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GLADIOLI BALTIMORE AND SALMON 
QUEEN. 
I make the following report in re- 
item Baltimore and Salmon Queen 
Gladioli in the August number of The 
Flower Grower : 
Of 30 catalogs of reputable Gladiolus 
growers before me only eight list the 
variety Baltimore, two of these giving 
Salmon Queen as a synonym -Geo. S. 
Woodruff, of Independence, Iowa, and 
G. D. Black, of Albert Lea, Minnesota. 
One also gives Hohenzollern as a syn- 
onym of Baltimore — Maurice Fuld of 
New York City. None of my catalogs 
contain the name Salmon Queen as a 
separate variety. It seems to me but 
one conclusion can be drawn, that 
Baltimore is the varietal name with 
Salmon Queen and Hohenzollern as 
synonyms. 
To clinch the matter. Referring to 
“Gladiolus btudies III. — Varieties of 
the Garden Gladiolus,” by Alfred C. 
Hottes, issued as Extension Bulletin 
II, Cornell University, Ithaca, N. Y., 
page 293, you will find this informa- 
tion : 
Baltimore — originator— Cowee, 1910, 
syn. — Formerly called Salmon Queen 
by Woodruff; and on page 424: Sal- 
mon Queen— (Woodruff). See Balti- 
more. 
Chas. E. F. Gersdorff. 
EARLY GLADIOLI. 
I have read the note in the October 
issue of The- Flower Grower about 
early Gladioli and reference is made to 
some varieties that come a week or so 
later than Pink Beauty. I want to men- 
tion that Pink Progression is just as 
early as Pink Beauty as it is a sport of 
Pink Beauty, and a sport of any variety 
never differs in blooming time from 
the variety it comes from. Pink Pro- 
gression is valuable as an early variety 
and it sells well as a cut flower in the 
city markets. The first fifteen dozen 
I sent in last spring on June 16th sold 
for $1.20 a dozen. They were planted 
the 21st of April and I cut the first two 
dozen on the 10th, four dozen on the 
13th, and if one plants good size bulbs 
they are certainly handsome. They 
are, with Pink Beauty, the first to bloom, 
and the color is so much better than 
Pink Beauty that they take better in 
the market. 
John Zeestraten. 
LABELING GLADIOLI. 
I have found nothing else so reliable 
as painted nurserymen’s labels. These 
are factory painted, with copper wire 
to attach. They are convenient, cheap 
and the pencil marks last two years or 
more, and the wire indefinitely. The 
Benjamin Chase Co., Derry, N. H., or 
the Dayton Label Co., Dayton, Ohio, 
will doubtless either of them mail one 
hundred labels for a small sum. E. 
DEVELOPING A GLADIOLUS BUSINESS. 
I have read in a recent issue of The 
Flower Grower a question asking for 
information about developing a Gladi- 
olus business. It is, of course, pretty 
hard to suggest for all cases, but my 
way is to advertise in The Flower 
Grower and I have had good results. 
When inquiries are received they should 
be attended to at once and when a sale 
is made, the customer should receive 
exactly what he expects, or better if 
possible. Be sure to send all stock true 
to name if you want to continue in the 
business, and if a mistake is made 
(which may happen) be sure and make 
good the next season. If one follows 
up this practice he will surely get all 
the customers he wants in due time. 
Never be stingy in the count as you 
might overlook a diseased corrn and if 
a few extras are thrown in, there is no 
harm done. Also, give your customer 
full size. If he buys f in. to 1 in., give 
him more 1 in. than § in. Prompt at- 
tention to all inquiries and all corres- 
pondence is necessary to build up a 
permanent and satisfactory business. 
Experience. 
PROPAGATING LILIUM CANDIDUM FROM 
SCALES. 
Answering your inquirer in the Oct. 
issue of The Flower Grower about 
propagating Lilium Candidum from 
scales : It is too late in October to 
start from scales as Candidum should 
be planted and up by then. The best 
way to do this is as soon as the scales 
come off the bulbs which is soon after 
digging, especially if they are kept 
dry, put them in boxes not too deep 
with soft earth such as comes out of 
flower pots, or soil which is used for 
that purpose, and keep them moist in 
a warm place and they start soon to 
make little bulbs at the bottom and 
will be ready in the fall to plant. This 
can be done in the fall of the year and 
they can be planted in the spring, but 
the results are not as good. Z. 
