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The Garden Magazine, March, 1921 
The Name of Childs 
and Gladioli 
Nearly forty years ago, when we started in business, appreciation of 
the Gladiolus was still in embryo. We believe that the introduction of 
Childsi Mammoth Flowering Gladioli did as much as any single factor, to 
further Gladiolus popularity. And our faith in Gladioli and perseverance 
in constantly improving them is responsible, no doubt, that for the past 
twenty-five years now we have been recognized as the 
Largest Growers of Gladioli 
in the World 
The merit of our stocks and varieties has 
spread to the uttermost parts of the world. 
America alone requires as many as a million of 
our bulbs a single season. On our Flowerfield 
Estate, we grow several hundred acres of Glad- 
ioli every year — enough to provide bulbs for 
every Garden Home in America. 
We Specialize in the Newer, Rarer 
Kinds, as well as Primulinus Hybrids, 
and suggest these for Trial : — 
New Ruffled Gladioli 
This new class of Gladioli have beautifully 
' u filed and fluted petals, large, widely expanded 
flowers, and tall, imposing spikes. 
Giant White — Pure white with elegant Iris-blue 
throat, 35c each. 
Kunderdi Glory — Beautiful creamy apricot with 
light tint of pink, and fine markings of bright red. 
toe each; $1.00 per doz. 
Orange Glory— Grand orange colored, with beautiful 
lighter throat. 50c each. 
Rose Glory— Purest rose-pink color. Fine. 60c. each; 
White King— Rich sulphur-white, splendidly ruffled. 
15c each; Si. 50 per doz. 
White Glory— A gorgeous pure white with beautiful 
Iris-blue throat. 40c each. 
Youell’s Favorite — Rosy lavender-pink, ruffled. 
40c each. 
Pride of Goshen — A giant Kunderdi Glory of 
a salmon or flesh-pink. Plant tall and 
vigorous. 30c each. 
Red Glory — (Red Canna) — Most beauti- 
ful Canna red. 30c each. 
The collection of 9 Ruffled Sorts 
for $ 3.00 
New Primulinus Hybrids 
Flowers of distinct form and possess the 
clearest tones and tints of color to be found. 
Lemon, primrose, orange, reddish or rusty 
browns, bright rose, etc., are shown in the 
most bewildering variety. Our New Hybrid 
strain is a great improvement over those 
first offered, the flowers being much larger, 
and placed close on the spikes. 
Alice Tiplady - Large fine orange saffron; 
flamed red. Brilliant and showy. 30c. 
each; $3.00 doz. 
Concolor— Fine bright yellow. 20c each; 
$2.00 doz. 
Golden Gate — Tall, vigorous. Flower 
yellow, finely ruffled. 30C.each; $3 00 doz. 
Golden Wedding — Fine deep yellow. 
Maculata — Deep yellow, large crimson 
blotches. 20c each; $2.00 doz. 
Salmon Beauty — Deep salmon with rich 
saffron and -yellow throat. Very large. 
20c. each; S2.00 doz. 
Sunbeam— Clear yellow. Strong grower. 20c. 
each; $2.00 doz. 
1 each of the 7 sorts for $1.35; 3 of 
each for $3.50 
Mixed Primulinus, All Selected Hybrids 
First Size — Alt' selected hybrids, 40c per doz.; 
$3.00 per 100. 
You'll Enjoy Reading Our 
Catalogue 
Pages 116-122 offer literally hundreds of the fin- 
est Gladioli in cultivation to-day. Then there are 
vegetables, flowers and flowering bulbs of all kinds, 
to claim your attention, not counting the glorious 
new Dahlias, Ferns and Hardy Plants of extraor- 
dinary character. Be sure to write for the cata- 
logue to-day — a post card will do. 
John Lewis Childs, Inc. 
Floral Park, New York 
MARC H. 1921 
THE GARDEN 
MAGAZINE 
CONTENTS 
COVER DESIGN: DECORATIVE DESIGN Ledger Art Senlce 
PAGE 
A HOUSE. A POOE DROWSING IN THE SUN 13 
Photograph by John Wallace Gillies 
GLADIOLUS - - - - - 14 
Photograph by the J Horace McFarland Co. 
I SEEK THE COOLEST SHELTERED SEAT 15 
Photograph by Mattie Edwards Hewitt 
A SUCCESSFUL PLANTING FOR "OLD FASHIONED" EFFECT 
Mary P Cunningkam 16 
Plans by the author 
Photographs by Charles Darling 
THE PRACTICAL SIDE OF PLANTING AND TRANSPI ANTING 
A D. Taylor 21 
Diagram by the author 
RAISING YEWS FROM SEED AT WELLESLEY - T. D Hatfield 23 
Photogiaphs by George Oakes Stoddard, E H Wilson and others 
PERSONAL PREFERENCES OF A GLADIOLUS FANCIER 
/. 5 . Hendrickson 27 
Photograph by J Horace McFarland Co. 
RAISING NEW GLADIOLUS - - H. S. Tillotson 28 
Drawing by the author 
Photographs by the author and others 
"POTTING” EXPLAINED P. B Prior 30 
Photograph by S L Bastin 
SUCCESSFUL PLANTING WITH REALLY HARDY PLANTS 
IP. T. Ccncperthwaite 31 
Photographs supplied by Holm & Olson, Inc. 
AN IDEAL SEED ORDER FOR A HALF ACRE VEGETABLE 
GARDEN - Adolph Kruhm 35 
BERRIES ACCORDING TO YOU R NEEDS - - - L R. Hartill 36 
WHAT’S NEW IN SHRUBS E. 1 . Farrington 38 
Photographs by the author and Leonard Barron 
THE BUDDING STORY STEP BY STEP - - - - John L Doan 42 
Drawing by the author 
THE OLD GARDENS OF PENNSYLVANIA, V . — FAIR MOL \ T 
PARK - -- -- -- -- -- - John H . Harshberger 44 
Photographs by the author and Roger R Whitman 
AMONG OUR GARDEN NEIGHBORS 47 
THE OPEN COLUMN - - - - - 47 
Photographs by Jeannie S. Salisbury, Kate O. Sessions, E. I Far- 
rington and Robert H. Moulton 
THE MONTH'S REMINDER 51 
ABOUT PRUNING THE GRAPE VINES A. Rutledge 52 
COMBATING THE FLEA BEETLE L.C Brown -,j 
CALIFORNIA REMINDER 64 
THE CARDEN, A PLACE OF WORSHIP? - - - - Alle grace onk 64 
LITTLE GARDENS OF DISTINCTION - - - - G F A . Coley 82 
Leonard Barron, Editor 
VOLUME XXXIII, No. 1 
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