February, 1919 
20 
Slower (Brower 
Catalogues and Price Lists. 
Howard M.. Gillet. Lebanon Springs, N.Y.— Retail 
catalogue and price list of some of the best standard 
varieties and collections. 
J. D. Long, Boulder, Colo.— His 1919 “ decidedly 
different” seed catalogue; 36 pages with cover. 
Garden seed, flower seed and bulbs, but specializing 
in the Gladiolus and containing some interesting 
facts pertaining thereto. 
G. W. J. Bridger, Sarnia, Ont., Canada— 1919 price 
list of Gladioli with excellent descriptions of standard 
varieties and some of the newest novelties. 
C. W. Brown & Son, Ashland, Mass.— 12 page cata- 
logue and price list of Gladioli. Standard varieties 
and also fourteen of the Brown productions. A very 
complete list containing some of the very best new 
things as well as the old standards. 
D. W. Peckham, Middlefield, Conn. — Catalogue and 
price list of Dahlias and Gladioli. An especially com- 
plete and attractive list of Dahlias, Cactus, Decora- 
tive, Peony flowered, &c-, classified and with brief 
descriptions. 
A. B. de Groat, Bath, Steuben Co., N.Y.— Price list 
with descriptions of some of the best American va- 
rieties and many of the best foreign product. An 
especially attractive list of the French varieties. 
John H. McKibbin, Goshen, Ind.— Catalogue and 
price list of Gladioli. The Kunderd varieties are 
especially prominent. The new variety Dorothy Mc- 
Kibbin has the front cover page. 
T. A. Kenning, 1815-26th Ave. N., Minneapolis, 
Minn.— Retail price list of selected vaiieties of Gladi- 
oli. 
W. L. Crissey, The Gladiolus Farm, R. F. D. No. 1, 
Boring, Ore.— An artistically arranged eight page 
folder with eight beautiful illustrations, describing 
and pricing a very selected list of varieties of Gladi- 
oli. There are also some interesting suggestions in 
connection with growing Gladioli. 
E. E. Stewart, Brooklyn, Mich.— Wholesale price 
list of Gladioli with good descriptions. Many of the 
French varieties as well as the standard sorts are 
listed together with the Stewart originations. 
Growing Lilies from Scales. 
It is an easy matter to have hundreds of 
the Madonna Lily, ( Lilium candidum ) grow- 
ing, if you have the room for them. This is 
not an idle conjecture but comes as the re- 
sult of actual trial, in several instances by 
persons inexperienced in the fine arts of 
gardening. About midsummer, after the 
stalks have dried and fallen, dig up your 
old bulbs of L. candidum and remove the 
scales. Bend the scales outward, using care 
to see that they snap off near their junction 
with the base of the bulb. Use only the 
outer scales and replant the small central 
part of the bulb left. A good old bulb will 
supply fifty or more scales which are large 
and firm enough to use in propagation. 
Fill a shallow box or seed flat with sand to 
the depth of an inch and a half. Press the 
scales into the sand in an approximately 
vertical position. Then fill the box with 
sand and press it down so as to leave a 
final depth of two and a half or three inches. 
An ordinary flat, 18 in. square and 3 in. 
deep will hold two hundred scales. Keep 
the flats well watered and in less than a 
month you will be able to make out one or 
two little buds arising out of the base of 
each scale. It is a good idea to keep your- 
self informed as to the state of growth by 
digging down occasionally into one corner of 
the flat. It doesn’t hurt the scales, and it 
will often prevent disaster. 
By the middle of fall you should have fair 
sized little bulbels formed, and they should 
throw up one or two leaves. At this stage 
they should be transplanted to a specially 
prepared bed in the open. If this is im- 
practicable, sprinkle some bone-meal (fine) 
over the surface of the flat and work it into 
the sand. Get as much growth as you can 
the first year. A few will bloom the third 
year, and after that you will be able to dis- 
play this exquisite Lily in profusion. Just 
think of the show that even two hundred of 
these Lilies would make. 
Lilium candidum is about the easiest of the 
Lilies to reproduce by means of scales. Still, 
there are several others almost as easy for 
the beginner. The varieties of L. longiflorum 
are all easy to propagate by means of scales, 
but you will not get such a large percentage 
of bulbels for the number of scales planted. 
— H. E. Gilkey in Garden Magazine. 
The wide divergence in prices quoted 
by different growers for the same va- 
riety is a subject for continual com- 
ment by our correspondents. We are 
inclined to agree with those who say 
that there is something wrong here. 
Inexperienced growers are for the most 
part responsible for erratic quotations. 
The great variation in prices is often 
caused by lack of information on the 
part of the grower as well as from the 
fact that he may be overstocked or 
understocked. An overstock compels 
him to make low prices whereas a 
small stock of a meritorious variety 
impels the high price. 
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CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING. 
Growers having surplus stock for sale will find 
this department effective in disposing of it. Five 
lines ( about forty words) $1.00 per insertion. Ad- 
ditional lines 1 5c. each. 
T1LADIOLI— Planting Stock and Bulblets. Over 40 
leading commercial varieties. Clean, healthy, 
plump stock ready for shipment. Write for prices 
and special discount. T. H. Fuller, Gladiolus 
Specialist, 649 Marshall St., Battle Creek, Mich. 
/TLADIOLI in all the leading varieties. Blooming 
. size, planting size and bulblets. Send for re- 
tail catalogue and price list and wholesale list by the 
hundred. Fred W. Baumgras, 423 Pearl St., Lans- 
ing, Mich. 
TS/'ANTED— GLADIOLI— Will pay cash for large 
'' quantities of Gladioli, all sizes and varieties, 
immediate delivery. 
Address "BUYER,” 
care The Flower Grower. 