TREATING GLADIOLUS CORMS BEFORE 
PLANTING. 
I fear many growers both amateur 
and the trade do not practice treating 
their corms with formaldehyde as 
they should. When I grew Gladioli to 
a considerable extent we put the bulbs 
in gunny sacks and soaked them, I 
think, over night in a barrel of pre- 
pared liquid. I forget the formula for 
the mixture. Then suspending the 
sacks over the barrel until the dripping 
ceased, the bulbs were ready to plant. 
I think an article on the importance, 
method, formula, etc., would be help- 
ful. E. 
Note by the Editor: 
Articles on this subject will be found in 
the May, 1915, and March, 1916, and May, 
1916, issues of The Modern Gladiolus 
Grower. 
TIME FROM PLANTING TO BLOOMING. 
On the question of early blooming 
of Gladioli, Mr. A. J. Thompson is to 
be congratulated. He has me beat 
with his Queen of Pinks. However, his 
Pink Beauty seems to have taken an 
unusually long time to bloom, March 
13 to June 15 being 94 days. 
Here is a report of my early bloom- 
ers. All were planted May 5 : 
Chiffonette (Kunderd) bloomed July 12 69 days. 
Morning Star, “ “ 10—67 
Magic (Kunderd) “ “ 13—70 
May Toy -Prim. Hyb.— (Spencer) bloomed July 
13 — 70 davs. 
Rose Glory (Kunderd) bloomed July 16 — 73 days. 
Cinnamon Bear " " " 17 — 74 
Roanoke “ “ " 17^74 
Avalon “ “ “ 18—75 
Peachblow (Cowee) “ " 19—76 “ 
Mary Steuart (Ae Groat & Stewart) July 19—76 days. 
All of these have had no special cul- 
ture, not even a cultivation of the top 
soil, however, in lieu, they have re- 
ceived a top dressing of old manure 
from the field. 
I have the species Quartinianus. 
Planted this indoors Feb. 1, transferred 
same to the garden May 5, without 
disturbing the plant. It bloomed July 
20, requiring 169 days. 
Chas. E. F. Gersdorff. 
Short Hills’ Dahlia Show. 
The tenth annual Dahlia show of the 
Short Hills, N. J., Garden Club was held 
Saturday, Sept. 28th. The show was 
most creditable and the new seedlings 
especially interesting. The club has 
made a study of hybridizing with most 
satisfactory results. The American 
Dahlia Society’s Silver Medal was 
awarded to Mrs. Chas. H. btout for a 
new seedling to be named Emily D. 
Renwick. This is a decorative Dahlia, 
the petals slightly quilled and frilled 
of a clear rose color, the depth of the 
petal tinted lighter, giving the bloom 
a transparent appearance. The stem 
is strong and the bloom about 6 inches 
across. An interesting lecture was de- 
livered by Prof. W. A. Orton, Dahlia 
expert of the United States Depart- 
ment of Agriculture, describing a new 
method of Dahlia culture. 
Catalogues and Price Lists. 
V. Lemoine & Son, Nancy. France— 51 page cata- 
logue printed in English of the I.emoine specialties 
consisting of greenhouse plants, Ferns, Shrubs. 
Peonies, Lilacs, Delphiniums, Phlox, Gladioli, etc. 
Jelle Roos, Milton, Mass. Special trade list of 
Gladioli embracing many of the standard varieties 
together with some of the newer introductions. Also 
special trade list of planting sizes and bulblets, fifteen 
varieties. 
Wayside Gardens Co., Mentor. Ohio.— Fall trade 
list of leading plants and bulbs, 12 pages. 
T. H. Fuller. Battle Creek. Mich.— 1919 wholesale 
list of Gladioli. 
John Lewis Childs, Flowerfield, L. I.— The standard 
16 page Childs trade catalogue and price list of prac- 
tically all of the best standard sorts and many novel- 
ties. Some fine illustrations of some of the most 
striking sorts. Prices quoted by the dozen, hundred 
and thousand. Also lists Cannas, Dahlias, Hardy 
Perennials, Irises and Peonies. 
Chautauqua Flowerfield Co , Bonus Point, N. Y. 
—List of standard American varieties with many 
foreign specialties, including Primulinus Hybrids, 
priced by the dozen and by the hundred. 
