September, 1919 
BLOOMING DATES OF GLADIOLI. 
Bulbs in 1917 were planted May 24. 
Killing frost Oct. 6, caught bloom on 
Challenger, Glory of Holland, Kunderd’s 
Glory, Lady Borden, Primulinus Hy- 
brids, Pellico, Peace and Taconic. Bulbs 
taken up Nov. 7th. 
Bulbs in 1918 planted May 21. Kill- 
ing frost Oct. 1st caught many kinds 
in bloom and some too late to bloom. 
Bulbs taken up Oct. 19-23rd : 
Variety Originator 1917 1918 
America Groff Sept. 2 Aug. 20 
Aberdeen Kunderd Aug. 15 Aug. 11 
Alice Carey (?) Aug. 17 
Afterglow . .Groff . ...Aug. 31 Aug. 28 
Annie Wigman Hopman ... Aug. 21 
Arizona Rose Kunderd Aug. 19 *N. B 
Baron Hulot Lemoine Aug. 25 
Big Black Kunderd Sept. 8 Aug. 25 
Black Pansy Kunderd Sept. 1 Aug. 24 
Blue Jay Groff.. Aug. 7 Aug. 7 
Bertrex Austin . Aug. 24 
[ Cardinal Childs Aug. 25 Aug. 11 
Challenger Kunderd Sept. 2 N. B. 
Charlie Kohler Kunderd Aug. 14 Aug. 13 
Cardisun Austin Cormels 
Candidum Austin ... Aug. 15 
Crown of Jewel Kelway ... Cormels 
Countess of Leicester Kelway Cormels 
Dawn . Groff Sept. 1 Aug. 18 
Dracocephalus . Species Aug. 24 
Dazzler Groff Sept. 1 Aug. 19 
Defiance. Kunderd Aug 27 Aug. 19 
Delphi Kunderd Cormels 
Dunlaps Kunderd Cormels 
Early Pink Black.. Aug. 9 
Empress of India. Velthuys Aug. 10 
Emperor Kirchhoft . Aug. 16 Aug. 8 
Europa Pfitzer. Sept. 11 Sept. 3 
— Evelyn Kirtland Austin Aug. 26 
Fayette .. Kunderd Aug. 18 Aug. 23 
Fair Columbian Kunderd Aug. 15 Aug. 13 
Frilled Pink .. Woodruff Aug. 5 
Fire Ribbon Kunderd Sept. 12 Aug. 6 
Gay Boy .Kunderd Aug. 7 7 
George Paul Lemoine “ 16 
Glory of Holland Alkemade Sept. 4 Aug. 19 
Golden King Black Sept. 1 Aug. 13 
Golden Glory Kunderd Aug. 20 Aug. 20 
Grandeur Kunderd Aug. 15 Aug. 25 
Gretchen Zang Austin Aug. 26 
Halley ... Velthuys Aug. 6 Aug. 4 
Herada Austin “ 4 
Hiawatha Hoeg “17 
Hillgirt No 1. Hutt... Aug. 7 Aug. 7 
Hillgirt No. 2 Hutt ‘ 25 Aug. 13 
Independence Woodruff Aug. 11 Aug. 27 
Intensity { g™« e & } Aug. 25 
Ida Van Kunderd Aug. 15 “ 18 
Indianapolis . Kunderd Aug. 18 Aug. 22 
Jessie Lemoine “ 8 
Klondyke Christy “ 13 
Kunderd's Glory Kunderd Aug. 28 Aug. 23 
Lady Borden . ... Gilchrist Sept. 1 Aug. 23 
Lady Macdonald... Kelway “22 
Lady McFarren ... Kelway Cormels 
La Luna Groff Aug. 15 Aug. 15 
Lily Lehmann _ Alkemade Aug. 24 Aug. 14 
Lord Courtney Kelway Cormels 
Lilywhite Kunderd Au25g. 
Loveliness ILmburtl Aug ‘ 19 
Mai- Aug - 2 
Mary Pickford. ...Kunderd Aug. 12 Aug. 11 
Marie Lemoine Lemoine. “4 
Meadowvale . .Cowee Aug. 15 Aug. 10 
Minnesota. ... Ruff Aug. 19 Aug 10 
Monon Kunderd... Aug. 19 Aug. 25 
Mrs. Francis King Coblentz Sept. 8 “ 25 
Mrs. F. Field... Kelway Sept. 3 
Mrs. Frank Pendleton Kunderd Aug. 20 Aug. 19 
Mrs. Dr. Norton Kunderd Cormels 
Mrs. A. E. Kunderd Kunderd Sept. 20 Sept. 18 
Mad. Monneret Brunelet. Sept. 2 
Myrtle .Kunderd . Aug. 14 N. B. 
