Making Them Grow. 
This book deals primarily with the rapid propaga¬ 
tion of the new and higher priced gladioli, the most 
fascinating and the most profitable of all gardening. 
The demand for the best of the new varieties is 
enormous. To secure these in quantity in the short¬ 
est time is the first requisite to the greatest success 
in gladiolus growing. 
Even the medium-priced varieties of gladioli pro¬ 
duce more profit per square foot than any other garden 
product, and when it comes to the very new and high- 
priced ones, the results obtained are as if a fairy’s wand 
were working magic, but they are none the less real. 
When a new variety is first put on the market, it 
is usually quite scarce, and if it is better than any¬ 
thing of its type and gives evidence of being one which 
is reasonably sure to catch the popular fancy, we may 
well expect its introductory price to be quite high and 
to continue high for several years. As the stock is in¬ 
creased from year to year, the price will decrease, but 
it is a peculiar fact that the price of such a variety will 
not decrease nearly so fast as the grower can increase 
his stock if he uses the best methods of propagation. 
Mr. Kunderd spoke a great truth when he said that 
a variety is cheapest when it is highest in price. So as 