A BARGAIN — One each, Halley, Baron Hulot, 
Princeps, Crackerjack, Willie Wigman, Peace, 
Europa, Mrs. F. Pendleton, Schwaben and War. 
Labeled and prepaid, 60c. ; 3000 V 2 to 1 inch and 3000 
Vi to V 2 inch. Francis King at $5.00 and $3.00 per M., 
4000 V 2 to 1 inch and 4000 Vt to V 2 inch. Primulinus 
Hybrids at $5.00 and $3.00 per M., not prepaid. 
F. M. Palmiter, Janesville, Wis. 
TYAHLIAS— Special offer 12 choice Decorative 
Dahlias, no two alike, prepaid to any address for 
$2, regular price 25c. to $1 each. 
Thomas Cogger, Melrose, Mass. 
1\/[RS. FRANK PENDLETON (fine pink with red 
throat), 65c. per doz., $4 per 100; Baron Hulot, 
(only true blue), 50c. per doz., $3.50 per 100; Halley, 
(early, fine salmon pink), 40c. per doz.. $2.50 per 100 ; 
Mrs. Francis King, (slightly mixed with “Indepen- 
dence”), 30c. per doz., $1.75 per 100 ; fine mixture, 
mostly named varieties, 25c. per doz.. $1.50 per 100. 
A dozen of each variety for $2, delivered, prepaid. 
One hundred of each for $12.50, express collect. 
Order soon, as stock is limited at this price. 
John A. Edman, Orange, Mass. 
DAHLIAS— 1000 varieties, the finest and rarest, at 
■*-' low prices; 12 good varieties, $1.00; 12 very finest, 
$2.50; 12 latest Novelties, some not yet listed. $5.00; 
100 varieties, all types and colors, $15.00 ; 500 varie- 
ties, including latest novelties $100 ; all prepaid. 
Indiana Dahlia Farm, New Albany, Ind. 
DAHLIAS NO TWO ALIKE-12 show or fancy 
Dahlias $2 ; 12 Peony Dahlias $1.50; 12 Cactus 
Dahlias, $1.50 ; 12 Pompon Dahlias, $1 ; 12 Singles, 
$1.25. Prepaid to any address. 
Thos. Cogger, Melrose, Mass. 
IRRIGATION grown Pendleton, planting stock No. 
1 4, $20; No. 5, $12; No. 6, $6; Bulblets, $1.50 per 
thousand. Also planting stock Panama. 
E. M. Hoyt, Arvada, Colorado. 
VOU can have 100 or more Peace, IV 4 inch and up, 
for $3.00 per 100. Less quantity five cents each 
delivered. What variety have you got to exchange’ 
Risley’s Plant House, Hamilton, N.Y. 
I3LACK JOE, Carmen Sylva, Midnight Sun, Monte- 
•*-' zuma, Pocahontas, Ruth Law, Theda Bara, Ti- 
tanic and many other new, beautiful Gladioli. All 
our own originations, at very reasonable prices. 
Send for illustrated catalog. 
The Decorah Gladiolus Gardens, Decorah, la. 
(TLADIOLUS BULBLETS— Mixture of 60 varieties, 
KJ finest collection in the country ; 75c. 1000 or 10,000 
for $5, prepaid. Thomas Cogger, Melrose, Mass. 
IXJE ARE IN THE MARKET for planting stock 
bulblets of Summer Beauty, Prince of Wales, 
Mrs. A. C. Beals, Europa and Loveliness. Can you 
quote us? C. I. Hunt & Son, Hunt, N.Y. 
SO KUNDERD VARIETIES— Mrs. Dr. Norton, 75c.; 
~ Orange Glory, 40c.; Mary Pickford, 25c.; Splen- 
dors, Crescent Queen, Little Diamond, 15c. and many 
others ; doz. at price of 10. Surplus stock limited. 
Write R. C. H. Lenski, Sta. E, R 8, Box 112, Colum- 
bus, Ohio. 
SOME FINE GLADIOLI 
PRINCE OF WALES, salmon, $1.50 per doz. WAR, 
rich dark red; ROSELLA, purple-rose; MRS. WATT, 
brilliant wine; GOLIATH, reddish purple, $1.00 doz. 
I wo sample bulbs of each of the five beauties for $1. 
All postpaid. Send for free Catalog. 
HOWARD M. GILLET 
Lebanon Springs, Box F. - New York 
Colorado Grown Bulbs & Seed 
Specialize on 
Dahlias, Cannas, Gladioli 
H. E. Mason, - - Rocky Ford, Colo. 
THREE of the GRANDEST GLADIOLI 
Prince of India, The wonderful bizarre, $2 
per doz., $12 per 100. 
Negerfurst, The black, $2 per doz., $12 per 100. 
Crystal White, The glistening, $1 per doz., 
$5 per lOO. 
HERMAN H. BAER 
Gladiolus Specialist New Hyde Park, L. I., N.Y 
HENRY C. ECKERT 
BELLEVILLE - - ILLINOIS 
Offers for Sale : 
50 Velvet King $1.00 
50 Klondyke 1.00 
50 Halley - 1.50 
50 W illy Wigman .... 1,50 
200 Large bulbs, express not prepaid, - $5.00 
U. Cemoine & Son 
nurserymen, nancy, Trance 
GLADIOLI 
Lemoinei and Nanceianus 
Catalogue, printed in English on application. 
J. C. GROSSMAN & WIFE 
Growers of Choice Gladioli 
NICE CLEAN LARGE BULBS GROWN 
FROM YOUNG STOCK. 
Route No. 2 Wolcottville, Ind. 
GLADIOLI 
WHICH CATALOGUE WOULD YOU LIKE, 
WHOLESALE OR RETAIL ? 
John Lewis Childs, Inc. 
Flowerfield, L. I. 