Norma de Childs... Childs. Aug. 24 
Negerfurst Pfitzer. Aug. 24 Sept. 3 
Niagara Banning Aug. 20 Aug. 17 
Old Glory Kunderd Sept. 1 Sept. 3 
Orange Glory .. Kunderd Aug. 23 N. B. 
Panama Banning Aug. 26 
Peace Groff Sept. 4 Aug. 29 
Pink Yellow-throat Hutt Aug. 10 Aug. 8 
Pink Beauty . Von Thol Aug. 28 
Pink Perfection Hopman “ 22 
Pink Lady . .Hoeg Aug. 27 Sept. 3 
Pride of Goshen Kunderd. “ 23 N. B. 
President Taft Stewart Aug. 29 
Prophetess (?) “11 
Princeps ... .Van Fleet __ Sept. 2 
Princepine ..... Kirchhoff Aug. 20 
Parexcel Kunderd Aug 24 N. B. 
Pellico ... (?) Sept. 8 Sept. 12 
Queen of the Yellows (?) Aug. 17 
RoseNo. 1... Hutt .... . Aug. 18 Aug. 11 
Rose 1910 Kunderd Aug. 4 Aug. 16 
Rose Glory Kunderd Aug. 15 Sept. 2 
Rose Wells ... Austin ... Aug. 3 
Red Knight ... Kunderd... Aug. 30 N. B. 
Rouge Torch j } Aug. 12 
Slower (browtir 
Variety 
Originator 
1917 
1918 
Salmon Pink 
Hutt 
Sept. 3 
Schwaben 
Pfitzer 
Aug. 19 
Sentinel 
Kunderd 
Sept. 2 
N. B. 
Scarlet Velvet 
Groff 
Aug. 16 
Snow Boy 
Kunderd 
Aug. 26 
Sept. 4 
Summer 
(?) 
Aug. 25 
Taconic 
Cowee 
Aug. 18 
Aug. 16 
Taconic Sport 
. Hutt 
Aug. 27 
Villa 
Kunderd 
.Aug. 14 
Sept. 1 
Violet Glory 
Kunderd 
Aug. 12 
Aug. 11 
Victory 
..Christy 
Aug. 27 
Velvet King 
. Coblentz 
Aug. 16 
Wamba ... 
Austin 
Aug. 21 
White Excelsior 
(?) 
Sept. 6 
White Glory 
Kunderd 
Aug. 30 
N. B. 
Wine Drop 
Kunderd 
Aug. 12 
Aug. 8 
Winnetka 
Kunderd 
Aug. 18 
Sept. 21 
White Cluster 
(?) 
Sept. 27 
Youell's Favorite 
. Kunderd.. 
Sept. 14 
N. B. 
*No Bloom. 
PRIMULINUS HYBRIDS. 
Alice Tiplady 
Kunderd 
Aug. 12 
Aug. 4 
Altair ... 
Kunderd 
Aug. 5 
Aug. 5 
Butterfly 
Kunderd 
Aug. 15 
Aug. 11 
Capella 
..Kunderd 
Aug. 6 
Aug. 11 
Golden Gate 
Kunderd 
Aug. 12 
Aug. 8 
Groff's Yellow 
..Groff 
Aug. 14 
Aug. 8 
Ghost. 
Kelway 
Aug. 9 
Roanoke - 
. Kunderd 
Aug. 6 
" 3 
Sirius 
. Kunderd 
Aug. 12 
“ 10 
Sulphur King 
..Childs 
Aug. 20 
“ 8 
Sweet Ora 
Kunderd .. 
.Aug. 6 
“ 8 
Vega 
Kunderd 
Aug. 14 
“ 8 
Unnamed in variety 
Black .. 
.Aug. 20 
“ 5 
H. L. Hutt (Ontario). 
A FEW NEW VARIETIES. 
One bulb of each of the following 
varieties was planted on the 24th of 
April, 1918. Column 1 shows the height 
in inches on the first of June; column 2 
the date of blooming; column 3 the 
height in feet and inches; column 4 the 
number of bulbs lifted, and column 5 
the number of bulblets. 
1. 
2. 
3. 
4. 
5. 
In. 
D. 
M. 
Ft. In. 
Adoration 
ni 
18 
8 
3 
2 
19 
Arlon _ _ . _ 
2 
30 
7 
3 
3 
2 
70 
B. L. Smith 
9 
14 
8 
2 
6 
1 
5 
Cassandra 
10 
2 
8 
4 
3 
3 
50 
Enon 
1 
9 
2 
3 
3 
1 
Giant Myrtle _ 
14i 
14 
8 
4 
3 
2 
51 
Mona Lisa 
9 
17 
8 
2 
9 
1 
25 
Myra 
9? 
