committee: M. J. Hendrickson, James Boyd, 
Edwin C. Shaw, Dr. H. A. Gleason, Bertrand 
H. Farr and Harry A. Norton; and among the 
committees, or acting in an advisory position 
you will find the names of Mrs. Francis King, 
Mrs. L. B. Wilder, Miss Grace Sturtevant, W. R. 
Dykes, A. J. Bliss, M. Denis, R. W. Wallace, 
B. H. Farr, Wm. Peterson, Jennett Dean, D. M. 
Andrews, W. F. Christman, E. A. White, Leonard 
Barron, Madison Cooper, E. C. Vick, and many 
more. There are already 250 charter members 
and this should prove merely a good beginning. 
Last, and yet again, let me urge YOU to join 
and share with us the knowledge of and interest in 
the Iris. You may become an ACTIVE MEM- 
BER by the payment of $3.00 a year, a LIFE 
MEMBER upon the payment of $25.00. As a 
member you will receive the official organ each 
month and will be entitled to many other privi- 
leges, certain of which only have been mentioned 
here. Full information may be procured from 
the Secretary, 
Ro b f. r r S . St u r t h v a n t , IVellesley Fa rm s, 95 ;M a s . s . 
American Rose Society Awards 
Hubbard Medal 
T HE Executive Committee of the American 
Rose Society at a recent meeting in New York 
City voted to award to theH vbrid Tea Rose Colum- 
bia, registered in 1917 by E. G. Hill of Richmond, 
Indiana, the Gertrude M. Hubbard gold medal 
for the best Rose of American origin introduced 
during the last five years. This award was made 
possible by the generosity of Mrs. Gertrude M. 
Hubbard of Twin Oaks, Washington, D. C., 
and has been awarded but once when, in 1914, 
it was given to M. H. Walsh of Woods Hole, 
Massachusetts, for the introduction of the Climb- 
ing Rose Excelsa. 
The honor which goes to Mr. Hill is distinct- 
ive. It is the highest honor which the American 
Rose Society can confer on a hybridizer, and it is 
a recognition, not only of a variety of merit but 
of the valued work of a pioneer in Rose breeding — 
one who has devoted a half century of real service 
in the advancement of the Rose through breeding. 
E. A. White, Secretary. 
Send Some Seeds to France! 
F 'OLLOWING the request of last year with re- 
gard to sending seeds to the Comite Americain 
pour les Regions Devastees dela France, we again 
ask our readers to add a few packets to their orders 
for seed, these to be sent to the Comite Americain, 
15, Boulevard Lanncs (XVI C ) Paris, France, 
whence they will be distributed into the devas- 
tated regions. 
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