2 
8 
3 
4 
3 
108 
Nydia 
13 
2 
8 
4 
1 
4 
60 
Peach Rose 
5i 
4 
8 
3 
9 
1 
48 
Purple Glory. _ 
6| 
18 
8 
4 
1 
2 
56 
Ramona 
10 
5 
21 
Rodano 
11 
2 
8 
4 
2 
3 
80 
Rosalia .... 
io| 
6 
8 
3 
2 
14 
Topaz. . 
8 
29 
7 
3 
9 
2 
100 
Ulrica _ 
11 
21 
8 
3 
9 
3 
40 
Yeoman 
9 
11 
8 
3 
9 
3 
35 
Zenobia 
12! 
29 
7 
4 
2 
38 
Smilax (England.) 
DOUBLE GLADIOLUS FLOWERS, ETC. 
Estelle Gilbert mentions some of her 
Gladioli putting out double flowers. I 
have already found several this year 
for first time— Pink Beauty, Halley, 
Pink Perfection and Niagara, have all 
thrown out double flowers. I thought 
the cause might be from the extreme 
rainy weather which has caused mine 
to make rank growth and of unusual 
height. Several have already attained 
a height of five feet. 
I wish to thank Mr. Tippett for the 
“tip” on cutting the corms to multiply 
stock. Many times have wished to 
make the attempt and now will surely 
do so. My first Pink Beauty opened its 
flowers July 4th, the first taken to mar- 
ket was July 10th. Last year my Ni- 
agara came and was nearly all gone 
91 
before Schwaben came, while this year 
they are opening at same time, also 
Mrs. Frank Pendleton. These were 
planted the last week in April this 
year. 
The Flower Grower is a great help 
to me. 
F. B. C. (Mass.) 
TIME FROM PLANTING TO BLOOMING 
OF GLADIOLI. 
The following data of planting and 
blossoming time of Gladioli may prove 
interesting : 
Planted 
Bios- 
Name 
1917-18 
somed 
Days 
America . 
.Jan. 14 
June 1 
136 
“ 
-Mch. 3 
June 15 
102 
“ 
.Mch. 27 
June 25 
90 
Pink Beauty ... 
Nov. 22 
Apr. 8 
136 
Baron Hulot 
.Jan. 11 
June 1 
140 
“ 
. Feb. 3 
June - 1 
118 
_Mch. 3 
May 28 
85 
“ 
.Mch. 26 
June 15 
80 
Niagara 
Jan. 11 
June 8 
147 
“ 
.Jan. 14 
May 4 
120 
“ 
.Feb. 18 
June 16 
118 
Panama. .. ... 
Jan. 14 
May 14 
120 
.Mch. 3 
June 15 
102 
“ 
_Mch. 9 
June 9 
90 
“ 
.Mch. 27 
June 25 
118 
“ 
.April 13 
July 13 
90 
Empress of India. Feb. 7 
June 15 
128 
“ 
.April 8 
June 27 
79 
Salmon Queen 
Nov. 20 
Apr. 10 
140 
“ 
Nov. 22 
May 5 
162 
Kunderdi Glory 
April 18 
July 1 
73 
Lily Lehmann _ _ 
.Feb. 18 
June 9 
112 
“ 
-Mch. 16 
June 8 
82 
.Mch. 27 
June 15 
78 
If there is anything to be learned 
from above it is that much of the time 
elapsing from planting to blossoming 
is due to condition of the corm and 
location in planting as note the result 
in Baron Hulot where one set of corms 
planted January 11th and another Feb. 
3rd produced blossoms on same date. 
Also Niagara where one set planted 
Jan. 14th blossomed a month earlier 
than the set planted Jan. 11th, and 
Salmon Queen planted two days apart 
blossomed nearly a month apart. 
The only advantage gained by early 
planting seemed to be a larger corm 
and more abundant cormels resulting. 
C. P. Hubbard (Calif.) 
EARLY BLOOMING OF GLADIOLI. 
This year I planted Halley and Pink 
Beauty on March 15th. Cut the first 
Pink Beauty June 27th and the first 
Halley on July 6th. Halley planted on 
April 29th, bloomed July 17th, and 
Halley planted May 3rd bloomed July 
18th. 
E. M. Smith. 
The shipping and keeping qualities 
of the various varieties of Gladioli are 
an interesting study. The editor in 
shipping to the Detroit show this year 
noted two varieties of exceptional 
keeping qualities, the Diener variety, 
Anna Eberius and the Kunderd variety, 
Mrs. Dr. Norton. Some varieties are 
so flimsy that it is almost impossible 
to ship them and stage them at the 
flower shows, whereas the keeping 
qualities of others are extremely satis- 
factory in comparison. 
